Creating long-term, lasting change in a complex system

The third podcast episode from TRUUD explores the complexity of achieving long-term, lasting change within urban development to foster healthier lives. Host Andres Kelly discusses with Dr Krista Bondy, University of Stirling, and Dr Neil Carhart, University of Bristol, how current systems struggle to address interconnected challenges, often leaving practitioners feeling powerless. The conversation emphasises the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach and systems thinking to understand the various influencing factors and overcome short-term perspectives. This episode investigates how to create interventions that are sustainable and prioritise health and equity for current and future generations, suggesting a need to reconsider societal values and decision-making processes.Funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership which aims to reduce non-communicable diseases such as cancers, type-2 diabetes, obesity, mental ill-health and respiratory illnesses, TRUUD is providing evidence and tools for policy-makers in government and industry.Find more at the TRUUD website: https://truud.ac.uk/Recommended reading from episodeKrista Bondy:Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de WaalJustice and the Politics of Indifference by Iris Marion YoungNeil Carhart:Thinking in Systems by Donella MeadowsAndrew Kelly:The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World by Roman KrznaricMusic credit: New York London Tokyo by Petrenj MusicProduced by Beeston Media.