Martha Lane Fox on Technology, Resilience & Building a Fair Internet | Story Islands S2E4

As our fourth episode of Story Islands (Season 2), we welcome Baroness Martha Lane Fox — entrepreneur, co-founder of lastminute.com, and one of the UK’s most influential voices on responsible technology and digital inclusion. This podcast episode is also available as an interactive experience in Stornaway, where you can choose which Story Island to visit in any order. 🎥 Watch the interactive podcast version here: https://player.stornaway.io/embed/c4ec05c4   From the early days of the internet to shaping public digital services and advocating for a more human-centred tech culture, Martha’s career has been defined by innovation — and by a deep belief that opportunity and environment shape who we become. In this episode she shares her five Story Islands: My mum’s hotline for mums, Reading William Godwin, Learning about the internet at 21, Learning to walk again, and Reading War & Peace — as we explore resilience, leadership, and building a fairer future. We talk about: How our upbringing and context shape our values The early internet — and being a young woman in tech in 1994 What resilience really means after learning to walk again Why leadership must create hope, not just noise The power of books, big ideas, and multiple perspectives 🎵 Featured song Judy Garland — Get Happy Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1wptnduBZppNvRHzR4SHI8 About Stornaway.io Stornaway is the way to build interactive experiences that are smart and personalised – whether you’re in marketing, learning, communications or content production. Stornaway’s modular “Story Map” flowchart editor is an interactive video builder that enables you to: Guide your audiences down different routes with personalised content Track engagement and insight, without tech headaches Get up and running in minutes Find out more and get started now at www.stornaway.io Why this podcast is interactive Story Islands is designed as a non-linear podcast experience. Instead of listening from start to finish, you can explore ideas as places — jumping between themes, revisiting moments, and choosing your own route through the conversation. Who this episode is for If you’re interested in: Technology, inclusion, and responsible innovation Leadership and resilience in uncertain times The future of the internet and digital society New formats for podcasts, interviews and storytelling …this episode — and its interactive version — is designed for you. #StoryIslands #MarthaLaneFox #InteractivePodcast #ResponsibleTech #DigitalInclusion #NonlinearThinking