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Creating the Future
by Hildy Gottlieb
What does it take to create visionary social change? If we want to see a future that is more humane, more equitable, more healthy, more loving, more compassionate – what does it take to create that? . Welcome to Creating the Future’s podcast, where those are the questions our guests will explore. Those guests come from all walks of life - historians and community organizers, social scientists and movement leaders, people working inside the system and outside the system. . In each episode, host Hildy Gottlieb asks her guests one simple-but-not-so-simple question: What actually creates change? . Our goal for this podcast is the goal of changemakers around the world: To help you create a world that is equitable, kind, healthy, and joyful - a world that works for all of us. . This podcast is a program of Creating the Future, a global nonprofit where our tagline says it a
Episodes
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Episode #21: Creating Change via Stories of Solidarity
Episode #21 in which Phillipe Copeland talks about the stories we tell about how social change happens – and what happens when we change those stories from magical “chosen” heroes to the reality of what happens when we join together in solidarity to make a difference. Dr. Phillipe Copeland is a...
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Episode #20: Creating Change by Listening to Women
Episode #20 in which Renee Wittemyer shows us that listening to women is key to creating transformational community change. In this conversation, Hildy Gottlieb and Renee Wittemyer explore the intersection of social justice, philanthropy, and women's empowerment. Renee shares her journey from...
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Episode #19: Creating Change by Aligning Actions with Vision and Values
Episode #19 in which Dana Kawaoka-Chen shares the power of aligning social justice actions with shared community vision and values. As Co-Executive Director of Justice Funders, Dana Kawaoka-Chen partners and guides philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world. Dana...
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Episode #18: Creating Change in Big Systems
Episode #18 in which Jackie Bradley and Madeline DeMarco show us that seemingly small changes can make a BIG difference in big systems. Jackie Bradley is a rural organizer, facilitator, and planner. In her role as Community Outreach and Compliance Director at Lenawee Community Mental Health...
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Episode #17: Creating Change by Building Authentic Relationships
Episode #17 in which Debra Jacobs shares dozens of ways for building and engaging relationships that create change. Debra Jacobs is the President and CEO of The Patterson Foundation in Sarasota Florida, where she has championed the cause of creative collaboration, steering the foundation to work...
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Episode #16: Creating Change via Curiosity
Episode #16 in which May Miller-Dawkins talks about the power of questions and curiosity to create change. May Miller-Dawkins has over 20 years experience working with community groups, organizations, coalitions and social movements. May’s work is all about facilitating catalytic discussions that...
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Episode #15: Jeff Yost - Creating Change by Identifying and Building Upon Community Assets
Episode #15 in which Jeff Yost shows us the power of identifying the assets and gifts that people have to build upon. Jeff Yost is President and CEO of Nebraska Community Foundation, where his talented team is unleashing abundant local assets, inspiring charitable giving, and connecting ambitious...
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Episode #14: Brian Joshin Byrnes - Creating Change by Being Open to Each Other
Episode #14 in which Brian Joshin Byrnes talks about the power (and the personal practice) of being open to our fellow community members Brian Joshin Byrnes is the founder and guiding teacher at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community. Prior to stepping full time into spiritual activism, Joshin was the...
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Episode #13: David Martinez III - Creating Change by Building Coalitions
Episode #13 in which David Martinez III shows us the power of bringing people together in coalitions – and keeping them together. David Martinez III is the Director of Strategic Community Partnerships at Vitalyst Health Foundation. In this role, he oversees the foundation’s capacity-building and...
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Episode #12: Seth Kaplan - Creating Change by Focusing on People and Place
Episode #12 in which Seth Kaplan talks about the interplay between people, place, and the institutions that support community. Seth Kaplan is one of world's leading experts on fragile states, societies, communities, and neighborhoods. His latest book is Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American...
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Episode #11: Emily Kawano - Creating Change by Changing the Economy
Episode #11 in which Emily Kawano shows us that each of us can be part of creating an economy that works for all of us. Emily Kawano is the co-coordinator and co-founder of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network and served on the Board of RIPESS (the Intercontinental Network for the Social…
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Episode #10: Marcus Walton - Creating Change by focusing on both the individual AND the world
Episode #10 in which Marcus Walton talks about the multiple levels of change – from the individual to the global - that are present when change happens. Bio Marcus F. Walton serves as the president & CEO of Grantmakers for Effective organizations where he supports communities of philanthropic...
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Episode #9: Steve Dubb - Stories of Organizing
Episode #9 in which Steve Dubb shares stories of social movements and community organizing that have created social change. ` Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at NPQ, where he writes articles (including NPQ’s Economy Remix column), moderates Remaking the Economy webinars, and works...
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Episode #8: Riane Eisler - Creating Change by shifting our work from Domination to Partnership
Episode #8 in which Riane Eisler talks about shifting our mindsets from domination to partnership, both in the world outside and in the work of social change itself. Riane Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the effect of gender…
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Episode #7: Meghan Cummings - Creating Change by Building on Our Collective Strength
Episode #7 in which Meghan Cummings talks about what it takes to activate our collective power to make a difference. Meghan Cummings is Senior Vice President for Strategy, Impact & Operations at CFLeads, a U.S. organization supporting community foundations to galvanize action on the critical…
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Episode #6 Yodit Mesfin Johnson - Creating Change via Collective Care
Episode #6 in which Yodit Mesfin Johnson talks about the power of reimagining everyday systems via collective care. Yodit Mesfin Johnson is a Black momma, a visionary strategist and a social justice advocate based in Southeast Michigan. She serves as president and CEO of Nonprofit Enterprise at...
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Episode #5: Vu Le and Robert Egger - Creating Change within the Nonprofit Sector
Episode #5, in which Vu Le and Robert Egger explore changes that need to happen within the nonprofit sector itself, so that organizations can create more visionary improvement in communities. Vu Le is a writer and speaker who is best known for his blog, NonprofitAF.com, where his no-BS approach…
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Episode #4: Shiree Teng - Social Change and the Power of Love
Episode #4, in which Shiree Teng talks about the power of love in creating transformational change. Shiree Teng has worked in the social sector for 35+ years as a social and racial justice champion. She's been a frontline organizer, advocate, capacity builder, grantmaker, (e)valuation partner…
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Episode #3: Josh Stearns - Creating Change by Building Local News Media
Episode #3, in which Josh Stearns explores the role of journalism in fostering civic engagement. Josh and Hildy discuss the need for bottom-up approaches to change, the challenges facing local news, and the need to rethink journalism to build stronger communities. Josh Stearns is the Senior...
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Episode #2: Trista Harris - Creating Change by Envisioning What is Possible
Episode #2, in which Trista Harris discusses the importance of having a clear vision of the future you want to create. Trista emphasizes the need to move away from a problem-focused approach and to instead focus on creating a positive future, shifting mindsets to embrace a future-oriented…
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Unravelling the Story of Social Change
Episode #1, in which Creating the Future’s founder, Hildy Gottlieb, delves into the fundamental question, “What creates social change?” In this short introduction to the podcast, Hildy describes the need for a shift from incremental improvements to visionary, systemic transformations. She invites...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What does it take to create visionary social change? If we want to see a future that is more humane, more equitable, more healthy, more loving, more compassionate – what does it take to create that?
.
Welcome to Creating the Future’s podcast, where those are the questions our guests will explore. Those guests come from all walks of life - historians and community organizers, social scientists and movement leaders, people working inside the system and outside the system.
.
In each episode, host Hildy Gottlieb asks her guests one simple-but-not-so-simple question: What actually creates change?
.
Our goal for this podcast is the goal of changemakers around the world: To help you create a world that is equitable, kind, healthy, and joyful - a world that works for all of us.
.
This podcast is a program of Creating the Future, a global nonprofit where our tagline says it a
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Hildy Gottlieb
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