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Changemaker Q&A — 103 episodes

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103. Unbounded Leadership: Shifting Consciousness to Change the World with Martin Palethorpe

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102. Is the Internet Speeding Up Cultural Change?

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101. Plant Wisdom for Changemakers: Ecosystems, Conflict, and Finding Your Role with Tigrilla Gardenia

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100. A Hundred Episodes Later: What I’ve Learned About Social Change

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99. Charity Matters: Storytelling, Service, and Start Something That Matters with Heidi Johnson

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98. Why Trust Is the Real Currency of Social Change

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97. Cut Through: The Storytelling Skills Every Changemaker Needs with Dominic Colenso

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96. Social Impact vs Social Change: Why We Need Both (And How to Know Where You Fit)

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95. Calm in the Chaos: Designing Events That Support Mental Health and Sensory Needs with Nika Brunet Milunovic

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94. How to Develop an Explanatory Change Theory in Research

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93. Staying Close to the Problem: Lessons for Business and Impact from Purpose-Driven Founder Neli Kools

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92. Rapid Fire Q&A: Degrees, Gardens, Systems Change and Book Recommendations

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91. From Conflict to Connection: Communication Skills All Changemakers Need with Eri Kardos

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90. Turning 30: Sharing My Changemaking Journey & Key Lessons From My 20s

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89. Freedom, Service, and the Mindset Shifts for Leaders to Create Impact with Nicky Billou

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88. Do Less, Create More: Finding Leverage Points for Real Impact + HCN Update

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87. Design, Trust, and Attention: Why Good Impact Needs Good Communication with Daniel Francavilla

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86. Social Work in the Impact Space: Bridging Care and Systems Change

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85. Inside Foreign Aid: Wins, Failures, and What Happens When Programs Stop Overnight with Clifford Brown

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84. Human Rights 101: The Ideas, the Law, and the 30 Rights That Shape Our World

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83. Women, Resistance, and the Third Option: What We Can Learn from Iran’s Resistance Movement with Zolal Habibi

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82. All About Policy: What It Is, How It Moves, and Why It Matters

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81. Rebuilding Connection: Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic Through Technology with Gabor Kadas

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80. You Can’t Have Everything: Why Trade-Offs Are Inevitable in Social Change

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79. Thriving as an Introvert in an Extroverted World with Serena Low

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78. Business for Good: How Markets, Power, and Purpose Shape Societal Transformation

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77. Crossing State Lines: How Reverend Erika Ferguson is Redefining Reproductive Freedom

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76. Values as a Compass: How Changemakers Navigate Organisations and Complexity

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75. Caring With Dignity: Dr Warren Wong on Rethinking Ageing and Healthcare

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74. How Multidimensional Mindfulness Can Be a Tool for Transformation

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73. The Working Backwards Methodology for Innovation: Sustainability, AI, and Leadership with Amir Elion

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72. Money Isn’t a Resource: Rethinking Money for Social Change

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71. Conservation, Complexity, and Connection: Rethinking Our Relationship with Nature with Tommy Serafinski

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70. Beyond Vision Boards: Creating a Strategy for your 2026 Goals

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69. Safety, Confidence, and Boundaries: Lessons from a Woman in Security, Dione Chan

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68. Tiyana’s 2026 Predictions: What the Year Ahead will Hold for Social Changemakers

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67. From One Act of Kindness to a Movement: Rethinking Homelessness and Violence Prevention

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66. Why Social Change Is (and Should Be) Slow

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65. Parenting In a Climate Crisis: Raising Curious Kids with Bridget Shirvell

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64. Stop Trying to Win: The Art of Conversations That Build Understanding

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63. Engaging Volunteers for Impact: Karen Knight on Building Volunteer Programs

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62. Finding Your Changemaker Niche: Your Why, How, and What

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61. Guerrilla Scholarship: Lifelong Learning Beyond Academia with Dr Sheldon Greaves

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60. The Undercurrent of Change: Building and Sustaining Social Movements

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59. From Ocean Trash to Shampoo Bars: Making Haircare Sustainable with Greg Daley

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58. Systematic, Systemic, and Systems Change: Understanding the Differences

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57. Decoding Human Behaviour: Jim Marshall on Septemics and the Scales of Human Activity

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56. The Five Ts of Philanthropy: Rethinking How We Give and Create Impact

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55. Remixing Change: How Hip Hop Fuels Social Activism & Innovation

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54. Policy vs Culture: Where Does Real Societal Transformation Happen?

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53. Nature’s Blueprint: Matthieu Mehuys' Lessons from Permaculture, Farming, and the Amazon

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52. Five Strategies That Helped Me Avoid Burnout and Thrive in a Busy Period

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51. The Philosophy: Alex Kain on Redefining Success and Society

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50. Beyond Linear Growth: Rethinking Change for Sustainable Development

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49. The Nautical Leadership Model: Redefining Purpose-Led Leadership for a Changing World with Dave Chauhan

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48. Do We Have a Problem with Our Moral Imagination?

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47. Building Better Communities Through Small Business: The 3C Framework with Janneh K Wright

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46. Change Theory VS Theory of Change: Foundations for Effective Social Impact

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45. From Wounded Soldiers to Global Communities: Jeff Hardy on Caring for Peace

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44. From Individual Visions to Concrete Utopia: Collective Imagination for Systems Change

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43. Michael J. Dorfman on Independent Thinking, Information Control, & Wellness

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42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges

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41. Staying Human in Divided Times: Scott Grace on the Healing Power of Creativity

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40. The Great Turning and the Work That Reconnects: Honouring Joanna Macy’s Legacy

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39. Breath, Burnout, and Rebuilding: Holistic Health with Francesca Bleckner

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38. Moving Beyond Linear Cause & Effect: Causality for Social Changemakers

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37. Bold Steps and Big Impact: Dr Pamela Gurley on Purposeful Transformation

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36. Should you stop watching the news? Mindful News Consumption in the Digital Era

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35. Awakening the Inner Activist: Spiritual Pathways for Planetary Change with Wajid Hassan

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34. The Role of Research in Social Change: From Knowledge to Praxis

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33. The 8 Pillars of Positive Peace: A Systems-Based Framework for Collective Flourishing

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32. Understanding the Five Types of Justice: A Framework for Changemakers

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31. How the Devaluation of Care Affects the Economy & Social Change Ecosystem

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30. Changing the World One Story at a Time: Why Storytelling is Our Most Powerful Tool for Social Change

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29. Building a Movement: Turning Opponents into Allies

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28. Inside the Humanitarian & Development Sector

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27. How to Prepare for a Disaster and Build Resilience in Your Community

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26. Do protests actually make a difference?

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25. Cognitive Biases & Social Change: How Hidden Mental Shortcuts Shape Your Impact

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24. Changemaker vs Activist: What’s the Difference?

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23. Does Peace Really Begin from Within? Conflict, Collusion, and Understanding Others

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22. The Four Types of Truth and Their Relevance for Social Changemakers

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21. Loving Your Oppressor in the Fight for Justice: MLK's Philosophy of Nonviolence

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20. Is the USA FASCIST, and why should Australians Care?

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19. Three Systems Thinking Tools for Changemakers: Applied to the LA Fires

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18. Understanding Transformative Power: The 4 Types of Power and How They Drive Change

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17. Crafting Your Impact Blueprint: Theory of Change & Strategy

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16. Social Ontology, Power, and Modernity: Empowerment as a Theory of Transformative Change

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15. Redefining Manifestation as Social Change: Bridging Spirituality and Science

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14. Navigating the Complexity of Reality: Subjective and Objective Knowledge in Research and Social Change

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13. Creating Mindful Social Movements for Transformative Social Change

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12. Observation and Interaction: How permaculture principles can elevate our social change efforts

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011. Catalytic Thinking: A Theory of Change for Realising Abundance

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10. What is systems thinking, and when might I need to apply it to social change?

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9. The Inner Development Goals: Self-Development for Social Change

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8. Living a "Good Life" as a Changemaker: Philosophical, Cultural & Personal Perspectives

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7. From MDGs to SDGs: What are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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6. How do we assess whether something is ‘Ethical’

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5. Youth Perspectives on Social Change and a Post-Capitalist Future | Panel Discussion

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4. To PhD or Not to PhD: Navigating Research in the World of Social Change

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3. Using social media as a tool for meaningful social change in an age of digital 'slacktivism'

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2. Australia voted NO, what do we do now? Creating a shared vision & theory of change

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