All Episodes

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

94. How to Develop an Explanatory Change Theory in Research

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

74. How Multidimensional Mindfulness Can Be a Tool for Transformation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50. Beyond Linear Growth: Rethinking Change for Sustainable Development

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Building a Movement: Turning Opponents into Allies

28. Inside the Humanitarian & Development Sector

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

26. Do protests actually make a difference?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Creating Mindful Social Movements for Transformative Social Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. WE’RE BACK! With our top advice if you’re starting out in the social change space