Mark Strom: Grounded questions. Rich stories. Deep change.
Mark Strom unveils for us the power of a grounded question. The power to breathe new life into ideas and conversations! His learning is grounded in his own story: growing up in Australia, a first career as a truck driver and labourer, over two decades advising senior leaders on strategy, innovation and engagement, and first-hand […]
Glenn Kelman: Take the Red Pill
Glenn Kelman realised that after a decade in which American culture came to be defined by Internet Start Ups, he felt they’d lost their way. IPOs collapsed. Doubts bloomed. Now virtual and real-world elements are coming together in a new kind of company that’s slower and harder to build, but can be bigger and more […]
Jeni Cross: Three Myths of Behaviour Change
Jeni Cross is a Sociology Professor at Colorado State University. She has spoken about Community Development and sustainability to audiences across the country, from business leaders and government officials to community activists. In this talk, she discusses her work around changing behaviours.
Dan Pallotta: The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong
Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many Non Profits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend not for what they get done. Everything the donating public has been taught about giving is dysfunctional. He aims to transform the way society thinks […]
Wingham Rowan: A New Kind of Job Market
Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours but it’s difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. He explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employers book workers for slivers of time.
