Q.west for good: Change leadership stories with Denise Withers
Dettagli canale
Q.west for good: Change leadership stories with Denise Withers
Frustrated it's so hard to get people to buy into your big idea? Join award-winning storyteller & strategist Denise Withers as she interviews global change agents to discover how they overcome barriers to create breakthrough change, for good. If you need a new way to move your big idea forward,...
Episodi recenti
58 episodi
Abid Saifee: Leading climate action while doing good business
Climate action leadership isn't limited to governments and scientists. We need all hands on deck if we want to avoid the catastrophic effects of clima...
Sowmya Balendiran: A seaweed solution to climate change
When it comes to climate innovation, North Americans are often guilty of assuming that we do it best. But we forget that the most powerful innovation...
Tamsin Lyle: Leading new approaches to engineering for climate adaptation
We often think of engineers as simply technical experts when it comes to tackling issues like flood management from climate change. But early in her c...
Norm Connolly: Leadership strategies from the front lines of climate change
Municipalities are ground zero for tackling climate change, especially when it comes to adaptation. They're well positioned to take direct action to d...
Margot Hurlbert: Exploring the power of interdisciplinary climate leadership
Most leaders know by now that a "business as usual" approach won't work if we want to avoid the worst effects of climate change. We need expertise fro...
Claire Atkin: Defunding disinformation at the Check My Ads Institute
When you buy a digital ad through something like Google, it usually gets placed on a website. But you don't get to choose which websites it goes on. W...
Mark Smith: Inside the journey to scale a blue carbon industry
It's one thing to take on the challenge of bringing an innovative product to market. But figuring out how to build an entirely new industry requires n...
Deljit Bains: Re-inventing health promotion for South Asian communities
When Deljit Bains stepped into her new role to lead the South Asian Health Institute in British Columbia, she knew she had a big challenge ahead of he...
Vivian Forssman: Disrupting higher ed to build climate change adaptation capacity
We wouldn't expect someone to be able to run a bank or do surgery unless we trained them to do it. So why do we think we can "magically" adapt to clim...
Shayna Rector- Bleeker: Making fleet electrification easier
Real climate innovation is incredibly complex. Even when we manage to develop technical solutions that allow us to cut fossil fuels, we still have to...
The Q.west for good
After a brief hiatus to shift direction, I'm back with an amazing line-up of innovators ready to share the stories of how they overcome barriers to cr...
Denise Withers: TEDX Talk on Narrative Intelligence
We're changing things up a bit this episode! Before taking a break for the summer, I wanted to share my TEDX talk on Narrative Intelligence.
Shizue Roche Adachi: Nourishing social change by changing food narratives
Food does more than just provide the chemicals we need to survive. It feeds our spirit, imagination and relationships. It connects us to the land, our...
Council Fire: Finding common ground for change, with stories
The only way we’re going to make progress on complex environmental and social issues is through collaboration - bringing together groups with diverse...
Laura Hughes: Overcoming polarization, with stories.
Polarization has become a major roadblock for those working on issues from public health to climate change. Unless we can figure out how to shift cult...
Jenn T. Grace: Why your raw, real story matters
"In so many ways I have seen people downplay certain aspects of their identity. When in reality, they should be really, really kind of doubling down o...
Jeff Biggers: Inspiring action with the Climate Narrative Project
Leaders across the globe are beginning to realize that the biggest thing stopping us from taking action on climate change isn't a lack of capacity or...
Rinku Sen: Practical ways to create narrative change
Rinku Sen is an expert on shifting narratives. In her role as the Executive Director of the Narrative Initiative, she leads a team that works across t...
Karl Schroeder: Preparing for the future, with stories
"By telling a story, you put in motion this vast sort of undercurrent of cognitive abilities that we all have for determining what's plausible. What's...
Aubrey Bergauer: Changing the narrative on classical music
Creating narrative change is always tough, but doing it in the arts, where beliefs and behaviour are grounded in centuries of stories and tradition ca...
Ellen Buchman: New research into designing narrative change
If you want to move hearts and minds, then you have to change the narratives that control them. But few people have the time, expertise or research to...
Johanna Wagstaffe: Making connections, with science storytelling.
Science communication is a tough gig. You have to find a way to maintain accuracy and rigour while telling a story that people can relate to and remem...
Denise Young: Shifting perspectives on climate, with stories.
It's tough for us to shift our behaviour on big issues like climate change when all we ever hear is the same, dominant narrative. And that's a real da...
Juliano Calil: Inspiring climate action, with VR stories.
It can be nearly impossible to get people to take action on big issues like racism or climate change – until it affects them directly. Looking at fuzz...
Joe Tankersley: Imagining better tomorrows – with stories.
"The future does not exist. It is not some destination out on the horizon waiting for us to show up. It is ours to create. The journey to better tomor...
Hans Hansen: Beating unjust death penalties, with Narrative Change.
One of the biggest reasons change initiatives fail is that we assume people are a blank slate when create our strategies and interventions for them. W...
Andrea Collier: Finding common ground for change, with stories.
Storytelling experts often say that we need to make sure our stories for change have an enemy or a bad guy in them – because it's easier to get people...
David Drake, The Moment Institute: Narrative coaching for change
We all struggle with making change, whether it's figuring out what to do after you graduate – or how to slow global warming. And while there's no shor...
B Corps - Using business as a force for good.
In recent years, it's become clear that we can't keep doing business as usual. The costs to our people and the planet are just too great. But what and...
Karen Greve Young, Futurpreneur CEO – Helping entrepreneurs keep Canada strong, with stories
Entrepreneurship is on the rise, as more and more people seek meaning and control over their work. But figuring out what, exactly, they want to do and...
Kim Herrington, Data Journalist - Data storytelling for social change
Kimberly Herrington’s passionate about data storytelling. And she’s not alone. Across the globe, people are eating up books and courses about this rel...
Sean Gibbons, The Communications Network - Strategies to change narratives, for good.
Over the last year, we've heard growing demand across the planet to change the narrative on issues from racism, poverty and capitalism - to climate ch...
Rowena Alegria, Chief Storyteller, City of Denver - Using stories to correct the past and shape the future
If you want to engage people in creating a better future, then you have to make sure they know that they are seen and heard, that their voices matter....
Amesbury - Making government more engaging and transparent, with stories
As increasing numbers of younger people enter politics, we’re seeing leaders who are not only more media-savvy, but also more transparent and collabor...
Hamsa Daher, ED Small Giants - Becoming a purpose-driven leader, with stories.
It seems like everyone's starting some kind of a "Business U" these days. But they're almost all grounded in old paradigms focused on growth and profi...
Mary Ellen Schaafsma, Director, Social Purpose Institute – Growing purpose-led companies, with stories.
While companies across sectors struggle to cope with the economic impacts of the pandemic, it's becoming increasingly clear that those driven by a soc...
Britt Wray, Science Writer - Science storytelling for today's crises
It's tough being a scientist these days.
You have to be rigorous, data-driven and totally committed to your calling to maintain credibil...
Karen Hemmingson, Research Director, BC Housing - Increasing research impact & engagement
Every day, organizations like BC Housing conduct critical research that has the potential to shape decisions and our world. But finding ways to share,...
Andy Goodman, Director, Goodman Center - Helping do-gooders do better
Frustrated that you can’t get people to support your big idea or brilliant project? You’re not alone. Every day, across the globe, leaders from scient...
David duChemin, Assignment Photographer - Telling powerful stories with photos.
It’s never been easier to take and share great photos. And telling stories visually is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to connect with other people...