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In depth interviews with people who are living with purpose and having a positive impact in our world. We listen as host Steven Moe asks about their life journeys and what has shaped them into who they are today.
Sally Hett is the WEAll Aotearoa's Knowledge and Engagement Lead and in this conversation we discuss her life story, growing up and what she studied and how she came to work with WEAll Aotearoa. If you enjoy this content feel free to share it and check out the many 500+ previous conversations.
WEAll Aotearoa site: https://www.weall.org.nz
Creative HQ: https://creativehq.co.nz
McGuinness Institute: https://www.mcguinnessinstitute.org
Conversation with Gareth Hughes on seeds earlier: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/gareth-hughes-on-economic-system-change-and-the-wellbeing-economy-alliance-aotearoa/
Katherine Trebeck conversation: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/katherine-trebeck-on-wellbeing-economies-mountains-and-system-change/
This session I facilitated a panel considering volunteer organisations which was put on by Community Governance Aotearoa. I am grateful to Rose and Alice and the team there for letting me put up the audio of the session on Seeds Podcast as well.
Volunteer boards (sports clubs, waka ama, arts groups and more) are the backbone of Aotearoa's not-for-profit sector. When there's no paid staff, committees and boards often juggle governance and operations, everything from managing subscriptions to compliance and community engagement.
This talk is for anyone asking: How do we do it all and still lead well?
Practical, actionable, and designed for community governance leaders.
Our panelists for this talk were:
Steven Moe – Partner at Parry Field Lawyers, specialising in social enterprises, not for profits
Abby Golden – Co-founder at Te Ara Tīrama Charitable Trust
Chris Joseph – Executive Director at Volunteer Kāpiti
There is a youtube video of this session here as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vruUDbBLu40
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This is a very short reflection on Seeds Podcast hitting 500 episodes released with a challenge for you all as well.
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The earlier episode with Shanna Moe mentioned is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRM2BHdDT6o
This is a session where I outline all I've learned about book creation and self publishing.
I was fortunate to be joined by Jamie Small from Wordshop who I have collaborated with on many books and his website is https://wordshop.co.nz
The Apple Tree book https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/
The Circle: Careers with Impact book https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business: Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business: Essays - Seeds
About an ISBN: ISBNs, ISSNs, and ISMNs | National Library of New Zealand
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For legal resources visit www.parryfield.com
In this session I share everything I have learned about creating Seeds Podcast and hope it might inspire some of you to create your own podcast!
For the info on technical side and equipment plus videos you can visit here https://theseeds.nz/articles/how-to-create-a-podcast/
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This is a panel discussion from the Community Housing Aotearoa 2026 Conference held this week where I was asked to facilitate the panel on this topic of "Can we build it? Yes we can!".
The new Community Housing Guide from Parry Field Lawyers mentioned is a free download here https://www.parryfield.com/property/community-housing/
Community Housing Funding Agency mentioned by Luke: https://chfa.co.nz
Signature Homes mentioned by Gareth: https://www.signature.co.nz
Tamaki Regeneration mentioned by Shelley: https://tamakiregeneration.co.nz
For more content also visit Community Housing Aotearoa site: https://communityhousing.org.nz
And more episodes of seeds are at www.theseeds.nz
In this episode we hear from Jenny Gill, Robyn Scott, Sue Barker, Craig Fisher and Steven Moe about recently announced changes on donation tax credits. Here is the cover email with more info that was sent out with video link:
Thanks to all who joined Jenny Gill, Robyn Scott, Craig Fisher, Sue Barker and I for the webinar on charities and the cap on donation tax credits. Whether you were able to join us live or not, we wanted to make sure you have access to everything that was shared and discussed.
You can watch the full recording of the webinar here: https://youtu.be/DRO5iGt1N0Q
Feel free to forward this on to someone who might be interested.
The following are some resources shared during the webinar: • Philanthropy NZ letter to ministers signed by over 60 individuals and organisations – attached • CID Letter to Ministers on the Proposed Cap to Donations Tax Credit – attached • PHD Thesis on Government Financial Support for the Charitable Sector in New Zealand, referenced by IRD – view here • Paper by Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts and Steven Moe on charities, tax, and the missing analysis – view here • Article by Sue Barker on Donations tax credits - whose money is it anyway? – view here • Paper from Parry Field Lawyers and webinar recoding on all changes for charities in Budget 2026 (including the positive ones!) – view here
Next Steps As a panel, we will regroup to consider the most strategic path forward. In the meantime, here is how you can get involved: • Write to your local Member of Parliament or the relevant ministers to share your concerns and the reasons behind them • If you have had any direct responses from ministers regarding this issue, please share that information with Robyn Scott at Philanthropy NZ, who is acting as a central point of contact • If you would like to add your name to the open letter to ministers, please reach out to Philanthropy NZ directly • Share the webinar recording link with your networks to raise awareness across the sector • Consider how we could start being more proactive as a sector about both research and policy preparation (if that strikes a chord let me know) to move away from being reactive all the time. • Look out for further information from IRD, who indicated they will be releasing additional papers behind the decision-making process in July 2026 • Continue to explore ways any charities you are involved with can raise general awareness of their value to society
A further webinar may be scheduled once more information is available. We will keep you updated.
Simon Mane is the national director for World Vision in Sudan.
In this conversation we find out about the crisis over there as well as the work that is being done by World Vision in that country.
However we start with his childhood and learning more about his childhood in Senegal, the power of Community, learning 13 languages and how he became a humanitarian worker.
You can find out more about World Vision in Sudan and ways to support at https://www.worldvision.org.nz/give-now/childhood-rescue/sudan/
The conversation with Mark Ambundo mentioned in this conversation https://theseeds.nz/podcast/mark-ambundo-with-an-african-perspective-on-western-culture-and-taking-advantage-of-opportunities/
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Dorenda Britten shares about 'Unlocking Innovation' a company she co-founded with Chris Cole which is doing innovate new things with teams and a focus on those who have dyslexia. The purpose of the business is: "At Unlock Innovation, we empower organisations to access the innovative potential of dyslexic individuals."
This is a followup to an earlier conversation as way back in 2018 I had spoken to Dorenda about her life story - if you want to hear that you can find it here, we had a great discussion then about design thinking and many other topics https://theseeds.nz/podcast/dorenda-britten-on-design-and-critical-thinking/
Unlocking Innovation website: https://www.unlockinnovation.co.nz
University of Canterbury event: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-events/news/2026/is-dyslexic-thinking-nz-s-productivity-superpower--
This is the full 3.5 hours of content from the Seeds Impact Conference ready for your listening on a long road trip or maybe if you are getting on a flight! Each session is also an earlier stand alone episode of Seeds so you can listen to them that way instead as well.
Videos of the sessions are now also over here Seeds Impact Conference - Parry Field Lawyers
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
This was the Farewell session at the Seeds Impact Conference and in it I summarised the themes of the day and left people with some challenges, as well as reading out a poem and offering a parting Karakia to close the day.
More content from the event and videos is at the Parry Field hub for the conference here https://www.parryfield.com/impact-conference/ and you can also sign up there for the follow up to this which will be held in October.
Parry Field Lawyers is a full service law firm supporting many purpose driven organisations and it might be we could help you too - more on us is at www.parryfield.com
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
This was a conversation with James about his book The Habits of High Performers - the origins of it, some key principles within it and we also dive into topics like alcohol, self belief, leading yourself and a lot more!
Book info: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/hohp
Earlier hour long conversation with James: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/james-laughlin-on-how-to-lead-on-purpose/
More content from the event and videos is at the Parry Field hub for the conference here https://www.parryfield.com/impact-conference/ and you can also sign up there for the follow up to this which will be held in October.
Parry Field Lawyers is a full service law firm supporting many purpose driven organisations and it might be we could help you too - more on us is at www.parryfield.com
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
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This was a great session at the Seeds Impact Conference talking with Bea Gladding, Lani Evans, Izzy Fenwick, Jay Geldard and Annemarie Mora. We heard about the many amazing initiatives they are involved in - links to each of them are:
Fundsorter https://www.fundsorter.com
New Zealand Climate Foundation https://www.climatefoundation.nz E Tū Tāngata https://www.etutangata.nz Te Wā | The Space https://www.instagram.com/te_waa_the_space/
Parry Field Charities Hub https://www.parryfield.com/charities-information-hub/
More content from the event and videos is at the Parry Field hub for the conference here https://www.parryfield.com/impact-conference/ and you can also sign up there for the follow up to this which will be held in October.
Parry Field Lawyers is a full service law firm supporting many purpose driven organisations and it might be we could help you too - more on us is at www.parryfield.com
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
This is the panel from the Seeds Impact Conference where we discussed startups and the factors for success. The panel had lots of wisdom to share and insights and I am sure you will find their perspectives of help. Feel free to share this with anyone you know in a startup to encourage them on their journey!
Sustainable Business Network https://sustainable.org.nz
Ministry of Awesome https://ministryofawesome.com
Christchurch NZ https://www.christchurchnz.com/
Daisy Hoe's interview on Seeds Podcast https://theseeds.nz/podcast/daisy-hoe-on-positive-mindset-her-disability-being-her-strength-young-enterprise-and-founding-go-able/
View the Parry Field guide for Startups here: https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startups-Legal-Toolkit.pdf More content from the event and videos is at the Parry Field hub for the conference here https://www.parryfield.com/impact-conference/ and you can also sign up there for the follow up to this which will be held in October.
Parry Field Lawyers is a full service law firm supporting many purpose driven organisations and it might be we could help you too - more on us is at www.parryfield.com
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
This session of the Seeds Impact Conference featured several speakers who were nominated to share.
We discuss crowdfunding, governance, urban planning and living, life saving water devices and donor advised funds! Links to the initiatives are:
PledgeMe PledgeMe - New Zealand's Crowdfunding Platform
Circle Living: Circle Living | Building a New Story for Housing
Boardworks: Leading Board Governance & Advisory Services | Boardworks NZ
The Gift Trust: Welcome - The Gift Trust
Article about Janine 'It can happen to anybody': Mother of girl who drowned in Hokitika calls for urgent water safety reforms | The Press
More content is at Seeds Impact Conference - Parry Field Lawyers
And at www.theseeds.nz
This is my conversation with Shamubeel for the Seeds Impact Conference.
You can listen to other panel sessions from the Seeds Impact Conference on seeds or watch videos at www.parryfield.com
More on Simplicity is here Simplicity KiwiSaver Scheme - Low-cost and ethical Investment funds | Simplicity
This is the panel on Impact Investing with a Community Housing Focus featuring Annie Wilson, Ali Hamlin-Paenga, James Palmer, Paul Gilberd, Estelle Parker, and Judith Bullin. The welcome of the conference giving context to it is over here.
View the Overview of Impact Investing here: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/knowledge-base/overview-of-impact-investing-in-aotearoa
More about Kainga Maha's work here: https://kaingamaha.co.nz/
Visit Te Matapihi's website here: https://www.tematapihi.org.nz/
More on the Community Housing Funding Agency: https://chfa.co.nz/
Visit the Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) website here: https://communityhousing.org.nz/ Link to the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference is here: https://confer.eventsair.com/cha2026/
Read the Parry Field Community Housing guide here (from 2023, new edition to be released in June 2026): https://www.parryfield.com/home/publications/#publications-property
Visit the Responsible Investment Association Australasia website here: https://www.responsibleinvestment.org/
More on social housing from Parry Field Lawyers: Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers
Changing Paradigms book: Changing Paradigms - Parry Field Lawyers
More content at www.theseeds.nz
To listen to the Welcome, go here Welcome to the Seeds Impact Conference from Steven Moe - Seeds
This is the audio of my welcome to the Seeds Impact Conference explaining how the event will work and some key drivers as well as some themes that are important to remember. We averaged about 400 people at the event and had more than 900 sign up to it.
I mention the "Changing Paradigms" book - a free download here https://www.parryfield.com/changing-paradigms/
And The Apple Tree book - info here The Apple Tree - Seeds
For the videos be watching out at www.parryfield.com as they will go up there.
And more content from seeds podcast is at www.theseeds.nz
Daisy Hoe is an entrepreneur who is value led and creating something that will help others. Go Able is her idea to help wheelchair users find out whether buildings and places are accessible.
In this interview we talk about some of her life journey with a real focus on the power of who you surround yourself with, what it is like to grow up with a disability in a small town and the impact that Young Enterprise and her teachers had on her to start a new venture while in high school.
We also discuss the impact that a word of encouragement can have on a life journey - who might you impact with a kind word or insight?
If you want to listen to more she will be sharing at the Seeds Impact Conference next Sunday. You can register for that for free here Seeds Impact Conference 2026 or if you listen to this after, find the episode as will record it.
RNZ interview with Daisy Teen develops app to help navigate accessibility roadblocks | RNZ
Young Enterprise website Young Enterprise: Home
The Circle: Careers with Impact book mentioned: https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
Kerri Bonner interview on disabilities, worth listening in to Kerri Bonner on changing perceptions of "Disability" - Seeds
Michelle Sharp interview mentioned on show https://theseeds.nz/podcast/michelle-sharp-on-kilmarnock-and-social-enterprises/
Dorenda Britten interview mentioned on show https://theseeds.nz/podcast/dorenda-britten-on-design-and-critical-thinking/
More content is at www.theseeds.nz
I got interviewed by Mark Longbottom for his podcast and you can hear the episode here as well.
If you like seeds you will probably like his show Purposely Podcast so why not subscribe to it too https://www.purposelypodcast.com/
Seeds impact conference registrations https://events.humanitix.com/impact-conference-2026
Seeds episode from 2021 when I first interviewed Mark for Seeds: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/mark-longbottom-on-heartkids-nz-and-purposely-podcast/
More content is at www.theseeds.nz
This is the audio of a short article I wrote on this topic of city identity in the context of the new stadium which just opened in Christchurch. What do you think? Why not post the link with your take?
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In this short episode I talk with Rebecca Carruthers who is an immigration specialist at Parry Field Lawyers about tips for moving to New Zealand as well as how the Active Invesor Plus Visa actually works (Sometimes called the Golden Visa or AIP Visa). It has seen massive interest so we hope this episode helps someone out there understand how it works and also gives some ideas about what it is like to move here.
Parry Field Lawyers immigration page https://www.parryfield.com/immigration/
Jake shares his life journey on this episode - many of you will remember the speech he gave at the end of year ceremony for Christchurch Boys High School when he had just had a cancer diagnosis about 10 years ago. "None of us get out of life alive..."
We talk about that and what he learned as well as what resilience is and how we can each foster it in our lives. We also talk about the Inspire Foundation where he is currently working and the work they do with young people.
Check out these sites with more information and the videos of the speech too as well as Jake's books.
Jake's website: https://www.jakebailey.co.nz
Videos of the speech https://www.jakebailey.co.nz/info/media
Latest Book 'The Comeback Code': https://www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/book/Jake-Bailey-Comeback-Code-9781991142252
The Inspire Foundation https://www.inspirefoundation.co.nz
Videos on wellbeing and other topics we discuss https://www.inspirefoundation.co.nz/education-and-wellbeing
More at www.theseeds.nz
Tessa has edited a new collection of insights in the book 'Kiwis in Climate' – for more on it click here: Kiwis in Climate book
In this conversation we find out about her childhood and background as well as the variety of initiatives she has been part of already in her life. We had known each other about a decade but I had not heard all of her story so it was nice to learn more.
If you like this conversation check out more at www.theseeds.nz
Also you can listen to the Rod Carr interview here Children ask the questions of Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr - Episode 400! - Seeds
David Hall interview David Hall on Consumer Decision Making, Nudge Theory, Political Philosophy, and how all this affects Government Policy - Seeds
In this short episode I preview the Seeds Impact Conference which is a free online event with many speakers and panels - this will be the third time we have run this - the last times were in 2020 and 2023.
Sign ups here: https://events.humanitix.com/impact-conference-2026
Tag someone in on this? Tell someone else you know about it?
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This is a chapter by Chris Clarke from the new book 'Changing Paradigms' which is now out!
You can download the full book here https://www.parryfield.com/changing-paradigms/
This is the first chapter in the new book 'Changing Paradigms' which is now out!
You can download it here https://www.parryfield.com/changing-paradigms/
This is the introduction from a new collection of essays called 'Changing Paradigms' which you can register to receive at no cost on the landing page over here: Changing Paradigms - Parry Field Lawyers
There are 25 essays in this collection and I hope you enjoy it an it challenges thinking!
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
In this episode I got the chance to speak with Judene Edgar who is from the Institute of Directors. We talk about moving from Compliance to Confidence in governance with a particular focus on charities and societies. Thanks to the IOD for the chance to be part of the webinar!
If you'd like the slides just email at stevenmoe@parryfield.com
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Overview Governance of not-for-profit organisations is not just about purpose — essential though that is — but about building organisations that are resilient, trusted and fit for the future. Recent legislative changes have sharpened expectations on boards and committees while also creating a timely opportunity to strengthen governance practice, build confidence and position organisations for long-term success.
New requirements under the Charities Act 2005 now require registered charities to formally review their governance procedures at least every three years, while the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 requires all existing societies to re-register by 5 April 2026 if they wish to continue operating. For many boards, these changes can feel like another compliance burden. Yet approached well, they provide a powerful catalyst for renewal.
This session explores how boards can move beyond a narrow compliance mindset and use these legislative milestones to lift governance quality, strategic clarity and organisational resilience. Rather than simply asking "what do we need to change to comply?", directors are encouraged to ask deeper questions: are our structures still fit for purpose? Do our rules support good decision-making and accountability? Does our board composition reflect the skills and perspectives we need for the future?
Join Steven Moe MInstD, a leading expert in charity and not-for-profit law with a strong background in governance, and Judene Edgar MNZM CMInstD, Institute of Directors' Principal Governance Advisor and an experienced not-for-profit governor, for a practical discussion linking legal obligations with effective governance leadership. Together, they will explore how boards can turn legislative change into an opportunity to govern with confidence and set their organisations up for long-term success.
In this short 2 minute episode I reflect on "The Spotlight Paradox" and what it might mean when we come to make decisions.
Who might you know that this would help? Why not post about it, tag them in or forward the link? It all helps to spread the word about seeds!
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"In this episode I want to talk about a principle that could unlock a new approach for you.
It's something called the spotlight paradox. The point here is pretty simple - we all know what a spotlight is. it illuminates someone on stage and a lead role might step into the spotlight so all can see them.
To use that picture, we are like the main lead actor or actress in the stage show of our life, so we probably assume that the spotlight is always on us. In other words, everyone is watching us in detail and studying our every move.
So the paradox part of this is that while we all assume we are in the spotlight being observed the opposite is actually more likely to be true.
No one is actually watching or observing you the way you perceive they are - you are not in the spotlight at all. While our self centred egos may put us there it is a perception.
But the reality is that others have their own worries and fears. They are probably thinking you are watching them in their own spotlight rather than even noticing you.
In other words, we think people notice us more than they actually do.
So the consequence of this: It should free you up to take risks and live without a fear of others opinions. If you don't have to think that others are obsessed with you or noticing every choice you make, then it should free you up to do things and experiment and have ideas not work out, but then try again.
The next time you find yourself hesitating to take a risk or embrace an opportunity because of what others might think, just remember they probably are not noticing you the way you might think they are. The spotlight paradox helps us remember not to worry so much about what others think.
So what might that mean you do?
Until next time, Ka kite ano."
Alanna Irving is a co-founder of Fundsorter which is a new tech based start-up making life easier for charities to find grants and funding.
In this conversation we start by talking about her childhood and growing up in California as well as her studies, time spent in Japan and what she learned there as well as how she ended up in New Zealand and found her true home here. We both lived in Japan so we had a lot to discuss on that topic!
This is a second part of an interview series as last time I spoke with Lani Evans so be sure to check out that conversation as well for another perspective.
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Fundsorter website: Fundsorter | Grant Funding, Sorted
Other links mentioned in conversation with Alanna
• Loomio: collaborative decision making • Gift Collective: charity fundholding • Open Collective: transparent finances • The Gift Trust: donor advised fund
Lani has been involved in many fascinating projects which push boundaries of thinking about the intersection of business, philanthropy and charity.
In this conversation we talk about her childhood and early influences and trace a life filled with innovating and trying new things before diving deeper into the most recent venture which is Fundsorter. https://www.fundsorter.com/
If you enjoy this then check out some of the other 470+ conversations with other inspiring people and more about seeds project is at www.theseeds.nz
Other projects and links mentioned in the conversation: Steward ownership book https://steward-ownership.com/steward-ownership-101 Generous Ventures https://www.generousventures.org/ Share Collective https://www.sharecollective.nz/ Thankyou Payroll https://www.thankyoupayroll.co.nz/
I enjoyed speaking with Dr Anu Anandaraja about her life and the work she does with Women Together Global. I really enjoyed this conversation with Anu and hearing about her childhood and her dream at age 9 to help with health care in Africa - which came true, thanks to both hard work and serendipity! If you enjoy this check out the 470 other episodes in the back catalogue and more info is at www.theseeds.nz
Website: https://www.womentogetherglobal.com/
New Zealand site for Women Together Global: https://www.womentogether.org.nz/
Video by Kea on Anu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQS1xebR67I
Women Together empowers women and girls to achieve the economic independence, confidence, and solidarity to transform their futures together. Through peer to peer skills transfer, education, access to land and funding to launch cooperative businesses, women and girls are supported to build a better world for themselves and their communities.
Shaun Seaman from Mushroom Material recently won the Next Fest 2025 pitch competition run by the Sustainable Business Network and this is his pitch. I attended the event and enjoyed the discussions there.
Thanks to SBN for the chance to share this with others as it is a good example of innovative and new ways of doing business and thinking!
Website: https://www.mushroommaterial.com/
His bio: Shaun is Founder & CEO at Mushroom Material. Mushroom Material is replacing expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) with a high-performance, home-compostable alternative made from mycelium (mushrooms). The material matches expanded polystyrene in impact resistance, thermal protection, and acoustic insulation. The end product is fully circular, microplastic-free, and safe for home composting.
More interviews www.theseeds.nz
I was interviewed by Azoora Ali for her new "Care beyond profits" podcast recently - this is a portion of that interview. For the full episode listen on her show:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nkiSFbWQhBoGCFkXZR6lA?si=aNWoGQyQQ6yzm8N2pJT1KA
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8j76XbSDm8g
In this episode, discover how to:
• Overcome the fear of the unknown with courage
• Embrace mindset shifts to unlock growth and success
• Build resilience while navigating challenges and change
• Find purpose-driven direction in your career and personal life
• Align values, community, and even faith with authentic leadership
This conversation is perfect for anyone seeking personal growth, career inspiration, or guidance on leading with purpose.
Timestamps: 0:00 Would your 95-year-old self regret this choice?
0:27 Meet Steven Moe: Lawyer turned purpose-driven leader 1:27 Family chaos, laughter & a love of books 3:36 Childhood across countries → building resilience 7:32 The leap to Japan at 21 that changed everything 10:20 Why "work–life balance" is a myth 12:07 The bell test: How to find your true purpose 15:32 Faith, values & the spiritual side of leadership 21:18 3 daily habits for focus & lasting energy 25:17 Family first: urgent work won't matter in 10 years 31:57 The #1 thing founders must do to succeed 37:12 Everyone is a leader - starting with yourself
Join us in this interview series of inspiring purpose-driven founders, CEOs, and social enterprise leaders who build care into how they work and live. We unpack their values, choices, and habits so you can apply the same ideas in your world. I believe that care turns purpose into impact in positive ways. Hosted by Azoora Ali, a Virtual (Fractional) CFO using the CARES lens: clarity, actionable insights, returns, efficiency, stability. New episodes every 2 weeks.
I learned a lot in this conversation with Alison Mau about her life and journey and what has led to the setting up of Tika. Curiousity guided the questions and we talk about a lot of things starting with her childhood, growing up in Melbourne, experiences at primary school that shaped her and led to a resilient attitude, the special bond she feels with horses and why that is so, becoming a journalist back in the analogue days before lots of computers or dictaphons, and her presenting on TV and how she ended up in New Zealand. Then we focus in on the setting up of Tika which is a charity that empowers people to come forward to report past sexual harm and how it works, what it means and the future potential.
And an encouragment for us all: "Happiness for me is not in money, possessions or anything like that - it is, how can I be useful..."
Tika website: https://www.tika.org.nz/
Alison's book "No Words for this" is here or over here
More about Anu and Women Together Global who we mention in the interview as she introduced us: https://www.womentogetherglobal.com/
Spinoff book review: https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/01-04-2025/gripping-revelatory-generous-and-layered-no-words-for-this-by-ali-mau-reviewed
For many more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
This is a book review of Cues by Vanessa Van Edwards - I suggest you get a copy (link below).
For the written review visit over here and that also has links to her TedX talk and several podcast appearances talking about the principles in the book: https://theseeds.nz/articles/cues-book-review-and-principles-learned/
Link to the book: https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/product/cues-master-the-secret-language-of-charismatic-communication/
If this is of use why not share it with someone or post it with your thoughts on the topic?
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In this short 5 minute episode share some reflections on the topic of saying no - what do you think? When is it important to do this?
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I really enjoyed my conversation with Susanne Ritzenhoff about her life and Toi Ora and the work they do – check out the links we mentioned in the conversation: Toi Ora link: Toi Ora Live Art Trust Gallery with art for sale: Gallery Shop - Toi Ora Live Art Trust The Circle: Careers with Impact Book: The Circle: Careers with Impact - Seeds Interview with Neil Ieremia: Neil Ieremia on founding Black Grace and the role Dance can play in commenting on our past and our future - Seeds Shakespeare Festival link: Contact Us : Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ Annie Dillard quote: “One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.”
Here is a short summary of sessions held at the reent two day Institute of Directors Leadership Conference.
The full article can be accessed here with a lot more summaries of other sessions as well! https://theseeds.nz/iod-leadership-conference-2025-summary-of-sessions-and-key-themes/
Why not join the next one in Wellington in September 2026? Info is at the IOD site here https://www.iod.org.nz/2026-leadership-conference
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Julie Woods went blind as an adult and in this episode we hear about her journey and what that was like and how she embraces life fully today. I was really inspired by this conversation and hearing how she has overcome challenges to really live life. I guarantee you will come away inspired by this conversation.
Her website is here https://www.thatblindwoman.co.nz
One million names in braille initiative is here https://www.thatblindwoman.co.nz/1-million-names-in-braille/
CCS Disability Action page: https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/
Blind Low Vision site https://fundraise.blindlowvision.org.nz/
Tom Cooney interview mentioned https://theseeds.nz/podcast/professor-tom-cooney-on-inclusion-to-entrepreneurship-for-marginalised-groups-such-as-former-prisoners-refugees-and-those-with-disabilities/
More info www.theseeds.nz
Audio of panel discussion just held at the Zero Waste Summit on 8 September 2025 discussing Tools for Transformation: System Change for a Zero Waste Future.
More on the Zero Waste Network is here and worth signing up for their newsletter https://zerowaste.co.nz
Panelists: Sue Coutts, Moderator from Zero Waste Network Steven Moe, Parry Field Lawyers Limited Dr Saeid Baroutian, University of Auckland James Griffin, Sustainable Business Network
Description of the session:
Panel Discussion: Tools for Transformation - System Change for a Zero Waste Future Achieving zero waste requires more than good intentions—it demands deep systems change. In this panel, leaders from business, legal, academic, and innovation spheres come together to explore how their sectors can enable, accelerate, or obstruct a zero waste future. How can business models shift from extraction to regeneration? What legal tools and policies are needed to drive accountability and equity? Where is research shining new light—or holding old assumptions in place? And how can innovation challenge the status quo without reinforcing it? This conversation will surface tensions, opportunities, and cross-sector insights to help us build a more circular, just, and resilient Aotearoa.
Thanks Craig Fisher for taking the photo!
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Mark Laurence and I had a great discussion on AI and the future and A.icehouse, a new initiative for SMEs that he is working on with Icehouse, to learn more about the future of AI and what it might mean for companies and directors and business owners as well as charities and other organisations. Have a look at these links to find out more.
A.icehouse website: https://www.theicehouse.co.nz/a.icehouse
Ten Past Tomorrow site: https://www.tenpasttomorrow.com
Icehouse: https://www.theicehouse.co.nz
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More on A.icehouse:
"You don’t need to master every new app, platform or update. You need practical and pragmatic AI knowledge that powers your business to navigate the evolution AI is asking of you.
AI is moving faster than leaders can follow. It can feel overwhelming, noisy, and hard to know what really matters.
A.icehouse is designed to give Kiwi SME owners and senior teams clarity, in practical and tangible ways. No hype. No waffle. We focus on AI literacy and skills first, then layer in the tools so you can build the confidence to make better informed decisions.
Back in 2000, Icehouse helped SMEs make sense of the internet and the knowledge era. Today, with applied AI expertise from Ten Past Tomorrow, we’re helping businesses make sense of AI and the intelligence era.
In A.icehouse you’ll find:
Plain-English explanations and demonstrations to build AI literacy around what AI is, what it isn’t, and how it is reshaping business models and industries, right now. Practical AI skill training, so you yourselves become powerful users of frontier AI tools to drive radical and immediate efficiency and productivity in your own roles. Pragmatic strategies and maps so you can drive the same AI-powered efficiency and productivity as mentioned above, throughout your entire organisation Time-respectful sessions designed for busy leaders. Honest conversations about unknowns and trade-offs, not hype or silver bullets. A mix of formats, from quick webinars, online courses, to live in-person in-depth symposiums; so you can choose what fits your time and needs. A trusted partnership: Icehouse’s 20+ years of SME support with Ten Past Tomorrow’s applied AI excellence."
This is the audio of a talk I gave the other day to about 100 lawyers on principles and habits for life - it comes from content in the recent book: The Circle: Careers with Impact which is a download here https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
If it is of help, why not forward it on to someone else?
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In this session I talked with Dr Brett Mann about conflict and how it influences board dynamics and he had a lot of wisdom to share on this fascinating topic. This is part of our ongoing commitment from Parry Field Lawyers to hosting important conversations that help you all. Forward on or tag someone in it may interest? Dr Brett Mann joined me in a conversation we need to have about conflict and board dynamics. Brett shared his perspective as an educator and communication skills trainer and draw on his experience with governance to explain connection points as we cover:
- Looking at conflict - what do we mean by that? - What do Chairs and all those on Boards need to consider when it comes to conflict? - What role does our personal history around past conflict play in this? - Is conflict ‘bad’ or can it help unlock new ways of thinking? - What are some ‘Rules of engagement’ to manage conflict? - How do you suggest we address three common, often unspoken, ‘minor conflicts’ to improve board dynamics?
Earlier seeds conversation with Brett on the impact of stress on our bodies: Dr Brett Mann on the impact of stress on our bodies, psychotherapy and 'somatisation' - Seeds
Recent book on Careers with Impact: https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
Biography of Dr Brett Mann Brett is a medical educator and recently finished forty years as a general practitioner. He had a central role in the design of the New Zealand general practitioner communication skills training programme. This included introducing training on ‘dealing with conflict.’ which, for the last eighteen years, has been an important part of the programme. He has given many seminars to doctors and provided many hours of one to one and group training in this area. Hat tip to Grant Adams for the suggestion.
The audio version of my recent book on careers, work, identity, purpose and impact.
You can download the book here https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
Contents
The Circle Introduction Part I: Our source of identity Part II: Misconception about work Part III: Purpose and your values Part IV: Why all this impacts you Part V: Developing seed habits Part VI: Creativity and vulnerability Part VII: What are you building? Part VIII: Closing the loop of the circle
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Tom Cooney is a visiting Erskine Fellow to the University of Canterbury and I was lucky enough to sit with him in person and hear about his life story and the work he does today helping marginalised groups (those with disabilities, refugees, former prisoners, asylum seekers etc) access entrepreneurship education.
But we start with his childhood, influences, parents, what he studied and how he came to be involved in this area - the format of seeds podcast is to really understand a life story not just a superficial "what is your job" question. If you want to hear more there are hundreds of conversations now at www.theseeds.nz
Tom provided the following links to things we discussed:
- Tom Cooney's website www.tomcooney.ie
- Self-employment for persons with disabilities https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/news/aib-and-tu-dublin-self-employment-for-persons-with-disabilities-programme-2025.html
- Centre for Entrepreneurial Behaviour Inclusion and Innovation (CEBII) https://researchprofiles.tudublin.ie/en/organisations/centre-for-entrepreneurial-behaviour-inclusion-and-innovation-ceb/persons/
More info on the podcast is at www.theseeds.nz
This is the audio of the paper released about the topic of Nature as Shareholder. You can access the paper at this link to download it: https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/
Nature as Shareholder 🌱 Am releasing this paper today on a fascinating topic that I really enjoyed researching and writing over the last year (or two!). Feel free to post and/or leave a comment with your thoughts, or help spread word by tagging in someone it may interest?
This paper considers the challenges and opportunities of a reframing of paradigms to think about the role of nature as a shareholder of companies - both the current legal means for that, and implications.
⛰️ I will be hosting a free webinar on 18th August at noon to discuss the paper and you are welcome to join here https://events.humanitix.com/nature-as-shareholder-discussion-with-steven-moe
🌊 Thanks to those I spoke to in preparing this and provided feedback and also to the supporter organisations who are listed at the start and tagged below. Also to Lily Duval who provided the amazing watercolour illustrations throughout and elevates the content by those images - check out her book "Six-legged Ghosts: The Insects of Aotearoa".
🌳 I've timed the release for the Nature & Business Symposium put on by the inspiring team at Sustainable Business Network which I am at today - thank you Manu Caddie who is speaking there for your support of this project and case study you provided.
Andrew is the CEO of the NZGBC and in this episode we hear about the work they do as well as find out more about his life story. I learned a lot about the way that homes are measured through the Homestar rating and the important work that the New Zealand Green Building Council - and its 700 members - are doing in this area.
NZGBC Website is here
Andrew also shared this
Real-world success stories: Explore how other developers are leveraging Homestar to deliver high-performance homes: Homestar Case Studies Design support: The Homestar Design Guide offers practical strategies for achieving certification, including moisture control, thermal envelope design, and energy efficiency. The financial upsides of energy efficiency healthy homes A recent Infometrics report shows that homes built to 6 Homestar can save homeowners over $62,000 - $99,000 in electricity and mortgage interest. These savings are driven by lower energy bills and access to discounted mortgage that ANZ’s Healthy Home Loan provides. Developers or builders can save hundreds of thousands of dollars. The following banks provide significantly lower interest development finance for Homestar homes; ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac
The Circle: Careers With Impact book is here https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
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Karim Sabet has led an interesting life having been born in Africa, raised in Japan and Egypt but also having lived in Malaysia and now is settled with his young family in Selwyn, New Zealand. We talk about that international background and what it was like to grow up between cultures – being from somewhere but never having lived there as a child. We also discuss his career and the work he has done as an entrepreneur as well as his current roles and plans for the future. I really enjoyed getting to know Karim and hearing more of his background and life story and having interesting conversations and curiosity led discussions – the essence of what seeds podcast is about. If you enjoyed this then you might like to check out some of the other episodes in the back catalogue as there are now more than 450 of those at www.theseeds.nz
I was interviewed by by Seán Barnes for his Impact Professional Podcast and this is the result!
FInd out more about his work over here and you can also subscribe to his show https://www.impactprofessional.nz
My latest book is out now - The Circle: Careers with Impact, and it is over here https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/
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In this session I got insights from Shamubeel Eaqub the Chief Economist at Simplicity on a huge variety of topics - the economy, mountains, measuring value, wars, the working poor, superannuation, public forums for discussion, social cohesion, butter prices - we covered a lot! Who might you tag in or share this with? I also describe my new book The Circle: Careers with Impact which is a free download available now!
The Economy Made Simple, podcast with Shamubeel Eaqub here Podcast - Money Made Simple | Simplicity
Charities Information Hub Charities in New Zealand | Parry Field Lawyers
Careers with Impact page and download of new book The Circle: Careers with Impact - Seeds
Charities and Tax paper PARRY-FIELD-Charities-and-Tax.pdf
About Money Sweetspot mentioned in this About Us | Debt Consolidation Lenders | Money Sweetspot
IOD article on Orders of Consciousness Governance and orders of consciousness: a different leadership lens | IoD NZ
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Latesha Hearth has led a fascinating life of curiousity which makes for a conversation touching on many topics - yoghurt, strangers on planes, home schooling, community, chocolate, Edmund Hillary Fellowship and much more. Links to things discussed:
Weave Cacao https://weavecacao.com/
The Values Trust https://valuestrust.co.nz/
The Raglan Food Co https://raglanfoodco.com/
Edmund Hillary Fellowship https://www.ehf.org/
Oonagh Browne interview https://theseeds.nz/podcast/oonagh-browne-on-the-power-of-chocolate-and-cacao/
More at https://theseeds.nz/
In this session Luke Peez (my colleague at Parry Field Lawyers) and I break down key considerations for organisations when it comes to use of AI - what do you need to think about and how do you stay safe?
The paper we talk about is a free download here: https://www.parryfield.com/artificial-intelligence-ai-hub/
For more content visit www.parryfield.com and for more podcast content visit www.theseeds.nz
This is a short message out to ask for your help – yes, I need you, my seeds community! To participate my email is steven@theseeds.nz
I’ve reflected a lot on my own life and work and crafted something that is short and to the point but I really think will help you. It also reflects many concepts from guests I've learned on Seeds.
Will be releasing “The Circle: Careers with Impact” a 50 page book this month and would like to: - offer you a free advance copy of it - ask for your thoughts on it so I can compile a bunch of reviews and short comments and put on the launch page with your name and credit to you as well If you are interested in this please leave a comment or email steven@theseeds.nz and let me know and will send you a copy! LinkedIn post here with info and where you can leave a comment if you prefer.
Here is what Jasmin Muhlmann said about the book: “This book helped me reflect on my journey and inspired me to think deeply about how I can align my career with my purpose and values. It also reminded me that I am the leader and driver of my own life and this perspective reignited my excitement for the future.” Thanks in advance!
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In this session held in New Plymouth recently I share about my journey and things I have learnt in my career as well as legal structures for Impact and answering audience questions.
Thanks to DOSO, Venture Taranaki and New Plyouth Council for the invitation to some and share with many startups.
More content for startups is at www.parryfield.com
And more on seeds is at www.theseeds.nz
In this live session recorded on 30 May 2025 Jenny Gill, Craig Fisher and I discuss the budget and related issues - and even end with a story of The Apple Tree!
More resources and earlier recordings and papers https://www.parryfield.com/charities-information-hub/
And audio versions are at www.theseeds.nz
The Apple Tree story read at the end https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/
I saw a LinkedIn post from Arron Judson on the topic of different people having different skill sets and the framing of 'Explorers' and 'Optimisers'. This is the short conversation we had where he explained more on this.
To find out more the site for Eidotic which is here (but check back later as being built still): Coming Soon EIDOTIC
This is the LinkedIn post here that sparked this conversation.
𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗲. I look at this photo from when I held a senior executive role and realise now I was wearing a costume. Back then, joining the leadership team felt like the summit. It was the next step in my career, a position of influence, where I thought I could drive change. But here’s what I discovered: executive teams are often structured to reduce risk, enforce process, and deliver stability. Meanwhile, my brain was wired for the opposite, to spot opportunities, challenge assumptions, and build unconventional relationships. At first, my approach was welcomed, the “fresh thinking” honeymoon phase. But soon enough, the instinct to control the chaos kicked in. And we didn’t know how to talk about it. The result? I got shut down. Like the disruptive kid being sent out of the classroom. They thought I was moving too fast. I thought they were slowing everything down. They were wired to protect the business. I was wired to reimagine it. Even though I’d followed the “successful” path, I felt disconnected. Frustrated. Alone. Then I met Brooke and Andy, and they introduced me to the 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - a framework that changed everything. The core idea is simple: humans are wired as either 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 (curious, creative, future-oriented) or 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 (structured, process-driven, risk-aware). And to truly make progress, we don’t need everyone to be the same, we need to complement each other. I realised I’d spent most of my career as an Explorer in an Optimiser costume, performing well enough to pass, but never really thriving. Suddenly, my entire career made sense, especially why I’ve always been drawn to the chaos and opportunity of early stage startups. I looked back at the ventures I’d built and I could see where we’d succeeded, and where we’d stalled. The missing link? The people. Or more specifically the alignment of people to the right phase of the venture. That’s what led to the creation of Eidotic - a framework for understanding how people naturally think, and how to align that thinking with the needs of a growing business. We believe 90% of startups don’t have to fail. But if we keep mismatching people and timing, they will. Since launching Eidotic, I’ve had so many conversations with people who say, “I thought it was just me.” You’re not alone, you might just be in the wrong costume.
Seán has written a book on being an Impact Professional and we hear all about it on this episode of seeds as well as his life story. For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
Seán's book site https://www.impactprofessional.nz
Impact Professional podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6liZrE1y3BN6Q31z0rHTrG
Also check out the 232 Degrees podcast on books from Seán Barnes and Carl Davidson https://open.spotify.com/show/6saaVGG8LhNtGLSH9FrdOR
Earlier episode of that show on Seeds regarding Dr Seuss! https://theseeds.nz/podcast/on-dr-seuss-and-his-legacy-featuring-an-episode-by-sean-barnes-and-carl-davidson-of-the-232-degrees-podcast/
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This is the converstion I just had with Shamubeel Eaqub about the report on Social Cohesion that he has recently co-authored.
It is a wide ranging conversation where we cover:
- How to foster Social Cohesion, one positive step each day
- The negative side and reality of poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Whether some issues like education, health and housing need to be removed from the political cycle
- Superannuation and what higher contribution rates might unlock
- The role of arts, sport, spiritual and community groups in building cohesion
It was a wide ranging interview and I would love to hear feedback on what stands out to you?
The Report is here https://helenclark.foundation/support-our-work/social-cohesion/
440+ more interviews and content is at www.theseeds.nz
In this panel discussion we get to hear on Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand from the following speakers at the New Zealand Green Building Council Housing Summit held on 7 May 2025 (more on NZGBC is here):
Ali Hamlin-Paenga - Chief Executive of Te Matapihi (Site: https://www.tematapihi.org.nz)
Cate Kearney - Chief Executive of Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (Site: https://www.ocht.org.nz)
Paul Gilberd - Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa (Site: https://communityhousing.org.nz)
Steven Moe – Chair of Community Housing Funding Agency (Site: https://chfa.co.nz)
Thanks to Bernard Hickey for the questions at the end as well. Listen to his "When the Facts Change Podcast" and follow his work here https://thekaka.substack.com
Description of the session: "Partnering for a better result on housing supply
Housing supply is more important than ever. With Community Housing Providers a vital, growing part of the solution, how are they stepping up to support mitigating the housing crisis? How will they be financed? Join Steven Moe from the Community Housing Funding Agency as he leads our panel talking strategic partnerships, the funding mechanisms, and the challenges in rolling out best practice in community housing initiatives."
Thanks to the NZGBC team for all the work in putting the conference on!
For more on seeds visit www.theseeds.nz
Ali Adams shares about the revitilised city of Ōtautahi Christchurch as well as her life lessons and journey to becoming the CEO of ChristchurchNZ.
Seeds is a long term project with more than 440 conversations with inspiring people, most of whom are based in Christchurch. Find out more and listen to other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Ōtautahi ChristchurchNZ website https://www.christchurchnz.com
Earlier interview from 2019 with Joanna Norris which we mention on this episode https://theseeds.nz/articles/transforming-christchurch-into-an-innovation-hub/
A very short excerpt of a long and rich conversation with Ali Adams the CEO of ChristchurchNZ where she shared two key life lessons.
Be watching for the full interview out next!
ChristchurchNZ website https://www.christchurchnz.com
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This was a rich and deep conversation with Sir Maarten Wevers who shared about his life journey on this episode of seeds podcast. From being born in the Netherlands to moving to New Zealand with his family age 1, growing up with different cultural influences and then how he got into the diplomatic world, travelling the World, his learning Japanese to serve as Ambassador to Japan and then working with multiple Prime Ministers through pivotal moments in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s. From 1985 to 1987 he was private secretary to then Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Lange. He was also the Chief Executive of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 2004-2012. He has been involved in a lot more including currently as deputy Chair of the Fred Hollows Foundation.
We really do cover a lot in this conversation and I learned so much from his life and the stories he told. I hope you enjoy it - if you do, why not post the link to it and tag me in so I can like and comment and it will benefit your networks too.
Thanks to Craig Fisher for suggesting this conversation as well!
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Enjoyed the chance to talk with Lewis Patterson about his life story, growing up on a farm towards in the South of the South Island as well as his move overseas, desire to learn Korean, what it was like to live in Korea and then move back to New Zealand. We also talk about his upcoming event on "The Value of Purpose" which will be held in mid May 2025 - see link below for information.
Relevant links: Sustainable Brands "The Value of Purpose" event website: Sustainable Brands Sustainable Brands global website: Sustainable Brands LinkedIn profile: Lewis Patterson | LinkedIn
Held a session about what I have learned about LinkedIn and this is the audio of the recording.
LinkedIn post with the top 10 listed https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steven-moe-0b3b008a_linkedin-learnings-from-steven-moe-activity-7308262210072453121-3kGd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAABMHZIcB8j_p9zYjf0viXbnHWQ_uKe3HuUg
Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37IP2L0nXUw
This is the audio of a short talk I gave recently and turned into a paper on principles for a Generous Life.
To read the paper you can find it here https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-generosity-mindset-7-key-principles-to-cultivate-a-generous-life/
For the videos mentioned have a look at my LinkedIn profile https://nz.linkedin.com/in/steven-moe-0b3b008a
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In this conversation I sat down with Craig Fortune and heard about his life, career, setbacks and how to overcome them and also about improving productivity. What are some of the simple steps we can each take to gain greater efficiency?
If you enjoy this check out the other episodes in the back cataloge at www.theseeds.nz and why not tell one other person about seeds.
If you post a link to this and tag me in, I will like and comment as well!
Breaking Busy website: https://www.breakingbusy.co.nz
LinkedIn profile: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/craig-fortune-67587236
This is the audio of the session held on Charities and Tax and a discussion of the IRD paper on this.
Video of the session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlCz7fzYGwI
Jenny, Craig and Steven hosted this briefing on the IRD consultation paper. This is the link to our earlier briefing paper for background reading, https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PARRY-FIELD-Charities-and-Tax.pdf
And the video of our earlier session on it + overall context is here https://youtu.be/rp040LanLlY
Also, more info is here (including charity health checks). https://www.parryfield.com/charities-information-hub/
RNZ interview with Craig https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018978181/charity-experts-are-worried-about-government-s-tax-plans
You might also like seeds podcast at www.theseeds.nz which has an audio version of this.
It was special to sit down with Ian Farrant as he was a director of The New Zealand Salmon Company which is the reason our family moved here in 1989 as my Father is a marine biologist and we came here for that job.
We start with Ian's early childhood memories which includes war rations in the 1940s, growing up in Dunedin, his studies and early career and then we talk abou this governance roles over the years and what he has learned as a director of around 40 entities over the years.
If you like this then why not tell one other person about the show, and post a link to the episode on social media - it takes about a minute but really helps others find it!
Related episodes:
Peter Townsend interview https://theseeds.nz/podcast/peter-townsend-on-business-leadership/
Rob Lawrence interview https://theseeds.nz/podcast/rob-lawrence-reflections-on-life-at-retirement/
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Dame Sue Bagshaw has led a fascinating life and we talk about her childhood and background, coming to New Zealand and then focus in on Youth Hub Christchurch.
Website: https://www.youthhubchch.org.nz
If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other 430+ episodes.
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This is the audio of an hour long session we held on charities and tax where we discussed this paper on Charities in New Zealand | Parry Field Lawyers
Video of the session is here too https://youtu.be/rp040LanLlY
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This is the audio of an article on leaders and the 5 Orders of Consciousness I wrote with Emily Morrow. Its a really interesting look into how we percieve the world we are in.
The article was just published by the Institute of Directors here https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/governance-and-orders-of-consciousness-a-different-leadership-lens#
Emily was a great collaborator and friend and very knowledgable - check out more about her and what she does here https://emilymorrow.com
Why not send it to one other person it might interest? Or post the link and tag someone in - I will like and comment if tagged!
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Jonathan is the founder of Caliber Design and in this conversation we talk about the process of creativity and what it takes to create products as well as creating team culture and the components of strategy. We also focussed in on what it means to really understand the problem before you start to design a solution. We start with his childhood though and what he learned from growing up next to Rolleston Prison as a child and how he started his career at Tait Electronics before helping to design a variety of products. This is a great conversation showing a Christchurch based company growing and achieving a lot in the area of mechanical engineering.
Website: https://www.caliberdesign.co.nz
About the Life Chair: https://www.infact.co.nz/project/life-chair
"Caliber Design was founded in the wake of two major events that had a profound impact on the New Zealand economy: the global financial crisis and the Canterbury earthquakes. During this challenging period, many businesses struggled to survive and the resulting uncertainty led to a reluctance to take on permanent staff. This left companies short-staffed and unable to take advantage of opportunities that arose. However, Jonathan Prince, Caliber’s Founding Director, saw an opportunity in the midst of the chaos. He recognized that businesses needed project-based mechanical engineering resources, delivered on-demand and tailored to their specific needs. This knowledge led to the creation of Caliber in 2015, with a mission to provide exceptional project-based engineering services to businesses throughout New Zealand. Starting out with five engineers in 2015, Caliber has grown significantly and now boasts a team of over 50 highly skilled professionals. They work on secondment for clients across the country, delivering world-class mechanical engineering solutions. By providing a flexible and responsive approach to engineering services, Caliber has become a trusted partner to businesses across New Zealand."
Audio of the paper written by Steven Moe and Craig Fisher. The title is Charities and Tax: Examining the Foundations of how and why we empower Charities to have Positive Impact.
You can download the paper here https://www.parryfield.com/charities-information-hub/
Contents
1:33 - Introduction
3:55 - Starting with Thanks
4:32 - The Charitable Sector
5:58: The role of Charities by Numbers and Stories
8:51: The anchor of Charitable Purposes
11:33 - The Exemptions they are granted
13:09 - Phillosophy of why we do this
17:41 - Funding sources - traditional and new
22:01 - Business Income: Passive vs Active
23:21 - Innovation and Sustainability
28:45 - The pandoras box of taxing charities income
30:39 - The competition argument explained
34:44 - Accumulation
38:13 - Genuine consultation
39:55 - An accounting perspective (Craig)
43:02 - A legal perspective (Steven)
44:19 - Reporting on Impact
45:46 - A way forward
Other papers
- Impact Investing https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/
- Charities Guide https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Charities-Legal-Handbook.pdf
- Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business https://theseeds.nz/books/foundations-for-reimagining-business-essays/
- Startups Guide https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startups-Legal-Toolkit.pdf
For more content and podcast episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
This conversation with Harmaan Madon we cover many different topics with a focus in on his life story and growing up in India and how he ended up in New Zealand and working with Matthew Jackson (another former Seeds guest) on Alimentary Systems. https://www.alimentary.systems This technology processes any organic waste source to create value and prevent greenhouse gas emissions. We also talk about the entrepreneurial journey, the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and nature as a key stakeholder for any business.
I really enjoyed our conversation and if you do as well why not tell one other person about this and check out some of the other 400+ episodes in the back catalogue.
Bio
Harmaan Madon - Founder & Edmund Hillary Fellow Harmaan has a Master of Engineering in Machine Design, Material Science, and Thermodynamics and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. His practical experience in developing sustainable biofuels with Mercedes and enhancing manufacturing integrity with Tata Motors showcases his innovative and solution-oriented mindset. Harmaan's unique blend of academic knowledge and real-world manufacturing integrity experience in the automotive and bioenergy sectors equips him with the tools to address and build advanced bioenergy processing facilities.
Imagine if we electrified the country and ditched fossil fuels? It is a compelling vision of a world where Aotearoa New Zealand stands apart as an example that other counntries could then follow with major positive impact for the planet. And it is possible with the right policy settings in place.
Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa and I discuss this and a whole lot more in this wide ranging conversation - from his early days in Wellington to his entrepreneurial journey and how to get through the hard times, planting a 9,000+ cherry tree farm in Otago and then making it all electric with no fossil fuel vehicles, lessons along the way - we really cover a lot in this conversation.
The Rewiring Aotearoa movement is producing quality research and information on moving from fossil fuels for the benefit of the climate and to save people money at the same time - it has been fun to be part of that journey as the lawyer who helped get it set up and registered as a charity and am still involved today providing legal support. So it was great to sit down with Mike to hear his stories.
Shoutout to former guest on Seeds podcast Louise Aitken who first introduced us! Her interview is here.
Rewiring Aotearoa website: https://www.rewiring.nz/
Some of the publications we mentioned are here:
Investing in Tomorrow https://www.rewiring.nz/tomorrow
Electric Homes report https://www.rewiring.nz/electric-homes-report
"Rewiring Aotearoa represents everyday New Zealanders in the energy transition and is working to build an electrified future where every Kiwi saves money on energy bills, reduces their carbon emissions and has the resilience to keep their lights on and homes warm. Let’s make New Zealand more electric!"
Conversation with Dr Jay Matenga mentioned in this: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ysxkxCszFsOhEQqAS0Zu4
This conversation with James Beck was wide ranging and I really enjoyed hearing about the podcast he has created called Ngā Here - The Many Connections (on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/0tvwAw1E4ECNlLpl1Oxfz3)
In our conversation we cover his early years, his sense of identity, where he is from and what it means, some of his spiritual journey and faith and consideration of the land, relationship with creation, Aotearoa and a whole lot more.
If you enjoy this check out some of the other 425 conversations and you can find out more about the Ngā Here - The Many Connections podcast over here:
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0tvwAw1E4ECNlLpl1Oxfz3
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/ng%C4%81-here-the-many-connections/id1635238036
Buzzsprout https://ngahere.buzzsprout.com/
Tom Holland book called Dominion we mention in conversation https://www.paperplus.co.nz/shop/books/non-fiction/history/general/dominion
Sam Broughton interview we mention in conversation https://theseeds.nz/podcast/sam-broughton-on-leadership-and-legacy/
Description of the show
Over the years I’ve noticed that there are a lot of us who can see that our planet is a bit broken and that how we live as a people in Aotearoa is a bit broken too - and we’ve got some pretty big questions. Questions about what the Bible might have to say about the way we live and care for creation. Questions about how we can deeply connect with the world around us and each other. Questions about why the church seems so useless when it comes to caring for God’s creation. And questions about how Māori and Pākehā can learn from each other, and grow together. So if you’re keen - I’d love to invite you to come along on this crazy, beautiful, journey with me, Waiora Te Moni, and Dr Andrew Shepherd - as we explore Ngā Here - The Many Connections that exist between creation, the Bible and living in Aotearoa. Ngā Here - The Many Connections is a project funded by The Wilberforce Foundation. Produced by James Beck, with Creative Direction from the Revered Spanky Moore. Our Music was created by Chris William - check him out on Spotify. Artwork by Tepene Marsden.
This is the audio of a very short story by O'Henry from more than 100 years ago called 'The Gift of the Magi'.
A short reflection I hope helps one of you as we come to a time of rest and reflection and planning for the future.
Braided rivers in New Zealand are unique as they change often, moving along in the same general direction, but never ever staying exactly the same. Trying to plan every aspect of your life means you’ll miss out - to really see new opportunities, you have to be willing to also let directions shift, like a braided river, and go with where the water of new opportunities is flowing.
https://theseeds.nz/articles/braided-river-reflection/
The very first episode of Seeds was with Michelle Sharp so it was special to catch up and discuss UNICEF Aotearoa where she now is the CEO - we talk about the great work they do around the world in this episode.
The first episode on her life story is over here so have a listen to that to hear about her journey! Its one of the best of the 400+ I've done so far. https://theseeds.nz/podcast/michelle-sharp-on-kilmarnock-and-social-enterprises/
UNICEF Aotearoa: https://www.unicef.org.nz/
The second interview we did on Kilmarnock and key learnings here https://theseeds.nz/podcast/michelle-sharp-on-kilmarnocks-key-learnings/
More content is at www.theseeds.nz
What is an Advisory Board? How are they used and when? What role do they play in Governance? The Institute of Directors in New Zealand have just published an article that I wrote on Advisory Boards. The article is here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/advisory-boards-what-they-are-and-how-they-operate# It is based on a conversation I had with Louise Broekman for Seeds. It is a 3 minute read apparently, so short! In it cover: - Explains what these boards are 🏄🏼♂️ - How they operate 🕹️ - differences to a formally appointed board 🌊 - How they might benefit organisations (like yours) today 🌱 It starts like this: “Louise Broekman is on a mission. She is travelling the world explaining the positive role that advisory boards can play in companies, charities and other organisations. She knows all about them as she founded the Advisory Board Centre which operates globally conducting research and providing training programmes on this topic. It’s important to get definitions and roles right – “advisory boards” are not the same as a governance board, which consist of the formally appointed directors of a company. Instead, advisory boards sit alongside governing boards and the management to provide insights that benefit both groups…”
The Advisory Board Centre site: https://www.advisoryboardcentre.com/ --- The article is based on a Seeds Podcast interview – have you listened to any of the 419 others? 🍎🌳
My conversation with Katherine started with Mountains and Nature, before we talked about her life, career and systems change. This felt like a very grounded conversation as a result and I know you will enjoy hearing her insights about Wellbeing Economies and what they are. If you like this then there are 420 other conversations as well - you can find out more at www.theseeds.nz
Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa site: https://www.weall.org.nz/
Katherine's site: https://katherinetrebeck.com/
Katherine is a political economist, writer and advocate for economic system change. Her roles include writer-at-large at the University of Edinburgh, Economic Change Lead at The Next Economy, and Strategic Advisor to the Centre for Policy Development. She co-founded the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) and also WEAll Scotland, its Scottish hub.
This panel discussion was at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference 2024: Growing Together – Sharing Our Knowledge, held in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
Financing models for new affordable housing supply, a panel facilitated by: Steven Moe with Roy Thompson from New Ground Capital, Jamie Newth from Soul Capital, Luke Strom from Community Finance and Heiko Jonkers from Westpac
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Soul Capital site: http://soul.capital
Community Finance site: https://communityfinance.co.nz
New Ground Capital Site: https://www.newground.co.nz
Westpac site: https://www.westpac.co.nz
Yesterday afternoon faciliatated a fascinating conversation with some amazing people at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance conference in Pōneke Wellington.
Joining me were Rachel Brown (Sustainable Business Network), Manu Caddie (Hikurangi Enterprises), Kira Day (B Labs) and Kath Dewar (Good Sense).
We covered a lot of ground - the future of business, role of nature, philanthropy and hybrid structures, director duties and consideration of ESG, advice for a high growth startup acting sustainably, the new Community Housing Funding Agency and a whole lot more. If you like this content check out the 400+ other conversations on Seeds Podcast at www.theseeds.nz
Be watching out for my conversation with Katherine Trebeck who I was able to talk to at the event which will release soon.
Some links to things discussed.
Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa site: https://www.weall.org.nz
Parry Field Lawyers https://www.parryfield.com/charities/social-enterprises-impact-companies/
Sustainable Business Network https://sustainable.org.nz
B Lab site https://bcorporation.com.au/about/
Rua Bioscience https://www.ruabio.com
Good Sense https://goodsense.co.nz
Advisory Boards and how they can help governance are the topic of this conversation with Louise Broekman. We hear about founding the Advisory Board Centre and also hear about her background and life journey as well. Might an advisory board help your organisation, whether a business or charity?
For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz
Links and information from Louise:
Advisor Concierge Free Support Service: https://www.advisoryboardcentre.com/advisory-board-support/ State of the Market Global Research Report: https://www.advisoryboardcentre.com/our-research/state-of-the-market/ ABF101: Advisory Board Best Practice Framework: https://www.advisoryboardcentre.com/our-research/abf101-best-practice-framework/ Louise Broekman Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-broekman/
James bring such a positive energy to every conversation so I enjoyed sitting down to talk with him. We've known each other a while now so I liked hearing about his childhood and what has shaped him and we have a great chat about alcohol as well. If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other life stories as well as there are more than 400 of those.
Lead on Purpose podcast: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/podcast
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Alcohol - we do not talk about it much but perhaps we need to. This is an excerpt of my much longer conversation with James Laughlin which will be released soon. Make sure you listen in to that when it comes out. More content is at www.theseeds.nz
James has a podcast too over here, check it out High Performance Leadership Training: Life & Executive Coach
Listen to Sarah Rusbatch who spoke with James - she is the author of the best selling book “Beyond Booze, How to create a life you love Alcohol Free’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DWOieHOnv8
The conversation he had that we mention with Ruari Fairbairns Leadership & Alcohol with Ruari Fairbairns
For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz
I recently did a LinkedIn post with some career advice and it had so many comments that were just gold I thought it would be nice to summarise all 40 of them here and make it into an episode so the wisdom was captured.
If this helps why not post a link to it and tag me in? I will like and comment if you do!
You can find the full list of advice in written form over here: Best Career Advice you've ever got: Reflections from 40 people - Seeds
As well as Seeds podcast www.theseeds.nz I work as a lawyer helping purpose driven organisations and so try to put out helpful content that may educate and this episode is one of those – all about Incorporated Societies and what is changing for them. This was hosted by Volunteering New Zealand and Hui E! Community Aotearoa and I spoke at this webinar that about 300 signed up for, alongside the following amazing contributors with different perspectives: - Katie Bruce of Hui E! Community Aotearoa - Michelle Kitney of Volunteering New Zealand | Tūao Aotearoa, - Alex Stainer and Michelle Lombaard from the External Reporting Board - Jay Casey from Inland Revenue NZ
Content for incorporated societies mentioned is over here: https://www.parryfield.com/home/blogs/resources-for-the-incorporated-societies-act-2022/
Thanks Michelle and Katie for hosting!
Description of the session: “Big changes have come into effect for Incorporated Societies and mean you have to take action by April 2026 to continue operating as an Incorporated Society. You will need to re-register by April 2026 and comply with new financial reporting requirements.
There is a lot of information out there, and many of you will already have begun the re-registration process. We also know that it can be tricky to know what you need to do and when, and if this even applies to you. Hui E! and Volunteering New Zealand are bringing those in the know to you at this webinar to answer your questions. Katie and Michelle will be joined by Steven Moe (partner at Parry Field lawyers and 20 years experience in this area), XRB (the Crown Entity that set the financial reporting standards) and IRD. Come along if you are in a leadership or governance role in an Incorporated Society, or if you just want to find out more."
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Hannah has been involved with many initiatives ranging from the Student Volunteer Army during the Christchurch Earthquakes, Entre and startups Indigo & Iris, Little Yellow Bird and now Banqer.
Hannah is someone who has had a proactive approach to look out for opportunities.
We talk about all of those but also take in her childhood and early years, getting involved in many different activities as well as her journey to discover more of her whakapapa and learning of te reo Māori.
Links to other episodes and companies mentioned:
Student Volunteer Army: https://www.sva.org.nz
Indigo & Iris: https://indigoandiris.com
Little Yellow Bird: https://www.littleyellowbird.com
Banqer: https://banqer.co/nz
Entre: https://www.entre.co.nz/
The episode with Kaila Colbin mentioned during conversation: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/kaila-colbin-on-values-leadership-and-founding-boma-nz/
The episode with Samantha Jones on Little Yellow Bird https://theseeds.nz/podcast/samantha-jones-on-sustainable-fashion-and-founding-social-enterprise-little-yellow-bird/
On Braided Rivers https://theseeds.nz/articles/braided-river-reflection/
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
This is a short excerpt of the longer conversation I had with Hannah Duder where we talked about her te reo Māori journey and discovering more about her whakapapa. For generations in Aotearoa New Zealand people were told not to speak and to bury their culture - we discuss that and what it is to explore finding this part of yourself.
Be watching for the full episode coming out soon.
More conversations are at www.theseeds.nz
This is a short excerpt of the conversation I just had with Hannah Duder on whether there is one path in life - or is it more like braided rivers? Be watching out for the full episode!
Conversation with Kaila Colbin mentioned in this excerpt https://theseeds.nz/podcast/kaila-colbin-on-values-leadership-and-founding-boma-nz/
Braided River reflection https://theseeds.nz/articles/braided-river-reflection/
Just facilitated this Community Networks Aotearoa national Zui (Zoom Hui) to discuss the findings of the 2024 State of the Sector Report. Yuo can find out more and download it here https://www.communitynetworksaotearoa.org.nz/state-of-the-sector-survey-2024
The State of the Sector Report is highly anticipated by several Government Ministries and organisations. We are all keenly aware of the value of depthful research, anecdotes, and especially statistics in advocating for a better Aotearoa/New Zealand. Community Networks Aotearoa is the umbrella organisation for local, regional and national Community Networks in Aotearoa | New Zealand. Facilitated by Steven Moe, CNA are excited to present a panel of Sector leaders:
- Murray Edridge – City Missioner, Wellington City Mission
- Michelle Kitney – CEO, Volunteering New Zealand
- Jewelz Petley – Tangata Whenua Co-Chair, HuiE!
Steven Moe is an extremely well-known name in our Sector. He is a lawyer and partner at Parry Field in Ōtautahi/Christchurch who is about empowering impact and catalysing good ideas by helping get legal structures right. His podcast ‘Seeds’ has over 400 episodes covering every Sector topic under the sun.
CNA is very proud to bring together a wide and varied collection of panellists whose background of skills and points of view will drill down into some of the issues that the report brings to light. What are the emerging trends? How might we face key challenges? Are we doomed or is there light at the end of the tunnel? How can we come together as a Sector to address our future?
Thanks Patrick, Holly and Ros for the chance to be involved in this.
More at www.theseeds.nz
I recently sat down with Vincent Heeringa to talk about his career and life - we covered his early years and career as a journalist as well as his podcast 'This Climate Business' and many other initiatives including his sci fi book! I really enjoyed the conversation and if you do as well then why not check out more episodes at www.theseeds.nz and also subscribe to Vincent's podcast.
Also check out the last episode on Seeds which is the interview he did with me!
This Climate Business: This Climate Business - Vincent Heeringa - Podcasts NZ
Vincent's website: Vincent Heeringa | Writer Publisher PR expert | New Zealand
His book: Amazon.com: Road to Abaddon: Book One in the Metricia Series eBook : Heeringa, Vincent: Kindle Store
More life stories are at www.theseeds.nz
I was on Vincent Heeringa's podcast "This Climate Business" recently and this is the audio from that. If you like Seeds you might like to subscribe to his show too.
Here is how Vincent described the episode:
"You might know Steven Moe as a lawyer for Christchurch based Parry Field, specialising in charities and the impact sector; or as the chair of Community Finance – an investor in community housing; or as the host of Seeds, a longstanding weekly podcast; or as the author of The Apple Tree, or as a mentor for Christchurch incubator Ministry of Awesome or a quietly spoken father and friend. However you know him, Steven’s seems to crop up everywhere there are sustainable causes or purpose-led businesses. Vincent chats to a quiet revolutionary at work."
Apple Tree Book https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/
Seeds Podcast www.theseeds.nz
Legal opinion on impact investing https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/
Listen to the Podcast Here:
Ever wondered about the origins of Twitter and the role of social media in movements?
I got the chance to sit down with Rabble (Evan Henshaw-Plath) who was there at the start as the first employee of the company that created Twitter. We talk about that but begin with the early days in Northern California growing up as a child of hippies and counterculture thought that and being immersed in that as a child.
We also talk about computers back when that was a new tech, the internet and what social movements can use technology for, including current project Nos and also Causes. We also talk about the Edmund Hillary Fellowship which we are both part of.
This was a fascinating conversation and if you enjoy it why not check out the 400+ others in earlier episodes of seeds which is trying to create a database of life stories that we can all learn from. For more on the project visit www.theseeds.nz
Nos site: https://www.nos.social
Causes site: https://www.causes.com
How do our choices when shopping impact the planet? Really enjoyed this conversation with Stine Smith about her entrepreneurial journey as a co-founder of Good Change which has a focus on cleaning products that are better for us and the earth.
But we start hearing about her childhood in Denmark, what she learned as a 15 year old on exchange in America, her international sales and management consulting career in Europe, America and the Middle East and how she came to Aotearoa New Zealand and started the business.
A highlight is our focussing in on doing a business with a cofounder rather than on your own and what it takes to make that work well - identifying each of your skills and trusting each other to play to those.
If you enjoy this then why not check out the 400+ other conversations on seeds www.theseeds.nz and share the show with one other person, that is how it will grow as it is just a word of mouth approach.
Website: https://www.goodchangestore.com/
The word 'fun' describes this episode well - it was such a fun recording because Sarah and I talked about so many interesting topics and her life story and what has led her to pubish a new book called 'The Wonder Mindset: Innovate from Within'.
I really appreciated the chance to connect and hear from her as I've seen she is so active on a variety of initaitives so it was good to find out more about what motivates her.
If you enjoy this then why not check out other conversations at www.theseeds.nz - there are now more than 400 of those!
Sarah's book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Mindset-Innovate-Within/dp/B0DBKNMWXR?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1∣=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Site https://www.wonderandwander.com
LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/sarahpirienally
I had a great conversation with Jono Brent about his life story - he was really open about things he has been through and I enjoyed learning about his journey. It turned out we even grew up for a few years near each other in Oamaru!
We talked about unleashing potential, the value of connections, purpose driven business, developing strategy, taking risks, getting to the edge of burnout, really listening to each other, the value of coaching, wellbeing, staying healthy, stripping away your possessions, and setting up In Your Corner.
If you like this then why not listen in to some of the other 400+ conversations on Seeds?
In Your Corner website: www.inyourcorner.co.nz
His Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jono-brent-1034b818/
Say No to Say Yes, a 5 minute reflection: https://theseeds.nz/articles/say-no-to-say-yes/
More from seeds is at www.theseeds.nz
I was on Edwin Dandos' podcast "Rad Work" recently and this is the audio.
You can find his show here https://open.spotify.com/show/5yJfzf9MFoExgsj0SMdRRA?si=6f122874f6954eaa
Listen to the Seeds Podcast episode featuring Sam Stubbs that is mentioned over here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2T6DLEiH52sQvrE2QguQUn?si=WaB3PYWXSyerj02pA905pQ
And for more seeds episodes go to www.theseeds.nz
This was special because Michael was my teacher in high school - still working as a teacher today, he now teaches my children. His focus today is on performing arts and drama and I really wanted to sit with him and ask him about his career as a teacher and what motivated him to get into this. I learned a lot and I am sure you will enjoy this episode too - we even through in some questions form his current students! If you do like this, then why not check out the 400+ other conversations on seeds at www.theseeds.nz
More on performing arts at Middleton Grange School https://www.middleton.school.nz/performing-arts/
Tickets for production of Lion King which is coming up https://www.middleton.school.nz/school-production/
Welcome to ep 400! I wanted to do something special and so asked two 9 year olds to sit and interview Dr Rod Carr who is the Climate Change Commissioner. After all, they are inheriting the Earth so it felt right for them to ask the questions.
Big thanks to Isaac and Emily for asking the questions!!
If you like this why not subcribe and leave a rating and check out the 400 other episodes too! www.theseeds.nz has a lot more as well.
There is also a children's book called The Apple Tree that may interest you as well - info here.
https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/
Climate Change Commision site https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/
"Dr Rod Carr, Chairperson
Dr Carr has extensive experience in both public and private sector governance and leadership. He served as Chair and non-executive director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and served as Deputy Governor and for a time Acting Governor of the Bank. Dr Carr was the founding Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board and for over a decade was a non-executive director of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce. He led the University of Canterbury as Vice Chancellor for ten years, and holds a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management, an MA in Applied Economics and Managerial Science, an MBA in Money and Finance and honours degrees in law and economics."
In this session we hear from Shambueel Eaqub on the state of the economy and the past, present and future - we end talking about Love, so it was pretty wide ranging!
We also looked at the Orbviz way of presenting date, worth looking at this on the budget as an example https://nzbudget-expenditure.orbviz.com/public/root
We took a sense of the economic pulse through looking at data and considering the wider context of government in the economy, budgets, the constraints and levers that can be used and how this affects us all.
For more episodes of seeds you can visit www.theseeds.nz
This was a raw and honest conversation with Rico Gomez about his life story and what has led him to founding Neurofit.
I really enjoyed the challenges he lays out for us all to think about and consider our true source of value, finding purpose and taking care of ourselves.
We also talk about mental health, stress, taking care of ourselves, behaviour, holistic views of oursevles, the role of spirituality and moving forward positively.
Check out the resources and information they provide over here: https://neurofit.co.nz/#392bca3
Their mission: "Everything we do, we do to equip! We do not create co-dependency, but instead, provide service that produces real results. We believe every person has the ability to be great and our mission is to remove the barriers that hinder.
Helping people get unstuck from the mental mess is our main focus, with the intention that every person will feel empowered to be exactly who they were made to be."
If you like this why not check out other seeds episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Simone Woodland joined me for episode 397 to talk about her life and the Tākaka Cohousing Project (Tākaka Cohousing | Golden Bay (takakacohousing.co.nz)) which is an amazing example of an innovative project that combines both housing + community + nature + regeneration.
I’ve been involved with providing legal support since this project began several years ago.
In this interview we talk about Simone’s background and origins in the UK, her becoming an architect, working on social enterprises there and then moving to Aotearoa New Zealand and how she decided to come here.
The project describes values like this: “As a purpose driven housing developer we are committed to supporting the health of the whenua and community through regenerative and replicable cohousing models. Our team are committed to the values of kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga and courage.”
Community & Privacy: Privacy is important to us. We have thoughtful designed home layouts that create privacy between the homes and gardens for peace and tranquility. The shared spaces are designed for community events, connection and collective food growing.
Shared Resources: Shared resources offer a range of benefits, contributing to sustainability, affordability and community wellbeing. By sharing tools, equipment, and facilities, we are building an efficient system that provides more equality and support to our residents.
Sustainable Design: To create a safe space for our children to play, cohousing neighbourhoods choose to keep the cars to the outside. This allows for a park like setting with more space for growing food, gardens, play spaces and the community to meet and interact.
Article for The Spinoff on the project: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-06-2022/is-community-led-home-ownership-the-way-of-the-future
For more episodes and the link in podcasting apps, visit www.theseeds.nz
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdRBsKdWUrdRWkyr0tQbo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/seeds/id1281908185?mt=2#episodeGuid=bf08f2d2ecacad03d93e59e8fa89960a Google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
This is the audio of an article that I wrote that was just published in The Press on street art and what it says about identity and new stories being told in Õtautahi Christchuch. The orgins directly relate to Seeds Podcast as I had a conversation on Street Art with Dr Reuben Woods a while ago and always thought the topic would make a great article. So I wrote it up and this was published on 8 June 2024 as the lead article in the Mainlander section of The Press. This is the audio of me reading out the article.
For the print version it is here: https://www.thepress.co.nz/culture/350297693/rise-street-art-otautahi-christchurch
Watch This Space website: https://watchthisspace.org.nz/
Toi Õtautahi https://toiotautahi.org.nz/
The book by Peter Simpson mentioned "Bloomsbury South: The Arts in Christchurch 1933-1953" Bloomsbury South https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/bloomsbury-south/
This is the audio of a talk I gave yesterday for Community Governance Aotearoa on the topic of Chairing meetings and with a focus on AGMs. I do a lot of support for boards, companies, trusts and others in goverance in my work as a partner at Parry Field Lawyers so it was a pleasure to talk on this topic. In it share my thoughts on this area and outline 20 principles that are relevant to consider when you come to your role as Chair.
More resources that Community Goverannce Aotearoa provide are here (thanks for the chance to share Rose, April, Elyse and team) https://communitygovernance.org.nz/
If this helps you then why not share with one other person?
The 20 principles will be uploaded here and the other resource mentioned in talk on chairing meetings: https://www.parryfield.com/advisory/governance/governance-essentials/
Enjoyed this conversation with Neil Ieremia about Black Grace dance company and his life as a choreographer – we start with his childhood and learned about his upbringing, the role of his parents, the impact of a childhood illness and sense of identity from a young age. We also talk about the origins of Black Grace and the first dance he choreographed at age 13. We then discuss the role of art and dance and how it can have an impact on society itself, commenting on the past and present. Finally we discuss the future plans for Black Grace. Website: https://blackgrace.co.nz/
For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz
In this panel discussion arranged by Ministry of Awesome, got the chance to share about governance for startups along with Flip Grater, Jeff Wallace and Zach Warder-Gabaldon. We kept it practical and relevant for founders on what you need to know when it comes to advisory boards, directors, legal duties, paying people, finding the right fit, selecting investors, how to keep on track and quite a lot more! If you like this, check out the other content at www.theseeds.nz
Resource on how to chair a meeting well: https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/How-to-Chair-a-Meeting-Well.pdf
"Ministry of Awesome presents a dynamic panel of expert advisors offering quick-fire advice to guide you through the early stages of your business journey. Our experts will demystify industry jargon about governance and structure and clarify how today’s decisions can impact the future success of your business.”
Bios on panellists
Zach: Zach is responsible for developing and managing the startup innovation programmes at Ministry of Awesome. After spending two and half decades in the Valley immersed in and surrounded by entrepreneurship and innovation, he is incredibly well equipped to helping Aotearoa’s startup sector realise its potential as a unique and powerful incubation nation.
Jeff: Jeff is a long-time Bay Area resident who works with global startup ecosystems, including governments, corporations & startup accelerators/entrepreneurs, to help catalyze startup environments & create a bridge to Silicon Valley. He is an Adjunct Instructor at UC Berkeley and is co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, a global virtual startup accelerator, serving 1000s of companies across 40+ countries. He is co-founder & former President of Batchery, an incubator for seed stage startups. He is an active angel investor with equity positions in 250+ companies and an active advisor & investor at Berkeley SkyDeck. He is an Executive Board Member for the Rutgers Business School Road to Silicon Valley Program (RSVP). Previously, he worked at Cognizant & Brillio as founder & Global Head for Mobility & UX practices. He is a frequent keynote speaker at global tech & startup events. He holds a BA in Economics/Finance from Rutgers College & an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Flip: Flip Grater is an author, musician and activist, founder and CEO, chef and entrepreneur. After 15 years in the music industry as a music label owner and singer-songwriter, touring the world and releasing five albums and two books she moved home to Otautahi and started plant based food production company and restaurant Grater Goods. She is currently the CEO of Grater Goods and a Press columnist.
Steven: Steven Moe is a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers with a focus on start-ups and small business and helping them succeed through practical support on topics such as structures, shareholders, raising capital and IP. He has edited free guides for startups including this one on raising capital and this one on common start-up issues. He has worked as a lawyer for 20 years including 11 years overseas based in Tokyo, London and Sydney, and since 2016 has been based back in Aotearoa. Steven hosts seeds podcast which has a focus on “for purpose” organisations and people doing inspiring things which has 388 episodes and another on governance for the IOD called Board Matters.
So what really is Impact Investing? A short explanation ...
(This is the transript of the episode and all the links mentioned in it)
Having now interviewed almost 400 guests on Seeds Podcast a recurring theme which has emerged is how they are using impact investing to effect positive change in our society. A question I get all the time though - both from companies, charities, directors and Trustees is - what exactly are you meaning when you keep talking about the rise of Impact Investing?
So let’s break it down and give you some further listening if it does interest you.
First the traditional approach. Someone has a spare $10 million dollars - now this is a hypothetical scenario rather than being my situation. Anyway, they have a choice about where they put that money. One option is a traditional approach which means they put it into a long term deposit which makes interest. They get some financial return, even if it is relatively low, and the offshore owned banks recycle that money to make themselves a nice profit.
Impact investing steps in at this point and offers another approach. What if that person has a particular cause that they care about - unfortunately the list is long - social housing, food deprivation for children, education on mental health and suicide prevention, climate change and green tech - there are many needs. Let’s choose social housing because I know it really well.
So what if our friend took a portion of that $10 million and invested it into a startup company that wanted to provide social housing - this could be as equity and result in owning shares, or it could be as debt and they would have a loan they make. The crux of the difference with traditional investing is that they would be able to make a financial return because it is not a donation, it is an investment. But at the same time they would be able to have impact which is far greater and more satisfying than the interest they make from that long term deposit.
I am not saying they invest the full $10 million they have, but they do invest a portion of it - doing so may involve some risk but often ethically motivated companies that provide real solutions to our most wicked problems perform better, not worse, than traditional investments - and a tsunami of consumer support for such initiatives is on its way as people consider the supply chain and where their products come from.
Even easier than a direct investment might be joining a fund which has those ethical lenses and thinks about where they put their money - and this is a choice that each of us can easily make with our Kiwisaver - I’ll put the links to Pathfinder, Simplicity and Generate as examples of that.
A real life example of this approach is Community Finance where I am the Chair of the Board. We identified social housing as a massive need and we support Community Housing Providers by providing them with finance at a lower rate than mainstream banks, which we get from philanthropic investors and Kiwisaver funds like those I just mentioned. Have we raised $50k or $100k for this? No, actually in just a few years we have pulled together more than $160m for this. Before you all knock on the door this is for wholesale investors, rather than retail investors.
So that is what impact investing is - simple, right? We may be on the cusp of going even further though.
Recently I released a legal opinion on how I think Trustees of large Trusts or Foundations that sit on large untapped pools of wealth now have a duty to consider Impact Investing and where their funds are invested - Shamubeel Eaqub interviewed me about that and why I think the law itself has changed for Seeds and will put a link to that in the show notes. The point is that those funds that have billions of dollars in aggregate often were set up by a founder who wanted to tackle one of those problems in society, but the Trustees only think about how they can use income from their traditional investments - instead they should have a blue skies moment to think about how they invest the capital itself because where they invest it might be a means to advance their purposes.
If all this is intriguing but you are after real lives and understanding the people who are leading the way then I can recommend the following seeds episodes, among many dozens of others:
Shamubeel Eaqub in conversation with Steven Moe on the rise of Impact Investing: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/shamubeel-eaqub-in-conversation-with-steven-moe-on-impact-investing/
Impact Investing Legal Opinion as audio book: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/impact-investing-legal-opinion-audio-version-read-by-steven-moe/
Brianne West and Esha Chabra on Regenerative Business https://theseeds.nz/podcast/brianne-west-esha-chhabra-on-regenerative-business-seeds-conference-session/
John Berry on Ethical Investing https://seeds.libsyn.com/john-berry-on-ethical-investing
A post-growth future and what it means for larger business: Seeds Conference session with Jennifer Wilkins, Dr Katherine Trebeck & Dr Donnie Macluran https://theseeds.nz/podcast/a-post-growth-future-and-what-it-means-for-larger-business-seeds-conference-session-with-jennifer-wilkins-dr-katherine-trebeck-dr-donnie-macluran/
Regenerative and Blended Finance: Seeds Conference Session with Rosalie Nelson from EHF and Andrew Hewitt, Satya Kumar, Brad Leibov and Laina Greene https://theseeds.nz/podcast/regenerative-and-blended-finance-seeds-conference-session-with-rosalie-nelson-from-ehf-and-andrew-hewitt-satya-kumar-brad-leibov-and-laina-greene/
Safe Wongsunopparat on measuring Social Impact and proactively making decisions that change your life https://theseeds.nz/podcast/safe-wongsunopparat-on-measuring-social-impact-and-proactively-making-decisions-that-change-your-life/
Nathaniel Calhoun on preserving Biodiversity and effecting system change: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/nathaniel-calhoun-on-preserving-biodiversity-and-effecting-systems-change/
Bill Murphy on the Purpose Capital Impact Fund https://theseeds.nz/podcast/bill-murphy-on-the-purpose-capital-impact-fund/
Tā Tipene O’Regan on the people who shaped his life https://theseeds.nz/podcast/ta-tipene-oregan-on-the-people-who-shaped-his-life/
Joanne McEachen on Joy and Innovating in Education, and bringing an Indigenous perspective to global conversations https://theseeds.nz/podcast/joanne-mceachen-on-joy-and-innovating-in-education-and-bringing-an-indigenous-perspective-to-global-conversations/
Israel Cooper https://seeds.libsyn.com/israel-cooper-on-home-community-people-and-purpose
Impact investing Network https://www.impactinvestingnetwork.nz
In this conversation with Jeff Wetzler he reflects on his new book "Ask: Tapping into the hidden wisdom of people around you". We talk about the approach that it involves and the five key steps that it involves.
But before that like all seeds podcast episodes we go back in time and find out about Jeff's origins and what has led him to write this book - because this show is not a moment in time or just talking about today, it is capturing a whole of life story and finding out why a person does what they do.
So we talk about his childhood, early years growing up and moving around, what he studied and his first jobs so as to get a more complete picture. I met Jeff through the Edmund Hillary Fellowship which we are both part of, and this is one of about 25 interviews with Fellows I've talked to over the years. If you enjoy this why not look at the back catalogue too as there are evergreen conversations with almost 400 other people who share their wisdom on diverse topics - www.theseeds.nz has more.
Website for the Ask Approach book: https://www.askapproach.com
- Amazon link to order the book * Recent HBR article * Free Assessment: https://Assessment.AskApproach.com * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-wetzler-9ba3824/ * Instagram: AskApproach
Current organization: www.TranscendEducation.org
From the website, the 5 elements discussed in the podcast are:
"The Ask Approach™ is a research-backed method for learning from people around you, with five key steps:
- Choose curiosity, so you are genuinely interested in what others think, feel, and know - Make it safe, so it’s more comfortable and appealing for others to tell you the truth. - Pose quality questions, which uncover what’s most important to people - Listen to learn, so you are truly hearing what matters most to them - Reflect and reconnect, to translate what you hear into the right insights and actions"
Patricia Allan was born in 1938 and so we get to learn from her life on this episode - she got her doctorate when she was close to 80 years old! We also hear about her memories of the end of World War 2, how she travelled to Europe back when you did that by boat, moving to work in Pakistan, deciding to get married within a week, raising 4 children, spirituality and finding meaning, serving in the Church as an Anglican priest, and writing her PHD on 'The Once and Future Cathedral’ ... and falling in love and geting married a second time.
If you enjoy interviews like this then why not check out the almost 400 others on seeds podcast at www.theseeds.nz
More on her life: https://anglicanwomen.nz/patricia-allan-pathways-to-a-ph-d/
Patsy Bass founded the Reefton Distilling Co and it is one of a number of businesses which are adding to the community feel of West Coast town Reefton. Its also her home town, so In this episode we talk about her childhood there, what it is like, coal mining of her Father and why she started the business and the plans for the future. If you enjoy this then why not check out the other episodes of Seeds in the back catalogue as there are hundreds there.
Website: https://www.reeftondistillingco.com/pages/our-team
www.theseeds.nz
Patsy's bio: "Patsy was born in Reefton and returned in 2018 after a successful career in Human Resources, Change, Project and General Management to contribute to the revitalisation of her home town. She attributes roles with Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Outward Bound New Zealand and some of New Zealand’s largest cooperative and not for profit organisations, with leading her back home to create a business with an intergenerational focus."
This episode is a short reflection in response to a listener's questions about how I use my time and how I choose projects. If it helps your thinking why not share the link, so others can see the content as well and benefit from it?
This is also a written article here https://theseeds.nz/articles/on-using-time-being-efficient-and-choosing-projects/
If you want to have access to more on this topic, I’ve also written on similar things in these posts:
• On being efficient and some tips on that are over here https://theseeds.nz/articles/on-being-efficient/
• On what we are building with our lives and how we should aspire to grand things – the vision to construct a cathedral not just a wall https://theseeds.nz/articles/what-is-your-cathedral/
• A reflection on 10 lessons I have learned that I wish my younger self had known https://seeds.libsyn.com/10-lessons-learned
• A recent episode of seeds on weaving in creativity into all of your life that I presented at my former high school to 55 students aged 16 https://theseeds.nz/podcast/weaving-creativity-into-all-of-your-life/
Impact Investing legal opinion mentioned in the episode https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
I always enjoy catching up with people doing interesting things who specialise in things that we can all learn about. In this case I talked with Paul McGregor about Facilitation. However we start with his early years and what he studied - the law - and how that has led to what he does through a series of realisations.
What has been your career path and what has been instrumental in where you are today - and where you might go? We learn a lot from Paul by reflecting on his journey.
If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other 387 episodes of seeds podcast? www.theseeds.nz
Paul's site: https://www.paulmcgregor.co.nz/
This is the audio of the conversation held about Impact Investing to release the legal opinion on that topic.
You can download the legal opinion discussed here. Impact Investment | Impact Law | Parry Field Lawyers
Paper on 7 hard questions to ask for charities Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change - Parry Field Lawyers
More content is at www.parryfield.com and at www.theseeds.nz
This is the audio version of my reading out the legal opinion that I wrote which Parry Field Lawyers has released this week on the 20th March 2024. It tackles the issue of large funds and trusts which have amounts they invest, often conservatively. It asks: do those in governance of such entities actually now have a positive duty to invest funds for impact?
I argue that they do for a variety of reasons. For example, because the new Trusts Act 2019 includes provisions which mean Trustees should consider the original purpose that the Trust was set up for when they go about investing. As well as that, some of their duties can be modified now which would allow them to invest for impact and advancing the purpose of their Trust.
The opinion also outlines the 9 practical realities that I think need to be considered as well – check them out too.
On the same day as releasing this am in conversation with Shamubeel Eaqub about impact investing - what it is, how it is growing and the impact for both business and charities. Watch out for that as a follow up episode. Thanks to my wife Ellie Moe for reading the headings of the opinion in this episode. All of this is a follow on from the successful Seeds Impact Conference that had 500 attend and 100 speakers, this is a one off session designed to stimulate both thinking and action. The video will be uploaded afterwards at https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/
For other episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
I went back to my former High School and spoke with 55 students about creativity and integrating it into all of your life. I try and do this as a lawyer and so it was really fun to reflect on my own journey in the last 30 years since I had been sitting in their seats. Hope you enjoy!
Another reflection on these concepts of creativity https://theseeds.nz/podcast/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-all-give-it-now-2/
Another episode on these themes with Preston Hegel https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/preston-hegel-on-creativity-art-and-building/id1281908185?i=1000575241025
www.theseeds.nz
Change is a certainty in life, but how will you cope with it? I enjoyed talking with Rob Cousins about the venture he cofounded called Open Change. As usual we start with his childhood and then hear about his life journey and what led him to Aotearoa New Zealand what he does today. The podcast aims to get at the underlying stories of what has shaped people into who they are becoming and is a deeper glimpse into a life than we normally get.
We then talk about the complex and entangled challenges that are all around us - how do you approach them? The website of Open Change described the issue like this: "Change used to be done to people. This was convenient for change-makers, but it was rarely successful, or sustainable, and tended to be rolled out to more or less unwilling consumers. Nowadays, knowledge and power is dispersed among many actors and institutions. No-one controls anything anymore, but everyone influences everything."
Open Change website: The Team — Open Change
New Power book review that was mentioned https://seeds.libsyn.com/new-power-book-review
A shout out to the connector of people, Freda Wells, who joined the dots for this conversation to happen. Check out her project The Kiwi Diary which is a great resource https://www.thekiwidiary.co.nz
Also to DK who hosted a conversation with Rob Cousins and Michelle Kitney for the great series, Creative Welly Episode #32, which the image is taken from - that is over here https://www.creativewelly.com/creative-welly-episode-32-michelle-kitney-rob-cousins/
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
I enjoyed this conversation with Brett Harvey as we learned all about his life, background and upbringing. What is it like when you expect to take over the family business but it gets sold and what do you do next? We talk about that and a lot more, as well as the origins of Tāima Kōrero / Time 2 Talk which is tackling the issue of pornography and its impact on young people. If you enjoy this why not listen to some other seeds episodes as well? Who could you tell about this episode or post the link so others can find it?
Website and resources https://www.taimakorero.co.nz/resources FAQ Videos https://www.taimakorero.co.nz/faq
Brett's email brett@taimakorero.co.nz
Safe Surfer page https://safesurfer.io/
For more conversations check out the hundreds of other stories on Seeds Podcast and for more visit www.theseeds.nz
In this conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun we hear about his early years and growing up in Boston, fitting in when there is a class system at play, work in Africa but then with billionaires in Silicon Valley and then talk about biodiersity. We focus in on system change and how to effect that - are we optimistic or pessimistic on the ability to change things? As a member of Edmund Hillary Fellowship we also talk about that since Nathaniel was in cohort 1. A wide ranging conversation, the best type, if you like this check out some of the others in seeds at www.theseeds.nz
About Eco-index https://eco-index.nz/about
Bioverse website https://www.bioverse.io/
EHF interview with Nathaniel: https://www.ehf.org/read/information-sharing-for-public-good
Panel on Systems Innovation from Seeds Impact Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDknIp0rBE
Dr James Austin interview on Peace Corps mentioned in the talk https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/seeds/id1281908185?i=1000394527676
More seeds stories www.theseeds.nz
Safe has had an interesting life in Thailand, New Zealand and Europe and in this we focus on impact and what it actually means. We also spend some time talking about what it means to take risks, how to know when to make a big move and have some shout outs to people who have helped Safe on his journey, including the guests of episode 1 and 2 of seeds - Michelle Sharp and Tim Jones! If you enjoy this then check out the 380 other episodes on seeds as well.
Email safe@thirdlineimpact.com
Website: The Third Line | Social Impact Consultancy (thirdlineimpact.com)
LinkedIn info: (2) The Third Line - Social Impact Consultancy: Overview | LinkedIn
Michelle's episode 1: Michelle Sharp on Kilmarnock and Social Enterprises - Seeds (theseeds.nz)
Tim's episode 2: Tim Jones on B Corps - Seeds (theseeds.nz)
Seeds www.theseeds.nz
This conversation between three former mayors of Christchurch was part of the Seeds Impact Conference and covered a wide variety of topics, hope you enjoy!
Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebNe7GApO8
Garry Moore interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/garry-moore-on-the-power-of-public-debate-the-tuesday-club-and-community-housing/
Lianne Dalziel interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/lianne-dalziel-on-being-the-mayor-of-christchurch/
www.theseeds.nz
In this live session I spoke with Judith Bullin, an expert on legal structures for Community Housing who works with me at Parry Field Lawyers about Community Housing and how to set these up. Also Sarrah Jayne joined from the Takaka Cohousing Project to share about what they do and their community.
For more info and the video visit over here Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers
www.theseeds.nz
This is a short preview of Board Matters Season 2 - I am the host of this other podcast for the IOD so sharing it here! Join me to learn about leadership and governance there with 7 episodes in this season...
You can subsribe to it in spotify, apple podcasts etc.
More info here https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/season-two-of-board-matters-podcast-launches
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6aHNCIYEOwqoghkGlwKruU
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/board-matters/id1635454049
iHeart Radio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-matters-99622637/
Season 2 podcast guests * Glenn Moir CMInstD * Julie Read MInstD * Marama Royal MInstD * David Glover CMinstD * Raveen Jaduram CMInstD * Murray Dickinson CMInstD * Natasha Cockerell CMInstD.
More info on Seeds www.theseeds.nz
This was a really wide ranging discussion with one of the most curious people I know so we had lot of fun talking about many topics - one of them was The Apple Tree, a book being released soon by me. Get a copy? You can find out more at www.theseeds.nz/tree
Research First: https://researchfirst.co.nz/team/carl-davidson/
Check out Carl and Sean's 232 Podcast on books https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-232-degrees-podcast-unlocking-great-books/id1654427277
Earlier discussion on books https://theseeds.nz/podcast/books-seeds-conference-session-with-sean-barnes-carl-davidson-and-steven-moe/
For more episodes www.theseeds.nz
Carl is one of New Zealand’s best-known social scientists. His long and distinguished career in research stretches over 30 years and includes stints as an academic, practitioner, and author. He has crafted an enviable reputation for his expertise in consumer psychology, research design and behavioural change. Carl is the author or editor of ten books about research practise in New Zealand and he is the past Chief Commissioner for the Families Commission. These days Carl is the Head of Insight at Research First and he is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury.
carl@researchfirst.co.nz
Sean and Carl host the 232 Podcast, a podcast about books, and this is a discussion with Steven Moe about why they matter and talking with Steven about a book he is releasing to coincide with the Seeds Impact Conference called The Apple Tree.
Info on the Apple Tree: The Apple Tree - Seeds (theseeds.nz)
To order a copy - steven@theseeds.nz
In this episode we have Brianne West, founder of Ethique and Business but Better in conversation with international journalist Esha Chhabra, author of Working to Restore: Harnessing the power of regenerative business to heal the world.
Listen to Brianne’s Seeds Podcast episode here.
Listen to Esha’s Seeds Podcast episode here.
More on seeds www.theseeds.nz
More on Seeds Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Session from the Seeds Conference where I shared on the topic of Reimagining Business: The Impact Tree Paradigm The description of this session said: Steven Moe is a lawyer, host of seeds and founder of this conference and will share thoughts about what the future of business could be if we reimagined it.
First book mentioned on social enterprise: https://theseeds.nz/books/social-enterprises-in-new-zealand-a-legal-handbook/
Second book mentioned of essays: https://theseeds.nz/books/foundations-for-reimagining-business-essays/
More on seeds www.theseeds.nz
More on Seeds Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Rosalie Nelson and Edmund Hillary Fellowship hosted a panel on Regenerative Blended Finance at the Seeds Conference - EHF has 500+ Fellows using NZ as base camp for global impact. Those on the panel were:
- Andrew Hewitt- Funding, Structuring and Accelerating GameChanging Organizations
- Satya Kumar- Quondam Entrepreneur and Mentor
- Brad Leibov- CEO at EarthShare
- Laina Greene- Founder and CEO at Angels of Impact and Social Entrepreneurship Expert
More on seeds is at www.theseeds.nz
More on the Seeds Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Frances Valintine CNZM & Claire Amos on education Education futurist Frances Valintine CNZM, founder of Mind Lab, and Claire Amos, co-founder of DisruptEDNZ are hosting a panel on education
Frances Valintine CNZM is a passionate educator and technologist who is focused on developing education opportunities that connect professionals to the knowledge they need to be successful in today’s rapidly advancing world. In 2013, Frances founded The Mind Lab, a unique offering designed to empower students and educators to develop applied digital knowledge and capability.
Claire Amos is Principal at Albany Senior High School in Auckland, NetSafe Board, William Pike Challenge Advisory Board, Network for Learning Advisory Panel, Google Certified Innovator, co-founder @DisruptEDNZ. Passionate about family, shoes, tattoos and leading change in education.
Listen to Frances’ Seeds Podcast episode here.
More info at www.theseeds.nz
Conference info www.seedsconference.nz
Session from the Seeds Conference - Alex Hannant with a panel on systems innovation in conversation with Dr Marissa Kaloga and Ian Short. Alex Hannant a director of Pocketknife and Executive in Residence at The Centre for Systems Innovation (formerly The Yunus Centre), Griffith University in Australia. Joining him will be:
Dr Marissa Kaloga - Marissa is a transdisciplinary entrepreneurship global scholar, with a background in Macro Social Work (PhD, MSW), Business (BS), and International Development (BA). She is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Otago in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the founding Director of STARlab (Systems Transformation Action Research Lab).
Ian Short - Ian is Principal at The Connective and is currently working on a broad range of systems change initiatives in climate change, housing models that work for marginalised communities, and economic models that better support people and planet. Ian is also a Director of the Edmund Hilary Fellowship and Chair of the Auckland and Foundation.
More at www.theseeds.nz
And videos at www.seedsconference.nz
Audio from Seeds Impact Conference - Panel of Jennifer Wilkins, Dr Katherine Trebeck & Dr Donnie Maclurcan discussing Larger business in a post-growth economy This panel conversation between global experts in economics beyond growth, Katherine Trebeck and Donnie Maclurcan, hosted by Jennifer Wilkins, will explore the challenging question of how existing larger businesses, especially multinational enterprises and corporations, can begin to prepare for a post-growth future.
Jennifer Wilkins is a researcher and advisor in degrowth, a concept for an economic transformation to a lower metabolism, equitable post-growth economy that is socially and environmentally sustainable.
Dr Katherine Trebeck is a political economist and advocate for economic system change. Her roles include being a co-founder of Wellbeing Economics and a member of the Club of Rome.
Dr Donnie Maclurcan is executive director of the Post Growth Institute, an international organisation exploring how we interdependently thrive within ecological limits.
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
And for videos of the 27 sessions visit www.seedsconference.ns
Poverty and the Economy - a session from Seeds Impact conference with Shamubeel Eaqub in conversation with a panel on the economy and how we actually (practically) help the poor out of poverty. Shamubeel Eaqub*, economist and author was in conversation with
Helen Robinson - Auckland City Missioner https://www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/about-us/our-team/
Sasha Lockley - Co-founder of Money Sweetspot https://www.moneysweetspot.co.nz/ and EHF Fellow
Listen to Shamubeel’s Seeds Podcast episode here.
More at www.theseeds.nz
Videos at www.seedsconference.nz
The Seeds Impact Conference was held in October 2023 and several sessions will be published as episodes including this one on Wayfinding and celestial navigation in a modern world.
Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i led a panel on Wayfinding - she is from Flying Geese and is an expert in ancient wayfinding for modern challenges, hosting a session on wayfinding with: * Jack Thatcher - Jack is a Māori navigator who has sailed on various waka journeys, including the Waka Tapu to Rapanui and back. * Lopeti Sumner - A next generation leader, Lopeti has a focus on Wayfinding for Entrepreneurship for Māori and Pasifika secondary students
Listen to Faumuina’s Seeds Podcast episode here.
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Video at www.seedsconference.nz
In this short episode I describe the new book Seed Habits which sets out the 9 principles I've learned from all the guests on seeds podcast.
If you would like a copy of the ebook you can get one by signing up for the Seeds Impact Conference over here... www.seedsconference.nz
More info on the book Seed Habits - Seeds (theseeds.nz)
I do have phsyical copies as well if you are interested.
Contact: steven@theseeds.nz
The is a final short excerpt of the full conversation with Tā Tipene O'Regan who has long been on my dream list of people to interview. This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about Governance.
I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen. Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter. You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Contact: steven@theseeds.nz
Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview. He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand. I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.
Instead of asking about events of the past, I asked about who were the people who influenced him most, in this almost 2 hour long conversation. Below is an index of the topics we discussed including his reflections on the concepts of Wairua, Whenua, Mana, Kaitiakitanga and more. I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.
Seeds Podcast is a long term project to record life stories, because they matter. It started in September 2017 and you can find out about it and the more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Index:
0:00:00: Opening and intro
0:02:16: Welcome
0:03:30: The influence of the Ocean
0:04:32: His paternal Grandfather Patrick O’Regan
0:16:10: His maternal Grandfather and influence of the South Seas (Ship’s Captain and Master Mariner)
0:19:39: His maternal Grandmother (keeper of the claim of Ngai Tahu)
0:26:46: About his Father, Rolland O’Regan’s ideas and his formative influence
0:37:11: Talking about his Children
0:40:12: Memories of his Mother Rena and her important role on his life
0:44:29: Memories of Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck)
0:48:52: Influence of his Mother and his maternal Grandmother and visits to her in Bluff
0:53:20: His Parents relationship and connections back
1:00:55: Role of Te Reo Māori in childhood
1:04:52: What he loved about Sailing and the Ocean
1:10:30: Other influences such as his Uncle Con, artist Cliff Whiting (his mural is in photo), Frank Winter.
1:18:38: Sharing about his wife Sandra and the support she has been
1:23:18: Sharing about concepts: Whenua, Wairua, Mana, Kaupapa, Kaitiakitanga …
1:39:02: On Governance and being proactive in decision making
1:46:46: What he would like his Grandchildren to know
1:49:55: End
Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference with 27 amazing sessions all online, chck it out www.seedsconference.nz
The Apple Tree will be released soon - a picture book with deeper meaning. You can find out more here The Apple Tree - Seeds (theseeds.nz)
Contact: steven@theseeds.nz
The is the third short excerpt of the full conversation with Tā Tipene O'Regan who has long been on my dream list of people to interview. He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand. I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.
Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation. This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about Te Rangi Hīroa, Sir Peter Buck. I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.
Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter. You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Contact: steven@theseeds.nz
The second short excerpt of the full conversation, Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview. He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand. I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.
Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation. This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about Wairua. I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.
Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter. You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Contact: steven@theseeds.nz
Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview. He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand. I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.
Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation. This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about his Father. I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.
Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter. You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz
Contact: steven@theseeds.nz
Joanne has been an innovator in education for many years both in New Zealand and globally. As well as writing 6 books on this topic she brings an approach of placing the learner first when it comes to education - making education fun and something people want to do. In this conversation we hear about her childhood and background, growing up without knowing she was Māori and what it meant to find out and how that influenced her sense of being. We also hear about her work in schools in New Zealand, within the Ministry of Education and then the work she has done offshore based in Seattle. We also reflect on the meaning of 'home', why joy is important in education, EHF, caring for her Mother at the end of her life and the call to being a teacher. We cover a lot! For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz
The Learner First site: https://www.thelearnerfirst.com
Kia Kotahi Ako site: https://www.kiakotahi.org
Dr Jay Matenga interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/jay-matenga-on-identity-spirituality-whakapapa-and-kapapa-maori
This one with Elle Archer is also good on similiar themes: https://seeds.libsyn.com/elle-archer-on-being-curious-lifelong-learning-and-the-ako-tautahi-learning-city-christchurch-festival
For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
I was recently interviewed by Hancine Samvelyan for an academyEX event at the end of July 2023 and this is the audio of that. In it we unpack some of my own history and then dive into my thoughts on the future of business.
It is a good articulation of my current - ever evolving - thinking, so sharing here for all of you as well.
academyEX info: Higher Education For Your Future | academyEX
www.theseeds.nz
What does it mean to have a 100-year perspective on reimagining the role of business? How can business structures be reimagined to address the limitations of the current system and to create positive impact?
Join us to answer these questions and more, as we reimagine the future of business.
Join us for an enlightening and thought-provoking event, where we will discuss how business structures can be reimagined to address limitations, create positive impact, as well as the possibilities for businesses in the future.
We are privileged to be joined by Steven Moe, author of "Social Enterprises in New Zealand" and "Reimagining Business." Steven brings a wealth of expertise in start-ups, small businesses, and purpose-driven entities, providing practical support on crucial topics such as structures, raising capital, and intellectual property.
Steven will shed light on the inherent limitations in our current business structures, and explain how businesses can still embody impact and create positive change, despite these shortcomings. He will also take us through what the future might hold if we really did reimagine the role of business with a 100-year perspective.
We'll leave plenty of time at the end to discuss and have your questions answered.
www.seedsconference.nz
Very happy to announce the Seeds Impact Conference - inspired by the conversations on Seeds this fullly online event will be accessible from anywhere and feature 27 sessions across a day in 4 different online rooms.
Website for tickets which are just $20 or apply for a scholarship to attend: https://seedsconference.nz/
This is a word of mouth event - as well as signing up would you please help spread the message about it? Or add it in a newsletter of a group you are involved in? Or post this or the site on social media? If you tag me in I will like and comment! Thanks so much, in advance...
There are more than 160 supporter logos right now - join them?
www.theseeds.nz
Sue Waight shared her life journey with us on this episode and I really appreciated her attitude which shown through - choosing not to be a victim but instead take difficult circumstances and learn from them to help others. "I felt I had two choices, I could either be a victim and let that keep me down, or I could use that experience as a positive way to move forward with my life - and I chose the latter." We also find out a lot about the Canterbury West Coast Welfare Guardian Trust and the work it is doing (see website below). We also learn about her blog site Parkies and Me where she is sharing about her journey with being diagnosed with Parkinsons.
If you enjoy this then check out the 350+ other episodes that have been recorded with other people and lots more info on the project is at www.theseeds.nz
Sue's blog on her journey with Parkinsons: https://parkiesandme.com
Welfare Guardian Trust: https://welfareguardians.nz/?canterbury
Email for the Trust: cwcwgt@gmail.com
Seeds www.theseeds.nz
Really enjoyed my conversation with Ben Scales about his life story and founding KiwiFibre, who I've bee supporting as a lawyer since the early days including with their capital raising - I think you'll like this one and if you do, could you tell one other person about the show and the content they could access for free as well? www.theseeds.nz has more.
KiwiFibre site: KiwiFibre
"FOUNDING PURPOSE
Our planet cannot rely on synthetic resources forever.
As natural fibre engineering and material design advances, natural fibres are competing with and outperforming synthetic materials in many applications."
Audio of an article for the IOD "Moving, Seconding... but Why?" co-written with Mele Wendt MNZM and Caren Rangi ONZM. Am very grateful to both of them for the time spent and ideas shared to create this article which I hope sparks a lot of discussions and evaluation... and change? Join our movement and question why there is this practise at the next meeting you attend! And let me know how it goes - steven@theseeds.nz
You can read the article here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/moving-seconding-but-why/#
Mele Wendt's Seeds podcast interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/mele-wendt-on-culture-racism-and-having-the-tough-conversations
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Audio of the Idealog article "Emerging trends from the IOD Leadership Conference", I wrote recently on the Institute of Directors Leadership Conference held in May 2023. This way the key themes and content can be available to more of you!
The article is here: Emerging trends from IOD Governance Conference - Idealog
Long blog post with lots more information as I summarised every session that I attended - it formed the basis for writing the article for Idealog: IOD Leadership Conference 2023 - Seeds (theseeds.nz)
For more info www.theseeds.nz
This is the audio of me reading an article published by the Transnational Environmental Law Journal, which I co-wrote with two academics from the University of Canterbury, David Jefferson and Elizabeth Macpherson, called “Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company Law”. Below each place in the audio is indexed.
To read the article this is the website link at the Transnational Environmental Law Journal.
Index
01:51: Abstract
03:15: Part 1: Introduction
09:46: Part 2: The Company law dimensions of legal personality for ecosystems and behind-human beings. Setting a research agenda
16:12: Part 3: The nature of companies and ecosystems as legal persons
35:05: Part 4: Relationships between Companies and Ecological Communities as legal persons: A Though Experiment
46:48: Part 5: Reflections on the possibilities for a reimagination of Company law
54:39: Acknowledgments
Thank you to the Transnational Environmental Law Journal for permission to publish this in audio form - and hope it makes it more accessible for others.
Earlier article also co-written for the Institute of Directors on similiar topic with the same co-authours is here: "The future of corporate governance: what if the trees had a say?"
More content with articles, videos and more than 350 episodes is at www.theseeds.nz
The seeds impact conference information is at www.seedsconference.nz
In this episode we talk about Street Art with Dr Reuben Woods, who is the creative director of Watch this Space. We talk about what "Art" even is, as well as the growth of the street art movement in Christchurch after the earthquakes here in 2011. We also talk about Reuben's life and how he came to do his PHD on this topic. I really enjoyed this conversation because in my work as a lawyer I was involved in the establishment of this charity so it has been great to see how it has grown! If you enjoy this conversation then why not check out the other episodes on seeds.
Watch this Space website: Home | Watch This Space
Social handles: @watchthisspacechch
Facebook page
Email hello@watchthisspace.org.nz
Website for Seeds www.theseeds.nz
I really enjoy other podcasts and am happy to feature an episode from another one - The 232 Degrees Podcast by my friends Sean Barnes and Carl Davidson. If you like Seeds I think you will like their one too so check out this episode as a sample, which is all about Dr Seuss! They have two seasons of content so find them and subscribe!
Find them here:
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/232podcast
Apple Podcasts The 232 Degrees Podcast: Unlocking Great Books on Apple Podcasts
Podcast page: The 232 Degrees Podcast: Unlocking Great Books – New Zealand Podcasts (nzpod.co.nz)
Their email: the232podcast@gmail.com
About this episode:
"Welcome to The 232 Degrees Podcast and we’re stoked to be back for Season 2.
The more books you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go - Dr Suess.
It’s an author show! We go slightly crazy on Dr Seuss fun facts, and then we dive into our favourite Seuss books. Environmentalism, politics, motivation and the English language. This man did it all in his amazing life, to the tune of over 600 million books sold…
SHOW LINKS:
Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com
The wonderful Seussville… https://www.seussville.com/
More content is at www.theseeds.nz
Gareth is the country lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa and in this conversation we talk about that movement, system change and politics. He also shares his life story and childhood, his work as an activist with Greenpeace before a career in politics for 10 years as an MP, writing a book about Jeanette Fitzsimons and a whole lot more. I enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well check out the 350 others on seeds podcast, a project about life stories and what shapes us.
Wellbeing Economy Alliance page: Aotearoa New Zealand : Wellbeing Economy Alliance (weall.org)
Seeds Impact Conference: Seeds Impact Conference 2023 (seedsconference.nz)
Book on A Gentle Radical by Gareth Hughes | Paper Plus
Seeds www.theseeds.nz
Ths is the audio of two articles I wrote recently on the Christchurch startup scene - they really are a two part of one whole, so thought I would read them both out for Seeds.
Article 1: The Christchurch Startup Ecosystem Grows Up published by ChristchurchNZ: https://www.christchurchnz.com/news/the-christchurch-start-up-ecosystem-grows-up
Article 2: Five start-ups definign the next Generation of Tech in Christchurch published by Idealog: https://idealog.co.nz/venture/2023/06/five-start-ups-defining-the-next-generation-of-tech-in-christchurch
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Mitch Shaw is a co-founder of Upstream, a business which harnesses the power of social procurement to fund charities. With around $250,000 given out already, it is an impressive example of innovation in a start-up which merges business, charity and philanthropy. Wearing my other hat as a lawyer I helped them set up 5 years ago so it was special to hear about how far they have come with pushing the boundaries of this idea.
Like all Seeds episodes we start with his background and what has shaped Mitch into who he is today. In particular, we hear about growing up in a lower decile area, what gettting a scholarship to a high decile school was like and how you cope if your identity is bound up with being very good at sports. I really enjoyed this conversation and appreciated Mitch's willingness to talk about some pretty hard topics and share about his life story.
If you have a business consider ways you could get involved with Upsteam - there are several ways set out on their site. Consumers can choose to use their suppliers as another way to support.
Upstream site: About Upstream - Upstream 100% Charitable
Mitch's contact: mitch@upstreamnz.co.nz
Mention in the conversation this 10 minutes on how to set up an impact driven organisation: Seeds: How to set up an impact driven organisation (libsyn.com)
"Upstream empowers customers to impact their community and strengthen the wellbeing of children and young people in Aotearoa. When you make a purchase from an Upstream Supplier, the supplier donates part of their invoice to one of our Good Causes, an organisation that supports children and young people. It's a simple, sustainable way to support the next generation."
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
This is not an interview but instead an interesting panel which discussed Community Housing with a focus on financing, structuring and legal considerations with Judith Bullin, James Palmer, Natalia Garstecka, Adelaide Brown and Stephen Hart. Thanks to the Community Housing Aotearoa team for the conference which had 450+ attending and you can learn more about them here: Community Housing | Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa
The topics covered are at:
02:11 - Intro by Stephen Hart of CORT 06:09 - Natalia Garstecka of MHUD 14:18 - James Palmer of Community Finance & Positive Capital 25:09 - Stephen Hart of CORT on their journey 35:52 - Judith Bullin of Parry Field Lawyers on legal considerations 45:05 - Adelaide Brown of KPMG 1:01:03 - End
For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
Video of the talk by James https://youtu.be/YcgPHaS6-9A
Video of the talk by Judith https://youtu.be/pclIa3dZ_cs
This conversation with Historian Rowan Light is from a few years ago and in this episode have pulled out the part where we discussed the meaning of ANZAC Day, the role of history and historians and why we commemorate certain events and not others - check out his book Anzac Nations. I hope you enjoy this as this is published on 25th April 2023 as we remember the past today: Lest We Forget.
Full interview is here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/historian-rowan-light-on-anzac-day-and-why-we-celebrate-a-defeat
More on Rowan who is now based at Auckland University: https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/rowan-light
"I am a historian of memory and commemoration, interested in public uses of the past and how communities make sense of war and violence. I am project curator (NZ Wars) at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, assisting the Human History team in the redevelopment of the New Zealand Wars gallery. My book Anzac Nations (OUP, 2022) is a history of cultural memory that explores how the story of the Anzacs at Gallipoli has changed overtime in Australia and New Zealand. I am interested in how groups and institutions shape the remembrance and commemoration of war and conflict."
www.theseeds.nz for more
Esha is a catalyst for change through highlighting stories of people approaching business differently. She has just written a book "Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World" so in this conversation we discuss the book and how - and why - she wrote it. However, we start with her background and life story - moving to the US as a child, growing up in an immigrant family, studying English at University and working all over the world as a journalest and why she came to write so much about sustainability and business. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well why not tell one other person about it, and visit www.theseeds.nz to check out the 345 other conversations there. A big shout out to Brianne West who posted about the book (she is featured in it) which then led to this conversation. Thanks Brianne!
Esha's book can be ordered many places, such as:
Amazon: Amazon.com: Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World: 9780807008515: Chhabra, Esha: Books
Publisher Working to Restore by Esha Chhabra: 9780807008515 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
"Dispatches from the regenerative landscape, where pioneering entrepreneurs use their businesses as catalysts of change to go beyond sustainability and solve social and environmental problems"
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Other conversations mentioned:
Oonagh Browne on Chocolate Seeds: Oonagh Browne on the power of Chocolate and Cacao (libsyn.com)
Siddharth Sthalekar Seeds: Siddharth Sthalekar on true wealth, reputation in an online world and founding Neighbourhoods (libsyn.com)
Spinoff articles mentioned Steven Moe | The Spinoff
This is the audio of an article I just wrote for The Spinoff - you can access the text here which also has a lot of links to all the things mentioned in the article as well: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/22-03-2023/australia-opens-a-fascinating-new-front-in-the-fight-for-ethical-investing
If you like this content, would you be willing to copy and paste that link and share it with your networks, or share this episode with one other person?
www.theseeds.nz
Aimee is the co-founder of Girls who Grow and co-chair of Future Farmers New Zealand. In this conversation we hear about her background and growing up in a farming community, what she studied and how her career has led to this point. We had a positive energy filled conversation about what the future may hold and I hope you enjoy it - if you do, then check out some of the 343 other episodes of seeds www.theseeds.nz.
Girls who Grow: https://www.girlswhogrow.co.nz/ Future Farmers: https://futurefarmersnz.org/ that includes the Manifesto discussed Open Farms: https://www.openfarms.co.nz/
From what is to what if - Book mentioned: https://www.robhopkins.net/the-book/#:~:text=From%20What%20Is%20to%20What%20If%20is%20a%20call%20to,dramatic%20change%20for%20the%20better.
What your Food Ate Book: https://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Food-Ate-Reclaim/dp/1324004533
Future Whenua conversation between Steven Moe and Zeb Horrell https://youtu.be/tDg36Fg2b9I
Leanne has co-authored a new book "Human Work: five leadership mindsets for humanising workplaces". Before we talk about that we first have a conversation about her background and life growing up and the influences that have shaped her. Seeds is a project to hear about the 'why' behind what people do and this conversation was no different - perhaps even with more rabbit holes of curiousity than normal! I really enjoyed it and if you do as well would you be willing to tell one other person about seeds? There are more than 340 episodes and more info is at www.theseeds.nz
Human Work Book site - sign up to get updates: https://www.humanworknetwork.com/
A shout out to Melissa Clarke-Reynolds who connected us for this great conversation.
Leanne describes the book this way: "Our intention is to contribute in our own small way to shifting the dialogue about how human workplaces can actually be and why this is a good thing. Leaders stories from around the world are told in the book, together with a view on what mindsets help create more human workplaces."
Cultivating Leadership site: https://www.cultivatingleadership.com/
Her profile: Leanne Holdsworth - Cultivating Leadership
About Cultivating Leadership: Our purpose is to cultivate leadership that shapes a just, diverse, flourishing, and sustainable planet
More on seeds www.theseeds.nz
This was recorded 8th March as part of the Entre Annual Launch night and was a panel discussing what they have learned as entrepreneurs. The insights come from Saskia van der Peet (Real Girls in Tech / Farmgate Foods), Jack Wood (Komodo Wellbeing), Ben Scales (KiwiFibre), Rohan Mathias (FoodFuse).
To find out more about the work of Entre and their competitions and support for entrepreneurs visit Home | Entre - they play a key role in the start-up ecosystem and this event was really inspiring as we also got to hear from Guy Horrocks.
Thanks to the Entre team for the chance to MC the event and present some visuals as well such as yarn, avocados, trees...
If you want to know more about seeds podcast visit www.theseeds.nz
Jennifer Hamlin loves animals and in this episode we talk about her childhood, her relationship with animals, we get philosophical about our role in the World and how we relate to them and then she tells us about her life story and what has led her to New Zealand and what she does today. In particular we talk about the work of the Allied Veterinary Professional Regulatory Council of New Zealand, which she founded and now chairs. We also had a California connection - she knew the place my Father grew up (a small town)!
The aim of seeds is to hear the full background of a life story and really get to know what motivates the people we talk to. If you enjoy this then check out some others at www.theseeds.nz
Website: Allied Veterinary Professional Regulatory Council of New Zealand (avprc.org.nz)
Jeremy Nurse has led a fascinating life and we hear all about his background and working as a farmer and what led to establishing the 180 Degrees Trust. They do amazing work with youth to help improve their outcomes.
If you enjoy this there are hundreds of other stories on seeds podcast.
Site: Youth Charity Christchurch | 180 Degrees Trust
Seeds: www.theseeds.nz
Janet Cole is the Manager at the Kaipātiki Project and in this conversation we hear about her life story and work focussed on impact initiatives that lead to environmental and community outcomes. The Project is described as follows: "Based in Auckland’s North, Kaipātiki Project is an innovative eco-hub, growing a sustainable future for people and nature. We do this by empowering people, inspiring connection with nature and enabling sustainable living." We also touch on Environment Hubs Aotearoa and the work done there.
Site Kaipātiki Project | Innovative Eco-Hub | Share in nature’s revival | Environmental Sustainability (kaipatiki.org.nz)
Environment Hubs Aotearoa site Environment Hubs Aotearoa | Collaboration for local solutions
More episodes are at www.theseeds.nz
Hope everyone gets a great break!
In this discussion we talk about struggles with banks - how can we make it better for "For-Purpose" organisations? What is needed for Banks and Charities and other groups to better interact?
Led by Community Networks Aotearoa - have a listen in to what we had to say and fill in the survey! I was in conversation with Ros Rice the EO of Community Networks Aotearoa and Dr Jane Horan on this topic. We had 90 people sign up for this session.
Here is the youtube link to the video. https://youtu.be/CfaZ_vwB23A
The survey is at https://airtable.com/shrkXsmXV3dnYRn2e Who could you tell on this to help spread the word??
The other project Jane and I had worked on: https://www.theimpactinitiative.org.nz/publications/structuring-for-impact
The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon joined the last Impact Call and in this episode we hear about the work they are doing. In his role he is responsible for leading the work of the Human Rights Commission in promoting positive race relations. It was great to hear in detail what they are involved in today. If you like this content then make sure to check out the 330+ other interviews in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
Website: New Zealand Human Right Commission (hrc.co.nz)
Seeds podcast www.theseeds.nz
Jen Margaret is an advocate and educator for Te Tiriti o Waitangi and in this interview we hear about her life story and how she came to do this work. We also learn all about Groundwork and the work they do - what is the place for Pākehā educating and advocating for Te Tiriti. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well maybe tag someone else in and check out the other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Website: https://groundwork.org.nz/
"Groundwork aims to create positive, enduring change in Aotearoa. We work to realise the potential of Te Tiriti o Waitangi – a harmonious Aotearoa in which tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti thrive.
Groundwork makes learning about Te Tiriti accessible and impactful.
We support organisations to understand and apply Te Tiriti o Waitangi by providing self-paced and facilitated workshops, as well as mentoring for those leading organisational transformation.
We work with organisations on your Te Tiriti strategy, implementation and evaluation, and we create relevant and accessible resources to guide you on this path."
Rory joined the latest Impact Call to share about Safe Surfer so this is a shorter than normal episode of seeds where he explains what they are up to in providing protections for young people online.
Website: https://safesurfer.io/
In this conversation with Diane Ducarme we discuss the links between our diet and health and migraines, and how her time in China helped her uncover principles ignored in Western medicine. We also hear about her childhood, learning 7 languages and travel around the world before she settled in New Zealand. I really enjoyed this conversation #333 and if you do as well why not check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Take the assessment What are the root causes of your health concern? (typeform.com)
Site Nectar Health | Manage your migraine attacks (mynectarhealth.com)
Lloyd has developed the DOT Scorecard and in this conversation we talk about his life and background and then about what 'diversity' really means. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well make sure to check out the 332 others in the back catalogue.
Lloyd's website which includes lots of resources: Diversity of Thought - Diversity of Thought Scorecard
This is a short little conversation with Francesca Allen who I unexpectedly met at Queenstown Airport…why? Have a listen to find out, and what happened next. We also talk about the wisdom she would pass on to her grandchildren.
If you like this check out the other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
In this conversation I hear from Dr Peter Loerscher who is an expert on tax with a focus on the implication for immigrants moving to New Zealand. We also discuss growing up among Roman ruins, what it was like starting a career during so many transitions in Europe of the 1980s and 1990s, why he moved to New Zealand, how treaties are negotiated between countries and a lot more. If you enjoy this then check out some of the other interviews in the back catalogue of 300+ conversations.
Peter has sent me some materials – if you would like a copy send me an email steven@theseeds.nz
Peter’s contact: peter@loerscher.co.nz
In this episode we hear from a panel of Founders on their journeys. Very often we just hear the glamorous part of the journey of Founders of start-ups. In this session we will be hearing some of the other parts too - no sugar coating, no glitz, just the reality of being an entrepreneur. Sharing are three founders who are each at different stages of the journey- Elise Hilliam from MenuAid, Sarah Grant from Magic Beans, and Nathan Taylor from Partly. As all these founders incorporated elements of purpose and impact into their business models, we will hear from each guest on their journey and challenges in an interview format hosted by Aislinn Molloy (Senior Solicitor at Parry Field Lawyers, with an expertise in capital fundraising) and Steven Moe (Partner at Parry Field Lawyers and Seeds podcast host).
We have an exciting panel of speakers lined up for this event:
Elise Hilliam
Elise is the co-founder & co-CEO of MenuAid. MenuAid solves the "What's for Dinner?" dilemma with personalised recipes and a smart shopping list, to take care of your weekly shopping in just minutes. MenuAid recently closed a $1M NZD seed funding round and is expanding their team here in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sarah Grant
Sarah Grant is Co-Founder of Magic Beans Community – an impact SaaS start-up focused on educating and inspiring people to grow more of their own food at home and facilitating swapping and sharing of member’s surplus in their local community. Sarah is a passionate home food producer and has a background in business management, governance, sustainability, and community connection and resilience
Nathan Taylor
Nathan is the co-founder and COO of New Zealand tech company, Partly, where he manages internal operations, external stakeholders, and stay’s close to the customer. He has spent a significant part of his career in the startup ecosystem, building companies and promoting entrepreneurship.
Growing up in Indonesia as a teenager, Nathan has had an interest in languages from a young age. He holds a Masters of Linguistics, speaks Indonesian and Chinese, and enjoys developing language education, translation, and communication skills. Nathan is passionate about humanitarian aid as well as effective altruism.
Tariq Habibyar shares his life journey that has brought him from Afghanistan to New Zealand. We hear a lot about his childhood, the role of education in his life and others, his working life before moving to New Zealand and the current state of affairs over there when it comes to the place of women, and whether he has hope for the future (he does).
For more life stories visit www.theseeds.nz
In this session I have a discussion with Sue Barker about the proposed changes to the Charities Act in New Zealand, the submission process, the key issues at stake and the "paradigm shifts" of thinking that are also involved. If you enjoy this check out some of the other content at www.theseeds.nz
We have also done a short article in plain English outlining some of the key changes here https://www.parryfield.com/the-charities-amendment-bill-key-changes/ and a guide to how to submit is here https://www.parryfield.com/the-charities-amendment-bill-making-a-submission/.
Cheryl Spain joined the latest Impact Call to share about The Gift Trust - we had a wide ranging discussion about what they do and how they operate. The purpose of the Impact Calls is to highlight the work of orgnisations and get us out of silos of thinking to learn from others. If you like this then feel free to join the list of 760+ others who get notices about the monthly impact calls by dropping me an email at stevenmoe@parryfield.com And if you like the content of seeds have a listen to other 300+ other episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Website: Welcome - The Gift Trust
Cheryl email: cheryl@thegifttrust.org.nz
Gift Collective: The Gift Collective (opencollective.nz)
"Our purpose is to simplify generosity, to make more good happen. We connect your charitable giving with organisations who are making a difference on the ground in the areas you care most about. It’s personalised giving made easy, so you can give with more confidence and deeper effect."
Brianne has a focus at Ethique on both purpose (having positive impact) as well as profit (being sustainable) - she has given a lot of interviews but none I could find really focus on her early years - her childhood, the influence of her parents, the first ventures that taught her a lot and what then lead to Ethique. Often we only hear the highlights but in this conversation Brianne was willing to share a lot more details of how things developed and lessons learned. I really appreciated her transparency and the model she is providing for other entrepreneurs who seek to make a lasting impact through the business they start. If you enjoy this, then check out some of the 325+ other interviews on seeds podcast - more info at www.theseeds.nz
Ethique: Ethique - Conscious & Concentrated Solid Beauty Bars – Ethique New Zealand (ethiqueworld.com)
Ethique Foundation: https://www.ethiquefoundation.org/
Seeds www.theseeds.nz
Star Trek and reflections on terms we use - why not? In this very short episode I read out an article just written about the phrases "Not for profit" and "For purpose".
The article is here: ‘Not for profit’ or ‘For purpose’? Some reflections by way of Star Trek – seeds (theseeds.nz)
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For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Dr. Colin Habberton and I have a great conversation about his childhood in South Africa, his memories of the transitions that have happened there and how he approaches thinking about measuring and considering impact at Relativ Impact which he co-founded www.relativimpact.com. They are active across the Word including New Zealand and were set up with this mission: “We serve purpose-driven organisations on their journeys to achieve significant environmental and social impact.” This was a wide ranging interview and if you enjoy it why not check out some of the other hundreds in the back catalogue of seeds www.theseeds.nz as this is episode 323.
Relativ Impact site: www.relativimpact.com
Colin’s email: colin@relativimpact.com
Board Matters podcast: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/board-matters-podcast/#
This was a Fireside Chat hosted by Michelle Berriman from the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand with panellists Kaye Maree Dunn, Sue Barker, Liz Gibbs, Steven Moe and Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna'i. In it we cover many different topics which are interesting – the future, diversity in governance, charity regulation and more. This was held in the evening of the first day of the FINZ conference. If you have not yet heard of FINZ I suggest you check them out. If you enjoy this check out some of the hundreds of other episodes in the seeds series www.theseeds.nz
FINZ Website: https://www.finz.org.nz/
My blog post about the event: Reflections on Fundraising Institute of New Zealand Conference 2022 – seeds (theseeds.nz)
Board matters podcast on governance: Board Matters Podcast | IoD NZ
David has had an interesting life and in this conversation we hear about his origins in Christchurch, growing up as the son of an All Black and the impact that had, his studies, first job in the agriculture sector, then in retail in the UK and then in health in New Zealand. This is a deep dive into his life story and background. If you enjoy our conversation then remember this is episode 321 so check out some of the other life stories at www.theseeds.nz
David Meates site: David Meates for Christchurch Mayor Vision - Leadership - Experience
www.theseeds.nz
Rose Challies and Vic Crockford both joined the latest Impact Call to share about what they are involved in.
Vic Crockford shared with us about Community Housing Aotearoa and their work - for more info visit Community Housing | Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa
Rose Challies shared about Terra Nova Foundation - for more info visit Terra Nova Foundation | Reduce and Reconnect
To listen to earlier calls visit Aotearoa Impact Sector Updates | Parry Field Lawyers
Lots more content www.theseeds.nz
This is a short excerpt of my conversation with Preston Hegel which focusses on a story about the moment things changed for him. If you like this have a listen of the hour long interview with him and check out other episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Earlier long form interview with Preston https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pid2ADH8O8Jr3jPnC2uXl?si=TwY6BsDZS4OZmiUZfmYs7A
Board Matters podcast https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/board-matters-podcast/#
This is a short excerpt of my conversation with Preston Hegel which focusses on a story about the moment things changed for him. If you like this have a listen of the hour long interview with him and check out other episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Earlier long form interview with Preston https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pid2ADH8O8Jr3jPnC2uXl?si=TwY6BsDZS4OZmiUZfmYs7A
Board Matters podcast https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/board-matters-podcast/#
This conversation with Alana Kilmartin we talk about careers and life choices. Are there better ways to help people make big decisions and what would it look like if there were more overseas experiences to help them get a true understanding of who they are and what work they should do. We also talk about her early childhood and growing up, time in Italy and the decision to move to New Zealand. If you enjoy this format of long form conversations about a life story check out the 300+ others at www.theseeds.nz – and leave me a rating and review, it helps support the show. And tell one other person about it?
Alana’s website: https://www.alanakilmartin.com/
Check out her podcast “Advice about Career Advice”: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nxavO08G71xZC7NLW6lpc?si=m2wb1r7yTZ-FBnqznIrjBQ
Board Matters my new show with the IOD on governance: Board Matters Podcast | IoD NZ
Seeds site www.theseeds.nz
I'm hosting a new podcast called "Board Matters" which was just released - it has 13 conversations with very experienced Directors on leadership and governance. We need to upgrade and upskill our governance understanding and I hope this is one small way to help - do you know someone on a Board who is a Director or a Trustee and might appreciate this free resource? This seeds episode has information on the new show and a short trailer. Info and links to access the new show are at this page: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/board-matters-podcast/#
Or direct links for apps are:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6aHNCIYEOwqoghkGlwKruU
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/board-matters/id1635454049
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/y2tnm-2763ee/Board-Matters-Podcast
Google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yMDE0MzM2LnJzcw
Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/15e9ee51-1714-4270-928b-2e8b0b9e7cfe/board-matters
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-matters-99622637/
For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
My conversation with Mau’u Sio Ifopo gave great insight on his life and journey to move back home to New Zealand. What’s it like to grow up with an identity linking you to Samoa but growing up in Christchurch? We also talked about young people and mentoring through the great work of Special Friends Sports Trust. If you enjoy this check out the 300+ other conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Special Friends Sports Trust website: Special Friends Sports Trust
Hi Sister Faumuina's interview: Seeds: Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafunai on Pacific Ocean Wayfinding (libsyn.com)
Really enjoyed this in depth conversation with Preston Hegal all about cultivating community among creatives who are creating Art at the XCHC XCHC (Exchange Christchurch) | Art Space. We start with his own background and what has shaped his life, life changing moments that led to new realisations and eventually landing in New Zealand where he is building community at the XCHC. This was a very wide ranging and in depth interview with someone I really respect for what they are bringing to this city and the country in terms of modelling creative expression and catalysing artists while also connecting diverse people together. I know the XCHC well as it has been the venue - thanks to Preston - for dozens of Impact Lunches over the years. If you enjoy this check out the 300+ other interviews in the back catalogue too. www.theseeds.nz
XCHC XCHC (Exchange Christchurch) | Art Space
Facebook Exchange Christchurch - XCHC | Facebook
Instagram XCHC (Exchange Christchurch) (@_xchc) • Instagram photos and videos
Neil wants to help young people to gain financial literacy and does so through MoneyTime. Before we find out about that initiative and its rollout across New Zealand schools to gamify learning about financial matters, we hear about his life story and background and what has led him to do this work. Seeds is a project to capture life stories so we can learn from each other and this is episode 314 so check out some of the other episodes if you like this one!
MoneyTime site: https://www.moneytime.co.nz/
Email: Neil Edmond
Check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
In this conversation with Carey Ewing we hear about his life journey coming from a small rural community to travelling the world and seeing poverty first hand in Africa – what would he do with his privilege? After discussing his background we also learn about Te Whare Awhero – Hope House, and the work they are doing in the community. Have a look at the link below and don’t forget there are more than 300 other interviews on seeds podcast so check some of them out too!!
Website: https://tewhareawhero.org/
James Stewart interview mentioned in conversation: https://seeds.libsyn.com/james-stewart-on-finding-purpose-empowering-impact-with-gemelli-consulting-and-thinking-up-solutions-to-the-housing-crisis
More conversations at www.theseeds.nz
Lisa Foster shares about the work of Rare Disorders NZ and Nicola Nation shares about the work of Ākina on transforming New Zealand's economy through the power of impact.
These short insights from industry leaders give us a chance to hear about the work of another organisation - to join the email list drop me a line at steven@theseeds.nz
Rare Disorders NZ site: RDNZ | Home (raredisorders.org.nz)
Ākina site: The Ākina Foundation (akina.org.nz)
Incorporated Societies information: Incorporated Societies Act 2022: Information Hub | Parry Field Lawyers
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
This is the audio of an article I wrote for The Spinoff which you can read here https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-06-2022/is-community-led-home-ownership-the-way-of-the-future
I found about this initiative as I was the lawyer helping to design the legal structure - I enjoy helping purpase and impact driven initiatives like this and if you have one or know of others who do, let them know that I am always open to have a conversation on the best way to structure things. A lot of resources are here https://www.parryfield.com
This is one of 17 articles for The Spinoff - you can find others by navigating from here: https://thespinoff.co.nz/authors/steven-moe
And more at www.theseeds.nz
As well as podcasting I am a lawyer and in this session we describe the key changes coming to the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. More free resources are here: Incorporated Societies Act 2022: Information Hub | Parry Field Lawyers
Tze-wei and Emma are lawyers with a focus on combining impact into their careers. In this interview we hear about their journeys and how they do this in their work as impact driven lawyers. Tze-wei is based in Hong Kong while Emma is based in Australia so this was an across Asia Pacific conversation for the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers launch event earlier this year.
More on GAIL (Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers) here and you can sign up to get emails: https://gailnet.org
Impact Journal just released: https://gailnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GAIL-APAC-Journal_Final_080622.pdf
Check out other interviews on seeds podcast at www.theseeds.nz
Tony shares his life story on this episode and we discuss his childhood, joining the military in Australia at age 16, serving in war zones, his addiction to alcohol and overcoming that, what his time in the military has taught him about leadership and teams and founding Halo Training which takes people into nature and gives them real life leadership opportunities based on the instructors' military backgrounds. If you enjoy this conversation there are 308 others on seeds so check them out and more info at www.theseeds.nz
Halo Training: https://www.halotraining.co.nz
"Our experience was forged on the battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts. We have led people through the most adverse and uncertain environments that could be asked of any team, or any leader, war. Our military and intelligence backgrounds give us the unique ability to apply real-life technical and situational responses to corporate and business environments. Responses that deal with real pressure and real consequences. We focus on the human side of leadership, empowering people, teams and organisations to thrive in times of adversity."
Answering the question "what's for dinner?" is at the core of what Elise Hilliam co-founded MenuAid to address. In this conversation we hear about her background and influences and what led her to become an entrepreneur and the plans for the future of MenuAid. We covered a lot including the power of recipes and how food and community interconnect. I really enjoyed our conversation and if you do as well check out the more than 300 others at www.theseeds.nz Website: MenuAid: Your menu planning & shopping list sidekick
Facebook MenuAid | Facebook
LinkedIn MenuAid: Overview | LinkedIn
Thanks to our speakers at the Impact Call last Friday, we had a really amazing in-depth session on these topics which you can listen to here:
• From 4:24, Kate Frykberg shared reflections on her journey: “Missteps and learning: personal experiences of Pākehā organisations wanting to support Māori aspirations and learnings along the way…” Site: Kate Frykberg
• From 18:53, Sue Barker shared about her report which is now released looking at Charities Law Reform and what a world leading framework would be. Charities-Law-Reform-Report-April-2022.pdf (lawfoundation.org.nz)
• From 33:24, Justin Stevenson shared about whether governance in Charities is harder than in for profit companies then we had some discussions in breakout rooms – really interesting topic to consider and will share the article he mentioned when it comes out!
To join the email list send me a note at steven@theseeds.nz
Next call? – Well, because of the new Matariki holiday (hooray) which is the last Friday in June – will be Thursday 23rd at noon. If you want a meeting invite, let me know. Lined up to speak is Nicola Nation the CEO of The Ākina Foundation, and another person is being confirmed.
Previous calls are all here: https://www.parryfield.com/aotearoa-impact-sector-updates/ It is a good resource point to hear from others – last time we heard from Kirsten Patterson (KP) the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors of New Zealand (IOD), Maria English the CEO of Impact Lab and Ros Rice the Executive Officer of Community Networks Aotearoa. The session before that was Sue McCabe the CE of Philanthropy New Zealand | Tōpūtanga Tuku Aroha o Aotearoa, Kaye Maree Dunn sharing about He Kōrero podcasts focus on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Michelle Berriman the Executive Director of Fundraising Institute of New Zealand.
More www.theseeds.nz
Barry Coates has had a fascinating life journey and in this conversation he shares about his background and what has led him to found Mindful Money, which focusses on helping Kiwis invest ethically. We discuss the work they do and the seminars, programs and awards run. We also talk about his early years, work in the United States and England and his time as an MP. If you enjoy this then subscribe and check out some of the hundreds of other episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Mindful Money Site: https://mindfulmoney.nz/
Wendy Hoddinott shares her life journey in this episode and what has led her to focus on colloborative design of our shared spaces, as well as working on heritage related projects. We also talk about the Gather Foundation which is a charity she founded which has a unique focus using its Place Cadets program: "Gather Foundation empowers Ōtautahi’s tamariki and rangatahi to co-design outdoor environments in their schools, neighbourhoods and communities", and "Wendy works with Gather Foundation to develop child-centric design programmes, drawing on children and young people’s knowledge and lived experiences, so that the final outcome is a reflection of their aspirations, rather than adult assumptions of the places they want to live and play."
If you enjoy this conversation then why not tell one other person about the show, subscribe, leave a rating and review and check out some of the 300 other episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Gather Foundation: https://www.gatherfoundation.org.nz/
Gather Landscape: https://gatherla.nz/
Email: wendy@gatherla.nz
A documentary on Place Cadets by John Sellwood: https://vimeo.com/391774977
This is the audio of our conversation with four founders of tech companies which was part of Tech Week 2022. Thanks to Hannah, Elliot, Chris, Jack and Aislinn for being part of this!
Very often we just hear the glamorous part of the journey of Founders of tech start-ups. In this zoom session we heard some of the other parts too - no sugar coating, no glitz, just the reality of being an entrepreneur. Sharing were four founders who are each at different stages of the journey – one just raised money recently (Elliot Taylor of ThroughLine), two who have raised last year and are in growth phase (Jack and Chris of Komodo) and one who has recently exited (Hannah of Indigo & Iris). As all these founders incorporated elements of purpose and impact into their business models we will also be hearing about the “Tech for Good” aspects to what they each do. To do this we hear from each guest on their journey and challenges in an interview format hosted by Aislinn Molloy (Senior Solicitor at Parry Field Lawyers with an expertise in capital fundraising) and Steven Moe (Partner at Parry Field Lawyers and Seeds podcast host).
Capital raisiing guide mentioned: Capital Raising | Parry Field Lawyers
In the latest Impact Call for April 2022 we heard from:
00:00 - Introduction to call
05:09 - Kirsten Patterson on IOD
15:52 - Maria English on Impact Lab
27:22 - Ros Rice on Community Networks Aotearoa
44:38 - Final thoughts
46:13 - End
Kirsten Patterson (KP) is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors of New Zealand (IOD) – was great to hear more about this organisation that has 10,000 members and some of the resources available on their site and the initiatives and training and conferences they run. https://www.iod.org.nz/#
Maria English the CEO of Impact Lab – interesting to learn background to the work they do in helping organisations measure impact and how they go about doing that https://impactlab.co.nz/
Ros Rice the Executive Officer of Community Networks Aotearoa sharing about their recent initiative to provide governance training “Tick for Governance” in the form of a series of 10 modules at a reasonable price – including the first one being free – and loved hearing about the whimsy in the videos https://www.communitynetworksaotearoa... End
Video https://youtu.be/ilqPLLPp8Vg
More content at www.theseeds.nz
Nicola Patrick has led an interesting life and in this episode we hear all about her journey. We have a bunch of diversions along the way to talk about social enterprise, growing up in Takaka, working for the Ākina Foundation, rights of rivers and a lot more too. We also focus in on an upcoming Expo that Thrive Whanganui are coordinating - you can find out more about it at their Facebook page below.
https://www.facebook.com/ThriveWhanganui
Recent story about Te Awa Tupua:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/gerrard-albert-why-whanganui-river-tribes-have-moved-beyond-co-governance-to-a-new-model-for-better-democracy/US3PVHBYW2FTKUGMO7ABP5ZW4E/
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
The 300th episode! Thanks everyone for helping get to this point - in this one it's a bit different as I am in conversation with Andy Dickson who interviewed me for his podcast, 'Down to Earth Conversations' which he called "Law, Seeds and Maximum Impact". We talk about my background and history and I share some of my journey - hope you enjoy this!!
Check out his podcast: https://www.downtoearthconversations.com
Photo by former guest Stephanie Defregger https://www.stephaniedefregger.com
Here is description of episode by Andy:
In this episode I had the privilege of sitting down with lawyer, writer and podcaster Steven Moe. Steven is someone whose life reflects his desire to see change in the world. He loves to support other change makers, as well as role modelling fresh ways of approaching situations.
We talk about his podcast, The Seeds, and he shares how and why it came about. We also explore how he functions as a lawyer who wants to do good in the world. We talk about the ways businesses can structure themselves to have a positive impact on the world, and about being stewards who pass on to the next generations something worth having. We discuss Steven's writing and why he serves on boards and advisory groups and how he does all of that while having a family. There's a bit of everything in this kōrero!
Check out The Seeds at theseeds.nz for podcast links as well as articles and other bits and pieces.
Follow The Seeds on Facebook or Instagram
And download a copy of Steven's latest book: Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business for free at theseeds.nz
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Email: downtoearth.conversations@gmail.com
Music by Strahan:
Spotify: Strahan
Facebook: facebook.com/StrahanMusic or facebook.com/commonerscommunion
Instagram: @strahanmusic or @commoners_communion
In this conversation with Michelle Berriman we hear about her purpose driven work, her fascinating background and what has led her to New Zealand. We also talk about a report that the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand have just released prepared over two years on giving, wills and bequests (downloadable here) called 'New Zealand's Willpower'. Her bio: Michelle has been causing disruption and transformational change in the NPF sector for over 25 years, Michelle is motivated by creating change and making a difference to those facing adversity and wants everyone to be given the chance to be the very best version of themselves.
Michelle is the currently the Executive Director of FINZ. Michelle has work in a variety of roles within the charity sector, prior to a move into fundraising and development she was a youth/community development worker supporting children looked after by the state, running community-based youth projects, and working in juvenile lock-down.
Michelle’s natural ability to forge long lasting and meaningful relationships has delivered positive results for the many organisations she has worked for. Michelle has a passion for events, conceptualising ideas, and bringing a new flavour to existing programmes within organisations.
FINZ: https://www.finz.org.nz
The report: https://cdn-asset-mel-1.airsquare.com/finz/library/documents/advocacy_giw/giw-printable-finz-booklet_final_print.pdf?202204132232
For more interviews see www.theseeds.nz
Stephanie Defregger is a photographer who captures stories and the essense of a person through her photos. In this interview we discuss her background and growing up in Munich, her move to New Zealand and her work as a photographer. We particularly discuss storytelling and the role of photos as well as the significance of certain 'thin places' where each of us feel connection and grounding. I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will as well - if you do there are 298 others in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
Website: https://www.stephaniedefregger.com
Email: stephanie@stephaniedefregger.com
Her pechakucha talk: https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/re-connect
Impact unconference talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Cx6hBPDNA
Each month I host an "Impact Call" by zoom - this is the audio of the latest one featuring some amazing speakers about what they are currenty up to! If you'd like to join the more than 650 that get notifications about upcoming calls and news as well let me know by email to steven@theseeds.nz ...
Our speakers are:
- Sue McCabe the CE of Philanthropy New Zealand | Tōpūtanga Tuku Aroha o Aotearoa will share about their new initiative Match | Te Puna Taurite which is about to launch and provide “a more equitable, accessible and collaborative funding system” https://lnkd.in/eJaHNZHF
- Michelle Berriman the Executive Director of FINZ New Zealand who are releasing a research report soon.
- Kaye Maree Dunn will share about He Kōrero – from these podcasts focus on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the way different practitioners apply its intent and principles in their respective mahi. This mahi includes kaupapa Māori research, education, climate change, homelessness and community development. Link He Kōrero - Te Tiriti Podcasts - Community Research
Index:
00:51: Intro
04:09: Sue McCabe from Philanthropy New Zealand
13:19: Kaye Maree Dunn from
29:13: Michelle Berriman from Fundraising Institute of New Zealand
For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz
Am curious - what advice would you give a new grad starting out in your role? Am really pleased to have Sophie Tremewan join our team this month to share in our focus on purpose driven organisations, getting legal structures right, draft contracts where they are legally safeguarded and help them raise capital from investors. Sophie is also becoming a property law expert through her work with Judith Bullin – useful skills!
Am so glad to work with an amazing team which is growing, and are the only reason I am able to do the things I am involved in. Thank you Aislinn Molloy, Michael Belay Sophie Tremewan and Emma Hayes!
There are 10 pieces of advice I had for her as she starts out (really reminders for myself … ):
- Add value. Always ask ‘how can I make things better’, by doing more than is expected or requested. If you are asked to write a memo, draft the cover email that you know is going to be needed as well. If you mention a resource to someone over a coffee or on a call, follow up by emailing them a link later. If a client has a problem, think about whether they are asking the right questions or if there are other issues they haven’t though about yet. Be proactive.
- Be curious. Law school prepares you to think logically but not to deal with the reality of legal practise. There are going to be questions you get asked that you don’t have the answers to. Some of them will seem very dull (“What is the origin of section 22 of the Trusts Act 2019?”). But every question is a chance to learn something new, so approach them like greeting an old friend with enthusiasm and curiosity and soon enough you will discover that answering those dozens and hundreds of questions will build up over time into a foundation on which you can stand firm.
- Be efficient. Learn to use time well and in particular look for those bits of time that are wasted. Have a commute? Perfect time to call prospective clients who want to talk. Have an interest in a subject area? Why not write a white paper about it and become known as an expert in that and reach out to others you admire to ask for their views.
- Be creative. Following on from that last one always be looking to infuse your work with creativity too. Add a quote from a poet to that article you are writing. Spend time thinking about the cover image on the guide “Capital Raising key legal issues”. We are lawyers, but we can be creative in how we express ourselves too. I like how Seth Godin puts it this way: “The distance from can to will keeps getting larger. You can connect, lead, see, speak, create, encourage, challenge and contribute. Will you?” I did a short episode on creativity here.
- Seek impact. We are lucky to meet amazing founders and purpose driven people and get to help catalyse impact for them to achieve things and that is a great privilege. Actively consider the areas you want to become known for and become an expert in that. Becoming an impact driven lawyer is possible (a short talk on that here).
- Assumptions are dangerous. Be careful when relying on an assumption about an answer, what a client wants, what someone implied or how long something will take to prepare. You'll get experience over time but until then always be wary about assumptions.
- Own mistakes. Yes they will happen. Acknowledge them and apologise and learn from them, but then move on and don’t let them drag you down over and over by playing on an internal repeat loop. I once emailed a "reply all" by mistake that went to 8,000 people! When I interviewed Michael Mayell for seeds podcast here he described mistakes as the compost from which success will grow. I really like that.
- Relationships are key. Think of it like a spiderweb where we are all interconnected in some way – everyone in that web has value and one day you may be able to help them (or they could help you).
- You are a leader. Think of yourself as a leader right from the outset because you are – at the very least lead one person, yourself. So start there and that mindset will help you grow and contribute…
- Have fun. I started my career in 2001 so have been doing this a while. It’s important to not let the pressure of work outweigh the having fun part . . .
What advice would you have for a new grad starting in your role? I'd like to know! steven@theseeds.nz
Raesha Ismail has grown up with multiple identities and we discuss her life story on this episode. Born in New Zealand but with strong connections back to India and being a Muslim has meant many rich cultural influences on her journey. What is it like to grow up in Christchurch? And what are the type of questions we should be asking others we meet who might not fit a neat box? We also talk about her work today as a counsellor, the loss of her brother in the March 15th attacks, and how that led her to join the Sakinah Community Trust which is a woman led charity of widows and others who lost siblings or parents and who are doing good work on uniting communities. Check out their upcoming events to mark the anniversary. This is one of almost 300 episodes so check the others out at www.theseeds.nz
Sakinah Community Trust: https://sakinahtrust.org/
Counselling work: https://canmen.org.nz/counselling/
https://www.petersgate.org.nz/counsellors
The Big Sick trailer we discussed: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cLM5DdUhkoM
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
James Stewart founded Gemelli Consulting to work on impact focussed projects. In this interview he shares his personal journey, from being challenged about how he would use his privilege early in his life and the change that resulted ad led to seeking out purpose. We also talk about his unusual business model – profits get given away. Finally we talk about a white paper he has just released which is focussed on the housing crisis and one possible solution to that. I enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well check out some others at www.theseeds.nz White paper: https://www.gemelliconsulting.com/white-papers/
Gemelli Consulting: https://www.gemelliconsulting.com/
In this converation with the Christchurch City Missioner Matthew Mark, we find out about his background and motivations as well as the work they do with the homeless and others in need. That is a lot more people than you might think. Matthew also shares about his own background and why this work is so important to him, and how we can support what they do.
Christchurch City Mission: Christchurch City Mission
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
This is a very short 5 minute excerpt of the conversation with Nobuko Okamoto about Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using gold - we reflected on what it might mean for each of us and our lives and parts that might be broken.
"The thing that strikes me about this technique of Kintsugi is that if we think about our lives, so often there are broken parts in our lives - and it is easy to push them aside and say "I don't want to deal with that brokenness" or that pain or whatever it is. And the model that you are using is to say, "we can repair things and we can regognise that there is brokenness but that there can be beauty in the brokenness" - and by using Gold it is actually emphasising the places where the pottery was broken - and sometimes in our lives, well we don't want to talk about the broken things but in the same way we can be repaired, we can be fixed as well, and it can be something that even is celebrated, that it actually leads to some new life for this object ... or this person. It is a beatiful thing."
Facebook for more by Nobuko: https://www.facebook.com/nobu.kintsugi/
Photos by Nobuko Okamoto of work she has done - visit her instagram for many more amazing ones. https://www.instagram.com/nobu.kintsugi/?hl=en
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Nobuko is an artist who uses the Japanese method of Kintsugi to repair broken pottery. In this interview we talk about the process of doing that but also what it represents about us as humans as well. We also go into her background and life in Japan, being a professional snowboarder and what brought her to New Zealand as a teenager and then later in life as well. If you have any broken items of pottery that is special then she is the best person to reach out to! If you enjoy this conversation then have a listen to some of the almost 300 others in the back catalogue.
Nobuko Okamoto kintsugi.825@gmail.com
Instagram : nobu.kintsugi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobu.kintsugi/
Stuff article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/decor/300444143/the-slow-art-of-giving-broken-objects-a-second-life
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Sid is part of the founding team of Neighbourhoods, which is focussed on the role of reputation in an online world. Before we talk about that initiative we dive into his past growing up in India, joining the banking system, abandoning that for several years including time at the Ghandi Ashram, thinking about the true meaning of wealth, finding that distributed ledger technology could be used to measure reputation and what Neighbourhoods is. I think it has real potential and am a supporter of the Project and have invested a small amount too. This is the longest of the interviews recorded because we talked about so many different topics - if you enjoy this style then make sure to check out one of the others in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz because there are almost 300 of them.
Website: Neighbourhoods | A design philosophy for Holochain hApps.
White Paper: White Paper v.1 - White Paper (neighbourhoods.network)
Twitter: Neighbourhoods (@Neighbour_hoods) / Twitter
The article on Captain Planet... Remembering Captain Planet, 30 years on | The Spinoff
Edmund Hillary Fellowship: Edmund Hillary Fellowship (ehf.org)
Index of topics
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Childhood influences and cultural context growing up in India
10:04 - the impact of language on culture and communities
13:37 - the impact of neoliberalism and globalisation
21:57 - Discussing Caste system and impact
26:05 - first job in trading and experience
33:45 - Fissures in thinking about role of capitalism
38:24 - time at Ghandi Ashram and new paradigms of thinking from time there
55:55 - meaning of wealth and deeper thinking on this
1:04:02 - the implications of distributed ledger technology and ability to keep track of reputation
1:10:56 - Holo Chain and this enabling agency and new ways of social coordination
1:13:36 - some examples and tools Neighbourhoods provides
1:17:17 - what you need to create a Neighbourhoods Community
1:20:50 - plugging in and now and in the future
1:27:25 - impact of reputation on credit and accessing money
1:31:21 - comparison of Neighbourhoods to current social media platforms
1:34:03 - real world examples and scaleability of use
1:38:25 - Vision for future and how to define success
1:42:44 - Links to find out more
1:43:15 - reflections on the Edmund Hillary Fellowship
Nicola has recently been appointed as CEO of the Ākina Foundation so in this interview we find out all about the work they are doing in the area of impact. They have done a lot and continue provide many resources for those interested in the intersection of purpose, profit and business. We also hear about her life story and journeys across the world and in other roles. If you enjoy this then check out some of the hundreds of other interviews in the back catalogue.
Website: https://www.akina.org.nz
Earlier interview with former CEO Louise Aitken in November 2018 - interesting to hear how terminology has moved on since that recording too: https://seeds.libsyn.com/louise-aitken-on-akina-social-enterprise-and-being-a-twin
Joy co-founded One Mother to Another which is an amazing initiative providing handwritten notes and gifts to Mothers and carers in Hospitals going through a difficult time with a sick child. Their aim is to bridge the gap between 2 strangers and offer understanding and acknowledgement of their difficulty but mostly put a smile on their face and let them know they are cared about. Before we talk about that we also learn about her life story and what it has been like being a journalist on radio and television. I really enjoyed learning about her journey and am sure you will too - if you do check out their website below and don't forget there are nearly 300 other interviews as well for seeds.
Website: https://www.onemothertoanother.org.nz/
Ways to help: https://www.onemothertoanother.org.nz/get-involved/
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Welcome to the audio version of the White Paper that you can download here: “The Decentralised Revolution: Understanding the potential of Blockchain, DeFi, Crypto, DAOs, NFTs and the Metaverse to drive innovation, creativity and new paradigms“.
You can download the paper here: https://theseeds.nz/the-decentralised-revolution-white-paper/
Know anyone who might like to see a copy?
Sparked by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand issues papers about the future of money it uses that as a launching point to take a higher level perspective of what the future might look like.
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This is a short story I wrote to encourage us when we lose sight of the value of what we are doing.
The printed version is at The Empty Square here: https://www.theemptysquare.org/stories/the-apple-tree
Thank you Julie Holck and Simon Glinvad Nielsen for publishing this and other writing. Check out their site for a lot of great content.
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Oonagh Browne is an expert in Chocolate and Cacao. In this conversation we hear about her childhood in Ireland, her moving to different parts of the world, her feeling on arriving in New Zealand, first experiences with making chocolate and why she started The Cacao Ambassador. We find out a lot about chocolate and cacao as well! Find out more about her work here https://www.thecacaoambassador.com/
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Oonagh is an expert on Chocolate and Cacao. In this conversation we hear about this topic as a preview of the full episode which will come out next.
Find out more about her work here https://www.thecacaoambassador.com/
Kirsty Allott is an expert in human resources, personality and job satisfaction. In this interview we talk about all of that and more but start with her background and love of dance. We then talk about psychology and her own career transition which was sparked by a manager asking if she was happy. Since then she has worked in human resources and helping people with their careers and navigating change at Vargo + Lewis. The resources they are making available called the Crafted Career Programmes that we discuss are on their website here.
Vargo + Lewis: Vargo+Lewis - Empowering Performance Together
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Kirsty Allott is an expert in human resources, personality and job satisfaction. In this extract of the full interview we talk about the questions we each should be asking about our Jobs. For resources mentioned they are at Vargo + Lewis: Vargo+Lewis - Empowering Performance Together
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Audio book version of the newly released "Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business: Essays". For more information on print copies, downloadable PDF and comments about the book visit: Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business: Essays – seeds (theseeds.nz)
Would you be willing to share the link with others? A message could just say this and if you tag me I will like and comment!
Check out this free resource – a book of essays about the future of business: https://theseeds.nz/laying-foundations-for-reimagining-business-essays/
Index of the audio for each essay:
2:30: Essay 1: The bottom line is not enough, companies should be required to have a purpose
7:47: Essay 2: Impact Investing presents opportunity to back a better future beyond just financial gain
12:09: Essay 3: Proposed changes to the Companies Act mark the beginning of positive change
17:15: Essay 4: Purpose-driven structures for Impact Entrepreneurs: Considering Kaitiakitanga and Steward Ownership
28:27: Essay 5: What social enterprises in Aotearoa can learn from Māoritanga
32:57: Essay 6: A case for bringing creatives to the governance table
37:54: Essay 7: The hard questions we need to be asking
48:09: Essay 8: Structuring for Impact
54:08: Excerpt from “Reimagining Business”
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This is a short bonus episode with the audio of an article I co-wrote with Louisa Taylor - it arose after she gave a talk that I attended about lawyers hindering innovation so it was fun to collaborate on this with her and prove that collaboration can result in good things!
The stuff article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/prosper/advice/300335515/how-agile-contracts-can-promote-project-innovation
Alina is an impact storyteller who has just released a book about the power of story. She first appeared on seeds for episode 143. In this shorter follow episode 279 we catch up with her to find out about the book she has released called A Future Untold: The power of story to transform the world and ourselves. Check it out at the links below.
Website: www.alinasiegfried.com
Earlier interview for ep 143: https://seeds.libsyn.com/alina-siegfred-on-poetry-and-impact-storytelling
Here are some options for places to buy "A Future Untold":
- Get the paperback on Amazon
- Get the paperback on Barnes & Noble
- Get the e-book on Kindle
- Get the e-book on Kobo
- Get the e-book on Apple Books
- Get the e-book on Google Play
- Other e-book platforms
John joins the latest impact sector call to share about The Cause Report which he is a co-author of for JB Were. In the report there is an analysis of the For Purpose sector with data on charities analysed to look for trends and insights. The sector John is the Head of Philanthropy for JB Were and tells us about what this is and key conclusions that result. The impact sector calls are held every two months and is a chance to bring together people to listen in on new innovations and connect with each other as well. If you'd like to join the more than 500+ who receive notifications about the calls then drop me a line at steven@theseeds.nz
The Cause Report: https://www.jbwere.co.nz/latest-insights/philanthropy/jbwere-nz-cause-report-2021/
John is the Head of Philanthropy for JBWere New Zealand and joined JBWere in January 2020 from a boutique strategy advisory business he co-founded in 2009.
E: john.morrow@jbwere.co.nz
Melanie has a focus on preserving indigenous knowledge and highlighting the importance of mātauranga Māori and using that understanding to meet environmental challenges we face today. Her expertise in biodiversity and driving environmental outcomes are underpinned by an indigenous worldview. In this very wide ranging conversation we discuss all of that as well as colonialism and decolonisation, systemic change and also ... seed banking. But we begin with her story and background which included time spent in Oman and then moving back to Aotearoa New Zealand and founding Te Tira Whakamātaki. If you enjoy this why not subscribe and check out some of the hundreds of other interviews in the back catalogue.
Website: Home - TTW - Te Tira Whakamātaki
Her bio on the site:
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt is from Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairararapa, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Atiawa, as well as Clans Macintosh and Gunn. She is an indigenous environmental sociologist and is the current the Kaihautū Chief Māori Advisor to the Ministry for the Environment, the Director Māori of NZ’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, and CEO of Te Tira Whakamātaki Foundation.
Melanie is a specialist in applying traditional knowledge to biosecurity and sustainable natural resource management. Her work has covered research in stakeholder values, attitudes and behaviours, social acceptability of management practices, risk communication and the wider human dimensions of environmental health. Melanie serves on a number of boards and national advisory bodies including; the Myrtle Rust Governance Group, Kauri Dieback Strategic Science Advisory Group, Rauika Mangai and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Climate Change programme. She was previously the Māori Research & Development Manager Kaiārahi at the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln University, Ararau Coordinator for Ngāi Tahu tribal entity Te Tapuae o Rehua, and the Chair of Te Waipounamu District Māori Council.
The truth about Hepatitis - what do you know? In this interview Hazel takes us on a journey to understand her life and experience as someone who has been impacted by Hepatitis C but has found the cure which literally saved her life. There is a lot of misinformation on this topic out there so I enjoyed hearing first hand from someone about this topic. We also dive back into her early years to learn about her influences and what has shaped her. We also talk about the project to test the entire population of Niue and the role of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship in fundraising for that.
Website for more info:
Fundraising request on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs11S5cOgY
Hep C Action website and butterfly resources https://hepc-action.nz/
GHNZ website https://globalhealthnz.org/
Butterfly international hit; https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/112029274/kiwi-butterflies-get-support-as-global-symbol-for-elimination-of-hepatitis-c
People can contact me, email hazel@ghnz.org
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazel-heal-
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008681522039
Arthur book review/excerpt: https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/16-08-2021/arthur-taylor-what-its-like-to-be-strip-searched-in-prison/
Arthur and me: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/taking-taylor-eye-opening-adventure?
Article on Hazel: Thousands of Hepatitis C sufferers unaware a cure is within reach | Stuff.co.nz
This was fun. Elle Archer, Sina Cotter Tait, Tim Jones and Michael Phillpott joined me for an online seeds podcast unlike any before. Each of them shared one leadership myth they have seen and we had some discussions about what they shared. A key theme came through of lifelong learning. If you enjoy this then why not share with others? And check out earlier episodes with them below.
www.theseeds.nz
Tim Jones earlier episode: https://seeds.libsyn.com/tim-jones-on-b-corps and his website: https://www.growgood.co
Elle Archer earlier episode: https://seeds.libsyn.com/elle-archer-on-being-curious-lifelong-learning-and-the-ako-tautahi-learning-city-christchurch-festival
Michael Philpott earlier episode: https://seeds.libsyn.com/michael-philpott-on-speaking-in-public-why-do-we-fear-it-and-what-can-help and his website: https://www.michaelphilpott.co.nz/
Sina Cotter Tait website: https://collectivesuccess.co.nz
Dr Duncan Webb is the Labour MP for Christchurch Central and introduced a private Members' Bill which has been selected and is likely going to change Director Duties in a significant way. In this interview we spend a long time discussing the origins of the change, what it will mean, the process to have it passed and whether there could be changes before it is passed. We also jump back in time to learn about his history, moving to New Zealand at a young age, his career as an academic, Partner in a law firm and then the decision to stand for Parliament and winning the Christchurch Central seat in 2017. If you enjoy this episode then check out some of the other interviews of hundreds of others in the back catalogue and there is lots of info at www.theseeds.nz
Description of the changes we discuss and link to Stuff opinion piece: https://theseeds.nz/nz-duties-of-directors-set-for-major-change-what-will-this-mean/
Information on Duncan: https://www.labour.org.nz/duncanwebb
This is the audio version of an opinion piece I wrote for Stuff yesterday. It relates to proposed changes to the Companies Act regarding Director Duties. Could the changes be strengthened so NZ becomes a world leader?
Please consider re-sharing this to spread the word about the changes proposed. This is a post that will bring up an image in social media: NZ Duties of Directors set for major change: What will this mean? – seeds (theseeds.nz)
Or you can share or read the article here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300417573/proposed-changes-to-the-companies-act-mark-the-beginning-of-positive-change
Matthew has been involved in a wide variety of tech start-ups and in this episode we start with learning about his early years and how those experiences influenced him. We also talk about the Edmund Hillary Fellowship as well as his new venture Alimentary and the work they are doing - it was pretty fun for the podcast to be the first time Matthew has spoken about this new initiative publicly. If you enjoy this episode check out some of the others at www.theseeds.nz
Connect with Matthew
www.blackswan.nz
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjackson/
https://twitter.com/mattnzl
https://www.instagram.com/mattnzl/
Learn more about Alimentary
www.alimentary.systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/alimentary-systems
https://www.ehf.org/live-sessions
Savva Kerdemelidis has seen a need and is trying to solve it, in this case it relates to his NZ charity Crowd Funded Cures, whose mission is to use pay for success contracts to make drug development more affordable by repurposing off-patent medicines. In this conversation we talk about this but also about his childhood, his Grandfather's experiences in Siberia, growing up in New Zealand, when we got to know each other at the University of Canterbury Students' Association in 2000 and becoming a lawyer who works around the World. For more information about Crowd Funded Cures see below.
Or please get in touch by email at info@crowdfundedcures.org
Website https://crowdfundedcures.org
Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrowdFundedCure
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crowdfundedcures/
Discord: https://discord.gg/n3PXBtvd
Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/pJoHURDJTF81NjA0
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67096455/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrowdFundedCures/
Medium: https://crowdfundedcures.medium.com/
I had a conversation with Tim Jones for his "Purpose Fuelled Performance" podcast recently and this is our wide ranging discussion on such a variety of topics I am calling it 'The Random Episode' - though the consistent theme is purpose. Tim was on episode 2 of Seeds so I really enjoyed jumping over onto his podcast and I have a feeling this could become a fun regular feature every once in a while!
Tim's website: https://www.growgood.co
Look up "Purpose Fuelled Performance" Podcast too.
Sophie-Claire has led a fascinating life and we hear about growing up in Mauritius, her thoughts on language and decolonisation, her work as a cultural anthropologist and cultural strategist. In this wide ranging interview we talked about a huge variety of topics - if you enjoy it then check out some of the hundreds of other interviews in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
In this interview with Jo we talk a lot about fundraising for purpose led organisations but we also learn about her life story and what led her to start Strategic Grants, the terminology we use in the "not for profit" space, positions of power between Charities and the Grant Makers, key tips for writing fundraising applications and more. If you enjoy this then check out some of the hundreds of other stories in the back catalogue.
Website in NZ: Home - Strategic Grants
Website in Australia: Home - Strategic Grants
Dr Catherin Brown interview mentioned Seeds: Catherine Brown with a Funder's perspective on social enterprises (libsyn.com)
Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand is mentioned: Events (claanz.org.au)
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Peter shares in this conversation about solar energy and we also learn about his life story. Solagri Energy is the business he co-founded and is a distributed energy business passionate about helping New Zealand agriculture transition to a green energy future. Thanks to Jacob Varghese for the suggestion of talking. If you enjoy this then check out the hundreds of others in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
Website: Solagri
PledgeMe: Solagri Energy | PledgeMe
This is the audio version of a Stuff opinion piece that I wrote this week called "The bottom line is not enough, companies should be required to have a purpose".
Linked In post which has a lot of comments to check out...what do you think? Let me know there: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steven-moe-0b3b008a_the-bottom-line-is-not-enough-companies-activity-6836527083515183104-hbda
The Stuff article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126154370/the-bottom-line-is-not-enough-companies-should-be-required-to-have-a-purpose
Thank you Susan Edmunds for the chance to wrote this opinion piece.
More episodes www.theseeds.nz
This is a wide ranging interview with Sam Stubbs - the best type of interview! Before we talk about Simplicity we get into the background to Sam and his life and learn about his childhood, the impact of stuttering as a young boy, what it motivated him to do (speak in front of crowds), his work as as an investment banker, the role of the Christchurch earthquakes in a shift of thinking and his transition over to help co-found Simplicity. We also touch on many many other topics along the way like social enterprise, the future of business, technology shifts and more. If you enjoy this and the style of interview here then check out the hundreds of others in the back catalogue to get some inspiration! www.theseeds.nz
About Simplicity: Our Investment Funds - Simplicity
About Community Finance that we talk about: Home - communityfinance.co.nz
About Dyslexia as a superpower: Spotify – Dyslexia as Superpower with Geoff Bone - Seeds | Podcast on Spotify
Robett has fit in a lot into his life - from medal winning professional snowboarder to successful multi-exit media and tech entrepreneur, investor and global Kiwi we dive back into his past to learn what has influenced him and motivates him today to keep going. From an early Fiji childhood to being a teenager in Aranui and the challenge from a guidance counsellor that he would end up stacking boxes we talk about how he has always been in the minority and the fuel this has provided for him to achieve. We also talk about his autobiography Power Moves and zero in on what it means to do good and give back in your life. If you enjoy this interview check out some of the other 260+ others in seeds, talks with inspiring people at www.theseeds.nz
Robett's site: https://robett.com
Garry Moore served three terms as Christchurch Mayor and in this episode we hear about his childhood then really have a very eclectic conversation - as expected! We jump all through his life to learn about what has shaped him, the influence of people who called him to be more than he was, the impact of generosity shown by others and his thoughts on a wide range of issues such as Water, Community Housing and the disconnect arising from our use of Technology. We also talk about the Tuesday Club and the variety of topics it covers each week - sign up to the newsletter to stay up to date with that (link below). I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well remember this is one of more than 260 interviews where we dive deep to learn about different people - lots more at www.theseeds.nz
Tuesday Club information: https://tuesdayclub.nz
Caroline shares some of her life with us on this podcast episode and we get to hear about what it is like to be an immigrant to a country like New Zealand. She reflects on the influence of her Grandfather who moved to Malaysia with nothing and how that has shaped her attitudes. We then get into her career, work as a lawyer, joining Fisher & Paykel and how she got involved in health tech startups and the work being done now at CaraMed Capital. We reflect a lot on what impact investing is as well. If you enjoy this check out some of the other interviews in the back catalogue too as there are 260+ of those.
The short video case study of the innovative health technology we discussed during the podcast for the company, Noted. The video explores Noted’s impact to the Ngati Hine Health Trust and the community they support.
A link to CaraMed Capital’s website www.caramed.co.nz
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-quay-99773146/
Any questions about CaraMed Capital should be directed to Micaela Lewenz, Head of Investor Relations micaela@caramed.co.nz
Jay shares about finding identity in this interview - from meeting his birth Father age 42 we learn about his journey of discovering his whakapapa, his spiritual life and his relationship back with kaupapa Māori. What is nature and what is nurture? We really went all over with this interview and covered many unusual topics that you might not expect. We even finish with Jay sharing a song! I really enjoyed our conversation and learned a lot about many wide ranging topics. If you like the content here check out some of the other interviews in the back catalogue as there are more than 260 interviews.
www.theseeds.nz
Website: https://jaymatenga.com/about/
Some excerpts to give a flavour of the next interview, a deep dive discussion with Jay Matenga. We cover identity, spirituality, whakapapa and more. He also shares with us a reinterpreted song. Be watching out for the full interview out next.
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Toni has had a fascinating life living in multiple countries and experienced being a Kiwi overseas herself. Now leading Kea New Zealand she has taken that background and used it with the work they do connecting Kiwis who live overseas. But we start talking about her childhood growing up on a Deer Farm, early years working in Radio and a whole lot more. If you enjoy this then you might want to check out the 259 other episodes in this podcast series talking with inspiring Kiwis about what they do and why.
Kea New Zealand website: Where Kiwi Explorers Connect & Make A Difference | Kea NZ (keanewzealand.com)
Kea connect link https://www.keanewzealand.com/kea-connect/
Seeds podcast www.theseeds.nz
This is a very short summary of a talk I heard recently at the Institute of Directors event at the start of May 2021. Colin Meyer from the UK shared about purpose and business and gave some practical ideas for how to define purpose and provided a framework for this.
The book mentioned: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/prosperity-9780198824008?cc=gb⟨=en
Conference summary: https://theseeds.nz/key-lessons-and-learnings-from-day-2-of-the-iod-leadership-conference-2021/
Interview with Colin Meyer: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers/prosperity-better-business-makes-greater-good
Anna Judge shares with us in this episode about founding Our Little Village and her experience creating that charity. The charity came from her experience with child birth and the challenges she faced as a mother. With the support of her family and guidance of a doctor, she made it through the challenges but was the experience inspired to start Our Little Village, the name for which is inspired from a comment by her doctor saying it takes a village to raise a child. With the charity up and running Anna is now working with others doing similar work and with support from Ronald McDonald house is well on their way to delivering packages to new mothers to support them with their needs.
Website: https://ourlittlevillage.org.nz
Email: hq@ourlittlevillage.org.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Our-Little-Village-101645388329336/
Yoseph is one of the co-founders of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and was the first CEO as well. In this interview we talk about his childhood in Ethiopia, moving around Africa as a young person, studying in the United States and how he ended up in New Zealand. We also talk about the origins of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and the programme which brings into New Zealand entrepreneurs and investors on Global Impact Visas and now has 532 Fellows. I really enjoyed this interview and appreciated hearing more about Yoseph's background and life - if you like it too then check out www.theseeds.nz for a lot more interviews as well.
Edmund Hillary Fellowship: https://www.ehf.org
Yoseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yosephayele/
Jezza founded Makingtrax to make a difference and in this short excerpt we hear from him about some of his journey - if you don't go away feeling inspired by this then I will be very surprised!
Check him out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makingtrax.co.nz/
Website: https://www.makingtrax.co.nz/
Email: Jezza Williams
In this interview we hear from Adrian Palmer about his life and growing up, with his high school friends forming the band Supra which became ZED, what it was like to top charts and travel the World, returning to New Zealand and the origins of the Addington Coffee Coop. We also discuss Common Good Coffee which has been developed with Kind Cafe and Crave Cafe in Auckland. We also discuss how they approach business differently and the connection over with India. If you enjoy this then check out some of the other interviews in the back catalogue as there are more than 250.
Website: https://www.addingtoncoffee.org.nz/
Common Good Coffee: https://commongoodcoffee.nz/
ZED: https://www.facebook.com/thislittleempirenz/
Interview with Nigel Cottle on Crave cafe and Kind cafe in Auckland mentioned in this interview https://seeds.libsyn.com/nigel-cottle-on-crave-cafe
Some interviews go deeper than others and this is one of those - Elle Archer has had a very interesting life and she shares about her early years, being adopted, the role her parents played in her life, leaving school at age 14, lifelong learning and doing, making access to education accessible and te ao Māori. We also talk about Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch festival. I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will as well - if you do check out more interviews and content at www.theseeds.nz
Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Christchurch website (on May 10-16 2021) https://learningcitychristchurch.nz
Aukahatia tō waka | Tighten the bindings of your waka (so that)
Kia kumea e te au | When pulled upon by the tides
Kia puhia e te hau | And blown by the winds
Ka huri noatia tō hoe | You can but turn your paddle (and)
Ka aro tonutia kā whetū | Continue to heed the stars.
ChristchurchNZ https://www.christchurchnz.com
Rick has had a truly fascinating life, helping the Chatham Island Black Robins survive through 9 summers of work there, having a childhood lived in a variety of countries, working on creating a permaculture farm and co-founding Xtreme Zero Waste. We talk about all that and a lot more in this discussion - shout out to Craig Fisher for connecting us. If you enjoy this check out more at www.theseeds.nz
Website: http://xtremezerowaste.org.nz/
Charlie has had a fascinating life as a fashion photographer, running a contemporary art gallery in New York and travelling the world - what she saw on those trips led to her setting up Hello Future to work with adolescent refugees. But we start the conversation learning about Charlie's early years in Taiwan and what it was like to be sent aged 11 to the United States without being able to speak the language - how did that experience influence what she now works on? We also learn about her different experiences leading up to Hello Future as well as her experience of joining the Edmund Hillary Fellowship. If you enjoy this check out some other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Website: http://www.charliegrosso.com/
Hello Future!: https://www.hellofuture.io/
To celebrate the 250th episode of seeds podcast this is a short talk I gave at the High School that I went to for about 60 Year 13 students reflecting on 15 things that I wish I had known when I was their age. Hope you enjoy this as it is applicable to me today still. For more information and interviews check out www.theseeds.nz
What I wish someone had told me when I was 17 sitting in your seat …
Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi.
With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
The value of . . .
Identity
Knowing who you are and letting that inform what you do. Ring the bell.
Your reputation – both offline and online.
Networks and staying in touch with others.
Being open to opportunities where others see a dead end.
Avoid letting fear shape your choices.
Growth
People who are dedicated and work hard are much ‘luckier’.
Always aiming to exceed expectations. How can you add value?
‘Wasted’ time and being faithful with little.
Splitting tasks - and most anything, into three. Start, middle, end.
Everyone has a story – if you think they are not interesting, it’s on you.
Experience
Learning from ‘failure’ and looking for the positive. Compost for the next idea.
Leading when you are not in charge. You always lead at least one person – yourself.
A long term perspective and “becoming the person you would like to meet”.
Choose the less travelled path if there are two roads diverging.
Don’t wish for a time machine. Move on.
Stay curious.
Steven Moe24 February 2021
Email steven@theseeds.nz
Mark Longbottom has had a career working with for purpose organisations in the UK and New Zealand. In this interview we find out about his passion for England from a very young age, his life there working in the NFP sector and then the decision to move back to New Zealand. We also have a great discussion about starting a podcast as he set up his last year. Check out the links to that as well - see below. There is a lot more content at www.theseeds.nz
Heart Kids: https://heartkids.org.nz/
Purposely Podcast: https://www.purposelypodcast.com/
www.theseeds.nz for more.
Mark Bregman has had decades of experience as an innovator, worked in start-ups and venture capital investing and I interviewed him on Intellectual Capital. This was a live interview held as part of an Edmund Hillary Fellowship 'Huddle' event this week. Big thanks to those who put the event on from EHF and the Huddles crew.
The real value in a business is most often in its intellectual capital - how do you protect that? How do you develop it? When do you collaborate and when do you keep trade secrets? How do you interact with Universities which want to hold onto IP researchers create? What about indigenous knowledge – should that even be capable of being sold to others or does it perpetuate problems to bring a Western approach to ‘ownership’ of such IP? We will cover this and more during our fast paced interview style session where Mark Bregman (C7) will be sharing his decades of experience in IT, start-ups and venture capital investing with key learnings for NZ, through a conversation with Steven Moe (C7), a purpose focused lawyer helping start-ups/investors as well as the seeds podcast host.
Mark's Quidnet Ventures: https://www.quidnetventures.com/
For more interviews www.theseeds.nz
Joe has just finished co-writing "Silver Linings" with David Downs about the impact of Covid on businesses and the pivots they went through as a result. In this interview we find out about that but also dive deep into his background and hear about his childhood in England, moving to New Zealand at a young age, the work he was involved in before co-founding Nanogirl Labs and how they coped with Covid. We also have a great part of the conversation thinking about what the important things are that have been highlighted from the Pandemic. The event we discuss is taking place at the end of March 2021 and tickets are available here https://www.silverlinings.nz/
Nanogirl Labs: https://www.nanogirllabs.com
The book: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/silver-linings-9780143775478
National Youth Theatre Company: https://nyt.nz
Coastguard NZ: https://www.coastguard.nz
LinkedIn article on pivoting: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-our-business-through-covid-19-joe-davis/
This is a short excerpt of my conversation with Joe Davis who is a co-founder and the CEO of Nanogirl Labs. In it he talks about the impact of Covid on Nanogirl Labs as well as the book that has resulted called "Silver Linings". We also talk about what it is that we can learn from the experience and ask whether we go back to "normal" or we actually change the way we act in the future - "what is really essential?". Check out the full interview soon and there is more content at www.theseeds.nz
Nanogirl Labs: https://www.nanogirllabs.com
The book: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/silver-linings-9780143775478
National Youth Theatre Company: https://nyt.nz
Coastguard NZ: https://www.coastguard.nz
Paul has had an interesting life including a childhood in Ilam Homestead, made famous by the movie "Heavenly Creatures" and in this episode we talk about his background, his time overseas, business in the Himalayas and what he does today. I was curious to understand from him what it is that makes a good interview and how recruiting works as he is involved in that at Sunstone. If you enjoy this check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Sunstone: https://sunstonetalent.com
Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafunai's life and journey has been fascinating - in this interview we find out about what it is like to grow up with two cultures, being born in New Zealand but with strong connections back to Samoa. In particular we focus in on Wayfinding - this originates from "a geneology of knowledge passed down through Pacific star navigators and ocean voyagers". She wants to use Pacific Wayfinding to design better aid and development programmes. Her reflections on nature and what it is like to be out on the ocean are very insightful. Check out the last episode for a 4 minute summary. If you enjoy this have a look at other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
About Wayfinding: https://www.flyinggeesepro.nz/
YouTube video of her talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y58Xf474NaQ&feature=youtu.be
Wayfinding article: https://www.ehf.org/blog/swe2a87gjavk3i0brqd2buom9z1hec
A short excerpt of the interview with Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafunai where we talked about the ocean and long voyages and what she has learned from spending time learning from nature.
About what she does: https://www.flyinggeesepro.nz/
YouTube video of her talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y58Xf474NaQ&feature=youtu.be
Wayfinding article: https://www.ehf.org/blog/swe2a87gjavk3i0brqd2buom9z1hec
Jan has had an interesting life as a citizen of the world and a co-founder of CarbonClick. In this interview we learn about his childhood in Norway and travels since then and how he ended up - by a serendipitous encounter - living in New Zealand. We also talk about the work of CarbonClick as well as the Edmund Hillary Fellowship which Jan is part of. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well you might want to check out some of the more than 240 other episodes in the back catalogue. www.theseeds.nz
CarbonClick: https://www.carbonclick.com/
Sacha McMeeking spoke at the 2020 Hillary Laureate Dinner to give the closing remarks. She somehow managed to weave together so many unique threads that touched on colonisation, climate change, Te Ao Māori and some real challenges about who we are taking along with us and will lead in the future. Sacha is Head of School of Aotahi: Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Canterbury. The evening was to honour the latest Hillary Institute Laureate, Christiana Figueres.
Other speeches and videos are here: https://www.hillaryinstitute.com/2020-hillary-laureate-dinner
This talk as video: https://youtu.be/7d1LCK_9754
Some excerpts of the talk:
"One of the practises in Te Ao Māori that I don’t think we have carried through enough is that most of our chiefly types didn’t get there because they were the best person for the job, they got their because when they were young somebody picked them and made them do something they were utterly unprepared to do. So collective imagination should be partnered with - where is your Rangatahi, who are you taking with you? What we need to do here tonight is to clothe each other in expectation… I challenge you all to ask yourselves - what are you going to give up? Who are you going to believe in? Who are you going to jump start? And what are you going to expect them to do for the world. I can tell you a few things that I expect all of you to do because I know quite a few of you and I know your potential, I know your roles, I know your talents - that knowledge is arguably the most important component for belief. When we talk about Manaakitanga, it’s one of those words that makes us feel good, because we think about hospitality and being cared forgot if you are going to Manaaki someone, you have got to know them - you have got to genuinely know them, you have got to genuinely care… so if we are genuinely going to do all of those things, then we have also got to deepen the relationships with each other, which is the reason I am most grateful to be here tonight sharing with you under an envelope of expectations that you will give up something tonight, that you will take someone with you tomorrow and that collectively we will self determine a better future."
"It would be quite common at this point for a Maori speaker to tell you soothing tales from our traditional knowledge - but that’s not my lane... Instead what I want to do is talk to you about our practices and what I think our practices can teach us all. The first is the power of small deeds. I think in New Zealand we are really uncomfortable with small deeds… we are a small country so we don’t like small things. We like to be the first to grant women the vote and we like to be doing grand international statements like nuclear free. But I think actually what things like the Ngai Tahu settlement teach us is this power of small deeds. So one of the things in the Ngai Tahu settlement which, when I was young and impetuous and probably a bit arrogant, I didn’t’t understand at all was the power off the place name changes. So in the Ngai Tahu settlement, and in all settlements that followed, there are a raft of place name changes. And I used to think but there is so much egregious unconscionable history - how can place name changes be at a level commensurate to offset the horrors of that history. And then as I got older and started to appreciate that it is not just radical protest action that changes the world, I realised that the power of place names is that it changes habits. So that now it is the exception to be on a plane when they actually fly and the pilot doesn’t mention Aoraki. That power of changing habits is remarkable and it is something that I think we need to get more familiar with. Because we expect and perhaps with the naivety and impetuosity of youth that’s got a long hangover - we expect that grand normative wins will change the world. We expect that the declaration of women’s equality will translate to pay equity and a reduction in domestic violence. But that grand normative change has done neither of those things - what has moved us closer to those are the small steps, the changes to habit, the changes to daily routine. And that is what place name changes did. So just over 20 years ago when the Ngai Tahu settlement was passed it caused outrage that we might refer to this landscape by its original names. And now it is just habit, now it is just an expectation because day by day, small step by small step, normative change came through habit, through routine. And that is something that we all have the power to do. So my first challenge is to look at our daily habits and our daily routines."
A profile on Sacha in Stuff: https://i.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/123070316/activist-and-advocate-for-social-change
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Levi shares some of his life journey so far as a young entrepreneur who has been involved in a few start-ups already and recently co-founded Partly. We talk about that venture which builds software solutions to solve difficult problems in the automotive parts industry. As well as rapid growth and what he's learned raising $1.7 million in funding we also learn about his childhood and startups at University as well as his working at Rocketlab and the key things he learned there as an engineer. Some of the key takeaways from our discussion:
- Don’t be afraid to be ambitious – aim high
- Get the right people involved and establish a good culture
- Learn from what you try at first, nothing is wasted – even if not a “success” it provides fuel for the next initiative
- Be prepared to have hard conversations if things are going along “fine”
- You may need to ask some hard questions and pivot to a new approach rather than just surviving
Check out Partly here https://www.partly.com
We mention the work being done by Rob Vickery and the Hillfarrance site has some good resources too https://hillfarrance.com
The Blackbird investment notes on Partly are interesting too https://blackbird.vc/blog/investment-notes-partly/
Ministry of Awesome: https://ministryofawesome.com
There are a lot of other resources at www.theseeds.nz
In this very short interview we chat with Stephen Penny who was on the show pre-Covid. He told his life story then and in this episode we catch up on the topic of looking after ourselves and our mental health - how can we do better at checking up on those around us? LinkedIn Post we discuss: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/honorisstephenpenny_supportingeachother-askforhelp-activity-6734383145438867456-NtZi
Earlier interview with Stephen: https://seeds.libsyn.com/steve-penny-on-the-future-of-designing-buildings-and-lessons-from-being-an-entrepreneur
Honoris, Stephen's company: https://honoris.co.nz/our-team
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
I interview a lot of people but seldom get the mic turned the other way round, so this wide ranging chat with Ian Harvey from Collective Intelligence for his podcast "Stuff that Matters Now" was a lot of fun. Harv was a guest on Seeds in 2019 and came to a session I did on how to create a podcast - so he has the same gear as me! It was fun to appear on his show for his episode 34 and I encourage you to check out his other conversations too as he is producing some high quality interviews with some amazing people. In this episode we talk about my background and origins, growing up in New Zealand, becoming a lawyer, moving to purpose driven work, the changing paradigms of thinking around impact as well as the Edmund Hillary Fellowship we both just joined.
Stuff that Matters Now is in podcast apps or click here: https://www.collectiveintelligence.co.nz/stuff-that-matters-now/
Collective Intelligence: https://www.collectiveintelligence.co.nz
Description by Harv of the episode: "There are many facets to Kiwi-raised American, Steven Moe. Despite interviewing several hundred people for his own impact-inspired weekly podcast, Seeds, he’s not shared much of his own story and journey with his listeners. So here it is! Fellow EHF fellow Ian Harvey asks the question ‘Who is Steven Moe?’ and riffs with him about his transition to living a purpose-led impactful life. We credit Steven for inspiring us to embark upon the ‘Stuff that Matters Now’ podcast journey and love the serendipity of Harv interviewing Steven in the same room in Christchurch that Steven interviewed Harv in, back in 2019."
Michael went on many expeditions with Sir Edmund Hillary and was a friend of his for 50 years and has written an in-depth biography of his life. In this interview we find out about how they first met and what going on several expeditions with him all around the world was like. We also learn about his memories of Sir Ed and the key points in his life and how they influenced him and what his character was like. Michael has had a fascinating life so it was really interesting to hear about his adventures as well. If you enjoy this then check out some of the other episodes in the back catalogue as well as there are more than 235. www.theseeds.nz
The book with Michael wrote on Sir Edmund Hillary: https://www.pottonandburton.co.nz/product/edmund-hillary/
Dr Angela Lim is one of the co-founders of Clearhead, and in this interview we find out about her childhood and life growing up in Malaysia and studying in Singapore before she moved to New Zealand. We talk about identity, how she ended up studying medicine and mental health in New Zealand - why do we have such poor rates? We also discuss how Clearhead works and what it is aimed at - an online platform using an AI chatbot to give personalised recommendations.
If you enjoy this then check out some of the more than 235 in the back catalogue as well at www.theseeds.nz
Clearhead website: https://www.clearhead.org.nz/our-team
Mitchell shares his life journey in this episode with a focus on autonomous vehicles. As the founder of Autonomous Consulting and the co-author with me of a paper on driverless cars I think you'll find this conversation interesting. We start talking about the lunar landing of the 1960s, pursuing a career in the Law, moving to New Zealand and how he got into autonomous vehicles. If you enjoy this then check out some of the others in the back catalogue as there are hundreds there now.
Mitchell is the President & Lead Consultant of Autonomous Consulting
+64-021-0826-5755
Co-written paper on Autonomous Vehicles "The Driverless Revolution: What Next?": https://theseeds.nz/the-driverless-revolution-what-next-the-future-of-autonomous-vehicles-in-new-zealand/
Car-Free Manhattan article mentioned - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opinion/sunday/ban-cars-manhattan-cities.html SAE Levels of Autonomy Ohmio Wisk.aero Zoox video Nuro Waymo
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Remember Captain Planet? This cartoon celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. This is an audio version of an article I wrote for The Spinoff. The full text is here https://thespinoff.co.nz/tv/18-11-2020/remembering-captain-planet-30-years-on/
If you enjoy this then consider sharing with someone else who might remember the show?
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Jeanette founded Power Pause to help raise awareness about Menopause. For episode 233 we find out about her life growing up in Liverpool, transformative OE experiences, her career in Human Resources and what it was like for her going through Menopause - and why she then founded Power Pause.
Website with resources: https://powerpause.co.nz/
Jeanette comments:
"My aim is to provide lots of resources, on one site, so that people don't have to work so hard to find relevant information. My over-arching desire is to normalise the menopause conversation and let people know it is a life stage which passes - so let's support people who are going through it, or living with people going through it - so that we retain women in workplaces, improve family relationships, improve communities, eventually resulting in economic equity and improvement for women in their 50s, 60's, 70's and even 80's (like Margaret Austin - episode 208 - and RBG). Power Pause NZ home page: Power Pause Power Pause News and Resources page. This has lots of other websites which are much more comprehensive than mine, plus lots of helpful links to articles, books, videos etc: News & Resources – Power Pause I mentioned Ph.Creative, 'Defenders of Happiness', a company I work closely with to enable fabulous employer branding and employee experience: Ph.Creative | An Employer Brand Agency (ph-creative.com) Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/300165296/meet-the-women-trying-to-change-how-to-live--and-work--with-menopause
Margaret Austin interview mentioned in this: https://seeds.libsyn.com/margaret-austin-on-a-life-of-service
More interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Menopause is still something of a taboo subject - we need to change that and in this short excerpt of the much longer conversation with Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson on this topic we talk about this. Be watching out for the hour long interview with her that has more detail as well. In this short episode Jeanette shares some of her experiences with Menopause and offers some thoughts on why these conversations matter and need to be normalised.
Website: https://powerpause.co.nz
More interviews at www.theseeds.nz
This live seeds panel discussion was held on 27 November 2020 and brought together a variety of experts to discuss some practical case studies on impact investing.
It ties in with the release of this paper which provides an overview on the state of Impact Investing in New Zealand. Those on the panel sharing their practical experiences from different perspectives were:
Liam Sheridan - CFO of Foundation North
Rangimarie Price - The Connective
Jenny Lackey - New Zealand Green Investment Finance
Paul Gilberd - General Manager of Community Finance
Steven Moe facilitated, with a welcome from Monica Briggs of the Centre for Social Impact.
Opinion piece for Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300169514/impact-investing-presents-opportunity-to-back-a-better-future-beyond-just-financial-gain
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBkeJ8zyJyk
Report: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/te-pūaha-o-te-ako/2020/october/overview-of-impact-investing-in-aotearoa
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Scott Pearson has developed the Calm Pipe and in this interview we find out what that is and how it works. We start by talking about his childhood, his career, travels overseas, what he learned from that and how a forest fire caused him to come up with the idea for Calm Pipe. If you enjoy this then check out some of the 230+ other episodes in the back catalogue.
Website: https://calmpipe.co.nz
www.theseeds.nz
Nada co-founded Again Again and in this interview we find out all about the reusable coffee cup sharing system. We start by hearing about her journey of entrepreneurship as this is the third business venture she had been involved in. We end up talking about working in ski resorts, working as a physiotherapist, starting a clothing label and lots of reflection on reuse and waste. If you enjoy this check out some of the other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Website: https://www.againagain.co/
PledgeMe site: https://pledgeme.co.nz/investments/425-again-again
Email: nada@againagain.co
Matt is the Sustainability Advisor at the University of Canterbury. In this interview we learn about the upcoming Aotearoa SDG Summit Series as well as finding out about his life and the book he has coming out soon - "Common Ground". I really enjoyed my conversation with Matt and am sure you will as well - if you do check out some of the other 228 other episodes in the back catalogue.
Email: matt.morris@canterbury.ac.nz
Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series: https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaSDGsSummitSeries
Email: nzsdgssummitseries@gmail.com
First event link here
UC Sustainability Office: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/life/sustainability/contact-us/
About the UC Sustainability Office The UC Sustainability Office is an on-campus hub for individuals and groups interested in how they can create positive change and promote sustainable practices within the University of Canterbury and wider community. The Sustainability Office organizes events, communicates pathways for change, promotes sustainability and supports a network of individuals and working groups across campus and wider community. We are a resource for staff, students and the wider community who want to connect with sustainable-minded others and create change in their own lives and spaces.
UC Sustainability Office roles are:
- To help people see how sustainability relates to their area of work, research, studies and their wider lives.
- To act as a catalyst for the University in pursuing its charter intentions regarding sustainability and environmental leadership.
- To foster a culture of people prepared to make a difference in creating socio-ecologically sustainable societies.
- To value, recognise and reward people for sustainable efforts and participation.
This is a short excerpt of the conversation with Matt Morris where we talk about his book on gardens coming out shortly called "Common Ground: Garden Histories of Aotearoa". If you enjoy this then check out the full interview with Matt which will be out in a few days time.
Book: https://www.otago.ac.nz/press/otago739185.pdf
Aotearoa SDG Summit Series: https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaSDGsSummitSeries/
Overstory book mentioned: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/the-overstory-9781784708245
www.theseeds.nz
This is the full 7 hours of audio from the Conference held on 4 November 2020 called "Responding to COVID-19 – how might we #buildbackbetter?".
The 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference was the third annual conference which brings together perspectives from professionals, charities, and government on key issues relating to the charities sector, covered the following topics with the time of the episode indicated for easy navigating:
01:53 Karakia, Welcome by Peter Vial and Matthew Harding
29:52 Opening Address by The Hon Justice Stephen Kós
49:58 Charities and Business: Sustainability or Distraction from the Cause? With Murray Baird, Stuart Donaldson, Fiona Martin and Andrew Phillips
1:32:29 How to be Sustainable when Asset Rich and Cash Poor with Bruce Anderson
1:46:55 Trust v Foundations and their sustainable interrelationships with Tim Watts
2:05:26 Charities Law Reform with Tai Ahu, Sue Barker, Jane Norton and Mihiarangi Piripi
2:55:44 Statements of Service Performance With Craig Fisher, Henry McClintock, Sharon Orr and Joanne Scott
3:40:47 When is it Time to Call it Quits with Craig Fisher
4:09:02 Collaborations, mergers and practical considerations of closing down with Steven Moe, Craig Fisher and Scott Moran
4:56:40 Impact Investing and how it can sustain Charities with Steven Moe, James Palmer, Rebekah Swan and David Woods
5:39:23 NZ Accounting Standards Update with Anthony Heffernan
6:30:10 Debate: Has the Concept of Charity had its day? With Jennifer Batrouney QC, David Gilchrist, Matthew Harding, Ross Hickey, Stephen Reilly and Jarrod Walker
7:02:12 Wrap up by Peter Vial
Welcome to the 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference, the third annual conference which brings together perspectives from professionals, charities, and government on key issues relating to the charities sector.
This online half day conference has been developed in response to the global pandemic, to focus on issues relating to COVID-19 and its impact.
Does the extraordinary set of circumstances presented by the recent events provide us with an opportunity to build back better? If so, how might we do that?
The last few months have brought about an increased awareness of the importance and value of the charitable sector. In some respects, the pandemic has brought to the surface a lot of questions and issues that were already there.
The 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference investigates these and other related issues, and provides an opportunity to hear differing perspectives from across different professions and disciplines.
Welcome to our conference.
He waka eke noa: we’re all in this together.
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This is the audio of a session which I facilitated at the Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation conference held online on 4 November 2020. In it Scott Moran, Craig Fisher and I discuss the practical aspects of when it is time for an organisation to wind up - with a particular focus on charities (but the principles will apply to other types of organisation as well). We also consider the other options such as collaborating with others before deciding to wind up and what the barriers are to doing so. We ask some very hard questions but also provide some insights into the process and what is involved.
Thanks to all those on the organising committee who pivoted to hold this online (we did it!) and all the sponsors.
The paper mentioned on "Charting the Future" is here: https://www.parryfield.com/charting-the-future/
The description of this session: "In these challenging times, some organisations will need to consider all their options – including merging, greater collaboration or even winding up. In this session we will talk about these and other options and think about some of the practical considerations that will be very important to think through well in advance."
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Andrey has been studying uncertainty and in this interview we find out about how to make decisions, as well as what it was like growing up in the Soviet Union, studying in Germany, moving back to New Zealand, Game Theory, Prisoner's Dilemma, Efficiency of Markets, longitudinal studies and many more topics.
Companion article that Andrey wrote just for this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seeds-podcast-companion-article-andrey-ivanov-phd-minstd/?published=t
Website: https://www.ivanov-consulting.co Sustainable Finance Forum - report mentioned in the episode: https://www.theaotearoacircle.nz
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I and my firm help your business navigate uncertainty. Key clients (current & past): Westpac NZ, Meridian Energy NZ, UniCredit, Deutsche Bank Group
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At Ivanov Consulting Ltd, we help business leaders make better decisions under uncertainty by applying a range of quantitative and qualitative decision models from economics, econometrics, finance, risk, and behavioural sciences; better still, we train you in these vital skills and frameworks of decision-making under uncertainty. That means you have less anxiety, can better control your environment and position your organisation for future growth and sustainability.
Over the past decade, we helped blue-chip companies across Australasia and Europe to improve profitability by managing risk and uncovering opportunities.
Lan Pham deeply cares about our water and in this interview we learn about why. From a childhood in Wellington we discuss growing up with multiple cultures, the power of cooking, how she started studying freshwater, the ecosystem for Native Fish of New Zealand, living on a remote island and her motivation for become a Councillor on Environment Canterbury. I really enjoyed this interview and the varying topics we discussed and am sure you will as well.
At the start we talk about Impact Lunches - the next one is coming up on Friday 6 November - https://theseeds.nz/impact-lunches/
ECAN site: https://ecan.govt.nz/about-us/your-council/councillors/
This is an excerpt of the much longer interview with Environment Canterbury Councillor Lan Pham to give you a snack size taste of what we talk about. I hope you enjoy it and be watching out for the full interview!
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This is the audio of a zoom call I had with a group of people who want to know how to set up a podcast. In it I describe why I think there is value in podcasting, key tips from my three years of doing it, the type of equipment you can use, the program I use for editing audio, tips on marketing, social media and a whole lot more.
This page has details of equipment and other tips and videos too: http://theseeds.nz/how-to-create-a-podcast/
If you have a question drop me a line at steven@theseeds.nz
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This is a session where I shared about some of my own journey and the concept of Stewardship as a lens for looking at Impact. The event was held at the end of September 2020 for Social Value Aotearoa.
Pechakucha talk mentioned that inspired this session: https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/global-citizenship--generational-legacy-and-kaitiakitanga
Social Value Aotearoa: https://www.socialvalueaotearoa.nz/
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Info about the event
Inspired by his Pecha Kucha video, we invited Steven to share his perspectives with us on stewardship as a lens for evolving the New Zealand impact sector. As a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers with a passion for supporting impact-creating businesses, enterprises and charities, Steven is deeply involved in the impact sector across Aotearoa New Zealand. This kōrero will focus on the theme of stewardship, or kaitiakitanga, and the idea of making choices today to shape a better tomorrow. We will explore this as a lens for evolving New Zealand's impact sector, and consider this within the context of Covid-19 and the changes this has brought to our sector.
This is an excerpt of the interview with Frances Valintine pulling out a few key thoughts about finding your place and your call - what would you sacrifice to do that?
Earlier full interview is here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/frances-valintine-on-the-power-of-being-curious
More at www.theseeds.nz
What doors would open and what would our lives unfold if we allowed ourselves to follow our curiosity? Frances founded The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab and in this interview we focus in on her childhood, the role of her grandparents in her life, memories of photography (when you had 24 shots), leaving home age 16, what she learned from living overseas, the decision to return to New Zealand, our throw away mentality, working in digital education when it was a brand new field and how all this influenced the approach they take today at The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab. We really spend time talking about decisions about career, future, money and feeling trapped by current roles as well and the courses they offer on this, including "Leading Change for Good" and "HeyFuture!". I really enjoyed this interview and we had many many rabbit holes that we dived into which I always enjoy more!
If you like this interview as well then I can guarantee there is someone who you know that would appreciate it if you shared this with them. Also, check out the back catalogue as there are more than 200 other interviews with inspiring people sharing their life stories.
The Mind Lab: https://themindlab.com Education innovators encouraging New Zealanders to upskill, explore and lead change
Tech Futures Lab: https://www.techfutureslab.com Tech Futures Lab connects industry experts with curious explorers, shedding light on opportunity and much-needed new ways of thinking and doing.
We mention some other resources in the interview, including the following interviews with others from Seeds:
Esther Whitehead on Neurodiversity: https://seeds.libsyn.com/esther-whitehead-on-neurodiversity
John Berry on finding your Purpose: https://seeds.libsyn.com/john-berry-on-ethical-investing
Shanna Moe talk on what Adults can learn from Children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjYxfUZhBY
Interview with Shanna on being 10: https://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-10
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
This is a short excerpt of the longer interview with Richard Black that I thought was really helpful when thinking about the role we can help with helping children make sense of the world.
"That there are times when they will make mistakes, but who they are as a person is not faulty".
Resources for helping Children: https://mindhealth.org/mind-health-for-kids/
Mind Health website: https://mindhealth.org/about-us/
For the full interview visit https://seeds.libsyn.com/richard-black-on-mind-health
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How often do we talk about our physical health but ignore mental health in our lives? Richard founded Mind Health to change that focus by working to empower people to transform their lives. He has recently released "Centred: Knowing who you are in an off-balanced world" and the children's book "There's a Happy Moon in my side". In this interview we find out about Richard's background and what led him to focus on this as a counsellor and what he is involved in today. There are also a bunch of free resources at the link below. If you enjoy this interview then remember there are more than 215 others in the back catalogue you might appreciate as well at www.theseeds.nz
Mind Health website: https://mindhealth.org/about-us/
Five principles of Mind Health:
centred
Centred people are stable, confident people because they know their deep needs are met. They do not rely on other people or things to feel ok about themselves.
mental resilience
Mentally resilient people maintain a helpful perspective, even in difficult situations. This enables them to be optimistic, flexible, and solution-focused.
emotionally intelligence
Emotionally intelligent people take ownership of their emotional response and regulate their emotional state. They are aware of what they are feeling, neither indulging nor denying their feelings.
proactive
Proactive people look for constructive solutions to difficulties or obstacles they are facing. They deal with issues quickly, and continually search for ways to make their preferred future a reality.
people smart
People-smart people function well within the relationship. They have healthy boundaries, speaking up for what they need, and balancing their needs with those of others.
James founded Blue Cradle which is a social enterprise founded to make ocean science and research accessible for all. James shares with us about his life and growing up in Europe, what led him to get into diving and how he combines his love of the ocean with telling stories. James is in New Zealand as an EHF Fellow so we also learn about his transition to living in Christchurch. I enjoyed this conversation and the insights from James and am sure you will as well - if you do there are more than 215 other episodes at www.theseeds.nz or in all podcast apps.
Blue Cradle: https://bluecradle.org/
Contact email: james@bluecradle.org
Edmund Hillary Fellowship: https://www.ehf.org/
Stuff article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/121557136/christchurch-ocean-educators-blue-cradle-plan-to-make-documentaries-from-a-boat
Audio of session on the "Sprinting for Good" report which captures the co-design process used to develop the National Action Plan for Community Governance and provides insights into the potential application of co-design in the community sector. This launch was held on 25 September 2020.
In this session Dr Jo Cribb describes the findings from the report - the benefits of co-design, how to use the process effectively and what was learned (and would do differently). She also outlines what resources are available in the report for those interested in using the process in their organisations and communities. We also hear from Matua Kevin Haunui who provides his perspective as well.
This event was hosted by Steven Moe (lawyer and host of seeds podcast) as part of the regular community, NFP, NGO, volunteer cross sector meetings that have been going since first lockdown.
Video of the session and other resources associated with the Report: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/te-puaha-o-te-ako/2020/september/sprinting-for-good-co-designing-for-impact-toolkit-launched
The report is here: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/media/1661/200923-sprinting-for-good-using-co-design-csi-final.pdf
Thank you to the five foundation funders: Auckland Council, Foundation North, Rata Foundation, Ministerial Discretionary Fund administered by the Department of Internal Affairs and Grant Thornton.
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Tim Jones sits down with me for a discussion on house prices based on this article I recently wrote for Spinoff: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/14-09-2020/heres-why-more-aucklanders-should-move-to-Christchurch/
Check out Tim's site and links are there to his Podcast: https://www.growgood.co/
In Pursuit of Purpose podcast: https://www.growgood.co/podcast
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What is the Not So Redundant Club? In this interview Jessie explains more about what it is and why she started it as well as providing background on her life and journey so far. One of the key themes that came through in this was community in various guises and I really enjoyed this conversation. I've known Jessie several years so it was really nice to reflect on the Impact Unconference in April as well and her own background in the Law. I am sure you will enjoy this interview and if you do - is there someone else who might be facing redundancy who would benefit from listening to this? There are more than 210 other interviews in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz as well.
For those interested in joining or learning more about the Not So Redundant Club:
Website for those who want to join the Club: https://members.notsoredundantclub.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenotsoredundantclub
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-not-so-redundant-club
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/not.so.redundant.club/
The SDG Art Exhibition is being put on by the Global Shapers Ōtautahi Hub, The Conscious Club and Bead & Proceed. It starts with a launch night event on Friday 25th September 2020 and runs until Thursday 1st October at Milton St Substation in Ōtautahi/Christchurch.
Website: https://www.sdgexhibition.com/
Tickets for launch night on Friday 25th September: https://events.humanitix.com/sdg-art-exhibition-launch-night
Global Shapers Ōtautahi/Christchurch Hub Recruitment Information evening is coming up on Wednesday 30th September 2020 and is open to all those interested in learning more about Global Shapers. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/641921236723556
You can follow the Global Shapers Ōtautahi Hub on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/globalshaperschristchurch
Chris shares his life journey in this interview. We learn all about his childhood, what it was like losing his Father at age 16, how he rediscovered again his Māori culture as a young adult, studying technology and founding IT startups and then joining Vodafone in Christchurch and what he does today working in a future focused team. Some highlights include his memories of his Father and what he learned from him that inspires him today and his desire to give back to Māori and Pasifika youth to encourage them to explore careers in technology. I really enjoyed my conversation with Chris and if you do as well then who might you know who would appreciate being told about it?
Also check out some of the 210+ other interviews for seeds at www.theseeds.nz.
Vodafone NZ: https://www.vodafone.co.nz
Michelle Sharp interview referenced: https://seeds.libsyn.com/michelle-sharp-on-kilmarnock-and-social-enterprises
Dear Disillusioned Junior Lawyer. I do understand, but don’t quit yet.
I keep meeting you. Everywhere I go I hear some of your story and it echoes the other stories of people just like you. It’s part of my own journey too as I’ve been there. Let me tell you how this story goes. The Law attracted you because it felt like it would be a way to help people, to bring about change and contribute to our world. Your first year at law school was hard but intellectually challenging. You got into second year and enjoyed the diversity of subjects. You did well in your studies and came out with a degree and even got a job offer to work in a law firm. That’s when things changed. What you saw did not match your dreams because you realised there was a strong focus on billing, a very hierarchical system, a focus on profits, an unhealthy obsession with success while relationships and family were sacrificed on the altar of career. You also started measuring your life in 6 minute units. You were offered gold but you began to realise that the gold was in the shape of handcuffs. It’s now been a few years and you are about to leave the Law. You are either about to decide to try something else, or you have already left - maybe a month ago, maybe 10 years ago, maybe longer. For all of you I want to give you three points to ponder: 1. Don’t walk away yet: Just because it hasn’t worked out yet doesn’t mean it cannot work out. We need more purpose driven lawyers who want to help bring about the change we want to see in the world. I spent years helping rich people get richer and it was not fulfilling. But I changed to another area where I help purpose driven people achieve their goals - so my experience is that the Law can provide a means to be a catalyst to work with people who have great ideas but don’t understand the legal side of what their options are. We need more lawyers like you with the right motivations to help such people. 2. Where are you: It is possible that you were placed in an area of law which does not resonate with your true call. Law firms are businesses and it may be that you ended up in a an area that does not match who you are or what you actually want to do, which you probably did not know when you graduated. When you came out of law school you were happy to have a job as a lawyer - but there are a wide variety of specialist areas and none of us really know what it is like to practise law as opposed to studying it. The point is that I have no idea what area is right for you but just that you might not have found it yet. You might be doing tax law but would really be great at doing family law. Or vice versa. Fight for finding the area that can really resonate with who you truly are. 3. Integration, not balance: We have given in to the lie that work/life balance should be our main aim. Balance implies that one of these is good and the other is bad - I work so that I can have fun and feel fulfilled in my spare time when I am actually doing “life”. This is a misconception that sells short the true possibility of what you can contribute. What you do in your spare time is important but what you do in your work time is also important. Search for integration of your life on all levels so that you do not resent your work for taking you away from life - rather, embrace the mission that work can call you too, so that this old saying is true: “Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life”. And maybe that is the foundation I am trying to call you back to: Being a lawyer can be a calling. Not about ego, money or feeling like you are moving paper from one side of the desk to another. Robert Kennedy said this: “Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer - it should pervade the heart, the halls of justice, and the the chambers of the mind." So I do know what you are feeling. I’ve been there myself and almost walked away. But it is possible to fight for a career in the law which is both fulfilling and meaningful and where you do give back in ways that are really important and even vital for our society. We need more lawyers like you who care deeply enough to feel that the system and practising law does not match why you wanted to be a lawyer - we need you because it is that attitude which can help transform and change the system and what you don’t like. So here is the seed to leave you with: Maybe the law could be what you dreamed and you just haven’t found the right place within it yet. Fight for finding where the part of the puzzle is fit by you and your unique make up, vision and skills. And if you have walked away, why not consider coming back? I will link to a 6 minute talk explaining some of my journey (here: https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/global-citizenship--generational-legacy-and-kaitiakitanga) and feel free to contact me if you’d like to have a conversation. Some of us are also in the process of setting up a group for Impact Driven Lawyers: Join us. There is a link in the show notes here https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13903582/ Until next time.
Esther Whitehead shares in this interview about Neurodiversity. We also find out about her life story and find out about her childhood and decision to move to New Zealand, how she got involved in Neurodiversity and what it is that we mean when talking about that term. In particular, what changes might be needed to expand our conversation? I really enjoyed my conversation with Esther and am sure you will as well. It is one of 200+ so be sure to check out some of the others at www.theseeds.nz
Dyslexia Foundation of NZ: https://www.dyslexiafoundation.org.nz/about.html
Earlier episode about Dyslexia as superpower https://seeds.libsyn.com/dyslexia-as-superpower-with-geoff-bone
Bio: Esther comes from a teaching background having taught primary, secondary, and adult students with learning differences in a variety of schools and workplace settings in several countries. Her passion is equity and diversity in learning, and Esther acts as a change-agent - leading professional development in these domains, particularly in workplace settings. She has worked as an independent educator and director of Education Centres in NZ, providing literacy and numeracy tutoring for students in consultation with parents, schools and Special Education Services. Esther manages the DFNZ and works closely with MoE and NZQA on select committees to address necessary changes in the system.
Email esther.whitehead@4d.org.nz
In this episode I want to share what I've learned as a lawyer helping people set up impact driven organisations in Aotearoa. I have these conversations all the time so thought I'd share this content here so you all can benefit from it as well.
Here is the text of the episode:
Kia ora everyone. It’s Steven Moe here. I am a podcaster and many of you know me for the interviews I do on seeds with inspiring people about their lives and what motivates them. I want to take the chance to tell you something that I think you all will find helpful: what I know about setting up an impact driven organisation in Aotearoa - whether that ends up with a charitable structure or a for profit structure or some form of hybrid. The reason that I know about this is that my day job is as a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers where I have a unique practise of law focussing on helping purpose driven people achieve their mission. Also, with more than 200 interviews I have spoken with some of the best entrepreneurs in New Zealand and gained their perspectives.
So to download all this information to you I am going to share here about three things I think are key to know. I would be curious if you agree with me, and it might be that you know others who would appreciate the challenges because I am going to give it to you straight. I commonly go through these points – probably 2 or 3 times a week – with people who are wondering about setting something new up so this is also going to be a lot more efficient as I can get people to listen to it before speaking about the specifics of their situation.
- First, I will discuss the three key questions to ask before considering the detail of what structure is best.
- Second, we will look at three of the most commonly used legal structures for impact driven people.
- Third, some reflections on the way to enshrine impact within those structures and the key things needed.
So let’s turn to the high level questions you need to get right from the beginning. Don’t skip over this part…
Part 1: The Three High Level Questions to ask first
What is your purpose?
The first thing to remember is that the purpose and mission needs to come first. What is it that you really want to do? The detail of what legal vehicle to choose then becomes a secondary consideration that is about how you best fulfil your purpose. I encourage you to clearly articulate your mission and your purpose because that will drive all other decisions. This is the “power of why” and will be what you come back to when things get blurry and you wonder why you started on this journey. Also I want to know what that is in just 30 seconds – not the 5 page version, just the three short bullet point version. If you can reduce it down to that then you will be able to convey it clearly to others as well.
So why is getting the purpose important?
The purpose is the first key consideration. Why? Well I like to think of it like this – if you go buy a car there are many options. You might want to get an off road 4x4, or a convertible, or a 7 seater – there are a range of vehicles that depend on what your purpose is. In the same way when choosing a legal vehicle we need to understand the purpose of what you want to do. Think of a limited liability company as one type of special purpose vehicle, the same with cooperatives, incorporated societies or charitable trusts. So we need to know the direction you want to head in order to decide on the right vehicle.
What fuel is driving the vehicle?
The second key consideration comes from Jerry Maguire and the phrase “Show me the Money!”. Money is like the fuel that is needed for the vehicle to run – whatever type is chosen. There are two parts to this which affect the decision. Where is the money coming from – sales of product or services, private investment by issuing shares, loans, donations or grant funding? And also, where is the money going to – will there be private profits for individuals or will the funds be reinvested back to promote the mission? All of these factors are critical to work out what structure is best.
Replication?
The third question is a bit different. But before we get into the legal structure options I think it is important to ask this: Is there someone out there already doing what you plan to do? We see in New Zealand a lot of replication where people want to do good and assume that to do so a new initiative is needed. I don’t think that is always the case. If the mission and purpose is most important then strip away any ego associated with founding something new and ask the hard question: for the good of the cause am I better to come in as a strong supporter and work with others already doing the mahi? This may sound like a strange thing to be proposing since my job is to act for people setting something up so I am doing myself a disservice by advocating this thinking – instead I could fan the flames of starting something new. But there is a bigger picture here and if I can encourage one person to not start something new and instead come in as a big advocate and supporter of a struggling initiative that just needs some volunteers then that will be better overall. So please do look around and have conversations about collaboration before going off and setting up something new.
Part 2: The three best types of legal structures to consider
There are many possible structures but I am going focus in on the ones I think are the simplest and easiest ones. There are basically three options. They are:
Set up a Company: This is a commonly understood vehicle for running a new initiative. As a positive you can privately benefit through dividend return to shareholders, you can more easily access investors by issuing them shares, people understand the structure over other options. The key ingredients are a director, a name and a shareholder. The downside is that you will be less likely to get grant funding or donations, people make assumptions that what you do is driven by profit rather than purpose, so there can be a lot of explaining needed, and if taken over the company might lose the essence of why it was originally founded. I am setting up many impact driven companies so am happy to discuss all this in more detail if anyone would like to know more.
Set up a Charity: Setting up a charity provides a nice vehicle because you are forced to write down you purposes – I think that is a good thing. You need to fulfil one of four charitable purposes: Advancing education, reducing poverty, advancing religion or purposes beneficial to the community. So just because what you want to do is “good” doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be charitable. Becoming a charity results in significant tax benefits because you are helping society – for example, you can issue tax deductible receipts to donors. However you will not be able to privately benefit (apart from market rate salaries), will not be able to issue shares that return dividends to shareholders (unless to another charity) and will have difficulty raising capital funding. One common misconception is that a charity must be a Trust – in fact, companies can be charitable as well it is just that they must clearly articulate that there is no private benefit and state what the purposes are. I am setting up several charities each month across the full range – recent examples include an ocean focussed charity, one setting up Buddhist temples, one working with children on design thinking – a very large range.
Hybrid option: Remember the “show me the money” point earlier? Well this is where it kicks in – if funding is coming from private investors, this option is preferred over a charity. Whereas if funding is likely from grants or donations, then the charity option may be preferred. There is no one template that will apply for all. While it involves some duplication of having two entities, sometimes what I see people end up considering is a hybrid option. This involves having a company while also setting up a Foundation which is a charity. How closely aligned they are will depend on the circumstances. If setting up a charity then part of the thing to consider is having independence in that charity so there is no chance of a conflict of interest. Ultimately this is all about finding the best way to have maximum impact. Increasingly I am seeing pull from either end – private companies wanting to give back through creating a charity, while charities are looking to commercialise some aspect of what they do in order to generate another income stream. I think the lines will continue to blur as we increasingly move towards discussions of impact being the most important thing. Like I said at the start it then is down to the detail as to the type of legal structure used as the overarching point is that mission and purpose and impact are being implemented.
Part three: Enshrining impact
I want to finish off with a few thoughts about how we started – a focus on impact. Thinking about each of the structures discussed I would just comment that for a charity you are required to set out the purpose you want to achieve, which I think is a really good thing.
For a company, it is not legally required to set out what your mission is – which I think is an oversight that one day will be corrected – but it is possible to enshrine your impact by setting out your mission in a constitution. That is a public facing document and if I get involved I try to have clients articulate their mission and purpose right at the start so that they are open and clear with the world about what they are there for.
I would encourage you that whatever entity type you end up choosing that you really come back to the mission and purpose and clearly set out what it is. I can guarantee that will be the most valuable point to get straight. Once that is done then it will help you to decide on the detail of which type of entity to choose. You may notice that this summary focusses more on the high level questions than the detail – that is on purpose.
My final thought is to consider how you report on impact – wouldn’t it be great if we all started measuring and talking about impact in ways that get beyond financial metrics. It is really hard to do but research it and get amongst it to lead the way in how you measure and talk about the impact you are having. If you can do that then I am confident your venture will be more assured of success.
I’ve enjoyed reflecting on this topic and would be happy to discuss further with you – and if I directed you hear to listen before we have a phone call then I look forward to chatting sometime soon.
Until next time.
[Note: This is a short overview of issues - inevitably situations will be different for each context and you need to consider a variety of issues such as Financial Markets Authority rules, Tax considerations, employment, shareholder dynamics, among many other things. But the point of this is to provide some high level thoughts to get you started.]
Margaret was born in 1933 and has lived an extremely full life - she is still involved today in more organisations than nearly everyone who I know and she does it all with the desire to give back. In this interview we hear about her childhood, her memories of World War II, early education, studying at University of Canterbury in the early 1950s, becoming a teacher, what made her get into politics, serving as an MP from 1984 to 1996 and her involvement with various organisations since then including Unesco, as Lincoln University Chancellor and what "retirement" means.
If you enjoyed this you might also appreciate the more than 200 others in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
Music Canterbury: https://musiccanterbury.co.nz/about-music-canterbury/who-we-are-ccmc-executive/
Wainoni Avonside Community Trust https://www.cinch.org.nz/categories/a-z/c/405/entries/1249 and https://www.facebook.com/wacommunityservices
Profile in Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/110554017/national-portrait-margaret-austin--shining-a-light-on-darkness
Margaret Austin was born in 1933 and in the hour long interview with her we find out all about her long life of service, including as an MP from 1984-1996 - but this is a short minute excerpt that captures something of what we discussed.
Be watching out for the full interview next.
If you like this check out some of the 200+ interviews in the back catalogue. www.theseeds.nz
Do you remember what it was like to be 12? In this interview we talk with Shanna about what it is like for her. We cover a wide variety of topics including what it is like to be able to choose subjects, what makes a good friend, why she likes performance and drama, the impact of Covid and what she has seen, what adults could remember about being a child, what the future may hold, the environment and looking after the planet, and being part of a longitudinal study - which these yearly interviews with her have become!
Earlier episodes with her:
On being 10: https://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-10
On being 11: https://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-11
TEDx Youth Talk on what Adults can learn from Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjYxfUZhBY
If you enjoy this you might like to check out the more than 200 episodes in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
This live seeds podcast event was held on Friday 28th August 2020 and brought together a variety of experts to discuss the current - and future - state of impact investing in New Zealand.
The panel was facilitated by Steven Moe as a live seeds podcast discussion among:
- David Woods (New Zealand Green Investment Finance and former chair of Impact Enterprise Fund New Zealand)
- Rangimarie Price (The Connective)
- Louise Aitken (Ākina Foundation and Impact Investing National Advisory Board Member)
- Rebecca Mills (Founder of The Lever Room and author of 'Build Back Better' report)
- Liam Sheridan (Foundation North CFO)
- Pip Best (EY Oceania Climate Change and Sustainability Services Director / The Aotearoa Circle)
- James Palmer (CEO of Community Finance, social housing impact investing)
- Mark Ingram (Brightlight, Chief Impact Officer - Australia)
This conversation is presented by Parry Field Lawyers, Community Finance, The Lever Room, Brightlight, Foundation North, Ākina Foundation, Centre for Social Impact and coordinated by Seeds Podcast.
For more visit https://theseeds.nz/
Fiona is from Ireland and in this interview we hear about her early days growing up and what brought her to New Zealand. We both share an appreciation for the work of Brene Browne on courage, vulnerability and shame so we end up talking about that as well as what it is that makes good leaders. We also talk about the work she does today through Cara Consulting. This is one of more than 200 interviews so if you enjoy it then check out some of the others as well.
Website: http://www.caraconsulting.co.nz/
www.theseeds.nz
The Honourable Poto Williams became an MP in 2013 and is now the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and is the Associate Minister for Social Development, Immigration, and Greater Christchurch Regeneration. In this interview we talk with her family history and about her background and childhood and Cook Islands heritage. We also talk about her early years, first jobs, studies, work in the community sector and what motivated her to leave that work in the community to become a politician. What is it that gets planted as a seed that causes someone to put their hand up for politics? We find out all about that here. We also find out what the principles are that have set a foundation for how Poto approaches her role today. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do then you might appreciate some of the 200+ in the back catalogue as well.
Page: https://www.labour.org.nz/potowilliams
The Video by Jewel we discuss "... In the end, only kindness matters ...": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsS3pIDBfw
Mele Wendt interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/mele-wendt-on-culture-racism-and-having-the-tough-conversations
'Anau Mesui Henry interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/anau-mesui-henry-on-empowering-pacific-people
This is one of more than 200 interviews for seeds podcast and you can find out more at www.theseeds.nz
Official biography:
Hon Poto Williams is the Labour Member of Parliament for Christchurch East, where she lives. Poto became the MP for Christchurch East at a By-Election in November 2013. She is now the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and is the Associate Minister for Social Development, Immigration, and Greater Christchurch Regeneration.
After gaining an MBA and Graduate Certificate in Research Methods from Manukau Institute of Technology and Southern Cross University, Poto has worked in and managing community health and community mental health services, residential disability services, working with single parent families, youth services, family violence and refuge. Working in mental health provided the opportunity to engage in strengths based, recovery focussed and client centred work, which has guided her practice ever since.
As the Minister of the Community and Voluntary sector, she understands the importance of forging constructive relationships with the sector and passionately believes the sector is an integral part of the Government’s agenda with the Wellbeing Budget.
Poto is the very proud mother of Terai, grandmother of Bodhi and a member of a very large extended family in NZ, Australia and the Cook Islands.
Anton spoke at the Impact Unconference in April 2020 and this is the audio of his session about normalising Te Reo in the Workplace. I really enjoyed what he had to share and I thought some of you would appreciate his positive and proactive style too. I've heard Anton speak many times and really appreciate his enthusiasm for this topic which you will see is infectious. And if you are in Christchurch check out the restaurant Fush.
Fush website: https://fushshorebro.co.nz/
Maori phrase a day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/263436354660573/
Video version of this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJM1qAvtBSk
Impact Unconference - 32 different sessions: https://www.impactunconference.nz/videos
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Mele Wendt MNZM spent her childhood in Samoa and Fiji before coming to New Zealand to study at University. In this interview we find out about that upbringing and growing up in a house full of the Arts and Culture (her Father is Albert Wendt who is a very well known poet and author). We also talk about Racism and Culture and the differences in New Zealand between the 1980s and now. These are important, difficult, conversations to have. We also talk about her work at Victoria University as well as Fulbright New Zealand and her work on helping to shape governance culture for the hundreds of thousands of people who are involved in boards in New Zealand (particularly those in the NFP area who often have not had formal training in this area) - Mele is chairing the National Strategy for Community Governance. Mele’s governance career spans over 20 years across 15 different entities. She currently serves on the boards of Te Kura (the Correspondence School) and the Wellington Community Trust.
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mele-wendt-mnzm-b7016b15/
Community Governance: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/korero/2019/november/the-importance-of-community-governance
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
This episode is a celebration of reaching 200 episodes and 75,000 listens. In it we hear from 30 different people to give a taste of the wide variety of voices, stories and conversations we have had so far.
Thank you so very much for your support of the show, it means a lot when you listen and share and tell others about it!
Visit www.theseeds.nz for more details about the show and how to access it in podcast apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
I wanted to feature something from every episode but that would have been a 2 hour episode easily so this has short excerpts from 30 episodes to show the wide variety of voices so far, including:
Episode #1 - Michelle Sharp
Episode #78 - Sister Mary Scanlon
Episode #5 - Shanna Moe
Episode #18 - John Hammond
Episode #61 - Simon Mbonyinshuti
Episode #83 - Kerri Bonner
Episode #108 - Osman Ahmed
Episode #112 - Israel Cooper
Episode #99 - Isabel age 6
Episode #10 - Mark Ambundo
Episode #24 - Amy Marsden
Episode #102 - Ian Harvey
Episode #84 - Lisa Mead
Episode #114 - Hannah McKnight
Episode #117 - Bridget Williams
Episode #88 - Matthew Goldsworthy
Episode #32 - Erica Austin
Episode #19 - Mark Prain
Episode #8 - Daniel Flynn
Episode #191 - 'Anau Mesui Henry
Episode #30 - Camia Young
Episode #44 - Michael Mayell
Episode #45 - Samantha Jones
Episode #26 - Dorenda Britten
Episode #55 - Julia Rucklidge
Episode #79 - Kathleen Gallagher
Episode #89 - Peter Beck
Episode #174 - Michael Philpott
Episode #189 - Kaila Colbin
Episode #125 - Natasha Zimmerman
Marian is the Chief Awesome Officer at the Ministry of Awesome. In this interview we discuss how it is helping connect and encourage start-ups and entrepreneurs and develop an ecosystem that encourages collaboration at Te Ōhaka. We also talk about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge. But before that we discuss Marian's childhood as the daughter of a diplomat which meant she lived in many countries growing up. We also discuss her career in television and the skills she learned from that when it comes to brining different groups and people together for a common goal. I really enjoyed this interview and am sure you will too. Remember there are almost 200 others in the back catalogue as well at www.theseeds.nz
Ministry of Awesome: https://ministryofawesome.com/
Te Ōhaka https://teohaka.co.nz/
Article on Ministry of Awesome: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/16-10-2019/the-ministry-of-awesome-reflects-the-exciting-new-era-of-christchurch-startups/
Healthtech Supernode Challenge: https://www.healthtechchallenge.co.nz/
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
This is an excerpt with Marian Johnson about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge which is on now. The full interview on her life and work with Ministry of Awesome will follow later this week.
For more on the challenge visit: https://www.healthtechchallenge.co.nz
Ministry of Awesome: https://ministryofawesome.com/
More info at www.theseeds.nz
Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this episode. We also find out about her background and what has led her to become an entrepreneur and the business model supporting NZ companies going to China. I enjoyed this interview and am sure you will as well. Be sure to check out the 4 minute excerpts in the last episode as well. And this is episode 197 so there is a lot more content and stories at www.theseeds.nz
Website: https://nzandbeyond.co/
"New Zealand and Beyond is a full service business model, supporting New Zealand skincare companies on every step of their journey into China. NZB was created by Co-founders Chelsea Aitken and Millie Morgan after discovering the underrepresentation of Kiwi brands in China."
Check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
Chelsea Aitken co-founded New Zealand and Beyond and shares a few insights from her entrepreneurial journey in this short extract from the full interview which will be released soon. Key points:
- Trust your gut - imposter syndrome can stop this ...
- Not everyone’s advice carries the same weight, so don’t listen to every opinion
- The first two points are really all about self belief
- Surround yourself with mentors that both challenge and encourage you
Watch out for the full episode coming out soon.
Website: https://nzandbeyond.co/
"New Zealand and Beyond is a full service business model, supporting New Zealand skincare companies on every step of their journey into China. NZB was created by Co-founders Chelsea Aitken and Millie Morgan after discovering the underrepresentation of Kiwi brands in China."
Check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
This is a short book review of "Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen" by Donald Miller.
More on the book: https://buildingastorybrand.com
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
John Berry shares his life journey during this interview and we find out about what he is doing today in the area of ethical investing at Pathfinder which now has 7 different funds. To start with though we find out about John's childhood and he shares with us about becoming a lawyer, travels through the Middle East, going through a burnout period and deciding to move back from London. We also dive pretty deep around mental health and learning how we can be more open with each other and support people going through hard times. I really enjoyed this interview and learned a lot and am sure you will appreciate it as well.
Pathfinder: https://www.path.co.nz
Caresaver: https://caresaver.co.nz/
Men's Health Trust: http://menshealthnz.org.nz/about-the-trust/
For almost 200 other interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Vaughan founded V Formation to focus on helping small businesses achieve their potential. Along the way he has become a passionate spokesperson for the owners of the hundreds of thousands of small businesses in New Zealand. In this interview we talk all about that and what is keeping him busy these days, but we also start off back with his childhood and learn about what has led him to get involved in this. We also hear about his working for Japanese companies and what he learned from that, the important legacy that comes from exploring his Whakapapa and family origins and what makes a good storyteller. I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will as well.
Website: https://www.vformation.co.nz/
This is one of almost 200 interviews so check out the others at www.theseeds.nz
This is a short excerpt from the conversation with Vaughan Winiata which will be released next week. In that full interview we talk about small business and what they need as well as many other topics.
About Vaughan and his company V Formation: https://www.vformation.co.nz/about
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
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'Anau shares her story of coming from Tonga as a child. What is it like to grow up with two cultures and how do you adapt? This is a really fascinating insight into the story of an immigrant as she is very open and honest with us about her journey. I love the podcast for the different perspectives it can offer us on life, other journeys and what we might otherwise take for granted. Check out some of the things that 'Anau is involved in below.
Talanoa Tuesday Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talanoatuesday
Talanoa Tuesday IG https://www.instagram.com/talanoa_tuesday/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anau-m-64aa62163/
Four Shells Kava https://www.fourshells.nz
Short highlights of this episode here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/we-only-had-bread-short-excerpts-of-a-conversation-with-anau-mesui-henry
This is episode 191 of seeds - check out more at www.theseeds.nz
Thank you Mele Wendt and Saia Mataele for your respective roles in helping this episode happen.
'Anau came to New Zealand from Tonga as a child - her full story will follow but this has 4 short excerpts from our conversation telling a few stories about her life. I love the podcast for the different perspectives it can offer us on life, other journeys and what we might otherwise take for granted.
Talanoa Tuesday Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talanoatuesday
Talanoa Tuesday IG https://www.instagram.com/talanoa_tuesday/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anau-m-64aa62163/
Four Shells Kava https://www.fourshells.nz
This is episode 190 of seeds - check out more at www.theseeds.nz
Thank you Mele Wendt and Saia Mataele for your respective roles in helping this episode happen.
Kaila is the co-founder of Boma Global and the founder and CEO of Boma New Zealand. I'd been looking forward to this conversation for a long time because Kaila has had a fascinating life and has an attitude and approach I've learned from. In this interview we jump back in time to hear about her childhood and find out about some of her journey (including being the subject of an attempted kidnapping as a child). Her journey starts in New York but has side trips to Argentina, a culinary school, learning languages and eventually arriving in Christchurch. We discuss why she has stayed here and what the values are that drive her. I was particularly interested in the last sentence of her bio and why she included this so we talk about that: "Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence". We touch on a lot and that includes running TEDxChristchurch for 10 years as well as TEDxScottBase, bringing Singularity University to New Zealand and Australia, co-founding Ministry of Awesome and her work now with Boma. As well as all that we fit in a great discussion about vulnerability and what she learned from her training with Brené Brown. I am sure you are going to enjoy this interview with Kaila!
Boma website: https://nz.boma.global/
Short 10 minute version of this with three extracts of the interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/i-am-incessantly-curious-excerpt-from-kaila-colbin-interview
From her bio: "Kaila Colbin is a co-founder of Boma Global and the CEO of Boma New Zealand. She spearheaded the hugely successful SingularityU New Zealand and Australia Summits, introducing more than 2,500 people to exponential technologies and their impact on humanity.
She is also a co-founder and trustee of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome, Chairman of the Board of the New York-based Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, and a Director of CORE Education Ltd.
After training with Brené Brown, Kaila became a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, and has worked with hundreds of people to increase courage as a core competency. She is also a certified ExO consultant, a Climate Project Ambassador who trained with Al Gore, and a Project Management Professional. She is a renowned national and international public speaker, sought after by corporates, government agencies, industry groups, and more.
Kaila was formerly the Curator and Licensee for TEDxChristchurch in New Zealand and TEDxScottBase in Antarctica. A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian, holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University and has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 22. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence."
Kaila Colbin is on the show next week talking about her life - this is a short compilation of three excerpts from that interview to give a taste of what we talk about. I sometimes get feedback that people want shorter version of the episodes so - here you go!
For more check out www.theseeds.nz
Rob Lawrence retires in a few days and just turned 70 so in this interview we hear about his reflections on his career and life. Starting from a young age he had an interest in the outdoors (his Father took him on his PHD research on Beavers as a 4 year old), we discuss what he studied and how his career took him to many different places, including New Zealand. Rob has also done many varied things and had "interesting jobs" such as raising Salmon, working at Orana Wildlife Park, at a Veterinary Clinic and assisting start-ups and tech businesses with Government investment through Callaghan while working at the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce for almost 15 years. This interview is very special to me because as you will hear Rob's life has intertwined with my own as Rob worked with my Father first back in the mid 1970s, before I was even born. There is also a 4 minute episode where Rob shares his "20 life lessons" which you can access here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/20-life-lessons-from-rob-lawrence I really enjoyed hearing Rob's stories of his life and his reflections at a significant point in his journey and know you will as well.
Rob's photography site: https://www.roblawrencephotographer.com/
Linked In profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lawrence-a678375/
Email: birdman22@xtra.co.nz
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Bio: "Emigrating from the USA in 1984, Rob has been active in a range of New Zealand business sectors: aquaculture (salmon), animal health, conservation/ecotourism, technology and innovation, local government, and business/product development.
Rob joined the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce in 2005, now as a part of the Business Strategy Group Team he specialises in assisting companies with government investment funding for technology development."
Rob Lawrence retires at the end of this month and recently turned 70. Last week I interviewed him about his life journey and that will come out later this week, but in this short episode he offers 20 life lessons from his last 50 years working in business.
Rob's photography site: https://www.roblawrencephotographer.com/
Linked In profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lawrence-a678375/
Email: birdman22@xtra.co.nz
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The sooner you learn to let go of something the more opportunity is created for everyone.
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Throwing rocks at Government is really a waste of time - and rocks. You always hit the wrong person and they bounce off anyway.
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You can never please everybody all the time - but spend the time pleasing the most important, your family. 4. Use the Force whenever possible. It may not be anything that may be fantasy and not work, but it sure feels good saying it. 5. Turn the NOs into NOWs every chance you get. 6. There is never enough market validation on anything. 7. There is never enough money, but check your business plan first before you start complaining about availability of funding 8. Read children’s books. They explain everything more clearly than any consultant can. 9. Live to enjoy the people around you - your life is too short, and it is nice to leave a place better than you found it. 10. Look both ways when crossing the street - no matter which hemisphere you are in. 11. See value more than cost. 12. Collaboration is not as painful as you think and we need to do more of it. Both as business people and as a nation. 13. The more you have to hide your IP, the less you have to show. 14. Life is like a jigsaw, walking away is often the best way to see the solution more clearly. 15. Have fun, don’t be too serious. Life is just too short. A corollary to that: aways have interesting work. I’ve been lucky in my business to have interesting jobs. 16. Government needs to recognise more fully that there is value in digital development, not just R. 17. You can be productive anywhere. 18. Don’t be afraid you don’t know - it is better to have integrity and credibility than trying to appear to be smarter than you are. 19. Failure is always the best teacher, but don’t fear it. You learn more from what doesn’t work than what does, and you grow from it. 20. The world is bigger than you, having a faith helps - and it helps guide you through your journey. For more visit www.theseeds.nz
In this live session I discussed with Craig Fisher the paper we released called "Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change". We discuss what the paper covers and why we wanted to issue the challenge of 7 questions for organisations to consider when they look at their strategy. There were 55 attending this Zoom call on Friday 12 June 2020.
To download the paper visit https://www.parryfield.com/charting-the-future/
Video version of this talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uba1wjoarak
Index of video content - the audio follows this:
00:00: Welcome by Steven
01:08: Craig Fisher intro and context
03:11: Steven Moe intro and context
04:41: Explaining why we wrote the paper now + thoughts
13:18: Giving context of paper before looking at questions
14:50: Question 1: What is our purpose?
19:53: Q2: Do we have a right to exist?
22:22: Q3: Do we still need to exist?
27:52: Q4: Should our organization have an end date?
31:07: Q5: Should we continue to try and go it alone?
37:02: Q6: Who could we collaborate with?
41:16: Q7: Can we reimagine the future?
45:25: Discussion about guardianship and legacy
49:18: Discussion on key things to consider
52:01: Discussion on summary of key questions to ask
53:55: Discussion on funding
56:15: Final thoughts
58:40: End
For a lot more content visit www.theseeds.nz
Live panel discussion on Creatives & the Arts: How can they shape our future? This was held as part of "Vision Week" and this panel brought together 4 thought leaders in the Arts from across a variety of sectors.
We have assembled an experienced lineup of panelists including:
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Anne Rodda, among other cultural and arts initiatives, Michael Hill Violin Competition organiser, formerly professional Cellist and now advisor to NFP sector. Profile here.
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Professor Peter O'Connor, Director of the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation at Auckland University. Profile here and a short video profile here.
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Hannah Teipo, Facility Co-ordinator of Te Oro http://www.teoro.org.nz as well as an artist in her own right. Co-director of Malae Collective and musician SEMA. Hannah Teipo is a NZ born Indo-Cook Island artist recreating the narrative of what it means to be a Pasifika artist in New Zealand.
Link to profile: https://www.instagram.com/sema... - Felicity Letcher, Formerly a theatre producer working across comedy, theatre and dance who has been on several boards including Red Leap Theatre and Theatre Stampede and now runs Main Reactor Ltd, chair of the Screen Sector Covid 19 Action Group. Profile here.
Video of this panel discussion: https://youtu.be/67zuQxFRZ2o
If you enjoyed this there are more than 180+ other episodes and a lot more content is at www.theseeds.nz
Vicki-Anne shares her life journey in this interview and we talk in detail about her founding NZ Gifts of Love & Strength. This is a great new charity which was set up to support victims of different events such as the shootings in Christchurch. We also chat about her background and things she has faced in her life, including Lyme disease, which I did not know much about. I really enjoyed my conversation with Vicki-Anne and am sure you will as well.
Facebook page for NZ Gifts of Love and Strength: https://www.facebook.com/nzgiftsofloveandstrength/
An article on the initiative: https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-our-people/mission-support-vulnerable
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/mosque-attacks-seven-year-old-s-signs-raise-800-for-charity.html From Vicki-Anne: "During Covid-19 we were an essential service and collaborated with Student Volunteer Army screening potential volunteers throughout NZ. We responded to several requests to assist people from Canterbury Civil Defence Welfare Team. We are always looking for donors of new items from businesses and individuals. We always welcome new volunteers to help us. We also love collaborating with other non-profits. We will be popping up at various markets this winter in Canterbury with a range of various craft items we have made and a nice food treat to take home. (Not saying what it is as its a unique fundraiser). Conrad and has formed a collaboration with us ongoing for fundraising for all of our clients. Our new lot of Red Cross Refugees arrive this coming Friday." Regarding Lyme disease: "I guess I would like to mention that its not just ticks that carry Lyme disease and its coinfections. Its spread by migratory birds. If anyone has multiple unexplained health issues there is a questionnaire by world leading Lyme disease specialist Dr Horowitz that most Doctors around the world rely on for diagnosis. If you need testing please contact Vicki at NZ Gifts who can advise best labs in the world to get tested at." For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Anne started her career as a professional musician before getting involved in a wide variety of initiatives focusing on the creative arts. In this interview we hear about her life story, the influence of a meeting with Yo-Yo Ma, how she came to move to New Zealand, starting the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, and her role today in helping NFPs shape their futures. Anne has led a wide variety of organisations including the NZ Centre for Gifted Education, James Wallace Arts Trust, Cognition Education Trust, Auckland Writers Festival and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (among others). Most recently, she was in charge of running the New Zealander of the Year Awards.
One topic we dive into is the role that creatives can play on Boards and that conversation has become an example of what Seeds podcast is at its best: Anne and I are now co-writing a white paper on this topic. Be watching out for it and if you know of examples that would fit with that topic then let me know.
Website: https://www.voyageradvisory.nz/
Youtube video of this interview: https://youtu.be/yf3uz1tPLtk
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Terry Shubkin is Chief Excitement Officer at Young Enterprise which is focused on "Inspiring Students. Unleashing Leaders." In this interview we hear about her life journey and what led her to taking on that role. I really enjoyed hearing about her background and interesting journey and lessons learned when making life decisions ("what's the worst that could happen?") as well as the work being done to promote enterprise among high school students. We also talk about the shift in focus over time among students who are increasingly interested in the impact their companies will have. With thousands of alumni who have been through the programme there is now a lasting legacy of businesses whose CEOs first learned about business through YES.
Website: http://youngenterprise.org.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YoungEnterpriseNZ
Report on Social Enterprise mentioned: https://www.theimpactinitiative.org.nz/publications/structuring-for-impact
YES Annual Report here
2 minute overview video of what they do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih7BKfNzdcc
2019 YES Alumni Report (Life after YES) – gives the outcomes from our alumni survey including the stats I mentioned around the number of entrepreneurs, the number of companies they have created and the number of jobs - http://youngenterprise.org.nz/assets/Uploads/YES-Alumni-Report-2019-Final.pdf
Video if people want to volunteer and not sure what it means to mentor a YES company - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUEJ4D5jDc
If people want to #loveYES and #shopYES – the YES Market where YES companies can sell their products online in a central place. http://www.yesmarket.co.nz/businesses
Social enterprise book here
From website: "Our vision at Young Enterprise is to build a pipeline of entrepreneurial-minded young people who will boost the prosperity in Aotearoa. We do this by preparing young people to thrive in business and in life. We create authentic learning experiences and bring enterprise into the classroom."
Video of this interview: https://youtu.be/QXF2OR68nRg
For more interviews check out www.theseeds.nz
Sally curates unique learning experiences, sallyduxfield.com, and delivers may of her programmes at Makahika Outdoor Pursuit Centre and in this interview we find out about her background, influences, time in the military and what led to what she does today. We also find several rabbit holes to go down including what makes a good leader, how important soft skills are and the role of the 'camp fire' and nature when it comes to learning. I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will as well.
https://www.sallyduxfield.com/ sallyduxfield.com https://www.makahika.co.nz/ Makahika Outdoor Pursuit Centre Video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/eHICnRr5pUY For more interviews see www.theseeds.nz
David is a lecturer at AUT and Co-Director of Mōhio's Climate Innovation Lab. In this interview we talk about his early life, the influence of his parents in shaping his focus on impact and many rabbit holes around public policy and consumer choice. David has a D.Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford and experience in journalism, publishing and the non-governmental sector. His research interests include ethics and public policy, and environmental policy.
Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/2MudC90BUCI
Website: https://www.mohio.co
Latest book edited: https://www.bwb.co.nz/books/careful-revolution
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
This is a short book review of “New Power: How anyone can persuade, mobilize, and succeed in our chaotic connected age.” By Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms.
For text of this review look here: https://theseeds.nz/new-power-book-review/
For more interviews look here www.theseeds.nz
Luke is a young entrepreneur and in this interview we hear about the challenges of setting up a new venture. We also find out about his life story and journey so far. I really enjoyed my conversation with Luke and learning about Vxt which is a software company revolutionising small business communications by providing affordable voice message management and automation tools. Seeds podcast is trying to build up an ecosystem of stories of journeys of people that we can learn from and so this is a welcome addition.
Video version of interview here: https://youtu.be/sBdWoFI6-0Q
From VXT website description: "Read your voicemail, forward to email automatically, and save multiple greetings with our intelligent inbox. Your time is precious so stop wasting it on traditional voicemail."
Website: https://www.vxt.co.nz/about
For more interviews check out www.theseeds.nz
A beautiful original song played on the piano by Matthew Goldsworthy which he performed live for the Impact Unconference last Friday 24 April.
It was too wonderful not to share with you all. The power of music to evoke memories and emotions.
Would love to get him in the studio to record with violin and cello in the background - contact me if you want to help make that happen.
Video of his full performance of other pieces as well (30 minutes - this is a video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOsPmeFOjas
His earlier interview on seeds describing Youth Arts New Zealand: http://seeds.libsyn.com/matthew-goldsworthy-on-youth-arts-nz
Matthew on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0s2Szbrbgr9YFh63FNVNyu
Matthew on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewgoldsworthy99
Other Impact Unconference videos: https://www.impactunconference.nz/videos
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This is the audio of part of the opening session at the virtual Impact Unconference held on 24 April 2020 where I shared about the context in which the conference was happening and asked some questions about 'what next'.
Full video of opening session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnL6mWDLHCE&t=1s
Videos of the IU: https://www.impactunconference.nz/videos
For more videos and interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
#IUNZ2020
Michael is New Zealand's premier speaking coach. We find out a lot about speaking in this interview - why we fear it and what can help. You will want to listen in on our conversation as I learned so much from his observations. We also hear about his early years (including in an orphanage) and leaving school very young and what led to being the speaker coach for people like Lilia Tarawa (over 9 million TEDX listens… and the fifth most viewed TEDx talk on the planet). I really appreciated Michael's vulnerability in sharing his story and also freely giving us so many tips and insights into the art of crafting a good talk!
Website https://www.michaelphilpott.co.nz/ (has links to resources mentioned in talk).
Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/XHO2m7J-ots
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelphilpott/
Lilia Tarawa TedX talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7mBbXxJYA
Bio: Michael works with leaders, innovators, creative thinkers, change makers, disruptors, and inspirational individuals. He coaches CEOs, celebrities, sales executives, tech giants, best-selling authors, professors, PhDs, and start-up founders to achieve outstanding results from their keynote talks, investment pitches and formal presentations. Michael also coaches sales executives, like Stephen Pike from Williams Corporation, sell real estate value at over $700,000 from a 5-minute talk and start-up founders attract over a half a million dollars in funding from a 7-minute investment pitch whilst also winning ‘Best pitch of the night’ award in front of an audience of over 900 potential investors.
LINKS:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelphilpott/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thespeakercoachnz
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thespeakercoachnz/
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Jenny has spent decades working in Philanthropy in New Zealand. In this interview we hear about her childhood and some of the influences that shaped her, becoming a teacher, travelling overseas and what she learned in India, the work she did with organisations involved in Philanthropy including working with Sir Roy Mckenzie on setting up his personal foundation, being involved in the creation of Philanthropy New Zealand and leading the largest New Zealand community trust, Foundation North, from 2004 for 15 years. Throw in also leading Fulbright New Zealand (awarding academic scholarships) and being a trustee of other groups like the Vodafone Foundation and you'll see we touch on many topics. We also focus in on discussing what she has learned about developing effective strategy, what listening to communities really looks like, the role of philanthropy and what works and doesn't work. I really enjoyed this wide ranging conversation with Jenny and know you will as well.
Video version here: https://youtu.be/P5YJzaMQaWU
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-gill-onzm-15583b5/?originalSubdomain=nz
Glenn has had a variety of roles in social services and is currently helping ex prisoners with accomodation with The Salvation Army in Addington, and prior to that working with Stepping Stone with community mental health recovery. In this interview we find out about those initiatives but also hear about his cancer journey - from feeling a soreness on his tongue to having surgery just a few days after this interview was recorded.
Since recording this interview several months ago the good news is the cancer has not spread and Glenn's speech is adapting and returning to normal despite a large part of his tongue being removed.
Earlier short episode about being diagnosed early: http://seeds.libsyn.com/early-diagnosis-with-glen-dodson
On Addington Salvation Army: https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/shelter-storm
Stepping Stone: https://www.stepstone.org.nz
glenn_dodson@nzf.salvationarmy.org
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Ursula Cheer is the Dean of the Canterbury Law School. In this interview we find out about her life and the fact that she has really had three careers out of her law degree: as a lawyer, as an academic and working at Parliament - including as a speech writer for Geoffrey Palmer. We also find out about legal education now - and what it might look like in the future. I really enjoyed hearing about her life story and some of the insights about times in New Zealand's past when she was working in Wellington.
Canterbury Law School: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/law/
If you enjoyed this you might like some of the others in the back catalogue - have a look at www.theseeds.nz
Announcing the first New Zealand Virtual Impact Unconference on 24 April 2020. Collaboration is our future. This unconference wants to get us out of silos and encourage discussion and cross fertilisation across specialties.
Website: www.impactunconference.nz
The short version of its origins are simple: We were going to do an in person unconference in May 2020 in Christchurch for 300+. Plans were laid.
Then Covid-19 came and we pivoted - a lot! Now, it will be virtual.
An unconference turns to the attendees and asks them to design the program. How? Well, at the first zoom event on Tuesday 21st April at noon there will be short lightning talks from key players in the areas of Arts, Environment, Tech, Business, Housing, Community etc to inspire us. Then you submit your session ideas for 30 minute slots – in other words, you might be the presenter! If chosen then that session gets allocated a time between 1-5pm on Friday 24th April within one of the zoom streams.
Visit the website for more.
Shamubeel is one of New Zealand's leading economists so this interview provides a fascinating insight into COVID-19 from an economic impact perspective. But we end up talking about a whole lot more than that - like what the crisis is revealing about us as humans and what it is that we might build the future on. Hint, it involves resilience, cooperation, learning from each other and taking care of the most vulnerable.
The video of this is here: https://youtu.be/Oipz7gIMo4E
I really enjoyed this interview and am sure you will as well.
Website: http://www.sense.partners/shamubeel-eaqub
The other episode on articulating values: https://theseeds.nz/dare-to-lead-book-review/
Community Finance which we mention: https://www.communityfinance.co.nz
Ākina which we mention: https://www.akina.org.nz and interview with Louise Aitken https://seeds.libsyn.com/louise-aitken-on-akina-social-enterprise-and-being-a-twin
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Tamara is a flautist, composer, dancer and much more - in this interview we talk about her love of music and how that began as well as her band Mundi. We hear about her early days as well as getting the chance to hear her play some different flutes for us (also released as a separate stand alone episode earlier). I met Tamara at TedX Christchurch so it shows how volunteering for something can lead to new conversations that can lead to - a podcast interview!
Mundi: https://www.facebook.com/www.mundi.co.nz/
Mundi site: http://mundi.co.nz
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The headlines are dominating on the topic of Coronavirus / COVID-19 and I just woke up remembering that I interviewed one of the world leading experts on infectious diseases last year: Professor David Murdoch. So I pulled out the part of his interview where we discussed viruses, diseases and antibiotics and am putting it out as a shorter episode here. We obviously did not know about COVID-19 at that time but we discuss topics that are related and more relevant than ever now.
To listen to his full interview visit here: http://seeds.libsyn.com/professor-david-murdoch-on-infectious-diseases
Website: https://www.otago.ac.nz/christchurch/departments/pathology/people/otago014202.html
Article and interview featuring David on Coronavirus: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-chris-lynch/audio/david-murdoch-otago-university-professor-on-why-coronavirus-outbreak-is-likely/
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Chris switched career in his early 40s and in this interview we find out about what led him to do that. We also hear about his family dynamics growing up (with a Father who left to work in Saudi Arabia) and the impact that had on them, and how he ended up in New Zealand. He now works helping people to find their purpose and in particular coaches people about building Winning Habits. I really enjoyed hearing about his life and some of his insights and I know you will too.
Blog on busyness that we mention: https://www.winninghabits.co.nz/busy-why-not-explore-the-habit-of-meaningful-questions-instead/
Earlier episode with Kit Hindin on busyness: https://seeds.libsyn.com/kit-hindin-on-ministry-of-awesome-and-slowing-down
Pehakucha talk mentioned in the intro that I did on seeds recently: https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/global-citizenship--generational-legacy-and-kaitiakitanga
He says: "I believe we are all our habits, the sum of our habits. What we enjoy, what we create, the partner we may or may not end up with. Everything. At the end of the day worthy lives and achievements are creating through habits, with often perseverance, self-discipline and resilience being the most important traits."
Website: https://www.winninghabits.co.nz
Contact: 021 708 751|chris@winninghabits.co.nz
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About Chris: I am a mindset and performance coach on developing and sustaining Winning Habits.
A former career engineer, I worked internationally in engineering for twenty years chiefly in consulting engineering and gave this away in 2011/12 to find another place. The place being driven by a calling to be more engaged with people and teams to enable them to perform, repeatedly, at a high level.
The habits idea is anchored in my belief system that we are all our habits, from how we dream, think, behave, talk and lead. Once a purpose focussed routine is established the sky is the limit. My purpose is for individuals, teams and organizations to be exceptional.
Brett is a generalist with a deep interest in many areas. While practising as a GP he has done a lot of research into psychotherapy and the connection between life events, stress and a person's health and 'somatisation' - the expression in physical symptoms of psychological distress. In this interview we talk about that but also about his family's history (including someone who was at the signing of the Treaty of Waiting), his perspectives on spirituality and the role it has to play in life and many other topics. I know you will enjoy this wide ranging conversation.
One of Brett's talks on somatisation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXJKG402FPU&t=16s
If you like it there are many more interviews at www.theseeds.nz
In this conversation we hear about Raphael's life and his background. That starts out with finding more about his childhood and what he studied at University, the chance meeting at a Startup Weekend which led to a new venture and saw him working on creating Amy, an AI powered maths tutor? I really enjoyed this conversation and am sure you will too.
Learn more about Amy and try her out - https://www.amy.app/
For High Schools - https://iqualifyschools.co.nz/amy-maths/
For Primary Schools - https://youplanit.org/
Amy is an AI powered private maths tutor which which was built to democratise education globally. She was designed to integrate into any online learning system or she can be used on her own. Amy makes learning maths easy by giving students realtime feedback and automatically filling their knowledge gaps before they even realise they are there. She is available to help 24/7 and easily adapts to new languages.
Souhila Abdelazziz shares with us some of her journey, what it was like growing up in Algeria, the decision to move to New Zealand, being a new immigrant, the importance of attitude to all circumstances, the impact of the shootings in Christchurch and founding The Metamorphosis Path Academy. I enjoyed hearing about Souhila's journey and am sure you will as well.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infinitepossibilitiesacademy/
There are more than 160 other interviews in the back catalogue so you might want to check them out at www.theseeds.nz
Scott founded 'I Have a Dream NZ' and in this interview we learn all about the impact it is having on the lives of kids through a programme that helps children from low income communities reach their education and career goals by providing a long term programme of mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment. And by long term, he means long term - the people involved commit to supporting and being involved with the same children from a very young age right through to early adulthood. It's an amazing program - more below - but we also find out about Scott's life and his background in Invercargill, working for Intel in the US and what he learned there about culture and work practises, what he learned working at Intel, impact investing, moving back to NZ and being involved in founding IceAngels one of the first Angel investment groups in New Zealand.
This is episode 162 - if you like it, consider checking out earlier ones at www.theseeds.nz
Website: 'I Have a Dream NZ
**Overview and detailed information and links:**
The I Have a Dream programme has been operating in the Wesley community of Mt Roskill since 2003, with significant success. Our results from the project (see table below) demonstrate that investing in children for their entire educational journey (from Primary School to Tertiary and/or Employment) can solve the problem of inter-generational poverty.
These Auckland “Dreamers” have achieved on many metrics, including leadership, community participation, sports and quality of life. But perhaps the most significant, and certainly the most easily quantified, is their educational success. We tracked them against a Comparison Group, which was the Year Level ahead of them at the same Decile 1 Primary School in Mt Roskill. 80% entered tertiary education compared to 30% in the comparison group.
These young people are now 24 years old, and most of them have entered successful careers.
This project was based on the US model which has enjoyed 37 years of success, with more than 200 projects impacting the lives of over 17,000 young people. Our pilot project in Mt Roskill was designed to assess whether this American “franchise” can be applied successfully in the NZ context. We have proven that it can.
The next stage is to demonstrate that we can scale this out, cost-effectively, to all the schools in a community. We started expanding to 1,000+ young people across 4 schools in the Tikipunga/Otangarei community in Whangarei in 2016. We want to take the Government with us on this 10–15 year journey, with the intention that they will then roll this out to all high needs communities in NZ.
Our points of difference, compared to many other education and youth development initiatives, are:
· Long Term Intervention – 15 years, from Year 1 through to tertiary and employment
· Full-time Adult Advocate – a Navigator works with each cohort (between 50 and 90 children in each Year Level ) for their entire educational journey, from Primary School to Tertiary Study and/or a Career
· Inclusiveness – we work with all the children in a disadvantaged community – we don't just target specific kids based on their talents, risk factors, ethnicity or socio-economic status
· Aspirational – every child has potential, so our kaupapa (mission) is to help uncover and develop that child’s dream and unique capabilities
· Holistic – we offer wrap-around services, and do whatever it takes to keep each child on track
· Collective Impact – we work closely with the schools, and we integrate the activities of all the non-profits and Government agencies that work with each child and whānau (family)
Importantly, we have undertaken ongoing professional research that proves the programme’s effectiveness and outcomes. Some of this evaluation can be seen at: www.ihaveadream.org.nz/results
These four links below give a good introduction to the extension of the I Have a Dream programme into Whangarei:
· This 4 minute video provides an overview of our programme’s history in Mt Roskill and the future in Tikipunga/Otangarei
· Personal testimony videos from some of our Dreamer alumni: Amelia, Anna, Mosa, Robel, and Tali
· This clip features a couple of our new Whangarei students and introduces some of our Navigators. This was produced by our major funder, Foundation North
· This clip was produced by the NZ Herald, as part of their series of articles on NCEA. It features one of our Mt Roskill graduates, Amelia Unufe
Beyond this information, I’d be happy to share our Business and Operations plans, our Annual Report and Audited Accounts, and the 6-monthly Performance Reports prepared for one of our major funders (Foundation North).
We also want to inform public debate about the need for this kind of investment, hence our excitement at the sponsorship from the MediaWorks Foundation. Have you noticed the TV and radio advertisements hosted by Duncan Garner?
This programme is designed to produce positive outcomes for the children involved, their whānau and the community they live in. By offering the services of a consistent caring adult for the 15 years of their schooling life, we help to ensure that each child graduates with the academic and social skills to successfully transition to a career or further study. This will ensure that they become positive role-models who add value to their communities, increasing economic and social outcomes for our country.
Here are three recent videos we’ve produced, with the pro bono assistance of local providers:
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This 2 minute video was shown at the 5th Annual IceAngels Tech Showcase in Auckland on 21st Sept, 2017. Please listen to these children, assisted by well-known TV News presenter, Duncan Garner, explain why the roomful of tech investors should support our programme. We applaud the donors from the tech and angel investment sectors that are acknowledged in the video …. and are glad they didn’t mind being called “Donuts” … J
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We released this new Dreamer Song at the Town Hall in Whangarei on Sat 21st Oct, 2017. I Have a Dream was selected by Menzies, a global aviation services firm, as their charity partner for 2017. This meant that they had a team of executives working with the programme for the week, culminating in the release of this awesome new song. It was written by Joby Hopa (our Community Engagement Manager) and performed by 40 of the Dreamers from the 4 schools we’re working with in the Tikipunga/Otangarei community.
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All of our volunteers deserve this kind of recognition!
We’ve also been lucky to have two great stories in the press recently:
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This article (and short video) in a recent issue of the Northern Advocate described an awesome camp for these tamariki (children). All of them experienced a wealth of exciting new experiences, they had to push their boundaries, and they discovered new capabilities within themselves. It’s a fairly expensive outing, on a per head basis, but the ROI in terms of their confidence and memories will be huge, and long-lasting
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This article in the Dec. ‘18 issue of North & South magazine illustrates the power of our model of inter-generational investment.
It’s important to note that we are continually refining and developing the principles behind our programme. Important elements that have been evolved specifically for the context in Aotearoa NZ are:
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Wairua/Tikanga Māori. We recognise that Wairua/Tikanga Māori is fundamental to Māori existence, so as we are now expanding into a predominantly Māori community, we uphold a core set of values which determine our objectives and programming. These key values are: Ako (learning), Aroha (love), Whānaunatanga (relationships), Tumanako (hope) and Rangatiratanga (autonomy).
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Circle of Courage. The Circle of Courage model portrays four growth needs of all children: Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity. This internationally applied model has evolved to act as a guide for adults to better serve children and youth who are in emotional pain from conflict in the family, school, community, peer groups or with self.
We know there is more that we can do to deepen and broaden the reach of our programme, e.g.,
· During his recent visit Richie Poulton, the PM’s Chief Science Adviser for Poverty & Well-being, encouraged us to extend our mahi back to birth, rather than starting in Year 1 of Primary School. We could do this internally, but see benefit in partnering with an expert in this space, such as Talking Matters.
· We see the benefit in working more closely with other educationally-focused programmes such as Teach First NZ and Springboard Trust to become a more complete solution to the goal of raising education achievement in our schools.
· There are many other wonderful groups in NZ doing similar and parallel work, such as The Wise Group, Mahitahi Hauora, Tamaki Regeneration Company, etc., whom we can learn from and share with.
This is the sequel to the first episode - suggest you listen to that before this. Many thanks to Colin Meurk who I interviewed for this episode.
This is the paper co-authored by Colin mentioned in the interview called: "How to Put Nature into Our Neighbourhoods: Application of Low Impact Urban Design and Development (LIUDD) Principles, with a Biodiversity Focus, for New Zealand Developers and Homeowners": https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/researchpubs/LRSS35_nature_neighbourhoods.pdf
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This is an untold story of Christchurch. Yes, that's all you are getting - you'll need to listen to the episode to find out more. Be watching out for Part 2 with the conclusion.
Connect via email steven@theseeds.nz
For the video mentioned in the episode and more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
Video of rabbits: https://youtu.be/y79CWoUg7XQ
Brett has lived most of his life on ships. With his wife he raised his 5 children travelling between remote and isolated communities bringing health care and medical supplies to them. In this interview we find out about his origins on a Kiwi fruit farm in New Zealand, what led him to a life on ships and some of the work YWAM Ships do today reaching out to the remote communities of the South Pacific. I really enjoyed talking with Brett about some of the issues facing these communities and am sure you will as well.
Email for more info: brett.curtis@ywamships.co.nz
Website which includes some great videos on the work done: https://www.ywamshipsaotearoa.org.nz
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This one is a bit different as it is a mash up with two former guests - Sarah and Peter discuss genetic engineering, food supplies and the future (without me being in the interview). The two of them have different views on genetic engineering which came out in the interviews I had with each of them. So I invited them back to interview each other and this is the result!
Peter's interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/peter-wells-on-local-urban-food-hub-tkaro-orchard-and-edible-food-forests
Sarah's interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/sarah-kessans-on-genetic-engineering-and-applying-to-be-an-astronaut-to-nasa
https://otakaroorchard.org/
www.theseeds.nz
Jessica Trybus believes that education should be about fun and uses technology to achieve that. She is the Founder and Chief Games Officer of Simcoach Games which is a company whose mission is to create fun video games that inspire youth and connect them to relevant career paths.
In this interview we talk about her early years and what shaped her into the person she is today, which includes talking about her job working for Drew Barrymore in Los Angeles, working as one of the first employees at AltaVista in Silicon Valley and what she learned from that.
Jess is also a former faculty member (2004-2018) of Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC). While there she led or contributed to many revolving using interactive technology and games for education. She is a member of the Remake Learning Council.
Simcoach games: https://www.simcoachgames.com
Future of Learning Conference: https://www.futureoflearning.nz
A big thanks to the team who organised the conference as it allowed us to sit down with him, in particular Louisa as well as:
Hamish Duff from Recalibrate: https://www.recalibrate.co.nz
Cheryl Doig (a former Seeds Guest) from Think Beyond: https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
Cheryl's earlier interview on seeds: http://seeds.libsyn.com/cheryl-doig-on-the-future-of-learning
I read Dare to Lead over the Christmas break and wrote down notes and reflections which make up this book review. If you enjoy this then is there someone else who would appreciate being sent a link to this episode?
Full text is written out here: https://theseeds.nz/dare-to-lead-book-review/
Earlier episode on Creativity and Vulnerability mentioned in this episode regarding critics and being in the arena: https://theseeds.nz/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-all-give-it-now/
Link to info on Kaila Colbin and the courses offered by Boma NZ: https://nz.boma.global/dare-to-lead
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Gavin is an experienced Process Engineer who has worked for many years in the water and wastewater engineering industry. In this interview we talk about his life and what led him to work in that area as well as some practical steps he and his family have taken to put environmental sustainability into practice. Since recording the interview Gavin has changed jobs and now works at Brickhouse Technologies which is focused on water and wastewater solutions.
Just an update since the interview. Gavin and his family have since sold their lifestyle block and are building a new house in Christchurch. The new house is designed to be a Passive Haus, with triple glazing, a 4.2kW solar PV system and heat recovery.
https://www.brickhouse.co.nz/
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This is the audio of the first planning meeting for the Impact Unconference 2020 to be held in Christchurch in May next year. In it I explain the background behind what the event will be and why it is being held.
Even if you only listen to the first 5 minutes you will get a sense of what this will be. The reason for releasing the audio of an initial planning meeting like this is so that others can find out about it and get involved - there are almost 60 organisations who have sent their logos to date and are supporting it in some way. Join them? The event will be led from the ground up so releasing early planning content exemplifies the ethos behind this conference as well.
For more on this initiative visit www.impactunconference.nz and reach out by email to steven@theseeds.nz
Video of this is also here https://www.impactunconference.nz/about
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Bring on #2020!
Nathan Seaward left a successful career as an airline pilot to start something new as a personal coach - in this interview we find out why. We also discover his life story growing up in New Zealand and what led him to explore overseas and become a pilot. This also contains the short 2 minute extract I did with him on "heads or tails" and how to make decisions. Nathan is also a podcaster (The Nathan Seaward Show) so we talk about his podcast as well. I really enjoyed this conversation with Nathan and am sure you will too.
His website: https://www.nathanseaward.com
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Glenn never expected the sore on his tongue to be cancer - in this short excerpt of an upcoming interview we hear from him about this and his encouragement to get things checked... it just might save your life. This was recorded 4 days before Glenn went in to have part of his tongue removed - fortunately he is recovering and the cancer had not spread.
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Last night I had the privilege of interviewing Jezza Williams and hearing some of his story. This was recorded in front of a live audience of about 120 in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and was a Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce "Next Generation" event. The interview is relatively short as it was one of several things that evening - but we covered a lot! Be watching out in 2020 for a complete episode where we can dive deeper with Jezza but I think you will agree that what he shares on this is inspirational. I personally loved being taught about the power of the word "inclusivity" as opposed to "accessibility" and will go into the future with a new way of thinking as a result.
Website: https://www.makingtrax.co.nz
A bit thanks to the sponsors Vodafone as well as Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and the team that organised this and made it such a high quality and easy event - in particular Tash.
Bridget Williams interview mentioned: http://seeds.libsyn.com/bridget-williams-on-the-sdgs-and-founding-bead-and-proceed
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Sacha is a multiplatinum selling singer, songwriter and musician who has also founded SOLE Music Academy. In this interview we talk about her life story, her love of music, the role her Grandfather played in her singing, competing in Jazz competitions from a young age and why she thinks music is so important. We also talk about the origins of SOLE Music Academy, what it is aimed at doing by empowering young people in their music careers and the plans for the future.
I really enjoyed this conversation and know you will too. Please check out the website for SOLE Music Academy which has a link to the PledgeMe campaign currently running.
https://www.solemusicacademy.co.nz
PledgeMe: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/6347-new-music-hub-for-christchurch
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0T39WRpIykwV2LJhmO6mj8?si=C2gqeuW3R6-nM6sY6ap-ew
Profile and bio: https://www.solemusicacademy.co.nz/about-testimonial-2
Full song which had an excerpt sung in interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jy1Tt1gHlI&feature=youtu.be
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Steve founded Honoris a year ago and in this episode we catch up on how that venture is going as well as learn about his life and what it is like to design buildings. We also hear about his early days in England, what led him into the career he has pursued and what led him to New Zealand. What might a building of the future be like when AI has been integrated into it fully? I really enjoyed this conversation with Steve and am sure you will as well.
Website: http://honoris.co.nz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/honorisstephenpenny/
Email: steve.penny@honoris.co.nz
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Tamara came in for an interview yesterday and we also recorded some songs - here they are! There are several songs played on this episode using three different flutes as well as lots of insights into playing flute in between.... her band Mundi are amazing - check them out! She also impromptu composed a short song called "Rata" as one of the pieces.
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For more on Tamara visit http://mundi.co.nz
And https://www.facebook.com/www.mundi.co.nz/
TedX event performance - where we first met: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VYN4GOkc5I&fbclid=IwAR2Va_sCwv4rnacWR2ItC1sUrKM-wJuspMET6k7JJLCHz05uXemt7LnnlOA
Matthew is the manager for the Christchurch branch of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. In this interview we learn about his childhood and life journey, the role that mentoring has played in his life and what BBBS is involved in. We also talk about what training they give to new mentors - skills that are relevant to all of us.
I really enjoyed my conversation with Matthew and know you will as well - if you do, check out some of the other episodes in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz
Website: http://bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz/team-chch.html
Hawaiian resilience study mentioned: https://www.pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu/pdf/fpS0504.pdf
Email: Matthew.button@bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz
Enette is an expert in Leadership and System Change based in Canada. In this interview we talk about how that system change happens but also discuss stewardship and legacy. We also learn about her work in health care reform and what led to her making the decision to pursue what she does now with Level 8 leadership. I really enjoyed our conversation and all the variety of topics we touched on, including what she most appreciated about her Grandparents and what it means to be a French Canadian. It's a very wide ranging conversation!
Website: https://level8leadership.com/
Thanks to The Canterbury Club for making a room available for this interview and also to Peter McKaskell for connecting me with Enette. His business is here https://amazingmarketing.nz/business-insights/
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
This is very short extract from a conversation I had with Nathan Seaward where he shared a story that I thought others might appreciate as well. If you are faced with a decision then this might be one thing to think about!
The full interview with Nathan will come out soon.
https://www.nathanseaward.com
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Rebecca connects people and through that weaves community across traditional divides. She does this through starting her own initiatives as well as supporting others with theirs. The number of people she mentions in this interview who have helped her or been involved in different things is an indication of the value she places on community - just have a look at the 24 names and links below for evidence!
In this interview we hear about her life story and trace back to her childhood, what motivated her to start her social enterprise Krama & Co., the impact of attending an Impact Lunch and the connections that led to starting Giving Seeds of Love after the attacks of 15 March as well as her thoughts about the future. Too often we hear negative stories so it is nice to hear some good ones too.
Rebecca sent me links to all the organisations and people she mentioned:
In terms of Krama & Co. https://www.facebook.com/Kramaandco
I talked about meeting you at Parry Field https://www.facebook.com/parryfieldlawyers/ to discuss how to set it up was pivotal.
I talked about Flame Cambodia https://www.facebook.com/flamecambodia/
and Home and Family Society https://www.facebook.com/HomeAndFamilySocietyChristchurch/
I talked about Danielle Poyzer https://www.facebook.com/danielle.poyzer
In terms of Giving Seeds of Love I talked about meeting Bel at a Seeds Podcast Impact Lunch https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/.
I then talked about Jo Bailey https://www.facebook.com/Jo-Bailey-Author-1885813798178188/
who founded Uniting Canterbury Women https://www.facebook.com/UnitingCanterburyWomen/
along with Zahra Hussaini who is part of Who is Hussain? Christchurch and Canterbury Resilience Foundation https://www.facebook.com/whoishussainchch/
and
https://www.facebook.com/crfchch/
Also in the team is Amber Johnson who runs https://www.facebook.com/CraftWithoutBorders/
Naeema Arefi and very importantly Dr Hafsa Ahmed who is a trustee of the Lady Khadija Charitable Trust https://www.facebook.com/ladykhadijatrustnz/
who we have partnered with to look at running the Giving Seeds of Love initiative next year. In talking about the project I mentioned consulting with Sarina Dickson from The worry bug. https://www.facebook.com/TheWorryBug/
and also consulting with Jessie Kendall who practices NLP and Empower Me Now has https://www.facebook.com/empowermenow.co.nz/
I spoke about having a space at https://www.facebook.com/EastxEastChch/
which is run by https://www.facebook.com/LifeInVacantSpaces/ for the unity garden.
I spoke about the Unity floral tribute. The artist is Simone Johnston from https://www.facebook.com/FlowerGirlOfficial1/ who I was introduced to years ago by Ministry of Awesome as she also has a social enterprise supporting women in Guatemala. called Mano Fair Trade https://www.facebook.com/ManoFairTrade/
We were lucky enough to have Janneth Gil https://www.facebook.com/jannethgil.fineart/ follow the process and get some great photos for us.
We donated it to the Muslim Association of Canterbury https://www.facebook.com/MacNewZealand/
and arranged for it to be then donated to the Canterbury Museum https://www.facebook.com/canterburymuseum/
We have been running workshops and were lucky enough to be invited to run some at Al Noor Mosque over the school holidays and also for https://www.facebook.com/Jane.Goodall.Institute.NZ/ when Jane Goodall came to Christchrcuh
and met children who are part of the Roots and Shoots programme https://www.facebook.com/rootsandshoots/
We have also run a workshop for Who is Hussain - Auckland https://www.facebook.com/whoishussainakl
A reflection written for Rebecca based on our conversation:
Seeds of Love
We talk and in every second sentence I hear
Someone else who helped, another name
While division was his goal, it’s clear
As seeds of love are planted, unity draws near
Even if life will never again be the same
For in those brief moments of that day,
last breaths were stolen from so many lives
The way things were can’t remain or stay
And yet still a smile, for come what may
With empathy, love and hope still strives
So let’s turn our faces together, not apart
Learning to talk, uniting for brave deeds
Like laughing and listening, it’s a start
And maybe it will help heal each heart
Giving us courage to plant more seeds
Alina Siegfried is an Impact Storyteller, Narrative Strategist, and award-winning Performance Poet. She is passionate about arts, storytelling and narrative as a tool to inspire systems-level change. In this interview we talk about her background and how she became a poet and what it means to draw out people's stories in order to describe the impact they are having.
Alina has been performing spoken word poetry for the past decade, under the alias Ali Jacs. She is a founder of Wellington's Poetry in Motion community, winner of the 2012 New Zealand National Poetry Slam, and in 2013 she competed in the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Minneapolis. While the poetry started out as a "full-time" hobby, Alina now taks the tools and tricks learned from the art form and helps organisations become more creative and authentic with their storytelling. Working with companies, social enterprises, non-profits, government bodies, and entrepreneurs driven to create impact, she helps with story strategy, content development, copywriting, video direction, and internal storytelling to strengthen teams and organisations to become more human.
Website: www.alinasiegfried.com
Watch Alina's poetry on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjSCO6Ra8G4xRKESqks4mmcpdE19JnB7B
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-siegfried-a088a049/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliJacsWordworker/
Edmund Hillary Fellowship: www.ehf.org?utm_source=seeds&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=podcasts_alina_on_impact_storytelling
Here is the link to the Shapeshifter video that signalled to me that it was time to come back to New Zealand! It's a cool watch if you haven't seen it... be great for listeners to be able to go on that journey if they so desire! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXnD0GAO-3s
Alina Siegfried hello@alinasiegfried.com
In next week's episode we will hear from Alina Siegfried a performance poet and impact storyteller. She read this poem during the interview and so this is a preview of what is to come.
I think poetry helps us reimagine our world so appreciate the chance to use this platform to share a poem like this.
This poem was written after Alina read "Big World, Small Planet" by Johan Rockstrom, director of the Stockholm Resilience Center, and Mattias Klum.
Alina Siegfried hello@alinasiegfried.com
Book website: http://anthropocene.info/bwsp.php
Book facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welcomeAnthropocene
Website: www.alinasiegfried.com
Watch Alina's poetry on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjSCO6Ra8G4xRKESqks4mmcpdE19JnB7B
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-siegfried-a088a049/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliJacsWordworker/
For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Angela is a speech and language therapist who works with people who have communication difficulties following brain injuries or disease through Cantabrainers Choir. Cantabrainers helps people with neurological conditions to find their voice again. In this interview we talk with Angela about her early days in Springfield, what it was like growing up in a small town of 80 people, the role of steam trains for her Father, how she became a speech and language therapist and what she learned in studying that, and her role today in helping people who have needs for speech and language therapy. We also dive into what Cantabrainers Choir is and what they are involved in and the role they play for the people who attend.
Website: https://www.cantabrainerschoir.nz
From the website:
The Cantabrainers Choir is a therapeutic choir, led by a registered Music Therapist (Kimberley Wade) and a registered Speech Language Therapist (Angela Reimer, STAR). Cantabrainers exists for people with neurological conditions such as Stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Injury, helping them to improve their voice and communication through singing and socialising.
The choir was established by Therapy Professionals Ltd in 2012, and on 1 January 2019 the Cantabrainers Therapeutic Choir Charitable Trust took over the management of the Choir.
Through creating a sustainable therapeutic choir, the Trust enables participation, connection and enrichment of the lives of choir members, their carers and families as well as the wider community.
In this intertalk we speak 100 years after the original interview with Ron Park. We sit down with Ron Park jr, the great grandson of Ron Park (named after his great grandfather), and reflect on what our grandparents had discussed way back in 2019 on seeds podcast.
(Yes, you need an imagination to listen to this one).
Video: https://youtu.be/zEfY2pG0M4Y
www.theseeds.nz
Ron moved at age 8 to New Zealand from Korea and while a University student he founded Kōrure. In this interview we talk about his memories of arriving in a new country where he did not speak the language, going through difficult times and what he learned from that, the UCE summer startup program and its impact, the business he set up, health and food supplements and Omega 3 and his work on other initiatives including the Whakamana Museum with Michael Mayell about Hemp. I really enjoyed this interview with Ron.
Bonus: At the end we also recorded a small interview which is set 100 years from now in 2119 and we reflect on what we discussed and how the world changed. It's a quirky bonus episode you might enjoy.
This was also recorded as a video here: https://youtu.be/l-rHjIMSnn8
Website: https://www.korure.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/korure.nz
UCE: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/uce/
More interviews www.theseeds.nz
John is Director of Educational Engagement at Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Centre. In this interview we talk about his early years and his background that has led to a career looking at how entertainment can intersect with education. We also talk about John's childhood and experience in France, what he studied, why he loves lego so much, what it was like to compete at lego and the role it plays in this life today.
John's website: http://www.johnbalash.com/wordpress/
Future of Learning Conference: https://www.futureoflearning.nz
A big thanks to the team who organised the conference as it allowed us to sit down with him, in particular Louisa as well as:
Hamish Duff from Recalibrate: https://www.recalibrate.co.nz
Cheryl Doig (a former Seeds Guest) from Think Beyond: https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
Cheryl's earlier interview on seeds: http://seeds.libsyn.com/cheryl-doig-on-the-future-of-learning
This is a panel discussion held as part of Impact Week at the end of September 2019 where we looked at what makes Christchurch unique today, how the earthquakes, shootings and fires have shaped that identity and given it an international profile, what we love about living here and what potential there to really embrace being a true City of Impact.
The panellists were:
Bridget Williams, of Bead & Proceed (a former Seeds guest)
Tim Loftus, of ChristchurchNZ
Abdigani Ali, of Canterbury Resilience Foundation (a former Seeds guest)
Steven Moe, Partner at Parry Field Lawyers and Seeds Podcast host
This is the 137th episode. For more visit www.theseeds.nz
Thanks to Parry Field for the use of the venue and for the photo Safe Wongsunopparat and for recording video of the session too. And a shout out to the many people who contributed their views during the panel Q&A period.
Alex grew up in Norway and dreamed of being a professional snowboarder. In this interview we learn about her childhood in that country and what led her to study Chiropractic care. We also discover what she has learned through that study and get a few tips to care for our spines. We then turn to focus on the business of Connect Chiropractic which takes an unusual approach in its business model having a Koha system of paying as you choose. I really enjoyed my discussion with Alex and know you will as well.
"About Connect Chiropractic": Drs Alex & Matt Wild started Connect Chiropractic in November 2018. With a mission to make Chiropractic care accessible and affordable to anyone in Christchurch, they offer a Koha (Pay as you choose) fee system. Regardless of ones financial situation they ensure that chiropractic care is always achievable, to facilitate a healthier, sustainable and more connected community.
Since Connect’s conception they have subsidised over $50,000 worth of chiropractic care; and through their Community Connect Program have donated over $2,400 to local community organisations and programs.
Link to Website: https://connectchiro.co.nz/
Link to Community Connect Program: https://connectchiro.co.nz/community-connect/
Link to TV1 News Segment: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-chiropractor-wants-make-care-available-everyone-regardless-financial-situation
Link to Instagram: @connectchironz
This is one of dozens of interviews - for more visit www.theseeds.nz
The Future of Learning Conference took place over two days on 30 September and 1 October 2019 and this audio captures the main stage sessions. If you enjoy this check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz
This is an extremely long episode of almost 8 hours but you can navigate to relevant parts by using this index:
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2:38 - Welcome from Eruera Tarena
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6:29 - Introduction and setting the scene by Cheryl Doig and Hamish Duff
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17:09 - Cheryl Doig on patterns emerging in learning and X shaped learners
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27:29 - Hamish Duff on skills of the future
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37:11 - Panel of Kendall Flutey, Sam Johnson and Mia Sutherland - Panel on the change of the career path
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1:10:24 - John Balash - Small Bets: 20 years later
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1:48:54 - BOMA NZ Education Fellows (ten secondary teachers sharing the future focussed projects they have worked on)
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2:22:54 - Jody Boshoff - Why emotionally intelligent conversational artificial intelligence is a game changer for learning
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2:53:50 - Eruera Tarena - Future flows: Transforming our education system for an equitable future
END OF DAY ONE
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3:43:42 - Provocation by Cheryl Doig and on Learning City Christchurch
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3:47:05 - Mahsa Mohaghegh - The impact of artificial intelligence on education
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4:15:11 - Jessica Trybus - Cool technology, solving real problems and 21st Century Skills
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4:59:27 - Panel of Shailan Patel, Margaret Pickering and David Glover - How can we personalise learning to meet diverse needs
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5:40:06 - Jason Swanson - Navigating the future of learning - Forecast 5.0
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6:15:12 - Daisy Laveo Timo - Poetry to set the scene
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6:23:37 - James Hayes - Changing the baby in the bathwater
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7:06:23 - The J Team Panel - John Balash, Jason Swanson and Jessica Trybus reflecting on the conference and "Where now"?
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7:30:22 - Conclusion with Hamish Duff and Cheryl Doig
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7:43:55 - End
END OF DAY TWO
Future of Learning Conference: https://www.futureoflearning.nz
A big thanks to the team who organised the conference as it allowed us to sit down with him, in particular Louisa as well as:
Hamish Duff from Recalibrate: https://www.recalibrate.co.nz
Cheryl Doig (a former Seeds Guest) from Think Beyond: https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
Cheryl's earlier interview on seeds: http://seeds.libsyn.com/cheryl-doig-on-the-future-of-learning
Mahsa's interview: http://seeds.libsyn.com/dr-mahsa-mohaghegh-on-founding-she-and-connecting-women-in-tech
Jason Swanson's interview: http://seeds.libsyn.com/jason-swanson-on-being-a-futurist
This is a short reflection on the power of "no" to free us up to say "yes" to what really matters.
It is transcribed in full below and here: https://theseeds.nz/say-no-to-say-yes/
You are walking along with a dog in a field and a rabbit springs out of nowhere – the dog immediately chases after it. The dog is fast and is about to catch it when a second rabbit jumps up. The dog stops chasing the first rabbit to run after the second. As a result it doesn’t catch either.
This is Steven Moe – welcome to Seeds Podcast.
How we use our days The story I told at the start is based on a Chinese proverb which says, “The man who chases two rabbits catches none”.
This episode is as much a form of self talk as anything – you see, sometimes I feel like I am that dog in the story and I confess to being distracted by chasing too many rabbits, otherwise known as opportunities.
Each of us have 24 hours today, tomorrow, the next day. Until we don’t have any days left. What do we want to do with that time? What do we say “yes” to, and what do we say “no” to. You see by saying “yes” to one thing – and chasing it like a rabbit – you are also saying “no” to something else.
So what is the bigger ‘Yes’ Too often I am given opportunities – attending an event, a dinner, taking up a position. My natural reaction is to say “yes” but I actually think the wisdom is to learn when it is the right thing to say “no”.
What I mean is that every time we say “yes” to some new commitment or event of some kind we are in effect saying “no” to something else, because our time is valuable and how we use it matters. Sometimes it is important to say “no” to one thing so that you can say “yes” to something that is even more strategic or important.
If we know what the bigger “yes” is, then saying “no” can make sense. As an example, if you know that your family is the bigger “yes” then that will justify saying “no” to an opportunity that would take you away from them. For example, I’m on a board of directors which meets in Auckland – dinner was planned for after a day long meeting – it would have been easy to say “Yes” to that opportunity – and there would have been real benefits in doing so too. But being home overnight was more important – the bigger “Yes” – so, I said “No”.
Of course, I find it easiest to say yes to requests. I like to say ‘yes’ if I can help someone. It’s a delicate line. But the reality is that people will ask you to focus on their top priority, not on your top priority. And that’s when you end up running after too many rabbits.
By saying "no" to one thing, you are able to say "yes" to that bigger picture. This principle is an echo of something else that is worth highlighting: focusing on the urgent instead of the important. How often does an email or a message come in that distracts you from doing something that is really important – inviting you to say "yes" to that distraction. The urgent – particularly in our instant age – often takes precedence over the truly important.
You can’t be everything Kendall Flutey from Banqerhad some great advice at the Impact Summitrecently which is part of a 5 hour episode on seeds. It kind of sparked my own thinking on this topic. What she said was this:
"You can be anything you want - you are poised perfectly right now to achieve absolutely anything. But I don’t believe we can be everything. You can’t be everything at once. So I just want to be something, and do that really well."
For Seeds Podcastthere is now a great community and I put out the question to get input from some of you on the Linked In page, Facebook page and Twitter and got a few responses:
Leigh Kennedy wrote the following: “What an interesting subject. Certainly not an earth shattering example, but I said no to several teaching opportunities when I was transitioning into my business. Turning down the familiar / known and its guaranteed income was pretty scary at the time. I was working with a client this week who had just gone through a similar experience. Quite empowering to recognise the 'no thanks' moments and realise how committed you are to the new direction.”
Zoë Hector (whose a former guest) with the start-up Talk Town, noted: Yup - very easy to get caught up in the ‘hype’ of being a startup… and forget to actually start up… Banqer are some of my role models for focusing on their mission.
So, how do we say no? Steve Jobs once said the following and you can see where it would apply to really becoming great at what you do:
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things.”
It's one thing to decide you will say ‘no’ but how do you do so with grace and in a way that does not hurt another person? Probably practice will help, but "I can't take that on right now", is one gracious way to acknowledge the honour of being asked but admit that it cannot fit in.
Who is asking? Of course, the request may not come from someone else. It might come from yourself. The key question is, does what you think needs to be done actually need to be done? Peter Drucker put this really well:
“There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”
Some final thoughts So to round this out, a few things to think about:
• Focus on what you want to achieve and don’t try to do everything.
• Give yourself permission to say no to things that will drain you.
• Look to say yes to the activities and people who will fill your cup.
• Realise that in saying no you are looking to answer yes to something even bigger and more important.
Say ‘no’ to feel empowered, and say ‘yes’ to what is really important. Don’t try to chase down every opportunity that may present itself.
Instead, let’s let some of those rabbits get away.
Lord Thomas was called to the bar in 1969 and after a long and distinguished career became Chief Justice of England and Wales between 2013 and 2017. In this interview we talk about his early career and what led him to that role and what he is involved in today and what it is like being a peer in the House of Lords. We also talk about the place of the Judiciary and role of the Judge. He was the New Zealand Law Foundation’s 2019 Distinguished Visiting Fellow and visited New Zealand in September 2019 where he spoke at the Canterbury University Law School.
In this interview we talk about a variety of topics including constitutional reform, being somewhere where something happens, having a young family and a busy career, changes to the practise of law since he began working, being in Chicago in the late 1960s, what it is like to be a Judge, digitising of the Courts and being involved in Constitutional changes, the role of law schools of the future, as well as joining the House of Lords.
Seeds is all about hearing diverse and varying perspectives and life journeys, which is why this interview fits so well with others even if they cover the life story of a Nun, someone who has been trafficked or someone who is 6 years old. There are many dozens of interviews in the back catalogue now at www.theseeds.nz
A very big thanks to The Law Foundation as well as Canterbury University Law School for arranging this interview (in particular, Stephen Todd, Ursula Cheer, Elizabeth Toomey and Julie Scott).
Full Bio: https://arbitratorsinternational.com/arbitrator/lord-thomas-of-cwmgiedd/
Information about the trip: https://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/?p=9731&e=1
From The Law Foundation description:
"Lord Thomas read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the University of Chicago Law School and was called to the bar by Gray’s Inn. He practiced at the Commercial Bar in London from 1972 to 1996, becoming a QC in 1984. He was appointed to the High Court of England and Wales in 1996.
He was successively a Presiding Judge in Wales, Judge
in Charge of the Commercial Court, the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, a Lord Justice of Appeal, President of the
Queen’s Bench Division and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2013 - 2017). He was a founder of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary and its President from 2008-2010.
He is currently Chairman of the Commission on Justice in Wales, Chairman of the London Financial Markets Law Committee and President of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre. He also sits in the House of Lords.
He has returned to Essex Court Chambers where he practices as an arbitrator. He is Chancellor of the Aberystwyth University and is an honorary fellow of several universities. He is a founder member of the European Law Institute and is currently a member of its Executive Committee."
Mahsa is an expert in Artificial Intelligence working as a senior lecturer at AUT. In this interview we talk about her background and childhood in Iran and what first got her interested in computers (at age 7) as well as machine translation and AI. We also discuss how she ended up in New Zealand (by chance), what her first impressions were, why she founded She# as a networking platform for women in tech to connect professionals with high school and tertiary students. We also discuss what it would take to encourage more diversity in tech and the plans for the future (anyone want to help She# expand outside of Auckland?). I really enjoyed this interview and the diverse topics we were able to cover. If you enjoy this you might like some of the other interviews in the back catalogue.
We also discuss this Benjamin Franklin quote:
"Tell me and I forget,
Teach me and I remember,
Involve me and I learn"
From She# Facebook page: "We aim to encourage women in Computer science, computer engineering, IT, and tech-related fields to develop academically and professionally, to network and learn with each other and to foster the advancement of women in high-school, university and industry."
She Sharp: https://www.shesharp.co.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesharp/
AUT page: https://www.aut.ac.nz/profiles?id=em9073
About Anita Borg: https://anitab.org
About Margaret Hamilton (Apollo missions software engineer): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_(software_engineer)
Future of Learning Conference: https://www.futureoflearning.nz
A big thanks to the team who organised the conference as it allowed us to sit down with him, in particular Louisa as well as:
Hamish Duff from Recalibrate: https://www.recalibrate.co.nz
Cheryl Doig (a former Seeds Guest) from Think Beyond: https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
Cheryl's earlier interview on seeds: http://seeds.libsyn.com/cheryl-doig-on-the-future-of-learning
Jason is Director of Strategic Foresight at KnowledgeWorks where he works as a futurist. He visited New Zealand for The Future of Learning Conference held 30 September - 1 October 2019. In this interview we talk about Jason's childhood, the role of his Grandmother in his life, falling in love with education, his first job as a tattoo artist, the role of serendipity and luck, and his becoming a futurist focused on what it will be like decades from now. We also talk about the future of education and what that will hold with new technologies becoming more available. Finally, we turn to Knowledge Works and learn in detail about what they are doing - see link below for more on that.
Website: https://knowledgeworks.org/resources/meet-jason-swanson/
Future of Learning Conference: https://www.futureoflearning.nz
A big thanks to the team who organised the conference as it allowed us to sit down with him, in particular Louisa as well as:
Hamish Duff from Recalibrate: https://www.recalibrate.co.nz
Cheryl Doig (a former Seeds Guest) from Think Beyond: https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
Cheryl's earlier interview on seeds: http://seeds.libsyn.com/cheryl-doig-on-the-future-of-learning
Audio of entire day held on 21 September 2019 of the main stage speakers at Impact Summit 2019 hosted by UCE (University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship). The speakers were fantastic and it was a great day of insight and learning.
This is an extremely long episode so how can you listen to what you want to hear? You can jump to hear the session you want by navigating to the following points using this index:
1:41 - Speaker Session 1: Tori McNoe with a Karakia (UCSA) Jason Pemberton MC with an intro to the day (link to his site), then:
13:09 - Alanna Chapmann (27 Seconds) (some audio issues at start, keep persisting with it)
26:59 - Shannon Thompson (Out of Comfort)
40:51 - Bariz and Saba (Honouring 51 Lives)
45:21 - Q&A with the speakers
58:28 - Panel Session A: Demystifying Commercialisation hosted by Xstart with Mads Moller (Tech Entrepreneur), Matthew Jones (CertusBio Ltd), Chelsea Aitkin (New Zealand and Beyond) and facilitated by Olivia Theyers-Collins (Xstart)
1:55:31 - Speaker Session 2: Intro
1:56:26 - Brad Lake (Brothers Green)
2:09:21 - Kendall Flutey (Banqer)
2:21:02 - Q&A with the speakers
2:30:47 - Panel Session B: Harnessing Creativity with Jason Pemberton (Felt), Preston Hegel (XCHC), Rosie Carroll (Nifty Markets, Thrifty Nifty, Rosie Threads & Slo-mo) and Bridget Williams (Bead & Proceed)
3:30:11 - Panel Session C: Entrepreneurship for Impact hosted by Xero with Elizabeth Ü (Xero), Cecilia Clavijo (My Vita Bag), Anthony Rohan (Fairground Accounting), John Jo Ritson (Flashworks Media), Jeff Ward (Liminal and Addington Coffee Co-op)
4:21:15 - Speaker Session 3: Intro
4:22:30 - Tim Bateman (Cloud 9 Float Club and O-Studio, part of The Welder)
4:33:55 - Brianne West (Ethique)
4:45:41 - Q&A with the speakers
4:59:42 - Final thoughts and thanks 5:07:56 - Close
Thanks to UCE for arranging the day and allowing the audio to be recorded and shared in this way to empower those who could not be in the room as well. In particular Hannah, Jessica, Jess, James and Rachel. Well done Jason, a really great job as MC. Big shout out to all the volunteers who made the day run smoothly.
Two of the people who spoke have been on seeds podcast before so check out:
Bridget Williams https://seeds.libsyn.com/bridget-williams-on-the-sdgs-and-founding-bead-and-proceed
Alanna Chapman https://seeds.libsyn.com/alanna-chapman-on-27-seconds-a-social-enterprise-winery-focused-on-ending-modern-day-slavery
There are many other episodes - this is the 130th one - at www.theseeds.nz
UCE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/impactsummit.nz/
Website: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/uce/impact-summit/
Website description of the event:
Want to stand out in tomorrow’s world? The UCE Impact Summit is designed to get you where you want to be -- whether your goals are personal, community-focused or worldwide. The Impact Summit is back! We’ll be in the brand new Haere-roa building for a full day of change-making on the 21st September 2019.
Whether you want to stand out in the crowd, learn some tips and tricks for creating impact or just spend some time hanging out with like-minded people, the Impact Summit will take you through a journey of interactive workshops, world-class speakers, networking and activities that will fill you with the inspiration and energy you need to take your next steps.
Longdy was trafficked age 8 from Cambodia to Thailand and forced to beg on the streets. He had contracted polio as a young child and lost the use of his legs which was the reason he was targeted for trafficking to earn money as a beggar.
In this interview we hear Longdy's unique perspective on life which results from the circumstances of a childhood that none of us can imagine. Modern day slavery and trafficking is happening today and this interview opens up an understanding of how that happens. Eventually he ended up being cared for by Hagar and so we also hear about the work that they do for people like Longdy. We also hear about what his life has changed to become as a result of being looked after.
Thanks to the Hagar team for arranging the logistics for this interview and in particular Don and Anna.
Hagar site: https://hagar.org.nz
Longdy's story: https://www.flamecambodia.org/longdy
Reuter's story on Longdy https://www.reuters.com/article/cambodia-humantrafficking-childbeggar/former-cambodian-child-beggar-triumphs-over-trafficked-past-to-help-others-idINKCN0XX02S
This is the 129th episode - there are other stories at www.theseeds.nz
Ben is the Executive Director of the AI Forum and in this interview we discuss his background and journey to settle in New Zealand. We then talk in depth about artificial intelligence - what is it and what might it mean for the future of New Zealand? We also discuss a lot of the content in the new report "Towards Our Intelligent Future – An AI Roadmap for New Zealand" that has just been released and some of the key points which it makes.
A link to the report that we discuss is below.
Website: https://aiforum.org.nz/
The Report: https://aiforum.org.nz/towards-our-intelligent-future/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AIForumNZ
Also discussed
Canterbury Tech: https://canterburytech.nz
Canterbury Angels: https://canterburyangels.nz
Ministry of Awesome: https://www.ministryofawesome.com
Clive founded Mates Social Media and in this interview we talk about the power of social media and marketing - what works, what doesn't?
We also talk about Clive's background and what it was like to be born in New Zealand yet have very strong links back to India where his parents were from. What is it that forms your identity when you have a background like that and what is it like to grow up here in New Zealand? I really enjoyed talking with Clive and hearing his perspective on the world. He is currently campaigning for local council elections so is keeping busy!
http://www.facebook.com/cliveantonynz
http://www.facebook.com/matesofchristchurch
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matesofchristchurch/
Zahra arrived in New Zealand as a 12 year old Afghan refugee who spoke no English. In this interview we hear about what her childhood was like, being a refugee, coping with bullying when you don't speak the language, reshaping identity when you arrive in a new country, what it is like to transition into a place that was so different and the impact of the March shootings. We also discuss her decision to stand as a councillor and community board member in the local elections for The People’s Choice Labour Waimairi.
Zahra is involved in many activities in the community including 'Uniting Canterbury Women', Canterbury Resilience Foundation and Who is Hussain.
This is the 126th interview in this series for seeds podcast and each week we talk with someone very different from the week before.
I really enjoyed the conversation with Zahra and hearing her perspective on the importance and value of diversity. If you enjoy it then consider sharing this with someone else - they will likely say thanks!
Photo credit: Krama & Co who sell beautiful scarves - check them out.
For many more interviews and videos and articles visit www.theseeds.nz
We first met via Abdigani Ali of Canterbury Resilience Foundation - thanks Abdi! At an impact event - for more on those see the website www.theseeds.nz
Natasha is a doing her PHD in organisational psychology at Canterbury University on belonging and community. In this wide ranging interview we talk about her childhood and what shaped her, as well as why she has such an interest in deepening relationships. We start off with a poem she wrote and that really sets the tone for what follows.
This is the 125th interview so if you enjoy it, check out some of the others at www.theseed.nz
Video version of interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwj1dlmKO5Q&t=1s
Unchatter website: www.unchatter.com
Unchatter Facebook page: www.facebook.com/unchatter
Personal page: www.natashazimmerman.com
Description from Unchatter website:
"We speak an average of at least 7,000 words every day. How many of them are meaningful ones? Every person you interact with has an untold story, just waiting to be unearthed - and so do you. This is your invitation to step into deeper connection with yourself and the beautiful, mysterious human beings around you. It just might change your life."
Poem that Natasha reads during the episode at the start:
I am from frigid six-month winters and the abiding awe of snowfall,
From harvest-time suppers in dusty fields
And the clean, clean earth of mud-soaked country roads.
I am from oceans away and here.
I am from America, but not this one.
I belong everywhere I’ve ever been.
I am from stacks and stacks of dog-eared books,
From abandoned umbrellas and the golden hour.
I am from poetry and cello music,
From furrowed brows and furrowed fields.
I am from kisses by starlight and broken hearts by daylight.
I am from knowingness and mystery.
I am from the certainness of the sacred.
I am from my grandpa’s galoshes and gentle shoulder squeezes.
I am from the strong hands of my grandmothers,
Made of sterner stuff than me.
I am from big questions and small ones too,
And I am from the loveliest of all human acts:
The soft soul-bow of inhabiting this moment with you.
Poem written about this episode:
Planting
Abiding awe, you say.
Those words speak to me of patience.
Of planting deep into dark soil,
grateful for the sun’s warmth.
Of watching, hoping for rain.
Then watching miracles,
as the smallest of seeds rise.
From hard casings to soft growth.
From death into life.
Transformed from within.
What might these curated conversations reveal
as we scratch beneath the hard surface,
of repetitive answers to the simple
yet profound, “how are you”?
Getting past that first hard layer
to the rich places where roots can grow.
What seeds might be planted if we
come together with an attitude
soaked in vulnerability, and gratitude.
What might such seeds yield as a harvest?
Let’s plant and see.
Do you remember being 11? In this episode we talk with Shanna about what her views of the world are. It's good to get these reminders from time to time and also to hear about what children are learning about and what they think of the world and what the future might look like for her generation. Shanna was one of the original people interviewed back in episode 5 for seeds podcast. We also talk about the difference between Happiness and Joy, as well as some ethical questions, genetic modification, coding, what is valuable in a friendship as well as what it was like to present at a TEDxYouth event ... we cover a lot!
TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjYxfUZhBY
Earlier interview when Shanna was 9 and turning 10: http://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-10
Video of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRM2BHdDT6o&t=1307s
Star Friends: http://www.lindachapmanauthor.co.uk/star-friends.htm
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steven@theseeds.nz
David is an edu-agitator who has explored what education is for many years through his work on Liberatory Design. In this interview we hear a lot about David's childhood and his own education and how that has shaped the person he has become today and what he does. We also talk about the school he co-founded - the East Bay School for Boys (https://eastbayschoolforboys.tumblr.com). This is one of those interviews where we talk about a wide range of topics - from the word curiosity, to white male privilege, working as an artist, the power of creativity and the future of "school". I think you'll enjoy it - it would be in my own top 10.
Liberatory Design: https://nationalequityproject.org/services/liberatory-design
TEDxChristchurch description: http://www.tedxchristchurch.com/david-clifford
Article on DSX: https://dschool.stanford.edu/news-events/how-might-we-reimagine-high-school
Big praise to TEDxChristchurch team, it was great to support what you did the past weekend. And thanks Rebecca Robertson for the intro to David on the Friday night - and for finding out that you are a fan of seeds!
For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz or search seeds in podcast apps.
A reflection inspired by the conversation:
Edu-agitator
That teacher who believed
in you. It was decades ago
but the memory is fresh.
Who saw potential
where others saw none.
I can see the tears rising as I ask
“What shaped him that way?”
You’re not sure. He just was.
But perhaps someone played that role
in his life too.
A catalyst for finding meaning
for so many ships setting out.
What does his legacy mean
for us, for me. How do I go about
not trying to inscribe my name
on stone buildings that will crumble
but inputting into lives,
weaving into hearts
that beat and grow.
I give myself permission
to laugh, to cry, to ask questions
I give myself permission
To embrace others
I give myself permission
To stay curious
I give myself permission
To be truly present
Reflecting on the intersection between our creative lives and the power of vulnerability. The full text of this is here: http://theseeds.nz/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-all-give-it-now/
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steven@theseeds.nz
Inspiration from a variety of sources including Theodore Roosevelt, Vincent Van Gogh, Brene Brown and Annie Dillard.
Darren has worked for many years in the NGO sector and now assists organisations to maximize social impact through Direct Impact Group. In this interview we talk about his childhood and early years and career before he joined an NGO. We focus in particular on governance and impact and how you go about maximising social impact. We also discuss what he has observed over the years of working as the head of an NGO and now consulting to assist them.
https://www.direct-impact-group.com
darren.ward@direct-impact-group.com
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Bill Murphy is the founder of Enterprise Angels and of the Purpose Capital Impact Fund. In this episode we talk a lot about entrepreneurs, start-ups and impact investing. However, we also talk about Bill's life and what has led him to what he does today.
If you enjoy this check out earlier episodes as there are more than 100 in the back catalogue.
Video of the session after this with about 20+ people about the Purpose Capital Impact Fund: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qkLezg_o8
Video of this podcast interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1npw9FvKvAc&t=2s
If you enjoy this have a listen to Chris Simcock on Impact Investing here (another purpose driven fund supported by Akina and others - more here): http://seeds.libsyn.com/chris-simcock-on-impact-investing-in-nz
This was recorded on 5 August 2019.
Purpose Capital Impact Fund: https://www.purposecapital.co.nz
Enterprise Angels: http://www.enterpriseangels.co.nz
More about the fund:
"Around the world, investors are looking for ways to not only make money from their investments, but also to make a difference. Whether it is concern about poverty, housing, or the environment, more and more of us are feeling the urgency to change the way we invest and do business. We want to back innovative solutions to major environmental and social problems.
Globally, impact investing is on an upward trajectory. The Global Impact Investors Network (GIIN) estimates that there is now US$228 billion in impact investing assets, which represents a doubling of the year prior.
The Purpose Capital Impact Fund is the first fund of its kind in New Zealand. Building on the experience of some of New Zealand’s biggest commercial trusts and New Zealand’s largest investor network, it harnesses the power of the philanthropic and commercial sectors in one vehicle. As such, it combines expertise in philanthropy and social change with a track record of investing in innovation."
This is a short presentation in Melbourne at the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (CLAANZ) annual conference. The topic was looking at private enterprise and business in the context of how they relate to charities so I shared some reflections on what is going on right now in the world and the fact that there may be a paradigm shift occurring.
A lot of this thinking comes from doing this podcast and also from playing a small part in helping write this report: https://www.akina.org.nz/news/legal-structures-holding-back-impact
Thanks to the CLAANZ team and Directors for asking me to share and to the other panellists who spoke as well - it was great to have all your input!
I wrote this out in advance and the text of is below...I said it differently when speaking but the essence is the same.
Video of this session here http://theseeds.nz/paradigm-shifts/
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Paradigm Shifts in Business and Charity
Kia ora koutou, ko Steven toku ingoa, no Ōtautahi au.
Good morning everyone, my name is Steven Moe and I am really pleased to be able to join you today and offer a New Zealand perspective on this topic. I work as a Partner in a law firm called Parry Field in Christchurch where we have 50 staff and I assist many charities and not for profits but also worked at an international law firm for 11 years – including 4 years in Sydney – so have in the past, and still do, a lot of work for corporates and profit making companies. I am also on the board of a charitable company called Christian Savings which in New Zealand has more than $100 million in loans out to Churches and similar charities to fund their projects.
So with that bit of context I want to offer you a different perspective. When I was younger there was a particular book which fascinated me and I’ve brought a copy along. Do any of you remember having one of these? The book is called “Magic Eye: A new way of looking at the world”. For a brief period in the 1990s they were the true definition of a “fad”. They sold tens of millions of copies across the world and appeared in countless waiting rooms.
The way it works is that you see just colours or shapes but if you can adjust your eyes then an image will emerge out of that and appear in three dimensions. You see something new even in a place where you have looked before.
The reason I mention that is to frame what I am about to say. When we talk about public benefit and private benefit and charity and business I think that there is, in a very similar way, a new way of looking at the world which is emerging right now. Our own moment in history and the way we have looked at things in the past is not an accurate mirror to represent how it is destined to always be. But we need eyes which are adjusted well to be able to see that.
What I am talking about here is a paradigm shift of thinking that is very similar to this Magic Eye. The old paradigm – which we each naturally fall into – particularly if we are active and working in this sector – meets someone at a dinner like the one we will have tonight.
The person to our right says, “I want to help people who are coming out of prison reintegrate back into society”. We congratulate them and immediately launch into a talk about the charity they are founding and what the source of donations will be, or grant funding. It is clear that they are being driven by motivations of the heart. This will clearly be for the public benefit and heart motivations lead to charity. A key word here might be “purpose”
We talk to the person on our left who says, “I’ve got this idea for a new tech solution to reducing the cost of credit cards”. We congratulate them and immediately launch into a different conversation about being an entrepreneur, about accelerator programs, startup venture capitalists and funding by issuing shares in a for profit company. It is clear that there are motivations of the head here and so we discuss business. A key word here might be “profit”. As a side note, it is important to note that these people have big hearts and often are on boards of charities, donate money and time but see it as something for their spare time, not something that could intersect with their working world.
So if that is the old paradigm, then what is the new one? The new one seeks to combine the private and public benefit and integrate the heart and the head. It does not think in terms of a binary of either being “for profit” or being “not for profit/for purpose”. Instead it asks whether the organisation cannot be both. And if it could be both then imagine the possibilities – see the world in a new way. This new conception of business and charity sees them more overtly integrated.
So turning to our two friends, rather than relying on uncertain funding streams of donations and grants, what if she set up a structure that actually employed the very people that need the support and therefore empowered them? As for the credit card venture, what if customers could choose to divert a portion of the fees paid to organisations that they want to support? Both of these entities of course exist – Pathway in NZ does just that with Prisoners and Choice does it with Credit. This will be lead by the next generation who already ask deep questions and want their lives to have an impact – not just get paid.
So the true question is not how do we talk about and frame private and public benefit in the future, the true question is what this paradigm shift means when we talk about charity and business xszand the systems that we have constructed to regulate and govern them – which are based on the old paradigm and don’t match the reality of the new one. We need to move from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy. Because like the Magic Eye this also is a new way of seeing the world.
If you are interested in learning more about this I was involved in writing a report with 5 others on this and similar topics which is now sitting with the New Zealand Government and I will share more about that later today in the update on New Zealand developments.
The last thing to say is that if you’ve listened closely I’ve deliberately not used the words social enterprise, because I don’t want it to become an “us and them” term, as I dream of a day when all businesses have embraced the combination of purpose and profit so I don’t want it to be seen as something that “they” do as the paradigm shift applies to all organisations.
Thank you. www.theseeds.nz
Ian was the ambassador to Japan at the time of both the Christchurch and Tohoku earthquakes of 2011. In this interview we hear all about his childhood and what led him to the diplomatic service. We also find out about what he loves most about Japan and what it is actually like to be a representative of a country. These days Ian is involved in the Japan New Zealand Business Council so we also learn about that organisation.
Japan New Zealand Business Council https://www.jnzbc.com
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Bridget cares about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and founded social enterprise Bead and Proceed to highlight them. In this interview we find out about the SDGs as well as her own life story and journey including her work with the Student Volunteer Army, Global Shapers, working as a lawyer and time on the TV show, What Now. For some reason we also discuss a lot of memorable and inspiring quotes on this particular episode - it was great to welcome this self described "enthusiastic human" onto the show!
Website: www.beadandproceed.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridget-williams-76156670/
Bead and Proceed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beadandproceed/?hl=en
Email: Bridget@beadandproceed.com
SDGs: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
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A short reflection.
The text of this is here.
What do you think?
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Japanese decision making - how is it different? What can we learn? This is a short little presentation at the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce on doing business in Japan. I lived in Tokyo and Osaka for 5 years and worked two of those years within a very large Japanese trading house so this episode contains some of the key things I learned. In particular, I talk about the concepts of Nemawashi and the Ringi system of decision making.
Video of the talk is here: http://theseeds.nz/meanwhile/
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Hannah is a communications consultant and wordsmith who helps organisations focussed on impact to communicate their stories. She founded Ngātahi Communications and in this interview we find out about her childhood growing up on a remote high country farm, her early love of writing and stories, a special relationship with her great-grandfather, studying communication, the impact of the earthquakes and why she focusses on organisations creating positive impact. We also chat about her decision to switch to a 4 day work week, as well as the impact of her family history on what she does today.
This is one of those wide ranging interviews with a key player in Christchurch who is focussed on helping people doing good to communicate that most effectively.
Ngātahi Communications: https://www.ngatahi.co.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ngatahicomms/
Email: hannah@ngatahi.co.nz
Other organisations mentioned in this interview:
https://www.heiwhakapikimauri.co.nz
https://www.switchedongroup.co.nz/
https://www.braveheartchch.org/
This is a live panel discussion recorded 17 July 2019 in Christchurch at an event to answer questions about B Corps. In it we hear from 6 different people about their experiences either working for B Corps or looking to become one, as well as from Andrew Davies from B Labs Australia and New Zealand. The panellists are:
Tim Jones, from Grow Good (Tim hosted and organised the event) https://www.growgood.co
Andrew Davies, CEO of B Labs Australia and New Zealand https://bcorporation.com.au/about-b-lab
Michelle Sharp, CEO of Kilmarnock Enterprises https://www.kilmarnock.co.nz
Belinda Mathers from Enviro-Mark https://www.enviro-mark.com/home
Sam Davies from Trineo https://www.trineo.com
Kath Row from Eagle Protect https://eagleprotect.co.nz
Impact Assessment site: https://bimpactassessment.net
The Impact Report Andrew mentioned is an audio book read out for seeds, and links to it, here: http://seeds.libsyn.com/structuring-for-impact-audiobook
Michelle has been on this podcast telling her life story before (twice) here http://seeds.libsyn.com/michelle-sharp-on-kilmarnock-and-social-enterprises
and here https://seeds.libsyn.com/michelle-sharp-on-the-issues-with-funding-social-enterprises-and-creating-a-great-work-culture
Tim Jones has also been on three times, and his life story is here: http://seeds.libsyn.com/tim-jones-on-b-corps and a discussion with another former guest, Mark Ambundo, is here: http://seeds.libsyn.com/tim-mark-discuss-everything
Israel has a clear sense of identity and purpose and we talk about what led to his co-founding the building company, home, which has a real focus on people and community and is an impact driven company. From his earliest years as a child growing up in the cult his Grandfather founded (now called Gloriavale) to time in the United States and Australia, working at PWC and co-founding IT companies, working in the movie industry, we talk about that and more along the way. What shines through in this interview is a clear sense of identity and resulting purpose which places an emphasis on people and community over profits. For me, having worked with many social enterprises and other companies what home is doing is significant as it foreshadows the future I think more companies will embrace - including time frames that allow for 100 year business plans, a focus on employment and care for people who work at a company and a desire to actually do some good through the business of the company itself - in this case, providing homes (not just houses) to many in New Zealand. This is one of my favourite interviews so far and as it is the 112th one, that is saying something.
Website: https://builtbyhome.com
Glen's start-up Happy Cow Milk failed. That failure resulted in an outpouring of support - so he started again. In this interview we talk about his dreams and what went wrong, what happens when you admit defeat but then get even more support, the value of transparency in business, the impact of pursuing your dream on your family, the corporatization of farming today and what it means for the people and animals involved, moving from being a milk production company to becoming an IT company - oh, and landmines in the garden and lions by the African road as a child in Rhodesia. Yes, this interview has all that and a lot more as Glen shares honestly about his struggles and future hopes.
Happy Cow Milk: https://www.happycowmilk.co.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/happycowmilkco/
Dave has been studying leadership and the key elements that make up a good leader. As well as that his focus is to understand stress and what that does to leaders, in both good and bad ways. In this interview we talk about his origins in Scotland, what brought him to New Zealand, his entrepreneurial journey and his work today. Dave has a new book coming out later this year so we get a bit of a previous of what sort of topics it is going to cover as well.
Website: https://davesewell.nz
The book is being published in September 2019 Safe Leadership – Beating Stress to Drive Performance which is a culmination of his research, experience and observations in leadership over the last 20 years. The link to find out more about the book is www.davesewell.nz/safe-leadership/
Hayley-Maree is a counsellor and in this interview we talk about change, personal growth, addiction and moving forward in life. We also find out about her early years growing up on a farm where race horses were raised, overcoming trauma and grief and becoming a counsellor. We also chat about Aroha and Love after the events that have impacted Christchurch in the last 10 years.
Website: https://www.hayleymareelittcounsellor.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayleymareelittcounsellor/
Hayleymareelitt.counsellor@gmail.com
This one is powerful - today we hear from Abdigani Ali and Osman Ahmed, who was one of those shot in the attacks in Christchurch in March 2019. I was due to interview Abdigani Ali about his initiative, the Canterbury Resilience Foundation, and Osman Ahmed came along as well from the Canterbury Muslim Community Trust, so I just decided to interview both of them. This is rare as normally I only talk to one person at a time. But they both have fascinating stories about being immigrants in New Zealand and what that is like. As Osman was shot in the back in the attacks we hear about his memories of the day and listener discretion is advised - as well as that we also here about the many positive results in the community that they both have seen resulting from the incident.
In the photo Steven is on left, Abdi in middle and Osman on the right.
Canterbury Resilience Foundation, email Abdi Ali: abdigani.ali@crfoundation.org.nz
http://www.crfoundation.org.nz
CMCT (Canterbury Muslim Community Trust): https://www.facebook.com/cmctnz/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-shooting/111655432/reunited-after-the-terror--man-injured-in-christchurch-terror-attack-now-shares-a-brotherhood-with-his-saviour
An event coming up organised by the Canterbury Resilience Foundation:
David is Dean of the University of Otago, Christchurch. His main research has been into infectious diseases and in this interview we discuss that research, his time spent living in remote Nepal for two years as well as the role of antibiotics and breakthroughs he is searching for.
Link: https://www.otago.ac.nz/christchurch/index.html
He is the co-leader of The Infection Group, the co-director of One Health Aotearoa, a Senior Associate in the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and a clinical microbiologist at Canterbury Health Laboratories.
David’s main research interests are the epidemiology, diagnosis and prevention of respiratory tract infections, pneumococcal disease, legionellosis, bloodstream infections, and the role of vitamin D in infectious diseases.
He has a particular interest in the microbial aetiology of pneumonia, and is the Laboratory Director of the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) project which is focused on determining the causes of severe pneumonia in young children from developing countries. David has ongoing projects based in nine countries in Africa and Asia.
Lecture by David: https://www.otago.ac.nz/cs/groups/public/@otagopodcast/documents/audio_video/otago068292.mp4
Tech for Good? This is a panel discussion on that topic recorded just one week ago. We joined forces with Ian Wells (many thanks to you) from Canterbury Tech and hosted a Techweek 2019 session in the Parry Field Lawyers boardoom considering "Tech for Good" and what legal structures are best: charity? Company? Social Enterprise? Something else? After an intro from Kris Morrison (Partner at Parry Field), we heard from a range of panelists with questions facilitated by me and hearing the journey of Tim Jones (Kilmarnock/Grow Good Guy), Georgia Robertson (Humanitix) , Menno Finlay-Smits (Cacophony Project), John Ascroft (Jade Software) and Dave Lane (Open Education Resource foundation). Thanks to the great crowd who turned out and asked some good questions too!
Bios and more info here: https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2019/business-models-that-enable-tech-for-good-307/
Tim Jones earlier episode: http://seeds.libsyn.com/tim-jones-on-b-corps
Earlier episode two with Tim Jones and Mark Ambundo: https://seeds.libsyn.com/tim-mark-discuss-everything
Georgia Robertson earlier episode: http://seeds.libsyn.com/georgia-robertson-on-humanitix-and-community
Dave Lane earlier episode: http://seeds.libsyn.com/dave-lane-on-open-source
Structuring for Impact audiobook http://seeds.libsyn.com/structuring-for-impact-audiobook
Emily practised as a lawyer for many years and now assists both law firms and lawyers with thinking deeply about the work they do, and why they do it. This interview was recorded live in front of an audience of more than 100. We talk a lot about a commonly used word: "balance", and whether that is achievable, or not. We also talk about the idea that "your work is your love made visible" and how life could be more integrated with work, in a positive way. Emily shares about her own life story and provides insights for people to consider at whatever stage of their career they are at - whether they are students, graduates, have been working for a while or are nearing retirement (the correct R word being, "reinvention").
"Follow your nose, and don't be dazzled".
Website: https://www.emilymorrow.com
Resources: https://www.emilymorrow.com/articles
This breakout session at the Philanthropy Summit 2019 deals with a very topical issue: The future of business in the "human economy" - but what is meant by that term and how does it all fit with social enterprise? In this session we got to hear from three leading experts each offering a unique perspective and insight on the state of play in Aotearoa, New Zealand. First is Louise Aitken the CEO of the Ākina Foundation, Christna Bellis from Thankyoupayroll and Shay Wright from Te Whare Hukahuka. Check out their bios and info below.
Video of this session https://youtu.be/Nuv684xeTJg
Index:
1:43 - Louise Aitken
13:14 - Christina Bellis
24:50 - Shay Wright
40:47 - Ends
Louise Aitken: http://akina.org.nz/team-member/louise-aitken/
Earlier interview with Louise: https://seeds.libsyn.com/louise-aitken-on-akina-social-enterprise-and-being-a-twin
Impact Report as audiobook and report is a link in this too: http://seeds.libsyn.com/structuring-for-impact-audiobook
For more on Ākina Foundation: www.akina.org.nz
Christina Bellis and Thankyou Payroll:
https://thankyoupayroll.co.nz/about/
Shay Wright: https://www.shaywright.co.nz
Te Whare Hukahuka: https://www.twh.co.nz
For more interviews - this is the 104th episode - check out www.theseeds.nz
The Philanthropy Summit 2019 was held for the last three days (15-17 May) at Te Papa with 500 attending. To celebrate getting to 30,000 listens of seeds podcast thought it would be great to release a session I was involved in about impact investing. I helped out with facilitating the Q&A time for this breakout session where close to 100 attended - recorded it all so that those not in the room could also listen to what was discussed. Impact investing represents a real vision for the future and in this session we hear from four experts about their experiences and thoughts of current state of play and future trends. The question time then unpacks some of the concepts in more detail.
Index
3:12 - Rebekah Swan
12:57 - David Woods
27:03 - Clive Pedley
41:58 - Emily Woodland
53:25 - Q&A starts
For more interviews and content check out www.theseeds.nz
Many thanks to Philanthropy NZ for putting on the summit and letting us put this breakout session on seeds.
Bios:
Clive Pedley https://www.givingarchitects.com/view/our-people/clive-pedley.php
Rebekah Swan https://www.ampcapital.com/nz/en/about/management-team
David Woods https://www.impactinvestingnetwork.nz/david-woods
Emily Woodland https://www.icgn.org/speakers/emily-woodland-co-head-sustainable-investment-amp-capital
Impact Investing Network https://www.impactinvestingnetwork.nz
Philanthropy New Zealand site https://philanthropy.org.nz
Harv founded Collective Intelligence and in this interview we find out what that is and how it works. We also learn about his childhood, his family being torn apart by a murder trial, the impact of partial deafness, what it was like working as a Shepherd and then a farmer and his fluency in reading people's body language in groups. This is one of those interviews I love because we had so many different rabbit holes to go down. If you enjoy this style of interview and hearing about someone's life story they consider checking out some of the more than 100 interviews in the back catalogue.
https://www.collectiveintelligence.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/collectiveintelligencenz/
Harv is the founder of Collective Intelligence. His inspiration stemmed from his observation as a company director that key staff were often not supported as individuals to develop their own potential.
Starting out as Collective Intelligence’s first and only Facilitator 11 years ago, Harv’s role now within Collective Intelligence is to oversee the teams, recruit new members, and keep developing this unique concept. His vision is to develop a professional community in New Zealand that supports its members to achieve their potential.
He sees his work as being the Chief Cheerleader – the founder who supports the whole team’s efforts in order to give the best results.
From the website: What is Collective Intelligence? Collective Intelligence is a pioneer in developing professional and personal performance. We help people evolve and realise their potential – while supporting them to be more resilient and effective.
Oliver founded Medsalv 18 months ago and in this interview we hear about his entrepreneurial journey. We also find out a lot about the medical industry and single use devices and the amount of waste which goes to landfills. UCE and it's programmes for encouraging entrepreneurs is also discussed. Medsalv is a fantastic business approaching things in a unique way that combines profit and purpose as they seek to make health care more sustainable.
www.medsalv.com
Oliver's email: oliver.hunt@medsalv.com
In early 2018 Medsalv won the inaugural "Dream Believe Succeed" competition, receiving $100k worth of backing from the foundation to accelerate the Medsalv's growth.
About UCE and their programmes which is discussed in interview https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/uce/about-uce/
This was not planned. Which makes it the perfect 100th episode as we always look for depth and meaning in unexpected moments. Justice Joe Williams got up to give the keynote speech at the recent Charity Law and Regulation conference held at Te Papa in April 2019 and rather than start straight into that topic he took time and instead reflected on the Karakia which had been said just before that, "Whakataka te Hau". I thought the description and explanation provided was really beautifully done as it opened an understanding of what this prayer was really about. So I got permission to release those reflections as this podcast episode. Have a listen to some of the other 100 for more diverse content and interviews!
The Karakia goes:
Whakataka te hau ki te uru,
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.
Kia mākinakina ki uta,
Kia mātaratara ki tai.
E hī ake ana te atākura he tio,
he huka, he hauhunga.
Haumi e! Hui e! Tāiki e!
Translation:
Get ready for the westerly
and be prepared for the southerly.
It will be icy cold inland,
and icy cold on the shore.
May the dawn rise red-tipped on ice,
on snow, on frost.
Join! Gather! Intertwine!
The latest news since he spoke there was the following:
"Justice Joseph Williams is the first te reo Maori speaker be appointed to the judge's bench in the Court of Appeal. The former Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court was named a judge of the Court of Appeal by Attorney-General David Parker last week. Justice Williams, who is of is of Ngati Pukenga, Waitaha and Tapuika descent, has had a distinguished legal career and was appointed the head of the Maori Land Court in 1999. The following year, he was appointed acting chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, a position to which he was permanently appointed in 2004."
About Karakia, from http://folksong.org.nz/whakataka_te_hau/
Karakia are the chants of Maori ritual, using traditional language, symbols and structures. They are a means of achieving oneness - one with the atua, one with the ancestors and one with events of the past.
They have their own traditional structure, symbols and rituals, and their concern is the whole of the universe, earth, sea and sky and into the night.
Karakia are not magic spells depending on the exact recitation of the words. The words can be, and are, changed. The power of the karakia came from the atua, and the effectiveness of the karakia depended on the faith of the people using the chants.
Do you remember being 6? Most of us have forgotten but it's important to try and recall sometimes. This episode may help a little as we hear from Isabel about what she enjoys in life and how she sees the world. What can adults learn from kids and what should they do less of? It's a great 99th episode with a unique perspective!
For more episodes check out www.theseeds.nz
Lauren loves mathematics and that shines through in this interview. She has worked for many years as a maths teacher and so I wanted to talk with her about her life and perspective on this as well as her work with the NZ Association of Maths Teachers. This podcast covers any topic that we want it too - variety and quality of story are the consistent principles!
We first met almost 20 years ago when I was living in Wellington so it was great to be able to chat with Lauren about her life and what has shaped her.
Some links and resources mentioned:
NZ Association of Maths Teachers: http://www.nzamt.org.nz/contact-us/executive-committee-contacts
NZ Maths https://nzmaths.co.nz/
Rob Eastaway http://www.robeastaway.com/
Mathscraft https://acems.org.au/mathscraft Maths is Fun https://www.mathsisfun.com/ This is the 98th interview.
For more stories visit www.theseeds.nz
This is an audiobook of the report "Structuring for Impact: Evolving Legal Structures for Business in New Zealand" that was released 17 April 2019 (index of key sections is below). I am really proud to have been involved as one of the co-authors and wanted to provide a different platform for it be accessible on here for those who might listen but not want to read the whole thing. Grateful assistance on this was received from my wife Ellie Moe, who read out the quotes from those who were interviewed. And many thanks for the collaboration with many to pull the report together, a massive team effort but in particular thanks Jane, Jackson, Louise, Ed, Amber and Phillippa.
The report can be downloaded here. https://www.theimpactinitiative.org.nz/reports/structuring-for-impact
Index:
Foreword: 1:51
Executive Summary: 4:47
Disadvantages of legal structures: 8:49
Part One:
1.1 Introduction: 13:56
1.2 Conceptual Framework 19:15
Part Two: How Social Enterprise is unduly affected: 28:37
2.1 Mission 30:01
2.2 Funding 1:19:22
2.3 Innovation 1:53:06
Part Three: Solutions 1:58:50
Conclusion: 2:23:56
For the audio of Louise Aitken introducing the report listen here http://seeds.libsyn.com/louise-aitken-on-structuring-for-impact-a-new-research-report-on
For an article I wrote for Spinoff on the report check here https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/18-04-2019/ghost-enterprises-how-the-government-penalises-companies-who-do-good/
For more podcasts visit www.theseeds.nz
Georgia is a changemaker, ex-lawyer and now CEO of Humanitix NZ, and she shares about building the world's first non-profit events ticketing platform backed by Google and Atlassian, the value of education and the power of community.
In this interview we talk about her childhood, the value of community, the importance of vulnerability and being honest in her life and career. We also discuss her new role as the CEO of Humanitix which she began at the start of 2019 and we discuss the business model that leverages the power of booking fees to drive impact at scale for disadvantaged children in New Zealand and abroad.
Humanitix: https://www.humanitix.com
Ignite consultants: https://www.igniteconsultants.co.nz
Global Shapers: https://www.globalshapers.org
Youthline: https://www.youthline.co.nz
"We are passionate about disrupting the events ticketing industry and redirecting 100% of profits from bookings fees to projects that address the education gaps affecting the most disadvantaged children here in Australia and overseas. We believe education is a ticket to opportunity and that every child has the right to reach their potential.
Our projects aim to create a world where all children are born into a community where they can flourish and have the tools to create their own impact. We invite you to partner with us as we transform ticketing into a force for good."
Louise is the CEO of the Ākina Foundation and she spoke this morning in Wellington at the launch of the major new report: "Structuring for Impact: Evolving Legal Structures for Business in New Zealand". I really enjoyed the process of helping to co-author this report with a group of amazing people who are mentioned in this podcast. Please have a read of the report and help us share it to your networks too - it is about what the ingredients are to help empower business of the future here in Aotearoa New Zealand!
You can access it here - please also consider sharing the link so it can spread wider!
https://www.theimpactinitiative.org.nz/reports/structuring-for-impact
For more stories visit www.theseeds.nz
Article on report: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/04/17/539070/social-enterprises-frustrated-by-nz-law
Yes, this is a very long episode! Have a listen to short intro to understand more but it is all the audio of more than 10 sessions at the two day conference "Future prospects for charity law, accounting and regulation" held 11-12 April 2019 at Te Papa and providing it all here so accessible to all those who were not in the room but would be challenged and empowered by the content. I was on organising committee and all of those on it wanted to make the content readily available to others through this platform. Check out other episodes of seeds podcast for close to 100 interviews with more good stories and challenges.
We had around 40 speakers including several from overseas and more than 10 sessions. This was put on by CAANZ, CLAANZ and supported by Charities Services. These are put in the order they appeared at the conference but you can skip to the right point by looking at this index:
Session 1: Do charities need to be "regulated" 7:59
Keynote: How to prove public benefit by Jennifer Batrouney QC: 1:19:01
Session 2: Advocacy - Are Charities able to advocate against Government Policy? 1:44:45
Session 3: Accumulations or application - what to do about Charities' reserves? 2:32:23
Session 4: Future of Charities and Tax 3:07:55
Session 5: Governing charities 4:04:32
Session 6: Current Research in the Charitable Sector 4:48:51
Session 7: Review of the Charities Act - emerging issues and implications 5:36:16
Session 8: Social Enterprise - this is a separate seeds episode
Session 9: Seeds podcast interview: A History of Financial Reporting - this is a separate seeds episode
Session 10: Future of Financial Reporting 6:22:01
Group discussion 7:39:49
Final Keynote: Dr Oonagh Breen, Call to Action 8:29:20
End: 9:18:57
For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
For session 8 on social enterprise visit here.
For Session 9 on History of Financial Reporting - an interview for seeds podcast visit here
Videos and descriptions of speakers etc also up here
Carolyn is an expert on the history of financial reporting - in this interview we spoke in front of a live audience of almost 200 at a conference held at Te Papa in Wellington on 11-12 April 2019. In this wide ranging interview we discuss the history of what might sound like a dull topic by jumping back in time ancient Egypt as well as fish hooks in colonial New Zealand and what has led to our current reporting standards. I have been on the committee organising this conference which brought around 40 speakers from around the world together. This session broke up the panels with a great analysis of an interesting but misunderstood topic.
There was a technical issue with the audio so it is not as good as I would have liked, here is the video which was also recorded the audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJRa6dzeXew
This bonus episode is all about impact and social enterprise in New Zealand. It was recorded on Friday 12 April 2019 as a live panel discussion at Te Papa. It was moderated by Steven Moe with Louise Aitken, CEO of Ākina Foundation, Professor Dana Brakman Reiser from Brooklyn Law School, Holly Norton co-founder and Chief Community Officer of Collaborate, Kay Maree Dunn, co-founder and CEO of Āhau and Andrew Phillips from Charities Services. The full audio from the conference will be released in a separate episode. For other stories visit www.theseeds.nz Session 8: Social Enterprise We live in a time when old and new paradigms of thinking are colliding. One example is the idea that charities are the primary way of “doing good” in our society, whereas business is about generating private profits. Social enterprise presents a new conception which seeks to combine both profit (traditional domain of business) and having positive impact (traditional domain of charity) through sustainable businesses. In this panel we will hear about the current state of social enterprise in New Zealand, how founders choose to become charities vs social enterprises, Māori perspectives on Social Enterprise, different legal structures used overseas andthe limitations for social enterprises wanting charitable status.
Wil co-founded EPIC (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus) a unique building which houses many start-ups and tech companies in central Christchurch. As one of the first buildings to go up following the earthquakes there is an amazing story behind the building which we discover in this interview. Wil also shares his background growing up in the UK and how he ended up in New Zealand. We also discuss what makes a good salesperson, key elements that make up a great team and what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur.
EPIC: https://epicinnovation.co.nz/
info@epicinnovation.co.nz
TedX Christchurch talk: http://www.tedxchristchurch.com/wil-mclellan
Bio from the EPIC website:
- Executive Director of Vision & Strategy at EPIC Innovation
- Eisenhower Fellow
My work leading businesses development for large organizations in the UK and New Zealand, gave me the appreciation of the value of empowered collaborative teams working closely with clients – as one team. My work co-founding the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus (EPIC) with Colin Andersen has now presented the opportunity to work with a vast array of global entrepreneurs, startups, SME’s, international corporations and Governments.
John Page is a governance expert at BoardWorks. He is also the writer of a major research report "True to Label" looking at how value is measured in the non-profit sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. He has many years of governance experience in a variety of roles and in the arts which we discuss in the interview. Now in his role he works as a consultant supporting governing boards and directors in their leadership roles.
https://boardworksinternational.com/about.php
True to Label report: https://sportnz.org.nz/managing-sport/search-for-a-resource/news/true-to-label
This is the 90th episode - for others visit www.seeds.nz
"BoardWorks International is a long-established, leading board effectiveness consultancy with but one purpose - to support governing boards and directors in delivering outstanding and inherently satisfying boardroom leadership."
Peter was the Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral at the time of the earthquakes in 2011. I chose to air this interview now because we talk about love and acceptance in this and it feels like the most appropriate interview given the Christchurch attacks which have just happened. In this wide ranging conversation we discuss his background in the UK, his studies at Oxford University and what led him to become a priest, how he ended up in New Zealand and his memories of the quakes. We also take time to reflect on spiritual 'thin places' where the distance between physical things and spiritual things is less thick. It has been explained as “a place where the boundary between heaven and earth is especially thin. It’s a place where we can sense the divine more readily.”
This is the 89th interview and if you enjoyed this you might enjoy some of the earlier ones as well at www.theseeds.nz
On reflecting about this interview I wrote this:
Thin Places
The thinnest of barriers
separates us from wonder.
From an understanding of love, waiting.
As paper cannot be seen through
yet we know it is so thin.
Shine a light on it and see for yourself.
Like the sun hitting a silver platter
And reflecting into open eyes.
Open to the possibility
that your presence will be with us
no matter which path is chosen.
Or like holding a midnight candle
held in the dark at a service
more than 50 years ago.
A moment in time.
These encounters, unfolding elegantly,
revealing within the very idea,
that God is with us always.
Inspiring hushed whispers.
Look – right there!
That sense of wonder rises
filling us up to the brim
from the inside.
Seek out the thin places,
point them out to others
that love may grow.
Matthew founded Youth Arts New Zealand to empower youth to creatively express themselves. We talk about his life and what led him to start this, the value of collaboration across creative arts, the interaction between an audience and a performer, what music means to him, storytelling through live shows and music and why bringing different types of arts together is so important. I really enjoyed talking with Matthew and helping him set up his charitable trust is one of the reasons I most enjoy being a lawyer to help him fulfilling his dream which can then be accessed and empower others too.
Matthew's email in case people want to get in touch matthew@youtharts.co.nz
Website: https://www.youtharts.co.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youthartsnz/
This is the 88th episode - if you enjoy it check out some of the earlier ones. www.theseeds.nz
In this episode I share everything I've learned about how to create a podcast. This was recorded live when I gave it as a session at the Social Enterprise Unconference in Levin in mid February 2019. One of my dreams for seeds was to teach others so they could start their own podcast so if you are interested in learning more then drop me a line and happy to help answer your questions - steven@theseeds.nz.
This is the 86th episode - if you enjoy it then check out some of the others, subscribe and leave a rating and review.
Video of this session on the Facebook page and at www.theseeds.nz or at https://youtu.be/zQ0SN6bbcq8
Equipment and other things:
• Audio Recorder, have a Zoom H4N Pro: https://www.zoom-na.com/…/field…/zoom-h4n-pro-handy-recorder
• Two Rode Procaster Microphones: http://www.rode.com/microphones/procaster
• Podcast hosting site, am using Libsyn: www.libsyn.com
• For editing the interviews I use the free software Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/
• Pop filter for microphones reduces the “P” sounds: http://www.rode.com/accessories/ws2
• Two XLR cables to connect microphones to recorder: https://www.rockshop.co.nz/…/hosa-hxx010-male-xlr-to-female…
• Got some cheap microphone stands.
• Two headphones so you can both listen as you record with a headphone splitter so both plug into the device.
• A bit of time!
This short bonus episode profiles Collett's Corner with founder Camia Young sharing about what this crowdfunded community owned property development is about. This presentation was given at a recent "Coffee & Jam" event hosted by Ministry of Awesome.
For Camia's full story check out this earlier episode: http://seeds.libsyn.com/camia-young-on-architecture-as-a-way-to-create-community
https://ohu.nz/portfolio-item/colletts-corner/
https://www.facebook.com/collettscorner/
Ministry of Awesome: https://www.ministryofawesome.com
Collett’s Corner is a new commercial property for Lyttelton that has been designed in collaboration with the community. Based on a collective ownership model, it is not a vehicle for growing individual wealth. Instead, it is an opportunity for many people to come together to own a shared asset – one which aims to distribute financial returns and help to strengthen the community fabric.
Check out other episodes at www.theseeds.nz
Joanna is the CEO of ChristchurchNZ which promotes the city as both a tourism destination and a dynamic place for business to grow. In this interview we talk about her early life, working as a reporter, the role of journalism in the world today, her role as Editor of The Press just after the earthquakes and what the future holds for Christchurch. I really enjoyed this 85th episode and my discussion with Joanna and am sure you will appreciate it as well. If you do like this check out one of the other episodes and subscribe to ensure you don't miss out on the next conversation.
https://www.christchurchnz.com/new-zealand/
Article mentioned that I wrote on the new Christchurch: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/13-11-2018/the-new-christchurch-style-old-boys-out-entrepreneurs-in/
This is the 85th episode, for more stories visit www.theseeds.nz
@seeds_podcast
Lisa founded Social Currency an accounting firm with a difference that we discuss in the interview (hint: it gives back). We also talk about Lisa's early life, a near death experience at 11, growing up and playing different sports, how she came up with the idea for social currency and how it works. I enjoyed my discussion with Lisa as we talked about many other things as well ranging from prison to encouraging the youth of today.
Social Currency website: https://www.socialcurrency.co.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialCurrency.NZ/
This is the 84th episode of Seeds - for more visit in podcast apps or at www.theseeds.nz
In 2019 will be releasing an episode every two weeks rather than weekly.
Social Enterprise Unconference mentioned in intro https://medium.com/pledgeme/social-enterprise-unconference-2019-80f9930ff9f2
Kerri coordinates 'Carabiner' in Christchurch which helps provide mentoring opportunities for young people aged 18-25 with disabilities. In this interview we talk about her childhood, love of the outdoors, working life and her views about what the word "disability" means. I really enjoyed talking with Kerri and she is a real inspiration - a few minutes of listening to this interview and you will see what I mean as her positivity and humour are catching!
Carabiner: https://carabiner.org.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarabinerMentoring/
This is one of more than 80 interviews, for others listen in podcast apps or go to www.theseeds.nz
Thanks to Biz Dojo Christchurch where we met https://www.bizdojo.com/new-zealand/christchurch
E Wen Wong was 13 when she founded P.S. Our Beaches. Now aged 16 we talk about her love of poetry, founding an organisation to clean up our beaches, solving problems and what the future holds. I really enjoyed my conversation with E Wen and will be interesting to watch what she gets involved with in future since she has started getting involved (and starting) many things so young.
Website: https://psbeaches.com/about/
https://www.facebook.com/psbeaches/
TedxYouth talk by E Wen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj3r_vWluIw
TedxYouth talk by Shanna Moe which is also discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjYxfUZhBY
www.theseeds.nz
Steve is the Executive Director at Pathway which is a charity and social enterprise helping prisoners reintegrate back into society after they leave prison. It does that through a charitable trust owning two businesses which employ those ex prisoners. In this longest episode so far we talk about his childhood, different careers including as a radio host, President of the Canterbury Students Association and Owner of the Hollywood cinema in Sumner. We also touch on national identity, teachers who shape us most, social enterprise cinemas in Rolleston, and much more.
Pathway: https://www.pathway.org.nz
www.theseeds.nz
Robert speaks about suicide from a place of sincerity and personal experience which is profound. In this episode we talk with him about his childhood, early life, guardian angels who have saved him from suicide, the epidemic that we are seeing now, mental health, vulnerability and how to have more open conversations. This is a wide ranging conversation touching on many topics with an eloquent voice for his generation who co-founded a Facebook page "Killing the Stigma" on this which now has 370,000+ likes and has hit a real chord.
This episode is the 80th one with interviews talking to inspiring people - if you enjoy it you might want to check out the others on Seeds podcast. Also help get the messages out in this episode by considering a like or a share.
If this episode raises issues then please chat with a friend or someone you trust and the resources are there to support you including:
- The Facebook page Robert set up "Killing the Stigma": https://www.facebook.com/SuicidePreventionAwarenes/
- 1737 phone number to talk in NZ https://1737.org.nz/
- He Waka Tapu https://www.facebook.com/He-Waka-Tapu-268973503204589/
- Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support https://www.facebook.com/mhapschch/
www.theseeds.nz for more interviews and resources. This is one of dozens of interviews with inspiring people about their lives.
@seeds_podcast
Some interviews are like little jewels that I’ve somehow uncovered while walking along the beach. Today is one of those as I speak with the poet Kathleen Gallagher. Kathleen has written plays, poems, novels as well as done 7 feature films. In this interview we talk about her childhood, the creative writing process, how she writes, being attentive and in the moment and her recent novel Inangahua Gold. Merry Christmas 2018 to all!
http://www.wickcandle.co.nz
Her most recent novel 'Inangahua Gold' is available and is very much worth picking up - you can order it via the website above.
Finding jewels
Some conversations are like jewels
Found, unexpectedly, on a rocky beach
A West Coast beach full of grey rock
that has been buffeted by wind, rain, waves
and over time perfectly formed
coloured stones into smooth objects of desire.
They are often buried, seldom on the surface.
The secret to find them? Come closer,
for I only whisper this answer.
It is lost in the wind to many.
You need to be attentive and present.
Be in the moment and aware, looking out
Not rushing from this here to another there
to find these jewels you must open your eyes
and really see what is around you.
Breathe deep. Look to the old language.
Aroha. Love.
Wait. Ponder this. Break it down more.
Aro means to notice
Ha means to breathe
So be attentive to each breath.
Be present, seek out peace
The guidance is written there
in the words themselves.
This is the antidote to our
stumbling from person to person
our interactions shallow, casual.
Seldom seeking the deepest questions.
Too busy with the trivial and mundane to ask:
Who are you, what formed you
and how can we help each other, my friend?
Yes, our conversation was all this.
A rare gift given
A jewel
Aroha
I'll go look for more.
"Kathleen Gallagher is a poet, playwright, filmmaker and novelist. She received the New Zealand Playwrights Award in 1993, and the Sonja Davies Peace Award in 2004 for the film Tau Te Mauri Breath Of Peace. She has authored three collections of poetry, 16 plays, six feature films, and one novel. Her films Earth Whisperers Papatuanuku, Water Whisperers Tangaroa and Sky Whisperers Ranginui, have played in cinema and film festivals throughout New Zealand and around the world.
Her most recent work is the novel Earthquakes & Butterflies - Otautahi Christchurch launched in Christchurch on September 2015, on the 5th anniversary of the beginning of the Christchurch earthquakes sequence (2010 - 2012)."
Sister Mary was born in 1929 and knew she wanted to be a nurse early in her life. In January 1949 she joined Little Company of Mary which is coming up to 70 years of service. In this interview we talk about her early life and memories of the first radio her family purchased, the Great Depression, the start of World War II and at age 16 her first experience of being with someone who died while she was working as a nurse caring for them. We then talk about what she has learned through a life of service and in particular about light and love. This is a most unusual interview and one I think is particularly powerful so I hope you enjoy it.
Little Company of Mary Christchurch site: https://lcmchristchurch.org.nz/
Little Company of Mary Australasia site: http://www.lcm.org.au
A reflection by Sister Mary: http://www.lcm.org.au/living-the-lcm-spirit/fx-stories.cfm?loadref=19&id=35
I wrote this poem for Mary based on our conversation. For more visit www.theseeds.nz
A Life of Service
You describe being 16 and holding the hand
of an old man breathing his last.
Your memory of that moment still,
crystal clear though long in the past.
Inexorably drawn to this life,
of service – for deep calls to deep.
Your name an echo of others – one enough
Examples of the promises you keep.
Memories created over these years
helping many move past fear of death into light
Love at all times, the cascading call,
may we never let that slip from our sight.
Julie co-founded charity KidsCan 13 years ago and is the CEO now. In this interview we talk about her childhood, her first jobs, the influence of her parents on her life and what led her to start KidsCan. We also talk about child poverty in New Zealand and what they are seeing on the front line among the almost 800 schools that they are in and how they are supporting children in need. We then discuss Te Ao Māori and its growing influence on what they are doing at KidsCan. This is one of those heartbreaking, challenging, encouraging and uplifting interviews as we dive deeper with Julie to really understand what motivates her and what they are doing through KidsCan.
To find out more visit:
https://www.kidscan.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/KidsCanNZ
@KidsCanNZ
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kidscan-charitable-trust/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KidsCanNZ
"Julie is the CEO and Co-founder of KidsCan with over ten years experience in not-for-profit management. She is responsible for providing leadership, direction and the coordination of all activities of the Trust in accordance with the goals and objectives of the organisation. Julie's role is to direct strategy and create sustainability in order to grow the activities of the Trust to meet its charitable objectives. Julie is also responsible for programme development, key partnerships, Government relationships, public relations and the overall day-to-day management of the Trust.
In 2008 Julie was recognised as a Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader and in 2015 was named as a finalist for Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year – the second time her contribution has been recognised by the national award."
Thanks everyone for helping reach this significant milestone! The 75th episode was just released and with that we passed 20,000 total listens across all the interviews. Thanks to all who are out there listening to one, or many, of the episodes of the show and telling others about it - this milestone would not have been possible without you!
In honour of reaching this have edited the seminar last week that was given in Auckland called "Social Enterprise in Aotearoa: Where to?". This was held on 4 December 2018 at RSM and there were more than 50 who came along to hear the talk and some really good discussions and engagement around the issues.
www.theseeds.nz
https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Earlier this week (actually, last night!) I presented to around 50 people on Social Enterprise in Auckland and this is just a few short minutes extract of that more than hour long session. I was reflecting on what we are actually talking about when we think about social enterprise and the paradigm shift that is occurring as we move away from the binary conception of charity on the one side (mainly acting from heart) and business on the other (mainly acting from mind) and how the term social enterprise helps us as an intermediate stepping stone between the two, for now. Thanks to RSM and Craig Fisher for the wonderful arrangements, venue and organising the event.
I may post the full session at some point in coming weeks as well.
Mike was appointed earlier this year to be 'Wikipedian at Large' and has been travelling the country in that role. In this interview we talk about his childhood, his PHD in giant flightless birds and their egg sizes, his work in museums over the years and his role now promoting Wikipedia and running seminars across the country on that.
http://www.giantflightlessbirds.com/about/
@adzebill
"New Zealand Wikipedian-at-Large Dr Mike Dickison did his PhD research at Duke University on the evolution of body size in giant flightless birds. He was Curator of Natural History at Whanganui Regional Museum, and taught graphic design and typography at Whitireia Polytechnic. As editor Giantflightlessbirds he coordinates the Wikipedia support for the Critter of the Week project with DOC and Radio NZ. He also wrote and illustrated a book on how to play the ukulele."
Rowan is a lecturer in the History Department at Canterbury University who has done years of research into ANZAC history. In this interview (released in the month that is the centenary of World War I ending) we talk about his early childhood in Auckland, what led him to study history, and why it is that we celebrate a defeat in WW1 rather than the end of the war or a victory. This is one of those wide ranging interviews that touches on many areas so I am sure you will enjoy it. Rowan's book on the topic of the ANZAC history will be published in 2019.
http://canterbury-nz.academia.edu/RowanLight
Louise Aitken is the CEO of Ākina Foundation which is growing social enterprise in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this interview (the longest so far!) we talk about her childhood, what it was like growing up with her twin sister Natalie, moving to Brazil age 17 and how that shaped her identity, taking care of her father who passed away from cancer in her 20s, her career working in London, how she made the decision to return to New Zealand and her work in CSR and other areas since returning. We then go into lots of detail about social enterprise in New Zealand - both its history here, what the shape of it may be and what the future could hold.
For more on Ākina Foundation check out here:
http://akina.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/akinafoundation/
On this episode we discuss dyslexia as a form of Superpower. Why might that be? After our full interview Geoff Bone contacted me to say he wanted to talk about Dyslexia. While it is hinted at in the full interview he asked if he could come back and share more about his experience. We thought it would be a 2 minute insert into the interview but then it became more - this episode. I readily agreed to chat because I think everyone knows someone who has been affected by Dyslexia so here is a short episode where we discuss his experience, what it has meant for his son who is on that journey and the value it has played in his adult life (developing grit and determination).
For the full interview with Geoff on his life, click here: http://seeds.libsyn.com/geoff-bone-on-the-new-zealand-agricultural-show-and-how-to-create-meaningful-events
We talk about this podcast episode during our chat: Cliff Weitzman shares his ongoing journey creating the text to speech app Speechify and explains the role his dyslexia plays. from Dyslexia Is Our Superpower Podcast in Podcasts. https://itunes.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-38-cliff-weitzman-shares-his-ongoing-journey/id1273576736?i=1000412091579&mt=2
Geoff is the event director for the New Zealand Agricultural Show (formerly the Canterbury A&P Show). In this interview we talk about Geoff's childhood and years overseas in Australia and London, what it is that makes a great event, cultural differences between New Zealand and overseas, how to succeed while dealing with rejection, the history and what goes on at the New Zealand Agricultural Show which gets 100,000 visitors over a few days in November as well as the nature of it and being a social enterprise.
New Zealand Agricultural Show: https://www.theshow.co.nz
Beck & Caul: https://www.beckandcaul.co.nz
From the New Zealand Agricultural Show website:
"Welcoming over 100,000 visitors through the gates, the New Zealand Agricultural Show brings a touch of tradition to the city and celebrates all that is great about rural life. With a packed schedule of top livestock and equestrian events, live music, Endurocross, fun-filled family entertainment, an indulgent Food & Wine Village and so much more, you really will be spoilt for choice at this spectacular Show.
The Show is hosted by the Canterbury A&P Association, a charity whose aim is to promote the importance of farming, produce and innovation to New Zealand as a whole. The Association’s annual event is one of New Zealand’s oldest A&P Shows and remains a traditional agricultural Show at heart. The decision was taken by the Association in 2017 to rebrand the Show, to ensure its longevity and continued support to the communities at its core for many more years to come. You can read more about this journey here.
The New Zealand Agricultural Show offers a memorable mix of competition, culture and entertainment – a celebration of everything great in New Zealand and one not to be missed!"
Holly is one of the four co-founders of Collaborate which connects people with volunteering opportunities. In this interview we discuss her early childhood in the UK, the implications of moving to New Zealand at a young age, her interest and love of theatre and what that has meant for other initiatives, how she started on the journey of co-founding Collaborate, how it works, the ups and downs of being a social enterprise and what the future holds.
To access more and download the app visit https://www.letscollaborate.co.nz
"Collaborate is a web app that connects people to volunteer opportunities that match their skills and interests. Collaborate makes volunteering fast, fun and addictive."
Anthony is a co-founder (with his Father) of Mars Bioimaging Limited which produces 3D colour x-rays (spectral molecular imaging). This involves the intersection of high energy physics with clinical medicine. In this interview we talk his childhood and background and what led him to work in this area. We also talk about the technology itself and how it works and then dive down a rabbit hole to discuss what the future of health care and scanning might look like in 30, 50, or 100 years as technology improves. Finally we chat about Anthony's purpose and real reason for continuing to develop the technology further.
https://www.marsbioimaging.com/mars/
"What does Social Enterprise mean to us as Tangata Whenua?" This question was explored during this participative session 2 at the Aotearoa Social Enterprise Forum held on 19 October 2018.
We heard from Kaye Maree Dunn (Chair) along with Cain Kerehoma, and Chanelle Armstrong. Their bios are below.
The point when each speaker spoke during the session:
3:02 - Kay Maree Dunn introduction and overview of key points
18:25 - Chanelle Armstrong on Stay Native https://www.staynative.co.nz
and https://www.facebook.com/staynativenz/
36:34 - Cain Kerehoma speaking on Social Enterprise Tairāwhiti
1:03:38 - Conclusion by Kay Maree Dunn
This is the article on Maoritanga mentioned in the introduction https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-08-2018/what-social-enterprises-in-aotearoa-can-learn-from-maoritanga/ If you'd like a copy of the book "Social Enterprises in New Zealand: A Legal Handbook" then send me an email stevenmoe@parryfield.com Kaye Maree Dunn, Special Projects Manager, Managing Director Māori Womens Development Inc, https://mwdi.co.nz Making Everything Achievable, Indigital Blockchain Limited. Cain Kerehoma, Social Enterprise Tairāwhiti Chanelle Armstrong from Stay Native
Samantha Jones gave the last word at the Aotearoa Social Enterprise Forum held on 19 October 2018 in Wellington. The full transcript is typed below. She brought some truths to the table that deserve to be heard such as "Leave ego behind. If you really want to influence people let your actions speak for themselves." This is a challenge for change and action over complacency and not focussing on the image without the substance to back it up. She also talks about how hard the journey actually is which is something we don't do enough of. I am releasing this less than 24 hours after she gave the talk because I think it is important for all those who could not make it to the conference to also hear this message and the many challenges it contains. If you agree then consider sharing it with others who would appreciate it.
Samantha is a previous podcast guest and her full journey is in that episode here: http://seeds.libsyn.com/samantha-jones-on-sustainable-fashion-and-founding-little-yello-bird
More on Little Yellow Bird: https://www.littleyellowbird.co.nz
Here is the full transcript of what she said:
Tena tatou te whanau
As today draws to a close I hope that everyone here has had the opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired by all the amazing entrepreneurs and change makers that we have here in Aotearoa. But the challenge that I want to lay down now is for us not to just talk about social enterprise but to focus on growing effective organisations that are actually addressing and preventing those issues that are so critical to our very survival. As you might know social enterprises are all the rage at the moment and it is tempting to try and apply social enterprise thinking to almost any idea. But as we become more sophisticated as a sector it is becoming increasingly important that we not only understand who we are, but who we are not. We need to understand which social enterprise solutions actually make sense and are needed - what are the boundaries of social enterprise - and how can we foster a culture that encourages us all to learn from our own and each others mistakes. More than ever before we need to move beyond that mythical and invisible impact both in our personal lives and in the organisations we are running. More of us should be asking, is this actually adding value, or does it just spin a good story. Do we want stainless steel straw companies with a side of social enterprise. Or do we want organisations that are genuinely committed to ending ocean plastic not just the tiny percentage that straws represent. The practise of social enterprise is often very different from the stories that we tell and the truth is it is often hard work. You are often judged not only on your business acumen but also on the impact that you are making. Often by people that don’t have much of an understanding on either of those things themselves. I think most people expect it to be hard, and I definitely don’t want to put anyone off - but what no one tells you is that it continues to get harder. I kept thinking that when Little Yellow Bird got to a certain size or a particular level of turnover or reached a specific milestone that things would get easier but they don’t. They do just keep getting harder. But building a social enterprise teaches you a lot of things. Most of all you learn about perseverance and how to keep summoning that last iota of inspiration that carries you and your team through each day. Things never get easier but you do get better at dealing with it. So I hope today has been filled with learning, inspiration and opportunities to scale your impact whether this is in your own business, a corporate organisation that you work for or in your own life. Each and every one of us in this room has the power and the privilege to scale their impact. So if you are just starting out on your journey look at the small wins and easy transitions that can be made immediately to start living more impactfully. Look at those serial offenders and slowly start to remove each one from your life. It might be disposable coffee cups this week, plastic bags next week. Achievable goals so that the habit sticks. But if this is already your normal how can you challenge yourself and others to do more. Are you willing to transition to a predominantly plant based diet, or utilise public transport more or refuse all single use plastics? How many of us are willing to stand here today that we care about climate change but then drive home for a steak, or fly home across the country and drink coffee from a disposable Air New Zealand cup. An even easier solution is just to be more aware about what you are consuming and how much waste we generate daily, weekly or even yearly. Before buying things when did you last stop to think whether you really needed it? If you don’t need it, don’t buy it. This is the single most impactful thing that individuals can do. It stops waste before it begins and it places importance on quality products that will really last. Fast moving consumer culture won’t exist in a sustainable world. And society is running late to that train as the UN has recently reminded us. I’m not perfect at all of this and you don’t have to be either. But it is just about continuous improvement. We have talked a lot about social enterprise today. But it is going to be completely meaningless if we do not transition from talking about it to actually doing it. If we genuinely want to solve some of these pressing issues - and I think everyone in this room does - then we need to create the conditions in which social enterprise and social enterprise thinking becomes the norm, and fast. But I am likely preaching to the converted here and so in order to achieve these changes at the scale and pace that we so desperately need, we are going to have to take this conversation beyond these walls. The mindset shift that is especially needed in more traditional businesses. Imagine if everyone attending this conference played a pivotal role in transforming one existing business that they touch. How might this grow the sector, and shape the future of Aotearoa for good? There is much to do in order to achieve this and as social enterprise leaders we need to be able to set good examples and carve the path for others to follow in our footsteps. We need to ensure that those painful roads that we have travelled are easier journeys for those travelling along behind us. And we have a duty to create the conditions whereby competitors can become collaborators when we are working towards the same end goal. To conclude I wanted to share some key pieces of advice that I am lucky enough to have been given on my own social enterprise journey. Identify what winning looks like. To maximise impact and minimise wasted effort you have to identify and understand exactly where you are going and make sure that the people on your journey understand it too. Find the best people and set them free. Don’t work with people that think like you. And ideally work with people that think better than you. Always set a clear vision but create the environment in which others can dictate the path to get there and then celebrate their successes. Leave ego behind. If you really want to influence people let your actions speak for themselves. It is a timeless adage and it still holds true today - if you are awesome at something then you don’t need to tell everyone about it, because they already know. We all need to stop competing and telling the world about the thing that we are doing so we can focus on the thing. Speak up. People need to know two things - where you stand on a topic, and where they stand with you. Trust your gut, it is almost always right. And finally, never underestimate the power a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Dr Pleayo Tovaranonte explains the social enterprise Beyond the Stethoscope that he co-founded sending Doctors to other parts of the world. We also discuss his many other entrepreneurial adventures, such as his work with REV3 Tech on new technology to sell apartments with Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for construction projects.
We also talk about his childhood in Thailand and what it was like moving to New Zealand at a young age and the cultural differences he noticed. Oh, and the tiny house movement, studying to be a heart surgeon, what it is like to be a GP and making a difference with your life.
Beyond the Stethoscope: http://www.bts.org.nz
REV3: http://www.rev3tech.co.nz/
Two former podcast guests have become great friends in the last year and as I respect each of them so highly I invited them to come back and chat about whatever they wanted - I knew the quality would be superb and so on this episode they offer their unique perspectives on the West, the future, holding hands, cultures, colonisation, people, dog walking, spirituality, purpose, driving culture, social enterprise ... it's wide ranging which has always been the purpose of this podcast - to tell good stories and stimulate thinking. This is the best type of podcast mashup to keep things varied up!
On one side of the microphone we have Tim Jones (originally from the UK) and on the other we have Mark Ambundo (from Kenya). This is a rollicking ride of a discussion and I hope you enjoy it!
Tim's earlier episode: http://seeds.libsyn.com/tim-jones-on-b-corps
Mark's earlier episode: http://seeds.libsyn.com/mark-ambundo-with-an-african-perspective-on-western-culture-and-taking-advantage-of-opportunities
https://www.growgood.co
https://www.kilmarnock.co.nz
This is a short talk given to about 50 people who were all involved as board members and so was sharing a list of top 10 tips for good governance. Thought some of you would be interested in these as well. My voice barely made it through!
Here is the actual more detailed content and list that is discussed (with thanks to Grant Adams for his input also):
1. Govern don’t manage: Avoid getting into too much of the detail of how the trust operates. You shouldn’t be talking about minor issues at the Board level.
Yes! What is our strategic plan for the next 5 years?
No! Can we save $7 per month by purchasing paper in bulk?
Your rating out of 10?______
2. Have clear agendas: Don’t let meetings turn into a conversation that starts “what are we talking about again”? Have a clear defined standing agenda that then has key points added.
Yes! Circulate agenda in advance along with relevant pre-reading. Read it.
No! Show up late and try to remember what was discussed last time, with no agenda to guide the meeting (and ensure it finishes on time).
Your rating out of 10?______
3. Board Charters: This is a document that can provide overall guidance – set out role, relationships, how decisions made, procedures, inductions, committees.
Yes! Consider having a Board Charter and clearly set guidance out.
No! Continue without clear thinking and strategy behind what you are doing.
Your rating out of 10?______
4. Know your Trust purpose: It is surprising how many Trustees are unclear on the actual purpose and maybe have never even read the Trust Deed to see the original purposes.
Yes! Be clear on what the purpose is and let it guide decisions.
No! Put the Trust Deed in a drawer and not look at it for 10 years.
Your rating out of 10?______
5. Know the purpose behind the purpose: Think about and understand how the day to day and month to month work is of value – know your “why”. In many cases there are deep needs which are being met by each trust
Yes! Know your why (if you have not seen the Simon Sinek video, google it)
No! Don’t forget the real reason behind the activity and work being done.
Your rating out of 10?______
6. Plan ahead: Think long term not short term – discuss finances, properties, succession for your board, strategy, growth, is this Trust relevant …
Yes! In 5 years I think our landscape will have changed so here is what we need to do to prepare…
No! Where shall we hold our next meeting?
Your rating out of 10?______
7. Trust board size: I think optimum size is 4 to 6 Trustees. Many Trust Boards are more, but once you get above 8 the opportunity for participation drops. This results in a drop of enjoyment (less sense of contribution) and also reduces the quality of decision making because discussion is more limited.
Yes! Keep boards efficient by not growing them too large.
No! Don’t get too big - boards that have crept up above 10 are like a parliament and are also far more difficult to chair.
Your rating out of 10?______
8. Increasing need for professionalism as a Trustee: There is a growing need to create a culture of continuous improvement or learning within the Trusteeship itself. Have a view that you can never stop learning. Governance is a high calling.
Yes! Trustees ought to be encouraged to read material that takes them a bit further in their journey of understanding what it is to a Trustee and how to contribute.
No! Just wing it.
Your rating out of 10?______
9. Who should be on a Trust Board? In a small charity this may be a luxury but the ideal answer is someone who has both a strong belief in the vision and purpose of the Trust as well as a particular skill set that the Trust most needs.
Yes! Consider skill sets around tangible matters e.g. finances, property matters, operational issues but also the soft issues – the ability to think strategically, a high EQ and focus on building a great team.
No! Don’t focus on one set of skills instead aim for a diversity of thought.
Your rating out of 10?______
10. The right Chair? Good outcomes are largely the result of effective meetings and effective meetings are not possible if the Chair is not suited to the task. A good Chair creates an environment of respect, fair opportunity to speak, but without restricting candor and ensuring discussions do not go on any longer than necessary and a clear conclusion is reached. Also, if the organisation is large enough to have employed staff then the relationship between the Chair and the Chief Executive is a critical one.
Yes! Have those awkward conversations to ensure that the person most suitable to facilitate good meetings is the Chair.
No! Like all of these points, don’t continue on if change is needed.
Your rating out of 10?______
https://changeforgood.parryfield.com/2018/09/16/good-governance/
Cheryl is a leadership futurist and expert in education and in this interview we combine the two into a far reaching discussion about what is to come in relation to the future of learning. We also talked about her background as a school principal, the impact of a child dying of abuse on an entire school community, the recent Future of Learning conference she co-organised with Hamish Duff (from Recalibrate) as well as her work at Think Beyond.
c.doig@thinkbeyond.co.nz
https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
https://business.facebook.com/futureoflearningnz/
https://futureoflearning.nz
@nzstevenmoe
Cheryl is a leadership futurist who sees exponential technologies as an opportunity to amplify our human characteristics. She loves challenging organisations to think differently in order to adapt to a rapidly changing and complex world. This world must consider equity, ethics and social impact as our preferred future.
Cheryl has been an award-winning principal and is involved in a number of strategic roles and foresight projects. This includes Grow Waitaha, a project supporting Christchurch schools through the change process. In 2017 Cheryl was a finalist in the Westpac Women of Influence Awards, in the Innovation and Science category.
She is currently a Board Chair of the NZ Brain Research Institute, Establishment Board Chair of Haeata Community Campus and serves as a trustee for Limitless and Food for Thought Trusts. Cheryl is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and the World Future Society.
Simon fled Rwanda aged 16 in 1994 and never saw his home again. This is one of those really deep episodes where we really explore what it even means to be human and reflect on what is important in life. In this interview we talk about his experience of being a refugee, what it is like to have your identity stripped from you, key points that he has learned from his journey and how he survived. We also talk about what he learnt from his parents and their positive attitude and the impact on his life of someone who helped his family in unanticipated ways. Finally we talk about his transition to life in New Zealand and how he continues to help others since his arrival here 15 years ago.
"There was always things in the background but you never thought it would get to that point… so we had to leave our house because it was not safe and then when we left that is kind of the last time we saw our house … it was pretty traumatic, it is hard to explain because it was pretty intense – it is hard to tell someone until you are in there, you know we were running for your life, seeing people dying, seeing bullets passing over your head, seeing a lot of things – so it was very hard… but I was very fortunate that my parents were very strong and were able to make crucial decisions that is why we are here. Once we were out of the door, we never came back…"
Simon runs his own accounting business SPM Consulting Ltd - for more on it, see here: spmaccounting.co.nz
Dr Sharon McIver founded social enterprise 'Our Daily Waste' and in this conversation we talk about her entrepreneurial journey. Before getting to that though we discuss her childhood as well as work as a music journalist that meant she reviewed hundreds of albums and interviewed many musicians such as Radiohead and Ben Harper. We also talk about her doctoral thesis on outdoor dance culture which also looked at the influence of the New Zealand landscape on Kiwi music. This is one of those conversations where we end up talking about many, many topics so you are sure to enjoy it!
Website: https://ourdailywaste.co.nz/
From the site: "Our Daily Waste is owned and operated by Dr. Sharon McIver, who utilises her experience as a consultant, lecturer, event organiser, writer, and public speaker to provide practical support to people wanting to engage in greater waste reduction.
At events, she is supported by a team of hard working staff who, haul, sort and pick up trash to ensure that the events are kept clean and tidy and the recycling gets recycled. Whether her gloves are on or off, she is committed to her mission to Clean Up Aotearoa (see Facebook posts).
Sharon first started thinking about rubbish during her doctoral research on Aotearoa outdoor dance culture (University of Canterbury, Cultural Studies) when she began picking up litter during and after the events, and in doing so discovered a seam of research not often discussed in rave culture analysis.
After graduating in 2008, Sharon began working for the Sustainability Office at the University of Canterbury where she undertook an audit of 500+ bags of the university’s waste in 2010, and prepared a report that would form the basis for an upgrade of the recycling system that she implemented throughout 2011-2.
In 2012, Sharon left the UC to set up Our Daily Waste, which utilises her vast working experience in a range of industries including: tertiary education, media, retail, child care, hospitality, aged people’s care, banking and cleaning.
To book Sharon for a talk, workshop or conference please email Sharon McIver sharon@ourdailywaste.co.nz "
Reuben is a co-founder and Managing Director of Smudge which has been developing apps since the iPhone first came out. In this interview we start with a discussion about his love of music before we turn to his early experiences developing apps. We then discuss some of the work they do today including with the New Zealand Police to save thousands of hours of time and reduce the paperwork involved in their jobs. This is being released in the week of the Canterbury Tech Summit 2018 which had more than 700 attend - and where Seeds Podcast had a stand in the Community Zone.
https://www.smudgeapps.com
http://canterburytech.nz
To celebrate getting to 15,000 listens this "Legal Mashup" is a bonus episode recorded at XCHC recently. In this I presented along with Kris Morrison about key start-up issues including what a social enterprise is, best legal structure options for them, the charitable option, governance, board size, liability, intellectual property, overseas considerations, employment, and other start-up issues ... we covered a lot! If you enjoy it consider sharing with someone else who is at the start of their entrepreneurial journey. Here is an index of topics and location in the episode for ease of reference:
01:54 - Introduction
06:45 - Social Enterprises overview
13:50 - Options for legal structures
18:37 - Governance and boards
23:43 - Discussing overseas focus for Charities
26:16 - Mission and purpose
28:53 - Constitutions for social enterprises
30:47 - Shareholders' agreements
34:02 - Intellectual property ownership
37:28 - Discussing "start-up legal toolkit" free book
37:58 - Employment issues discussion
40:52 - Registering as a Charity
46:08 - Discussing recent Charity conference
46:47 - About free resources available
48:37 - About Seeds podcast
49:51 - Charity vs Company structures for social enterprises
54:31 - Thanks
The resources mentioned including the "Start-ups Legal Toolkit" and "Social Enterprises in New Zealand: A legal handbook" can be emailed out if you send an email to stevenmoe@parryfield.com or visit the site for more articles, templates, videos etc
https://changeforgood.parryfield.com
Video of this talk is also accessible here: https://youtu.be/buMgLTBXwzQ
Dave Lane is an advocate for open source software and is the President of the NZ Open Source Society. In this interview we talk about his early years (including his Quaker roots) and growing up in a multilingual home. We also discuss his studies and what led him to New Zealand and his experiences as an entrepreneur.
You can access a lot of information at https://davelane.nz
This particular episode - in the spirit of the content discussed - is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
A comment from Dave:
"I'm an advocate for greater openness and appreciation of the freedoms we have. I'm a free and open source software developer, longtime technologist, business owner, and an enthusiast about many other things.
I post lots of ideas and observations related to technology, the world, society, and issues like international trade agreements, multinational corporations, and online voting, on my professional blog:
https://davelane.nz
As current president of the NZ Open Source Society, I write a lot of the content on https://nzoss.org.nz and associated sites like https://openstandards.nz and https://softwarepatents.org.nz
I maintain a blog about my work on the free and open source technologies underlying with the Open Education Resource universitas (the OERu - https://oeru.org) here - https://tech.oeru.org"
Philipp is researching fuel use in rockets at the University of Canterbury looking in particular at rocket flight mechanics and control in collaboration with Rocket Lab. In this interview we talk about his childhood in Germany, what he learned from his Father who got cancer and passed away and how it prepared him for his own battle and surviving cancer. We then get pretty deep about what that experience of survival has meant for how he approaches the rest of his life and finds his purpose. We also talk about extreme endurance races and one that Philipp was about to do in Africa that was more than 200 kilometres in a week.
Philipp finished his Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the Technical University of Brunswick in Germany. He joined the UC rocketry group in December 2014 to start a PhD in the field of controlled rockets.
Email: philipp.sueltrop@gmail.com
SummitLab: http://www.summitlab.co.nz
UC Rocketry page: https://www.ucrocketry.org/
Explanation of his research: https://vimeo.com/236847659
A short summary of a story from something sent by Philipp:
"For me 'direction' is an important part of my coaching message. I often tell the story when I got beaten in an orienteering race by a twelve year old girl and a over 70 year old senior runner. At the time, I just had been running at the German Junior Track and Field Championships (so I considered myself a very good runner) but I was new to orienteering with map and compass in difficult terrain. In short: if you run in the wrong direction speed does not matter. An important lesson I learned in this particular race long before I would learn that Gandhi apparently had said something very similar. For me life is kind of an orienteering/rogaining race. We all want to maximize our 'points' in a given time and we often get lost. But if you apply the rules of navigating there is a way out of every challenge.
1) Where are you?
2) Where do you want to get (and why)?
3) How do you get there?"
Professor Julia Rucklidge has been researching the link between diet, nutrients and mental health and in this interview we talk about that work. We also discuss her childhood and background growing up in Canada, how she got into this field, what the research is actually showing and what it was like to give a TEDx talk that has almost a million views.
To learn more visit: https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthandnutrition/
TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqXHHCc5lA
University page: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/science/schools-and-departments/psychology/research/mental-health-nutrition/
From the website: "The aim of our research group is to find nutritional interventions that are effective in treating psychiatric/psychological illness. At our lab, we independently test new, groundbreaking multinutrient formulae, probiotics and other natural, beneficial substances. We run studies on many different psychological disorders, including ADHD (in both adults and children), addictions, depression and stress. We use all kinds of different trial designs to test these products, including multiple baseline designs, open label, and the ‘gold standard’ of clinical testing, the randomised, placebo-controlled trial (RCT). We are not employed by the manufacturers of these products; we have no interest in getting a good result for them. All we’re interested in is finding real treatments that work, for the good of people affected by psychological illnesses."
Zoë Hector (nee Haws) founded social enterprise 'Talk Town' after she had worked as a teacher aide and saw deaf children left out of games on the playground. In this interview we talk about her own background and journey that has led to this initiative, what it was like to win the Entre start-up challenge in 2017 and her plans for the future. Zoe has a crowdfunding campaign at the moment - check it out in the link below.
Website: https://www.talktowngame.net
Pledge me campaign page: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5688-talk-town-a-revolutionary-digital-game-for-young-deaf-people
https://www.facebook.com/TalkTownGame/
From the website for Talk Town: "My name is Zoë. I grew up with a deaf sibling - but didn't realise how much this influenced me until I went to university to study psychology. My undergraduate degrees had a strong emphasis on child development and psycholinguistics.
I also studied NZSL. This lead to a student job as a teacher aide for Deaf children, and after graduation, as a researcher in universities in New Zealand and abroad. At the Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre, I ran the UK stream of an international study on Theory of Mind development in deaf toddlers."
This is a bonus compilation episode to celebrate getting to 52 interviews looking back through some of the conversations to pull out short extracts of "the moment" when something changed for the people I was interviewing. I hope you enjoy it!
The people I talked to on this episode are:
- John Hammond
- Kit Hindin
- Michelle Sharp
- Dr Jarrod Gilbert
- Tim Jones
- Dr James Austin
- Michael Mayell
- Camia Young
- Gary Shaw
- Elena Casolari
- Stuart Dillon-Roberts
Only a few social enterprises that I meet are focused on the digital and online world - so it was refreshing to talk with Stuart Dillon-Roberts who founded social enterprise Digital Journey. The aim is to 'deliver digital projects and initiatives to support our goal of creating an environment where everyone has the opportunity to use, understand and benefit from digital services.' In this interview we talk about Stuart's background and what led to forming this venture as well as how they work as a social enterprise. We also discuss exactly how they can help companies and people to improve their online presence with an interactive assessment and resources.
http://www.digitaljourney.nz/
Resources: http://digitalresources.nz/
More about Digital Journey (www.digitaljourney.org) the digital social enterprise.
We believe that a business embracing online tools, the Internet and digital services will be able to prosper, grow and compete in our increasing digital world. Our purpose is to build the capability and confidence in businesses to embrace digital technology and maximise the opportunity that digital services bring. We offer a range of free and paid services, including free online digital planning tools allowing small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) to create customised digital action plans, compare their digital use to similar businesses, prioritise what to do next and learn how to do it.
Our paid services include digital training courses for SMBs around New Zealand, 1:1 business coaching, ICT consultancy services, and partnerships to promote digital uptake in SMBs with a range of corporates and Government agencies in New Zealand and offshore. We love helping, please get in touch if you can help our cause or want to hear more about the services we offer.
stuart@digitaljourney.org.
Our free assessment can be accessed at: www.digitaljourney.nz
Our free knowledge base with free templates and guides: www.digitalresources.nz
Angela Sothern has an idea for a new charity fundraising loyalty programme which is intended to to help towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. We discuss Angela's background and history as well as her new initiative. In this interview we disagree a bit about the steps to implement the idea and have global impact. Angela has also provided the update below as well on positive progress since the intervew.
http://www.globalnetworksupportcharity.org
Angela gives the following update since the interview:
Since you interviewed me I am pleased to update you that my trip to Africa was successful, as expected.
I met with Dr. Belay Begashaw, General Director of the Sustainable Development Centre for Africa (SDGC/A) and discussed further a partnership with the Center to help us promote the Charity Fundraising ‘Loyalty’ Program to a global audience - with the goal of regularly bringing many billions, then trillions to help toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
I am delighted to announce that we can expect a partnership to be formed in the near future, once we have all the necessary paper-work in order.
I look forward to providing you with updates over the coming months.
Kind regards,
Angela
Welcome to the 50th episode! Marcelle Lunam is the founder and project lead for Tūmanako Wellness Centre. Marcelle has worked in film as a director and we discuss the influence her Grandfather had on her as a child learning to appreciate light, paintings and film. We also discuss her career and work with the innovative Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney as well as being a creative who has been the international Creative Director of Mambo and Creative Director of zSpace in Sydney. We then discuss Tūmanako Wellness Centre and the unique plans to take the best of what is done overseas and improve on it here - what is it, what the plans for the future are and how it might change life for people.
Website: www.tumanakowellness.com
Pledgeme campaign: http://pldg.me/tumanako
https://www.facebook.com/tumanakowellnesscentre/
Our PILLARS - are found under "What we do - our mission & pillars" here: https://www.tumanakowellness.com/what-we-do/
This is the 50th interview so is one of dozens of stories - to listen to others go to www.seeds.libsyn.com
Andrew Bell is the Executive Director of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ which he has led since 2010. In this interview we discuss his background and childhood in South Africa as a child of apartheid, studying anthropology and sociology and what that was like with a growing sense of the injustice of apartheid. We also discuss his role now with efforts to prevent blindness through the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation.
https://www.hollows.org.nz/
From the Fred Hollows Foundation biography:
"Andrew Bell has had the privilege of leading The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ since June 2010. As Executive Director, Andrew’s role is to champion the vision of Professor Fred Hollows of a world where no one is needlessly blind. Andrew works closely with staff, supporters and the Board of Trustees to achieve this goal in the Pacific. The Foundation enjoys the support of the New Zealand government, Trusts, Foundations and the generous public. Andrew has managed significant infrastructure developments including the Pacific Eye Institute and Mobile Eye Clinic in Fiji, the National Eye Centre in Timor-Leste, the eye clinic at Kimbe General Hospital, Papua New Guinea and the world-class Regional Eye Centre in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Born and raised in South Africa, Andrew’s career in community development started soon after he graduated from university. Andrew developed his broad skillset working in both urban and rural contexts. Andrew established a school for underprivileged children and actively participated in the movement for change to democracy whilst working in rural Zululand. In 1996, an opportunity to work and study in New Zealand was too good to ignore and Andrew and his family moved to Auckland. Andrew has had a challenging and rewarding career in community and international development in New Zealand, completing a Masters Degree in International Studies at the University of Otago."
Sarah Kessans is a research fellow at the University of Canterbury. In this interview we talk about her work as a synthetic biologist and discuss genetic engineering and the ethics of change as well as how it all actually works at a practical level. We also talk about her application to become an astronaut to NASA and what it was like to go through that process.
This is one of 48 interviews with people doing things a little differently in a wide variety of areas. Check some of the others out at www.seeds.libsyn.com
A brief note from Sarah: "in relation to the Arctic apples - I mentioned that the enzyme that they knocked out oxidises sugars, when it actually oxidises polyphenols ... https://www.arcticapples.com/arctic-apples-r/introducing-nonbrowning/"
Peter is the project coordinator for the local urban food hub Ōtākaro Orchard. Its aim is to provide knowledge and inspiration about sustainable food systems as part of the Food Resilience Network. In this interview we talk with Peter about his background and experiences in different parts of the world and what led him to move to Christchurch to be involved with this new initiative as well as his time in Edinburgh, Costa Rica, discussing modern dance, acting and theatre.
There are three stages to what is being done at Ōtākaro Orchard:
An Edible Park featuring a public food forest, multiple herb and vegetable beds showcasing a variety of growing techniques, space for educational workshops and an amphitheatre for public gatherings and events.
A Local Food Information Centre and Cafe housed in what we envision will be Christchurch's most regenerative building.
A Dome which will serve as an indoor food production and classroom space.
https://otakaroorchard.org/
http://beaconfoodforest.org/
NZ food related resources: https://www.localisingfood.com/
More from the website:
The Ōtākaro Orchard will serve as the welcoming front door to the local food resilience movement with has been gaining momentum since the earthquakes shook our city apart. In that time we realised that supermarkets carry only 3 days worth of food and if our supply chains get disrupted we go hungry. Community gardens became important places of refuge and connection as well as sources of fresh food. In the past few years the Food Resilience Network (aka Edible Canterbury) has been holding a collective vision of Christchurch as an 'Edible Garden City'. A city where every citizen has access to the fresh and healthy food they need to live well. Research has shown that up to 40% of Cantabrians are food insecure which means they can struggle to have access to the food they need. Reimagining our urban green spaces as edible ones is a key way we can start to change this. We hope that by establishing the Ōtākaro Orchard as proof that these kinds of spaces can work, that many more can become possible in the city.
Alanna Chapman is a co-founder of 27 Seconds which is a social enterprise winery whose profits go to ending modern day slavery. They do this by supporting the work of Hagar with their profits. In this interview we talk about her childhood that included living in South East Asia, her more recent encounters with modern slavery and the resulting origin of the idea for 27 Seconds and how it operates as a social enterprise.
https://27seconds.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/27secondswinery/
http://hagar.org.nz/
www.seeds.libsyn.com
Samantha Jones is a social entrepreneur who founded B Corp certified Little Yellow Bird (https://www.littleyellowbird.co.nz/). It’s aim is to ethically make uniforms and other workwear while also considering the source of organic cotton, impact on the environment and the fair treatment of the workers involved. In this interview we talk with Samantha about her childhood, living in Russia, some initiatives she is involved in such as Campus and the origins of Little Yellow Bird.
https://www.littleyellowbird.co.nz
https://www.campus.org.nz/
http://bcorporation.com.au/bcorp_nz
"I guess definitely the whole resilience side - you know, constantly going through ups and downs - and we have had multiple times in our business journey already where you are like “is this it”? We have had several times where we have run out of money, so tired, you know, working long hours and not getting the traction you are hoping and then miraculously the next day or the next week something happens. And then you look back and you are like, “that was worth it”, and that has happened - there are about 3 really significant examples or times in our business already where it could have gone either way. So learning that I think is really important…"
Michael founded the iconic New Zealand brand Cookie Time more than 30 years ago. But that wasn't his first business idea and the initial ones he had tried failed - but he kept trying. When you talk to Michael it is apparent that if the cookie idea hadn't worked then he would have tried something else - that entrepreneurial spirit is still evident today with the launch of social enterprise Nutrient Rescue and other ventures we discuss in the interview. Michael's focus has shifted greatly in the last few years and we discuss his continuing evolution and a wide variety of things that interest him - from tiny houses to electric cars and 'Light'.
https://www.michaelmayell.com/
Cookie Time: http://cookietime.co.nz/
Nutrient Rescue: https://nutrientrescue.nz/
A bonus episode to celebrate getting to a total of 10,000 listens of the show and to say thanks to those who subscribe! This is a bit different as it is from the recent conference at Te Papa where I was able to help moderate a session on the topic "Are there too many Charities in New Zealand". Thought it was worth sharing as there were a lot of very stimulating ideas and perspectives shared by the following 5 panelists:
- Cheryl Spain - The Gift Trust https://www.thegifttrust.org.nz/
- Dellwyn Stuart - Auckland Foundation https://aucklandfoundation.org.nz/
- Jamie Cattell - Charities Services (the regulator) https://www.charities.govt.nz/
- Kate Russell - Fundraising Institute of New Zealand https://www.finz.org.nz/
- Sue Barker - Sue Barker Charities Law http://www.lawnewzealand.co.nz/
Craig Fisher from RSM does the introduction at the start. https://www.rsm.global/newzealand/people/craig-fisher
The video of the presentation and the Q&A session as well as the material from all the other 12 sessions at the two day conference are available at no charge here from CLAANZ: http://www.charitylawassociation.org.au/events-nzconf2018
For more info email me at stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Miranda is the STEM Coordinator at the Ara Institute of Canterbury. In this conversation we talk about Miranda's background including her early years in the ski industry, involvement in space camps for youth, visiting NASA, the mission of Spacebase, the colonisation of Mars and the promotion of STEM for the next generation.
http://www.ara.ac.nz/
https://spacebase.co/
Earlier interview with Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom on Space http://seeds.libsyn.com/emeline-patt-dahlstrom-on-space
David is the Chair of Canterbury Tech and in this episode released during Techweek '18 we talk about the origins of Canterbury Tech, what it is involved in and the future of technology for the next generation. We also discuss David's childhood in South Africa, his different entrepreneurial ventures, what makes a good manager and how you hire to get the best people and culture fit.
Canterbury Tech: http://canterburytech.nz/
Stratos Technology Partners: http://stp.co.nz/
This episode is released during Techweek '18 as we are focusing on Technology for a few episodes.
Techweek '18: https://techweek.co.nz/
Christchurch NZ: https://www.christchurchnz.com/new-zealand/
Stella is the Chief Digital Officer (and Acting Executive Director Allied Health) for the Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. In this interview we talk about Stella's career and what she is involved in relating to technology and the health sector. What will a ward of the future look like? What will 'big data' mean for health care? We explore these and other questions in this interview.
This interview is released in the lead up to Techweek '18 and is part of a focus on technology and the role it plays in our lives. The first interview on this topic was Professor Rob Lindemann on Virtual Reality, Peter Beggs on technology in Antarctica and next week will be David Carter on Canterbury Tech.
http://www.cdhb.health.nz
Some of the health related events coming up as part of Techweek '18:
"Techie Brekkie - a feast for mind and body": https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2018/innovation-breakfast-308/
"Emerging Tech in Health 2018": https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2018/emerging-tech-in-health-18-52/
"Global Trends in Health Tech": https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2018/health-tech-lunch-and-showcase-246/
Peter is the Chief Executive of Antarctica New Zealand and in this interview we talk about his background as well as the history of explorers in Antarctica, the work being done supporting world leading science and environmental protection, keeping people safe on the ice, the role of technology now and in the future as well as the international significance of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
This episode is released in the lead up to Techweek '18 as we are focusing on Technology for a few episodes.
For more: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/
Techweek '18: https://techweek.co.nz/
Christchurch NZ: https://www.christchurchnz.com/new-zealand/
Rob is a Professor and Research Leader at the HIT Lab NZ (Human Interface Technologies) at Canterbury University. This interview is released in the lead up to Techweek '18 as we highlight stories from the tech sector. In this interview we talk about Rob's background and how he started researching virtual reality in the 1990s, the origins and key points in the history of virtual reality, how you have to start with the human problem faced before getting carried away with technology and what the future holds for augmented reality.
https://www.hitlabnz.org/
Info on the new product design course mentioned in the interview here.
The event Rob is speaking at is "Extreme Environments: From the Antarctic to Space" on Thursday 24th May.
Thanks to Helen Shorthouse and the entire team organising Techweek '18 this year for the chance to highlight some tech stories. Techweek '18 runs nationally from Saturday 19th May - Sunday 27th May 2018.
For more on tech in Christchurch visit http://www.christchurchnz.org.nz/
Fiona is the Chief Executive and Secretary General of Paralympics New Zealand. In this interview we talk about her childhood growing up in the UK, the role her parents played in her days as an elite athlete in Europe and how the transition to being involved in Paralympics happened. We also talk about the role of elite sport and in particular in the context of Paralympians, what it is that they inspire in those who get to know them and understand the work they put in, what she has learned from the athletes she has met and her most joyous moments in the job (such as calling the athlete to tell them they have been selected to represent New Zealand).
http://www.paralympics.org.nz/
Thanks to RSM for providing the venue in Auckland to conduct this interview.
https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Peter has written many books on New Zealand's leading creative authors, writers, painters and musicians. His most recent recognition was the 2017 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in honour of his non-fiction. In this interview we talk about his work as an editor, writer, critic, curator and former academic in New Zealand and Canada. We also talk about his memories of growing up just after World War II, the thriving literary scene in Christchurch between 1933 and 1953, his life as an academic as well as a period as a Member of Parliament for Lyttelton, his friendship and memories of the poet Allen Curnow, and what he likes about collecting books.
http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writer/simpson-peter
About Bloomsbury South: http://www.press.auckland.ac.nz/en/browse-books/all-books/books-2016/bloomsbury-south.html
Allen Curnow tribute site (run by Steven Moe): www.allencurnow.com
Chris is the Founder of Impact Ventures NZ which is a partner in the Impact Enterprise Fund which recently completed a first close having raised $8 million dollars for impact investing in New Zealand. In this interview we talk about his background and work as an investment banker before the decision to get into impact investing. We also discuss what impact investing actually is and what you look for when you go to invest such a fund which is commercially focused and wants market returns but also wants to have impact in other ways too. We also talk about developments in New Zealand in this sector such as the Social Enterprise World Forum in 2017, the role of Ākina and the network of impact investors that is developing as well as the Edmund Hillary Fellowship (Chris is a part of the first cohort).
Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissimcock/
Info on the fund: http://www.newground.co.nz/impact-enterprise-fund/
Impact Investing Network NZ: https://www.impactinvestingnetwork.nz/
EHF description: https://stories.ehf.org/ehf-fellow-chris-simcock-79b2994226de
Book mentioned is by Derek Handley: Heart to Start https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/heart-to-start-9780143771548
Nigel is a co-founder and Manager of social enterprise Crave Cafe in Morningside in Auckland. In this interview we talk about his childhood memories of the Solomon Islands, how he moved from the desire to make lots of money into setting up Crave, the challenges of operating a social enterprise (particularly in the hospitality industry), the dangers that can come with "success" and the transformation it is bringing to the suburb there and plans for the future.
Crave: http://www.cravecafe.co.nz/
Article with video on the cafe: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/decor/88509938/high-st-to-home:-get-the-look-of-morningsides-crave-cafe-
Twitter: @seeds_podcast and @nzstevenmoe
Jarrod is a sociologist at the University of Canterbury and the author of "Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand" which was a finalist for best non-fiction book in the New Zealand Book Awards in 2013 (and is also the most stolen book in New Zealand). He recently co-edited "Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction". In this interview we discuss his life and what has led him to become an expert in this area as well as reflect on the role mentors have had in his life, the importance of cross discipline challenges and danger of silos, changing your mind in the light of better evidence and our shared memories of being involved together with the UCSA almost 20 years ago.
www.jarrodgilbert.com
Twitter: @JarrodGilbertNZ
http://www.researchsolutions.org.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/jarrodgilbertnz/
Erica is involved in a wide variety of different groups and organisations and we talk with her about all of them and her role as an Experience Curator, Photographer, Community Weaver, #ChChAmbassador and Social Intrapreneur (working with existing organisations to help them grow). The interview begins with her memories of coming from China to New Zealand as a child, studying architecture and then making the decision to move to Christchurch and help support and grow movements here. E.A. Curation https://www.eacuration.space/ Curating meaningful experiences Christchurch Ambassador, Te Putahi - Christchurch Centre for Architecture and City-making City Organiser and Experience Curator, PechaKucha Night Christchurch Organiser, TEDxChristchurch Trustee, Watch This Space Photographer, Peanut Productions Photography Formerly Experience Awesomist, Ministry of Awesome
Michelle is the Chief Executive Officer of Kilmarnock Enterprises which is a social enterprise established 60 years ago. I interviewed Michelle for the first episode of the podcast about her own story but in this follow up episode we focus more on Kilmarnock itself and the challenges it has faced in recent years as an organisation. In particular we talk about developing a great culture as well as how you raise funds when you are a social enterprise and do not fit traditional funding requirements. We also talk about the Social Enterprise World Forum, Impact Investing and the ability of one person with an organisation to leverage change.
"We are changing attitudes through education, employment, and opportunity, empowering people with disabilities to lead purposeful and dignified lives."
For more https://www.kilmarnock.co.nz/
Or https://www.facebook.com/KilmarnockEnterprises/
www.seeds.libsyn.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Camia worked as an architect in Europe for many years before she made her home in Christchurch after the earthquakes. In this interview we talk about community building, the role of architecture in that and the key lessons learned on her journey. We also discuss the XCHC, transitional architecture with the pallet pavilion and her work now with Ohu (Office for Holistic Urbanism).
https://ohu.nz/
http://www.xchc.co.nz/
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Leighton is the Chief Executive of the Rātā Foundation which provides millions of dollars in grants to community groups and charities each year. In this interview we talk about his life and journey to taking on this role at the end of 2017. We also learn about his motivations, influences, mentors, the key experiences which have shaped him and the meaning of "True North".
http://www.ratafoundation.org.nz/
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Franca is an Environmental Social Scientist with a curiosity about many things in the world so we discuss topics ranging from her childhood in Germany, her research on transnational sovereignty, climate change and love of poetry and the importance of engaging each other across disciplines to both challenge and innovate.
Links discussed provided by Franca:
DFG project on Sovereignty in the transnational constellation https://www.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=52417&L=2
Current workplace www.landcareresearch.co.nz
Next Generation of Influencers programme / the event on innovation in land and water takes place in CHCH in June (13-15) http://ourlandandwater.nz/get-involved/next-generation-influencers/
I think I mentioned a blog on sustainable start-ups that I write for. It is called Funkenzeit and might be interesting for people who want to know more about projects in Germany http://funkenzeit.de. This project is a part of yooweedoo changemaker platform http://yooweedoo.org/
Ramona Gastl and other artists work together on the connection between freedom and loneliness. This is a teaser for ILLUSIA the short movie on freedom and loneliness https://vimeo.com/205835872 and the patreon site for the project https://www.patreon.com/illusia . We also have a facebook group that people can join https://www.facebook.com/groups/illusiacommunity/ .
You might have mentioned the Exchange before – but if you wanted to include a link http://www.xchc.co.nz/ - Preston and I are putting together an exhibition on land and water atm (for 11-17th June). If any artists would like to be a part of this: happy to chat about the concept and have them involved!
And finally, this is the organisation on renewable energy and climate change that motivated me to shift from medicine to political science http://klimadelegation.de/english/
Sam is mayor of the fast growing Selwyn District and is one of the youngest mayors in New Zealand. We talk about his childhood, the decision to pursue a political career and what he has learned on the journey. In particular, he reflects on the people who have played a role in his life and encouraged him and what sort of legacy he wants to leave behind. We also cover his involvement in other things such as 24/7 youth work and engaging with young people in Selwyn.
http://www.selwyn.govt.nz/home
http://www.24-7youthwork.nz/
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Dorenda has studied and worked in Design for nearly all of her life and founded The Britten Institute. In this interview we discuss what application principles of design and design led strategy have in other areas (beyond those we would traditionally think about). We also learn about a life spent trying new things and pushing boundaries that included several years in Papua New Guinea and helping her younger brother John Britten with his work before his untimely death.
Visit http://britten.org.nz/
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Michael co-founded Code Club Aotearoa and in this interview we talk about the work that organisation is doing with primary aged school children to teach them how to code. We also talk about his background on rural farms in New Zealand and experience living for several years in the Amazonian jungle before he got into his career in IT. We also discuss his involvement in Canterbury Tech - and what it was like to introduce the Prime Minister of New Zealand at a conference.
Code Club: https://codeclub.nz/
Canterbury Tech: http://canterburytech.nz/
Seeds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Amy Marsden is a co-founder of Te Mapua which translates as "the precious children" and works to provide camps and other activities for kids in need. In this interview we talk about her early life and what influenced her to work full time with children. We also talk a lot about her Maori heritage and the impact that has had on her thinking and approach to the work she does now and in particular talk about the term 'Whanau' and what that means for the children and others that come across her path.
More on Te Mapua: http://www.temapua.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Te-Mapua-95991014954/
Seeds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/ Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Joanna is the President of the Auckland District Law Society. She is also the founder of Pidgeon Law in Auckland which is a boutique property and commercial law firm. She has been involved with a variety of not for profit and charity committees such as the Selwyn Foundation and Auckland City Mission and these are discussed in the interview. We also talk about growing up with a famous lawyer father, women in the law and the changing profession and what it has taken to succeed in career and integrating that with being a Mother.
For more on Joanna: https://www.pidgeonlaw.co.nz
Auckland City Mission mentioned in interview: https://www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/
Auckland District Law Society: https://www.adls.org.nz/
The Selwyn Foundation: https://www.selwynfoundation.org.nz/
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Jonathan Lee is a professional photographer who has traveled the world taking photos and through them telling amazing stories. In doing this he often supports social enterprises and other great causes. In this interview we talk about his early life in Hong Kong, immigrating to the United States as a child, what formed him and gave him a sense of direction, his involvement in the Beacon Food Forest, a community-driven food-producing garden and forest in the city, work in Nepal after the earthquakes and his views about photography as a form of art and what makes capturing moments in time through photos so special.
To learn more and see his photos visit https://subtledream.com/
https://www.facebook.com/subtledream/
Jonathan is working out of the Ministry of Awesome in Christchurch http://ministryofawesome.com/ and recently posted this about his plans:
"Here's where you could help me continue this adventure. If you yourself, friend(s), family member(s), coworker(s), or business/organization(s), whether locally in CHCH, Aotearoa-NZ, or aboard in other awesome corners of the globe, could benefit from my creative eye and/or photo/videographic services to capture a moment, an event, and/or tell stories -- especially for socially and environmentally-GOOD causes -- please reach out and connect/discuss with me! Example: event documentation, farm, wedding, restaurant promo, portrait session, crowdfunding video, etc. Holy cow, there are so many possibilities! I love collaborations also."
Seeds Podcast Contact: stevenmoe@parryfield.com
Twitter: @nzstevenmoe
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SeedsPodcast/
Ben set up the social enterprise Fill Their Lunchbox and in this episode shares his journey. We learn about his childhood and hard times during high school, losing a friend during the Christchurch earthquakes and his resulting depression and how all these factors led to his being inspired to start Fill Their Lunchbox which not only feeds children who wouldn't get a lunch otherwise but also works with people from Odyssey House (recovering from drug and alcohol addictions) preparing the lunches to help them find their purpose.
More info: https://fill-their-lunchbox.myshopify.com/
Odyssey House: https://www.odysseychch.org.nz/
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Growing up in an international family that spanned the globe, working as a lawyer before starting to work for a variety of charities particularly in the health sector and then becoming the CEO of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation in Melbourne, Australia which the is the largest and oldest community foundation in Australia and funds many charities and social enterprises.
Catherine Brown is the CEO of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation.
https://www.lmcf.org.au/
Traveling the country at 11 as a boy soprano, studying acting and working as a professional actor and then working internationally as an opera singer before becoming an activist with Greenpeace, working with Sustainable Cities and the "Redesigning Resources Business Leadership Group" then founding the Hillary Institute to honour those around the world doing great things in mid career and working with Sir Edmund Hillary on that.
Mark Prain is the Founding Director of the Hillary Institute of Leadership.
Hillary Institute
Edmund Hillary Fellowship
On falling in love at first sight, the impact of a friend passing in your 20s, a lifelong love of skiing and travel, co-founding a marketing agency, deciding to retire but then getting a prognosis you never expected to receive and what you learn from that.
John Hammond co-founded marketing agency Beck & Caul.
Growing up in the Philippines with dreams of Space and interplanetary travel, how a scholarship to the International Space University in France has led to a unique career as an international space consultant, co-authoring "Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight", working as Chief Impact Officer at Singularity University and the study of how to leverage exponential technologies for global impact, becoming one of the first recipients of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and how that has enabled the newly created SpaceBase team to start leading the push for the democratisation of access to Space, from New Zealand.
Emeline Paat-Dalstrom is a co-founder of SpaceBase and arrived in New Zealand in 2017 on a three year Global Impact Visa through the Edmund Hillary Fellowship.
SpaceBase: http://www.spacebase.co/
Edmund Hillary Fellowship: https://www.ehf.org/
Growing up on a Yorkshire Dales hill farm, living in South East Asia during the Vietnam War era, pursuing an academic career, founding the Hawthorn Press, developing 'Stroud Common Wealth' and establishing community land trusts and social businesses and what that term "Common Wealth" actually means.
Martin is a former academic, business consultant, Quaker, publisher with Hawthorn Press, founder of the UK Biodynamic Land Trust and a director of Stroud (UK) Common Wealth Ltd which enables co-op, cultural and social businesses e.g. community land trusts. Author of Social Ecology (1981); Set Free Childhood (2002); Futures that Work (2003), Common Wealth (2010).
Stroud Common Wealth: http://www.stroudcommonwealth.org.uk/
Hawthorn Press: https://www.hawthornpress.com/
Land Trust NZ: http://www.thelandtrustnz.com/
Growing up in Rotorua, being involved in the fishing industry and co-founding the New Zealand Salmon Company in the mid 1980s, working as Chief Executive at the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce for more than 20 years and the leadership lessons learned over his career.
Peter Townsend is about to retire as the Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.
Visit: https://www.cecc.org.nz/
Ambitions to be a superhero as a child and how that affected the decision to become a policeman and then work for many years as an anti-human trafficker, the highs and lows, including burn-out and depression and what you learn through that.
Gary Shaw is now the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at Kathmandu.
Growing up in Italy, working as a researcher of economic models at the Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, joining the finance world as an investment banker before co-founding OPES Impact Fund which focuses on investing in early stage social enterprises in Africa and India.
Elena Casolari is the Co-founder and Executive President of OPES Impact Fund and she is also a Board Member of Social Enterprise World Forum C.I.C. based in Glasgow.
http://www.opesfund.eu/
Joining the Peace Corps in 1964, studying at Harvard Business School and then joining the faculty before being involved in co-founding the Social Enterprise Initiative there.
Dr James Austin is Emeritus Professor at Harvard Business School in the Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Co-Founder Social Enterprise Initiative Harvard Business School.
http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/
What the Eden Project is, the concept of weaving together entertainment with education, operating as a global social enterprise with expanding operations in China, Australia, America and a proposal for the red zone in Christchurch.
David Harland is the CEO of the Eden Project in England which has large biomes at the site in Cornwall in which there are a wide variety of plants from all over the world.
http://edenprojectnz.co.nz/
Growing up in Kenya and what life is like in the city of Nairobi, what impresses about Western culture when viewed from an African perspective, how community is different, the opportunities people may take for granted here and what it means to find your purpose.
Mark Ambundo has been in New Zealand for less than a year and in this conversation gives his unique perspective on what we probably take for granted. Mark is a pastor at Hope Presbyterian Church in Christchurch.
On what makes coming home from overseas so special, working with entrepreneurs as 'Start-Up Activator' at Ministry of Awesome, the scary/exciting moment you decide to launch out on your own and finding joy and purpose by taking the time to slow down.
Kit Hindin is the Start-Up Activator at the Ministry of Awesome which was founded after the earthquakes to make things happen in Christchurch. They support early-stage entrepreneurs with ideas for projects, events, start-ups, social enterprises and more; to turn their ideas into reality.
For more visit http://ministryofawesome.com/
http://kithindin.com/
Co-founding the Australian Social Enterprise Thankyou at 19, being transparent about the ups and downs of the journey, what keeps you going on an entrepreneurial marathon, the importance of purpose as your foundation and what the future holds.
Daniel Flynn co-founded Thankyou, a social enterprise started in Australia which aims to end global poverty. I spoke to him during the Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchurch.
For more on Thankyou visit https://thankyou.co/ and to join the New Zealand launch team email: kiaora@thankyou.co
Building a network of urban farms as a social enterprise, their potential to help the young people involved find their purpose and the chance to participate in the next stage of Cultivate Christchurch through "Broccoli Bonds" with the ability to receive fresh veges if you invest.
Bailey Peryman is the co-founder of Cultivate Christchurch, which is a social enterprise that inspires young people to live lives they value in an urban farm environment in Christchurch, New Zealand.
For more visit: http://cultivate.org.nz/
Working in Silicon Valley in the 1970s, what resilience is in an organisational context, how theory was turned into a living labratory when the earthquakes hit Christchurch and what organisations can do to improve their resilience before a crisis hits.
Dr John Vargo is an Executive Director of Resilient Organisations Ltd based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
https://resorgs.org.nz/
What it feels like to turn 10, what kids can teach adults and what they wish we knew, the keys to developing a growth mindset, some innovative transport ideas, how to reduce pollution and what it means to be a good friend.
The one where we learn about a childhood without TV but plenty of imagination, becoming a Member of Parliament, how the earthquakes sparked the decision to become Mayor, the future for social enterprises and both the challenges and unique opportunities facing Christchurch today.
"This is an opportunity to do things that you couldn’t do before. It is a time where our city can really provide an uplift for those involved in social enterprise, for those that are involved in entrepreneurship, for those that just want to give things a go. This is a place where we can literally try anything because we have been through this experience and it is kind of like, “why not”, and so we are a city that has an incredible opportunity to help lead the way.”
The one where we talk about when a national identity forms if you are a child of immigrants, starting your first charity at 15, empowering others as a Social Enterprise lawyer in post Earthquake Christchurch and moving to Tokyo to help grow the Pechakucha movement worldwide.
"Just because you can’t do everything doesn’t mean you should do nothing."
Visit Pechakucha
ぺちゃくちゃ
The one where we talk about what it takes to leave working in the corporate world behind, what B Corps actually are and the process to become one, what changes are needed to have more purpose driven people and societies and how medieval history fits in to all this.
Visit Grow Good
The one where we learn about a childhood in Mexico, introducing the BlackBerry to Europe with Vodafone, being involved in IT startups in England and how all these unique experiences combined to provide a perfect background to working as the CEO at Kilmarnock Enterprises, a world leading example of a Social Enterprise based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Visit Kilmarnock Enterprises