About this podcast
What does it take to create visionary social change? If we want to see a future that is more humane, more equitable, more healthy, more loving, more compassionate – what does it take to create that?
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Welcome to Creating the Future’s podcast, where those are the questions our guests will explore. Those guests come from all walks of life - historians and community organizers, social scientists and movement leaders, people working inside the system and outside the system.
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In each episode, host Hildy Gottlieb asks her guests one simple-but-not-so-simple question: What actually creates change?
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Our goal for this podcast is the goal of changemakers around the world: To help you create a world that is equitable, kind, healthy, and joyful - a world that works for all of us.
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This podcast is a program of Creating the Future, a global nonprofit where our tagline says it all: Change the Questions, Change the World. http://creatingthefuture.org
Episodes
The newest 20 of 21 episodes
- Episode #21: Creating Change via Stories of Solidarity · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 21Episode #21 in which Phillipe Copeland talks about the stories we tell about how social change happens – and what happens when we change those stories from magical “chosen”…
- Episode #20: Creating Change by Listening to Women · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 20Episode #20 in which Renee Wittemyer shows us that listening to women is key to creating transformational community change. In this conversation, Hildy Gottlieb and Renee…
- Episode #19: Creating Change by Aligning Actions with Vision and Values · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 19Episode #19 in which Dana Kawaoka-Chen shares the power of aligning social justice actions with shared community vision and values. As Co-Executive Director of Justice Funders…
- Episode #18: Creating Change in Big Systems · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 18Episode #18 in which Jackie Bradley and Madeline DeMarco show us that seemingly small changes can make a BIG difference in big systems. Jackie Bradley is a rural organizer…
- Episode #17: Creating Change by Building Authentic Relationships · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 17Episode #17 in which Debra Jacobs shares dozens of ways for building and engaging relationships that create change. Debra Jacobs is the President and CEO of The Patterson…
- Episode #16: Creating Change via Curiosity · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 16Episode #16 in which May Miller-Dawkins talks about the power of questions and curiosity to create change. May Miller-Dawkins has over 20 years experience working with community…
- Episode #15: Jeff Yost - Creating Change by Identifying and Building Upon Community Assets · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 15Episode #15 in which Jeff Yost shows us the power of identifying the assets and gifts that people have to build upon. Jeff Yost is President and CEO of Nebraska Community…
- Episode #14: Brian Joshin Byrnes - Creating Change by Being Open to Each Other · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 14Episode #14 in which Brian Joshin Byrnes talks about the power (and the personal practice) of being open to our fellow community members Brian Joshin Byrnes is the founder and…
- Episode #13: David Martinez III - Creating Change by Building Coalitions · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 13Episode #13 in which David Martinez III shows us the power of bringing people together in coalitions – and keeping them together. David Martinez III is the Director of Strategic…
- Episode #12: Seth Kaplan - Creating Change by Focusing on People and Place · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 12Episode #12 in which Seth Kaplan talks about the interplay between people, place, and the institutions that support community. Seth Kaplan is one of world's leading experts on…
- Episode #11: Emily Kawano - Creating Change by Changing the Economy · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 11Episode #11 in which Emily Kawano shows us that each of us can be part of creating an economy that works for all of us. Emily Kawano is the co-coordinator and co-founder of the…
- Episode #10: Marcus Walton - Creating Change by focusing on both the individual AND the world · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 10Episode #10 in which Marcus Walton talks about the multiple levels of change – from the individual to the global - that are present when change happens. Bio Marcus F. Walton…
- Episode #9: Steve Dubb - Stories of Organizing · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 9Episode #9 in which Steve Dubb shares stories of social movements and community organizing that have created social change. ` Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at…
- Episode #8: Riane Eisler - Creating Change by shifting our work from Domination to Partnership · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 8Episode #8 in which Riane Eisler talks about shifting our mindsets from domination to partnership, both in the world outside and in the work of social change itself. Riane Eisler…
- Episode #7: Meghan Cummings - Creating Change by Building on Our Collective Strength · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 7Episode #7 in which Meghan Cummings talks about what it takes to activate our collective power to make a difference. Meghan Cummings is Senior Vice President for Strategy, Impact…
- Episode #6 Yodit Mesfin Johnson - Creating Change via Collective Care · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 6Episode #6 in which Yodit Mesfin Johnson talks about the power of reimagining everyday systems via collective care. Yodit Mesfin Johnson is a Black momma, a visionary strategist…
- Episode #5: Vu Le and Robert Egger - Creating Change within the Nonprofit Sector · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 5Episode #5, in which Vu Le and Robert Egger explore changes that need to happen within the nonprofit sector itself, so that organizations can create more visionary improvement in…
- Episode #4: Shiree Teng - Social Change and the Power of Love · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 4Episode #4, in which Shiree Teng talks about the power of love in creating transformational change. Shiree Teng has worked in the social sector for 35+ years as a social and…
- Episode #3: Josh Stearns - Creating Change by Building Local News Media · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 3Episode #3, in which Josh Stearns explores the role of journalism in fostering civic engagement. Josh and Hildy discuss the need for bottom-up approaches to change, the…
- Episode #2: Trista Harris - Creating Change by Envisioning What is Possible · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 2Episode #2, in which Trista Harris discusses the importance of having a clear vision of the future you want to create. Trista emphasizes the need to move away from a…
