Corporate Unplugged
270 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsCorporate Unplugged puts the light on impact makers in business. In an informal and seriously playful way, Vesna Lucca is talking to people transforming business – entrepreneurs, leaders, activists, and other heroes from the business world, celebrities as well as hidden gems. It is a stripped-down dialogue with people from all over the world who share their dreams, experiences and what they would never give up. Listen, get inspired and share!
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The Need for Transformational Change for Growth
February 27, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBNew Zealand born business philosopher and entrepreneur, Christopher Evatt, was raised with the understanding that we should leave everybody and everything better than when we found it, and we should work for the good of the whole. But the problem is, we humans have been labouring under an illusion of separation, both individually and collectively. We’re all connected, says Christopher, our society, companies, organisations, the planet; we’re all one living system. In this episode of Corpora...
How To Become What You Might Have Been
February 13, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBDon’t stress about where you are in life, says Eda Çarmıklı, a proud utopian and firm believer, that it’s never too late to become what you might have been. You're going to get to where you need to be, or perhaps you’re already there. Just open your eyes and trust that life will bring you the right people, the right communities, and the right collaborations, when you’re ready. Eda’s the co-founder of the global collaborative platform, Joint Idea; lifelong laboratory growth program Life W...
Resilience Thinking and Human Impact on the Planet
January 30, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBWe all depend on Planet Earth for life and yet as a species, our collective actions are having devastating impacts such as a loss of biodiversity and climate change, among other things. It’s literally the definition of insanity, says Lisen Schultz, Associate Professor in Sustainability Science, Deputy Director for the Stockholm Resilience Center, University of Stockholm, Director of Education, and the Programme Director for the center's executive programme in resilience thinking. We huma...
The Importance of Understanding Context
December 26, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBThere is a real pressure to solve the climate crisis and the myriad other environmental and social issues by breaking them down into their constituent parts, to solve them individually. But, says Nora Bateson, award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, and President of the International Bateson Institute, this approach is the biggest challenge we need to overcome. We live in a complex, interdependent world, and to find new solutions we need to relearn how we think, feel and navigate, we...
Small Acts of Kindness can Change the World
December 12, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBRight now, says Nipun Mehta, founder of Service Space, an incubator of gift economy projects that inspire people to be the change they wish to see, the world needs a little more kindness. And yes, with so many challenges happening globally, it might feel like such an insignificant act isn’t going to affect anything but says Nipun, that’s how history changes. 25 years ago, in Silicon Valley, Nipun started Service Space as an experiment with friends. Today it’s a global ecosystem with around...
How Organisations and Individuals can Heal Burnout
September 12, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBSometimes a physical ailment isn't physical, says Neha Sangwan, MD and CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence. In fact, stress causes or exacerbates more than 80% of illnesses, so rather than simply treating the physical injuries, we need to be asking people what's at the root of their stress. In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Neha explains why her passion is teaching people how to communicate with themselves, and with each other, to navigate their emotions, manage their energy,...
How to Manage Injustice with Moral Clarity
August 01, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBCapitalism has served us well in many ways, says Manish Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Innovators in Health, but it has also exacerbated injustice and inequality worldwide. So, how can we address the problems at the heart of this? How can we design more just systems? By having moral clarity. In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Manish explains we first need to understand why there is injustice in the world, before we can find a solution. A lot of our failures today, says Manish, are failu...
The Future of Human Intelligence and Transformative Technology
July 18, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBA lot of people believe the problems we're facing on a global scale are related to tech, says Nichol Bradford, pioneer, innovator, investor and thought leader at the intersection of technology and human transformation. But the truth is, much of what we’re struggling with just boils down to a lack of belonging. “We craft these visions of the future where people can't see themselves in it, they can't see that they belong to it.” In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Nichol discusses the f...
The Need to Humanise Leadership & Work
July 04, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBDo you bring your whole self to work? Are you encouraged to bring your authentic self to work? Or do you feel you need to leave parts of you at the door? If you’re a leader, do your followers bring their whole selves to work? Because, says Gianpiero Petriglieri, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, and one of the 50 most influential management thinkers in the world, if we’re not bringing our whole selves into the workplace, we’re absent from the very place where so many of us spe...
Why Conscious Leadership is the Name of the Game
June 20, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBDo you really trust your people? Do your people trust you as a leader? Is your company a trustworthy stakeholder for society and the planet as a whole? And if not, why not? The answer, says Stefan Beiten, Founder and Managing Partner of Argo Ventures, always lies with your people, you need to learn to connect with them. Stefan is an out-of-the-box thinker and serial entrepreneur, investor, company builder, and opportunity finder from Berlin. Best known for producing the global phenomena, ...
How to Develop Humanistic Balanced Projects and Places
June 07, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBHow often are you moved to tears in a day? How often do you experience things that make you really feel deeply? This is what drives Richard Hsu, as he tirelessly redesigns systems and connects dots, as he develops humanistic balanced projects and places. The world has had a collective awakening. People are fast realising life is too short to waste on dirty, profit making projects. They want purpose, they want good reasons to invest their time in something. Which is why now is a really good ...
Mindful Business and Leadership
December 13, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBFilippo Dal Fiore is an unconventional social scientist, corporate advisor and university professor of sustainable business. Having moved back and forth from academia to the frontline of highly conscious companies, Filippo has developed a new paradigm vision for the university of the future, where science is done with a heart and a new human-centred civilisation can be built from the ground up. On today’s podcast: Bridging the gap between the academic and business world Why academia need...
Finance and Economics for a Regenerative Age
September 06, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBJohn Fullerton is an unconventional economist, impact investor, writer and founder of Capital Institute. In this episode of Corporate Unplugged he discusses regenerative economics, and the universal patterns and principles that will shape the new economy. But first, why after a 20 year career on Wall Street where he was the Managing Director of JP Morgan, did he choose to walk away with no plan? On today’s podcast: Why we need to pause before we act The darkside of the Green Revolution ...
Making the Internet a Better Place
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBIf you had an idea for a potentially multi-billion dollar business, would you have the courage to make it free for the entire world to use? Because that’s exactly what Matt Mullenweg, CEO and founder of WordPress did. After many twists and turns, today the company has nearly 2,000 employees and a valuation of $7 billion. And WordPress powers more than 40% of the websites on the internet. So why did Matt decide to go against the status quo and make his platform free for all users? And...
The Power of Visuals as a Sensemaking Device
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 86.3 MBHow can art awaken people's desire for change and support them in creating the future they wish for? Jayce Pei Yu Lee is a graphic facilitator and visual catalyst based in Taipei, Taiwan. Jayce is big at heart, small in size and organic in spirit. She is an artist, a scribe and a maverick storyteller through her whimsical brush marks. She is a core team member of The Value Web and of The Presencing Institute led by MIT professor Otto Sharma. She also drives the visual practice movement in th...
Making the Intangible Tangible
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 86.3 MBHow can art awaken people's desire for change and support them in creating the future they wish for? Jayce Pei Yu Lee is a graphic facilitator and visual catalyst based in Taipei, Taiwan. Jayce is big at heart, small in size and organic in spirit. She is an artist, a scribe and a maverick storyteller through her whimsical brush marks. She is a core team member of The Value Web and of The Presencing Institute led by MIT professor Otto Scharmer. She also drives the visual practice movement in ...
The Keys to Transformation from Polluter to Protector
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBHaving abandoned a career in the petroleum industry to pursue a vocation defending the environment and defending future generations, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi is affectionately known around the world as the Green Sheikh. So what does it take to transform a nation from polluter to protector, and why, as a member of one of the ruling royal families in the oil rich United Arab Emirates, has he chosen the rather unlikely vocation as environmental campaigner? Find out in this episode...
Actionable Ways to Transform Business, Society & Self
May 02, 2022 23:00 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBOtto Scharmer is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-founder of the Presencing Institute. In 2015, he co-founded the MITx U.lab, and in 2020, the GAIA journey (Global Activation of Intention and Action). GAIA has activated a vibrant worldwide ecosystem of transformational change involving more than 200,000 users from 185 countries. And if you haven't read his books yet, we recommend The Essentials of Theory U, and also Leading from the Emerging Future: from ecosyst...
Learning to Rewrite Your Script of Success
April 18, 2022 23:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBShelley Paxton is an author, speaker and movement maker. Think Brene Brown with a dash of rebel. As former Chief Marketing Officer of Harley Davidson, Shelley found herself at the top of the proverbial mountain feeling success-empty instead of success-full. And that awakening led her on a profound sabbatical journey that became her mission, her business and best selling book. Today, she's leading a REBELution with a B to rewrite the script of success and liberate one billion souls. In this...
Changing the World Through Sustainable Investing
March 28, 2022 23:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBSasja Beslik is an international financial expert known for promoting financial sustainability across the world. He has been ranked the world's most influential person within green finance. Sasja is a true sustainability pioneer who has with passion taken on several leading roles in the world of finance: as head of responsible investments, as corporate governance, as CEO, and as head of sustainable finance. And today he's leading the sustainability work at the biggest Danish commercial pensi...
Finding your purpose as a human being
March 15, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBCharles Eisenstein is a writer, speaker and the author of several books including The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible. His work covers a wide range of topics such as history of human civilization, economics, spirituality, and also the ecology movement, all topics which leaders today need to understand to evolve their companies. In this podcast: Why success doesn’t have to be goal driven Our education system doesn’t create leaders How to use business as a force for chang...
Why radical collaboration is the answer to the world’s problems
December 21, 2021 00:29 - 51 minutes - 117 MBWilliam Ury has a passion for helping people, organisations and societies get to seemingly impossible yes’s - i.e. agreements that work for everyone. He's trained as a social anthropologist, he’s worked as a mediator and negotiation advisor in many of the world's toughest conflicts from the Cold War to the Middle East. And he is co-author of ‘Getting To Yes’, a 15 million copy bestseller translated into over 35 languages, and author of the award winning ‘Getting to Yes With Yourself’. He co-...
How to Come Back into Balance with Nature
November 29, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBJohn P. Milton is an explorer and a true pioneer. He is a professor of environmental studies and has written books on ecology and environmental conservation. In the mid-1960s, he played a key role in fostering the environmental movement. He also helped author one of the earliest publications on the threat of rising global carbon dioxide levels. Starting very young, he pioneered bringing the ancient Vision Quest into a modern one, called Way of Nature. This is a quest on how to connect to the...
Reimagining The Social Networking Experience
October 25, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBJohan Premfors is an unconventional entrepreneur with a global experience that is hard to match. He has moved from investment banking to post conflict reconstruction, to building a global coaching school. And today, his focus is on mental health and his and his wife's passion project, Gozamm, a technological platform that will forever change how we consume life changing content, and also how you grow with the people you care most about. In this podcast: Getting closer to the people you ca...
On a Mission to Eradicate Human Trafficking
September 06, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 96.4 MBDavid Batstone is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, on a mission to eradicate human trafficking and the global slave trade. And at the same time, he is what you might call a social justice warrior. David is the Founder and Managing Director of Just Business social impact investment firm. And he's also the founder of Not For Sale, which builds viable and successful companies and returns the profits back to the community. In this podcast: The Not For Sale model Founding Rebbl Saving th...
How To Facilitate Change Through Building Connections
August 23, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBCharles O'Malley works at the intersection of personal organisational and societal transformation. He has two decades of experience working on social and environmental issues with everyone from startups to large corporations and governments. Prior to that, he worked for a decade in finance and venture capital. He currently spends half of his time as Senior Systems Change Advisor at the UN Development Programme, where he focuses on how to accelerate transformation in global food and agricultu...
Bridging the Gap Between Business and Humanity
July 12, 2021 23:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBRebecca Henderson is The John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard Business School, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and also a fellow of both the British Academy and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Rebecca is an expert on innovation and organisational change. Her research explores how much the private sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy. In this podcast: Her dream for the future Reimagining Capitali...
Rebecca Henderson
July 12, 2021 23:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBRebecca Henderson is The John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard Business School, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and also a fellow of both the British Academy and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Rebecca is an expert on innovation and organisational change. Her research explores how much the private sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy. In this podcast: Her dream for the future Reimagining Capitali...
Creating a Culture of Caring
June 28, 2021 23:00 - 36 minutes - 82.7 MBJason Lippert is the President and CEO of LCI Industries (LCII) listed on the New York Stock Exchange. LCII is a global manufacturer of components and engineered solutions for recreational vehicles, marine and transportation industries, with over 90 divisions and 14,000 team members worldwide. The key objective at LCII is to provide a positive experience for all of their customers, and at the heart of the company’s core values lies a culture of caring, which is transforming the company and t...
Jason Lippert
June 28, 2021 23:00 - 36 minutes - 82.7 MBJason Lippert is the President and CEO of LCI Industries (LCII) listed on the New York Stock Exchange. LCII is a global manufacturer of components and engineered solutions for recreational vehicles, marine and transportation industries, with over 90 divisions and 14,000 team members worldwide. The key objective at LCII is to provide a positive experience for all of their customers, and at the heart of the company’s core values lies a culture of caring, which is transforming the company and t...
John Caswell
June 15, 2021 16:10 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJohn Caswell created Group Partners as an antidote to the frustrations and missed opportunities of the leaders in the business world. He saw the lack of creativity and thoughtfulness forced on businesses through legacy processes, investment in the wrong objectives, and generally, how easy it was to solve the wrong problems really well. And above all, he saw how these things were all the better for being brought to life visually. In this podcast: The best way to have a vision Perpetual rei...
Being A Creative In A Strategic Industry
June 15, 2021 16:10 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJohn Caswell created Group Partners as an antidote to the frustrations and missed opportunities of the leaders in the business world. He saw the lack of creativity and thoughtfulness forced on businesses through legacy processes, investment in the wrong objectives, and generally, how easy it was to solve the wrong problems really well. And above all, he saw how these things were all the better for being brought to life visually. In this podcast: The best way to have a vision Perpetual rei...
The Value of Conscious Capitalism
May 06, 2021 05:30 - 50 minutes - 114 MBRaj Sisodia has been on a mission to bring caring, humanity and healing to business and capitalism since 2007. He is a preeminent thought leader in the rapidly growing movement to redefine the purpose and role of business in society. He is co-founder and co-chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc, and has published over 100 academic articles and 12 books including Conscious Capitalism, Everybody Matters and The Healing Organisation. His work has been featured in many media outlets such as Wall ...
Raj Sisodia
May 06, 2021 05:30 - 50 minutes - 114 MBRaj Sisodia has been on a mission to bring caring, humanity and healing to business and capitalism since 2007. He is a preeminent thought leader in the rapidly growing movement to redefine the purpose and role of business in society. He is co-founder and co-chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc, and has published over 100 academic articles and 12 books including Conscious Capitalism, Everybody Matters and The Healing Organisation. His work has been featured in many media outlets such as Wall ...
Richard Sheridan
April 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBRichard Sheridan is a successful entrepreneur, CEO, Chief Storyteller and co-founder of Menlo Innovations, a software design and development firm with an unexpected effect on their clients. 20,000 people from all over the world have visited Menlo over the past two years to understand what lies behind their magic culture. So no wonder Menlo has received numerous prestigious Business Excellence and Culture Awards. He's also an author of two best selling books: Joy, Inc, and Chief Joy Officer. ...
How The Chief Storyteller Created Joy At Work
April 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBRichard Sheridan is a successful entrepreneur, CEO, Chief Storyteller and co-founder of Menlo Innovations, a software design and development firm with an unexpected effect on their clients. 20,000 people from all over the world have visited Menlo over the past two years to understand what lies behind their magic culture. So no wonder Menlo has received numerous prestigious Business Excellence and Culture Awards. He's also an author of two best selling books: Joy, Inc, and Chief Joy Officer. ...
The Ride Towards A Zero Emission Society
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 23 minutes - 53.4 MBStefan Ytterborn is an experienced entrepreneur, he’s the founder and CEO of CAKE. And after more than three decades as an influential force in design and product development, he is now four years into his newest successful venture - CAKE. It's an electric motorbike company that wants to help the world on the journey to a zero emission society. In this podcast: Why CAKE is the opposite of motorbike culture The global rise of IKEA Being purposeful without expecting payback Take a break ...
Stefan Ytterborn
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 23 minutes - 53.4 MBStefan Ytterborn is an experienced entrepreneur, he’s the founder and CEO of CAKE. And after more than three decades as an influential force in design and product development, he is now four years into his newest successful venture - CAKE. It's an electric motorbike company that wants to help the world on the journey to a zero emission society. In this podcast: Why CAKE is the opposite of motorbike culture The global rise of IKEA Being purposeful without expecting payback Take a break ...
Kristof De Spiegeleer
March 15, 2021 23:00 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MBKristof De Spiegeleer is a humanist and serial entrepreneur. And for the past few years, he's been laying the foundation for a decentralised internet, building the next generation of IT infrastructure, and leveraging the power of blockchain. He believes that respect and transparency is the basis for solid business, and that doing good for the world and providing return for investors can coexist. In this podcast: What is ThreeFold and who is it for How to become a farmer of internet capaci...
Creating A Fair, Equal & Private Internet
March 15, 2021 23:00 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MBKristof De Spiegeleer is a humanist and serial entrepreneur. And for the past few years, he's been laying the foundation for a decentralised internet, building the next generation of IT infrastructure, and leveraging the power of blockchain. He believes that respect and transparency is the basis for solid business, and that doing good for the world and providing return for investors can coexist. In this podcast: What is ThreeFold and who is it for How to become a farmer of internet capaci...
Bob Chapman
February 08, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBBob Chapman imagines a world where every person matters. He plans to change the world to achieve this. Bob is chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a global $3 billion capital equipment business with more than 12,000 team members. He was recently named the number three CEO in the world in an Inc. magazine article. And Bob is very intentional about using his platform as a business leader to build a better world. Bob was recently asked the question - what do you do, and his reply highlights qu...
Transforming Lives Through Caring Leadership
February 08, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBBob Chapman imagines a world where every person matters. He plans to change the world to achieve this. Bob is chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a global $3 billion capital equipment business with more than 12,000 team members. He was recently named the number three CEO in the world in an Inc. magazine article. And Bob is very intentional about using his platform as a business leader to build a better world. Bob was recently asked the question - what do you do, and his reply highlights qu...
Bosun Tijani
January 25, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 89 MBBosun Tijani is a Nigerian British entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Co-Creation HUB, a pan-African hub for innovation. He drives the application of innovation and social capital for a better society across Africa. With a presence in 5 cities across Africa (Lagos, Nairobi, Abuja, Kigali and Ijebu Ode). CcHUB works closely with stakeholders - including entrepreneurs, technologists, civil society, government and private sector to identify and nurture novel solutions to ...
Why The Future Of Africa Is Bright
January 25, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 89 MBBosun Tijani is a Nigerian British entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Co-Creation HUB, a pan-African hub for innovation. He drives the application of innovation and social capital for a better society across Africa. With a presence in 5 cities across Africa (Lagos, Nairobi, Abuja, Kigali and Ijebu Ode). CcHUB works closely with stakeholders - including entrepreneurs, technologists, civil society, government and private sector to identify and nurture novel solutions to ...
Creating A World Where Everyone Is A Changemaker
January 11, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBMarie Ringler is a member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group and leads Ashoka's work in Europe. She founded Ashoka's Austrian office in 2011 and soon took over as Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe. Ashoka envisions a world in which everyone is a changemaker; a world where all citizens are powerful and contribute to change in positive ways. Ashoka supports over 4,000 leading social entrepreneurs from all over the world, mobilising a large global community of changemakers, to...
Marie Ringler
January 11, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBMarie Ringler is a member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group and leads Ashoka's work in Europe. She founded Ashoka's Austrian office in 2011 and soon took over as Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe. Ashoka envisions a world in which everyone is a changemaker; a world where all citizens are powerful and contribute to change in positive ways. Ashoka supports over 4,000 leading social entrepreneurs from all over the world, mobilising a large global community of changemakers, to...
Psychological Safety and Fearless Organisations
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBAmy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, studying human interactions that lead to the creation of successful companies for the betterment of society. She's been recognized by the Thinker's 50 Global ranking of management thinkers since 2011 and has received numerous top rankings and awards. She studies psychological safety and organizational learning. In this podcast: The ugly and beauty in transformational change Why don’t all c...
Amy Edmondson
December 28, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBAmy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, studying human interactions that lead to the creation of successful companies for the betterment of society. She's been recognized by the Thinker's 50 Global ranking of management thinkers since 2011 and has received numerous top rankings and awards. She studies psychological safety and organizational learning. In this podcast: The ugly and beauty in transformational change Why don’t all c...
Katarina Graffman
December 14, 2020 23:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBKatarina Graffman holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, and is a pioneer of consumer anthropology in a commercial context. She’s worked with clients such as IKEA, Volvo, Bloomberg, Swedish radio and BBC among many others. She’s there to help them understand consumer behaviour, preferences, and such like. But what is the real driver behind their eagerness to understand more about culture? In this podcast: How big business uses cultural anthropology Consumer behaviour misconceptions How Ka...
Using Cultural Anthropology To Grow Business
December 14, 2020 23:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBKatarina Graffman holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, and is a pioneer of consumer anthropology in a commercial context. She’s worked with clients such as IKEA, Volvo, Bloomberg, Swedish radio and BBC among many others. She’s there to help them understand consumer behaviour, preferences, and such like. But what is the real driver behind their eagerness to understand more about culture? In this podcast: How big business uses cultural anthropology Consumer behaviour misconceptions How Ka...