Disrupt Development
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Disrupt Development brings you inspiring stories of disruptive thinkers and doers within Sustainable Development. Stories about transformative idea’s, innovative projects, impactful products, groundbreaking systems and new partnerships all aiming to accelarate impact towards Sustainable Development.
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Episode 15: Dutch Foreign Affairs
September 23, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this Podcast together with Jeroen Kelderhuis we are going to tak about the unique role of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in development cooperation. Why the Netherlands is one of the largest donor countries, the relationship between the Ministry and civil society organisations, lessons learned from the biggest funding instrument, and how we can be flexible and agile in future partnerships. Jeroen Kelderhuis is the Head of Civil Society and Education at the Ministry of Foreign Aff...
Episode 14: Poverty Porn 2.0
September 01, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThe colonial relationships and attitudes can clearly be recognised in the communications of international aid organisations. Like during the colonial times on 'expedition' to hike in Nepal. Cycle in Tanzania. Showing white saviourism when celebrities and ambassadors are visiting projects abroad emphasizing the suffering 'other'. Simulating misery of non-West countries by locking yourself up in a cage, painting faces of celebrities as if they have Ebola or organizing a sleap over party for ch...
Episode 13: #ShiftThePower - Grantmaking
August 12, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. Breaking power systems is difficult, and hand...
Episode 12: #ShiftThePower - Change the Game
August 02, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. In this #3 episode of the #ShiftT...
Episode 12: ShiftThePower #3
August 02, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. In this #3 episode of the #ShiftT...
Episode 11: Hack the Planet
July 24, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBMany courageous organisations are taking on major humanitarian and sustainability challenges. Hack The Planet offers these organisations new perspectives on challenges, accelerating their efforts by creating and implementing smart and pragmatic technologies in collaborative projects. In todays episode Tim van Deursen is going to talk about how technology offers new perspectives on global challenges. We will talk about Meet the Soldier, an international award wining innovative project that...
Episode 10: Time Traveling
July 07, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBIn times of radical change and upcoming paradigm shifts in all industries, most organizations are not prepared to deal with the next waves of disruption. Travel with us to the future to explore and create scenarios for your industry and make your organisation Future Ready. In this episode together with timetravellers and future architects Amrei and Manuel we are going to talk about creating learning experiences to become future ready. We will talk about what it means to be a future architec...
Episode 9: The Happiness Paradox
June 28, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn todays episode together with Stijn en Julian we are going to talk about how their social start-up the Nieuwe Gevers is disrupting development aid. We will talk about the Happiness paradox, the growing movement of professionals donating their skills to non-profits, why the private sector is pushing their employees to find purpose, the challenges non-profits experience in working with other sectors, and how the Nieuwe Gevers is facilitating matchmaking between non-profits and professionals ...
Episode 8: ShiftThePower #2
June 22, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. In this #2 episode I am going to talk wi...
Episode 8: #ShiftThePower - The Movement
June 22, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. In this #2 episode I am going to talk wi...
Episode 7: Inclusive entrepreneurship
June 14, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBPeople of colour and young women face many challenges when they’re dreaming to become entrepreneurs. Izzy Obeng is the founder and director of Foundervine, a social enterprise who specialise in start-up and scale-up acceleration programmes for founders from disadvantaged communities in the United Kingdom and Africa. “I was working in corporate at the time, in talent development consulting at KPMG. I was absolutely fed up of going to start-up events and being the only person of colour and one...
Episode 6: ShiftThePower #1
June 05, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. In this episode together with Evelijne Brunin...
Episode 6: #ShiftThePower - Communities
June 05, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThe call to change the balance of power in development cooperation is getting louder and louder. It is time for more local ownership of the global agenda, everyone seems to agree. There is even a real movement under the hashtag #ShiftThePower. The development community has been talking about this for decades now, but what has changed? In this new Podcast series of Disrupt Development I am going unpack the #ShiftThePower debate with great minds. In this episode together with Evelijne Brunin...
Doughnut from Amsterdam
May 27, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBA doughnut cooked up in Oxford will guide Amsterdam out of the economic mess left by the coronavirus pandemic. Amsterdam is embracing the so-called doughnut, an economic model that envisions “a world in which people and planet can thrive in balance”. The brainchild of Kate Raworth, a senior research associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, the doughnut is a way of thinking about economics based on the priorities set out by the United Nations Sustainable Development G...
Episode 5: Doughnut from Amsterdam
May 27, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBA doughnut cooked up in Oxford will guide Amsterdam out of the economic mess left by the coronavirus pandemic. Amsterdam is embracing the so-called doughnut, an economic model that envisions “a world in which people and planet can thrive in balance”. The brainchild of Kate Raworth, a senior research associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, the doughnut is a way of thinking about economics based on the priorities set out by the United Nations Sustainable Development G...
Data-science for Good
May 19, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBData science, as a field, tends to get obscured by so many buzzwords (“AI!” “Deep learning!” “Big data!”) that relate to what we can do, without a lot about why we would do it in the first place. It’s a growing field, with so much potential, but I think it’s important to shift the narrative. Yes, data-science, but why? Technologies progress and develop, data becomes more prolific and useful. How can data-scientist help the rest of the world catch up? During this episode data-scientist Jo Kr...
Episode 4: Data-science for Good
May 19, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBData science, as a field, tends to get obscured by so many buzzwords (“AI!” “Deep learning!” “Big data!”) that relate to what we can do, without a lot about why we would do it in the first place. It’s a growing field, with so much potential, but I think it’s important to shift the narrative. Yes, data-science, but why? Technologies progress and develop, data becomes more prolific and useful. How can data-scientist help the rest of the world catch up? During this episode data-scientist Jo Kr...
Episode 2: Post-Growth Entrepreneurship
April 28, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBOur economies and companies are addicted to exponential growth. But is this good for our planet and our society? In recent years social entrepreneurship claims to offer an alternative - but something still doesn't feel right. As the founder of the world's first Post-Growth company Melanie Rieback’s talk will combine her practical experience building "nonprofit businesses" with the macroeconomic theory of "post-growth" economists like Tim Jackson and Kate Raworth. This talk will question eve...
Post-Growth Entrepreneurship
April 28, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBOur economies and companies are addicted to exponential growth. But is this good for our planet and our society? In recent years social entrepreneurship claims to offer an alternative - but something still doesn't feel right. As the founder of the world's first Post-Growth company Melanie Rieback’s talk will combine her practical experience building "nonprofit businesses" with the macroeconomic theory of "post-growth" economists like Tim Jackson and Kate Raworth. This talk will question eve...
Design & Wicked Problems
April 28, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBThere is a lot of interest from professionals working in international development in human-centered design. A mindset and approach that sits at the intersection of empathy and creativity. Together, with Rahmin Bender we will talk about what design is, debunk myths about design, explore how to solve wicked problems through design, and how you can become a designer yourself. Rahmin Bender Ph.D. is an Entrepreneur, Social Psychologist, and Academic focusing on the application of design resea...
Episode 3: Design & Wicked Problems
April 28, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBThere is a lot of interest from professionals working in international development in human-centered design. A mindset and approach that sits at the intersection of empathy and creativity. Together, with Rahmin Bender we will talk about what design is, debunk myths about design, explore how to solve wicked problems through design, and how you can become a designer yourself. Rahmin Bender Ph.D. is an Entrepreneur, Social Psychologist, and Academic focusing on the application of design resea...
Episode 1: Innovate Yourself
April 27, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWhy is innovation made complex by so many people? In this Podcast global innovation author and speaker, Gijs van Wulfen, makes innovation simple again, so you and your team can innovate yourselves successfully. We talk about what innovation is, why it matters, idea killers, conservative managers, how to create an innovation culture and what Confucius can learn us to become innovators. Gijs van Wulfen is a well-known global authority and trusted advisor on innovation, inspiring speaker, aut...
Innovate Yourself
April 27, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWhy is innovation made complex by so many people? In this Podcast global innovation author and speaker, Gijs van Wulfen, makes innovation simple again, so you and your team can innovate yourselves successfully. We talk about what innovation is, why it matters, idea killers, conservative managers, how to create an innovation culture and what Confucius can learn us to become innovators. Gijs van Wulfen is a well-known global authority and trusted advisor on innovation, inspiring speaker, aut...