The way out (of this crisis) is in - Jo Confino, Journalist
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English - March 10, 2023 13:16 - 28 minutes - 20.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNon-Profit Business Education bcorp business environment impact sdgs society sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What did it take to start a first-of-its-kind sustainable business section at The Guardian? And why leave the big city life to live in a monastic community? Journalist Jo Confino describes his journey from covering finance and business to the next frontier in this time of crisis: mindfulness, compassion, feeling our suffering. As the podcast Jo hosts says: the way out is in.
THE IMPACT. Jo Confino:
- Bridges many worlds: executive coach, facilitator, journalist, and sustainability expert.
- Was Executive Editor of What's Working at HuffPo, executive editor of The Guardian and chairman and editorial director of Guardian Sustainable Business
- Is a Partner at Leaders’ Quest, partnered with UN Development Programme on a consciousness and systems change initiative, and sits on the Boards of various climate organizations.
- Is a mindfulness advocate, has worked closely with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community in France Plum Village, and now hosts their podcast The Way Out Is In.
- Gained his MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice at the University of Bath.
THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore:
- Early influences: the desire to make sense of the world
- Changing things at the edge: how he did that at Guardian Sustainable Business
- The next edge for anyone working on the climate and social crises: consciousness
- What does climate have to do with mindfulness: getting personal, feeling the feelings
- The wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: connecting to our own suffering and the suffering of the world
- The thousands of choices we can make every day