Purpose Inspired: by Wayne Visser
207 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsProf. Wayne Visser, PhD, shares his reflections on what it means to be purpose-inspired - for business, society and each one of us. The podcast explores how business can be a force for good in the world, and how individuals can make a positive difference. Covering topics like corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable business and transformational change, each series is based on one of Dr Visser's books that synthesizes the emerging ideas, practices and lessons learned on the journey to becoming purpose-inspired.
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S6.E12: Lessons in Systems Thinking
April 10, 2024 23:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 12 includes the following sections: - Chaos Points and Decision Windows - The Six Shifts - Lessons in Systems Thinking from COVID-19 - Moving through the Tangled Maze - Complexity (poem) Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E11: It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride
April 03, 2024 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 11 includes the following sections: - Disconnection: The Ones Technology Left Behind - Disruption: It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E10: Please Mind the Gap
March 28, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 10 includes the following sections: - Disparity: Please Mind the Gap - Disease: An Ill Wind That Blows Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E9: Ecocide and the Limits to Growth
March 21, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 9 includes the following sections: - Degradation: The Crime of Ecocide - Depletion: The Limits to Growth Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E8: A Moment of Dangerous Opportunity
March 14, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 8 includes the following sections: - The Worst and Best of Humanity - A Moment of Dangerous Opportunity - A Tangle of Knotty Problems Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E7: Making a Dent in the Universe
March 07, 2024 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 7 includes the following sections: - The Key of Continuity - Making a Dent in the Universe - Revolution Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E6: The Keys of Coherence and Convergence
February 29, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 6 includes the following sections: - The Key of Coherence - The Key of Convergence Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E5: The Keys of Circularity and Creativity
February 22, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 5 includes the following sections: - The Key of Circularity - The Key of Creativity Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E4: A Theory of Living Systems
February 15, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.28 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 4 includes the following sections: - A Theory of Living Systems - The Key of Complexity Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E3: The Great Reset
February 08, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 3 includes the following sections: - The Great Reset - A Dream Come True - Seeing the Forest for the Trees - Everything That Surrounds and Connects Us Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E2: What Happened to Our Common Future
February 01, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 2 includes the following sections: - What Happened to Our Common Future - The Choice to Hope - Be An Optimist (poem) Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
S6.E1: Be Aware But Not Afraid
January 25, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBSeason 6 of Purpose Inspired is based on the book, Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy, as read by the author and host of this podcast, Wayne Visser. Episode 1 includes the following sections: - Thriving (the poem) - Be Aware But Not Afraid - Thriving As A Force for Life Thriving is available in the following formats: - Harback - Ebook - Audiobook
Introducing my new podcast: Thriving - The Breakthrough Movement
June 05, 2022 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.6 MBWelcome to the Thriving podcast. This short teaser tells you what to expect in the coming episodes, which launched on World Environment Day 2022. Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy. We do not indulge in false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and positive tipping points for change. The podcast builds on the foundations of my bestselling book Thri...
S5.E24: Connecting Earth and Sky
May 26, 2022 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this epilogue, I finish the season by returning to the big picture. Because sustainability is not just about business, leadership and innovation. And it is certainly not just about surviving the future. It is also about living in a world of abundance and diversity in a way that that brings joy and inspiration. Jean M. Russell calls this Thrivability. I cover: - The Birth and Rebirth of Creation - Recalling and Retelling the Stories of Hope - Relearning the Skill of Listening to Life
S5.E23: Future Fitness (Part 3)
May 19, 2022 23:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBIn this episode, I continue to explore the elements of future fitness, covering: - Future Images: Beyond the Information Age - Sustainable Frontiers Forecasts for the Next 10 Years - To Survive in a Volatile World Businesses Must Build in Resilience
S5.E22: Future Fitness (Part 2)
May 12, 2022 23:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode, I continue to explore the elements of future fitness, covering: - Stakeholder Crowdsourcing and Disruptive Partnerships - Open Sourcing and Wiki-Ratings - Prototyping and Smart Mobbing - App Farming and Plug-and-Play - Future Images: Beyond the Information Age
S5.E21: Future Fitness (Part 1)
May 06, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBAre you fit for the future? Will your product, organisation, community, city or country survive and thrive in 10, 20, 50 or even 100 years? How can we – as individuals, businesses, communities and policy-makers – prepare for the future? How can we maximize our chances of success, not only by being ready, but also by helping to shape the future that we desire? I think it helps to view future-fitness in two ways: in terms of alignment – i.e. fitting, like a jigsaw piece, into the bigger pictur...
S5.E20: Integrated Value (Part 3)
April 28, 2022 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIn this episode, we look at the first level of business to which a holistic view needs to be applied, namely that of the individual. By contrast, the old view of business regards employees as rational entities who are expected to perform in mechanical ways to further the materialistic goals of the company. The other level to which holistic thinking can be applied is that of the organisation. Inherent in the new holistic organisation is the idea of flattening the hierarchy, and a move toward...
S5.E19: Integrated Value (Part 2)
April 22, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIn this episode, we continue our exploration of integrated value, beginning wit the 6-step process of implementation: 1. Listen Up! (stakeholder materiality), 2. Look Out! (integrated risk), 3. Dig Down! (critical processes), 4. Aim High! (innovation & value); 5. Line Up! (systems alignment); and 6. Think Again! (audit & review). I then introduce a more philosophical way to look at integrated value, which is to see it as a way to transform the dying metaphor of business as a “rational machin...
S5.E18: Integrated Value (Part 1)
April 15, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this episode, I begin by examining whether Creating Shared Value (CSV) is a revolution or clever con. Many argue that CSR and sustainability are not the way to unlock change. I have been one of the critics, while still believing that reform is possible. More recently, however, the most vocal critic has been Harvard professor Michael Porter. I go on to introduce Creating Integrated Value (CIV) and a concept that goes beyond both CSR and CSV, bringing us the "how to" for delivering integra...
S5.E17: Social Responsibility (Part 4)
March 31, 2022 23:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through social responsibility. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - First Steps Towards CSR 2.0 - Towards Responsible Competitiveness?
S5.E16: Social Responsibility (Part 3)
March 25, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through social responsibility. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - The Principle of Circularity in CSR 2.0 - Making the Shift to Transformative CSR - Decoding the New DNA of Business
S5.E15: Social Responsibility (Part 2)
March 18, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through social responsibility. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - The Principle of Creativity in CSR 2.0 - The Principle of Scalability in CSR 2.0 - The Principle of Responsiveness in CSR 2.0 - The Principle of Glocality in CSR 2.0
S5.E14: Social Responsibility (Part 1)
March 11, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode, we begin to explore the process of unlocking change through social responsibility. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - The Rise and Fall of CSR - The Ages and Stages of CSR - The Triple Failures of CSR - CSR 1.0 and Burying the Past
S5.E13: Stakeholder Engagement (Part 3)
March 04, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through stakeholder engagement. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Convetit Keeps Our Head in the Cloud and Feet on the Ground - Wikirate Strives to Make Companies Clear - Business Accountability in a Fish-Bowl Future
S5.E12: Stakeholder Engagement (Part 2)
February 25, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through stakeholder engagement. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Value-action Gaps Make Stakeholder Feedback Less Valuable - The Wisdom of the Crowd Can Become the Tragedy of the Commons - The Openness of Open Source is Questionable - Questions Remain About Ratings When the Guardians Are Not Guarded - In Search of the Web 2.0 Savvy Players
S5.E11: Stakeholder Engagement (Part 1)
February 20, 2022 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this episode, we begin to explore the process of unlocking change through stakeholder engagement. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Moving Social Media Beyond a Marketing Channel - Growing Use of Crowdsourcing as a Stakeholder Engagement Tool - Transforming the Power of Connection into the Power of Collaboration - Hyper-connectivity Makes Responsiveness More Possible
S5:E10: Corporate Transparency (Part 2)
November 26, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.27 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through corporate transparency. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Increasing Importance of Sustainability Ratings - Consolidation of Sustainability Ratings Agencies - Demand for More Transparency by Rating Agencies
S5:E9: Corporate Transparency (Part 1)
November 19, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through corporate transparency. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Trends in Corporate Accountability - Explosive Sustainability Reporting Growth - Proliferation of Reporting Standards - Improvement of Data Quantity and Quality - Shift from Corporate to Value Chain Data
S5:E8: Technological Innovation (Part 4)
November 12, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.03 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through technological innovation. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Closing the Loop on Steel - Eco-innovation: Beyond Creating Technology for Technology's Sake
S5:E7: Technological Innovation (Part 3)
November 05, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through technological innovation. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Lessons from Egypt in Building a Cleaner Chemicals Industry - Iron Ore and Rare Earth Metals Mining: An Industry Under Siege? - Why Metals Should Be Recycled, Not Mined
S5:E6: Technological Innovation (Part 2)
October 28, 2021 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through technological innovation. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Sustainable Tech in Africa: A Case Study - Why Banning Dangerous Chemicals Is Not Enough - Will Green Chemistry Save Us From Toxification?
S5:E5 - Technological Innovation (Part 1)
October 25, 2021 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this episode, we start to explore the process of unlocking change through technological innovation. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - How To Use Technology To Make Our Planet More Sustainable, Not Less - Tackling the Food Waste Challenge with Technology - Meeting Water and Energy Challenges in the Agri-food sector
S5.E4: Transformational Leadership (Part 3)
September 30, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.85 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through transformational leadership. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Overcoming the Barriers to Sustainable Change - Seven Ways to Test if Your Leader is Fit for the Future
S5.E3: Transformational Leadership (Part 2)
September 23, 2021 23:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through transformational leadership. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: - Systems Change is a Multi-Player Game - Big Beliefs, Blue Skies, Burning Platforms and Baby Steps - Finding Your Inner Sustainability Superhero
S5.E2 - Transformational Leadership (Part 1)
September 16, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, we look at unlocking change through transformational leadership. More particularly, the episode covers the following topics: - Why Today’s Crisis of Leadership is Tomorrow’s Opportunity - Seeking a Reformation in Business - Trading in Business Fangs for Tusks - Shifting to Return on Stakeholder Value
S5.E1: Introduction - The Art of Letting Go
September 12, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.44 MBThe theme of this series is pursuing the frontiers of sustainability by unlocking change. So much of making a successful transition to a more sustainable future (which is by no means certain) depends on letting go. In the episodes that follow, we will explore how we must find ways to let go of an industrial system that has served us well, but is no longer fit for purpose. We will need to let go of old styles of leadership and out-dated models of business, high-impact lifestyles and selfish v...
S5.E1: Introduction - The Art of Letting Go
September 12, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.44 MBThe theme of this series is pursuing the frontiers of sustainability by unlocking change. So much of making a successful transition to a more sustainable future (which is by no means certain) depends on letting go. In the episodes that follow, we will explore how we must find ways to let go of an industrial system that has served us well, but is no longer fit for purpose. We will need to let go of old styles of leadership and out-dated models of business, high-impact lifestyles and selfish v...
S5.E3: The Creative Destruction Revolution
August 20, 2021 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBThis episode continues to explore the evolution of business sustainability and responsibility. Season 5 of the podcast is based on Prof. Dr Wayne Visser's book, Sustainable Frontiers: Unlocking Change Through Business, Leadership and Innovation. This episode covers the following sections: - The Creative Destruction Revolution - Could Less Consumer Choice Be A Good Thing?
S5.E2 - Exposing the CSR Pretenders
August 12, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThis episode continues to explore the evolution of business sustainability and responsibility. Season 5 of the podcast is based on Prof. Dr Wayne Visser's book, Sustainable Frontiers: Unlocking Change Through Business, Leadership and Innovation. This episode covers the following sections: - Exposing the CSR Pretenders - Can We Break the Spell of CSR Curses?
S5.E1 - The Death of CSR
August 05, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIn Season 5 of the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads from his book, Sustainable Frontiers: Unlocking Change Through Business, Leadership and Innovation. This episode looks at the evolution of business sustainability and responsibility and covers the following sections: - The Death of CSR - Is Greed Still Good - Is Philanthropy a Smokescreen?
S4.E29: Smart, Shared and Sustainable – The Alchemical Quest
July 29, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBThis final episode of the season looks to the future of business responsibility with 10 forecasts for the next 10 years. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Epilogue from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. The Epilogue is broken into two sections: - The Next 10 Years - A Triple-S Future for Business
S4.E29: Smart, Shared and Sustainable – The Alchemical Quest
July 29, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBThis final episode of the season looks to the future of business responsibility with 10 forecasts for the next 10 years. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Epilogue from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. The Epilogue is broken into two sections: - The Next 10 Years - A Triple-S Future for Business
S4.E28: Death and Rebirth – From CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 (Part 2)
July 22, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBThis episode looks at the evolution of business responsibility from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 25 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. In Part 2, we look at the following sections from Chapter 25: - The Principles of CSR 2.0 - Shifting from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 - The DNA Model of CSR 2.0
S4:E28: Death and Rebirth – From CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 (Part 2)
July 22, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBThis episode looks at the evolution of business responsibility from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 25 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. In Part 2, we look at the following sections from Chapter 25: - The Principles of CSR 2.0 - Shifting from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 - The DNA Model of CSR 2.0
S4:E27: Death and Rebirth – From CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 (Part 1)
July 15, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThis episode looks at the evolution of business responsibility from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 25 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. In part 1, we look at the following sections from Chapter 25: - Internet Inspirations - The Ages and Stages of CSR - The Failure of CSR 1.0
S4.E27: Death and Rebirth – From CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 (Part 1)
July 15, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThis episode looks at the evolution of business responsibility from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 25 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. In part 1, we look at the following sections from Chapter 25: - Internet Inspirations - The Ages and Stages of CSR - The Failure of CSR 1.0
S4:E26: Pioneers and Paradoxes – In Search of Sustainable Business
July 08, 2021 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThis episode looks at business responsibility through the eyes of British thought-leaders Charles Handy, John Elkington, Jonathon Porritt and James Lovelock. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 24 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 24 is broken into the following sections: - The Hungry Spirit - Cannibals with Forks - Smart versus Dumb Growth - Lessons from Gaia
S4.E26: Pioneers and Paradoxes – In Search of Sustainable Business
July 08, 2021 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThis episode looks at business responsibility through the eyes of British thought-leaders Charles Handy, John Elkington, Jonathon Porritt and James Lovelock. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 24 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 24 is broken into the following sections: - The Hungry Spirit - Cannibals with Forks - Smart versus Dumb Growth - Lessons from Gaia
S4.E25: Research and Reading – Landmarks for Sustainability
July 01, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBThis episode looks at business responsibility insights from some of the Cambridge research and books on sustainability. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 23 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 23 is broken into the following sections: - Sustainable Economy Principles - Are Sustainability Leaders Different? - Paradoxes of Sustainability Leadership - Landmarks for Sustainability - Catalysts for C...