Impact Boom Podcast - Social Innovation & Design

Sabrina Chakori discusses a practical response to the sharing economy, explaining her experience in building the Brisbane Tool Library (based at State Library of Queensland), and talks about how the ‘circular economy’ has become a mainstream term, sometimes misused, and points us to where we should be focussing…

Gabriela Gallardo & Santiago Mejia share their journey in establishing a social enterprise in Australia whose purpose is to foster healthy communities. After participating in Impact Boom’s Elevate+ Program in 2018, they also shed some light on how this has enabled them to maximise their impact.

Louise Aitken of the Akina Foundation discusses what social enterprises need to know to deliver significant impact, she shares her views on how the government can most appropriately support the sector, as well as suggesting the core ingredients at the heart of any good enterprise.

On Episode 120 of Impact Boom, Charlie Shread and Marianne Osório of Wondering School discuss how schools may become places which democratise decision making, focussing on abilities, strengths and critical thinking whilst creating environments which value lifelong learning.

Alexandra van der Ploeg of SAP shares her experience in integrating corporate social responsibility into business strategy, rather than seeing it as a bolt-on, whilst providing insights into social enterprise around the world.

On October 26th, the Logan Social enterprise Forum was held, bringing together key stakeholders to share ideas and experience, network and discuss the future of social enterprise in Queensland and more broadly in Australia. Impact Boom hosted a great panel which local and national leaders, with the aim of advancing forward conversation, ideas and the sector.

Robbie Semple (currently at Nesta, but will soon join Social Entrepreneurs Ireland), shares useful insights on starting and scaling social enterprises, particularly for those thinking of transitioning into the sector, whilst providing interesting thoughts on the future of the social enterprise movement.

On October 24th 2018, the Sunshine Coast Social Enterprise Forum was held with 200 attendees representing a broad range of sectors, local and state government. Impact Boom proudly supported the forum and hosted a panel discussion with some of Queensland’s leading social enterprise ecosystem builders. So how might we best create positive social change in the regions? Read on to find out.

Camilla Marcus-Dew of The Soap Co and Clarity discusses using good business as a vehicle to tackle many of the challenges we face as a society and shares insights into how providing employment and confidence can create strong positive impact.

Yasmin Grigaliunas of World’s Biggest Garage Sale shares insights about leading a profit for purpose organisation, with an emphasis on the importance of human connection and putting people first, which then sees profits follow.

Caleb Rixon of the Genyus network talks about his stroke at 23 and how he has used storytelling as a foundation to connect and empower other survivors.

Julian O’Shea of Unbound shares the importance of local knowledge and expertise, he suggests good grades aren’t everything in your education journey, and provides insight into the power of ‘clever persistence’ for social entrepreneurs.

We hear from five passionate female founders who share their ideas to tackle community issues, whilst launching their crowdfunding campaigns at Pitch for Good in Parramatta. We also hear from StartSomeGood founder Tom Dawkins and David Moutou of City of Parramatta, who shares the council’s experience working in the social procurement space.

William Stubbs of Spur:Projects discusses why if you can’t measure your impact, he’d have to assume it’s not achieved, as well as providing insights into how he is trying to create a world that is fair, sustainable and well.

Will Dayble of Fitzroy Academy shares his journey into the world of education & social enterprise, providing insights into dangerous thinking (and doing) habits of social entrepreneurs, as well as asking questions to help people find their feet and purpose.

Joel Solomon of Renewal Funds shares his experience as a trailblazer in the mission venture capital space, discussing impact investing, opportunities for social entrepreneurs and the long term wellbeing of humanity and ecology.

Ben Gleisner of Conscious Consumers provides insights into founding the technology platform in New Zealand, and how connecting consumers to ethical businesses can create positive impacts for people and the planet.

On Episode 108 of Impact Boom, 40 speakers and delegates from around the globe share key themes, trends and insights into social enterprise which emerged from an energetic SEWF global gathering of 1400 delegates from 47 countries in Scotland.

Jaison Hoernel of Good Cycles discusses how bikes are being used to change lives, provides tips for social entrepreneurs and discusses how momentum is building in the Australian social enterprise space.

Luke Terry of Vanguard Laundry Services shares key insights from his journey founding some of Australia's leading social enterprises, provides strong tips for entrepreneurs & suggestions for government to improve support of the social sector.