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Insights on future ready leadership, the economics of justice, systemic innovation, and equity by design.
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Who is Rebecca Solnit?
The essayist who turns observation into action, Rebecca Solnit shows how stories can become tools for change — reminding us that “hope is not a lottery ticket, it’s an axe.”
Discover why her writing continues to shape how we see power, progress, and the systems that define us.
Who is Prof. Mariana Mazzucato?
The economist redefining the role of government — not as a market referee, but as a co-creator of innovation and public value.
Her work reveals how the boldest technologies of our time were born from public investment, and why the future depends on reimagining the partnership between state and enterprise.
Who is Dr. Joy Buolamwini?
Known as the poet of code, Dr Joy Buolamwini exposed the racial and gender bias hidden in facial recognition systems — and forced Big Tech to confront the coded gaze it refused to see.
Discover how her work reshaped global AI standards and why her call to “design for justice” matters far beyond technology.
Who is Antionette Carroll, M.A. ?
What if design wasn’t just about solving problems, but about shifting power?
Through her Equity-Centred Community Design (ECCD™) framework, Antoinette D. Carroll redefines innovation to centre equity, justice, and lived experience — a blueprint with powerful lessons for anyone shaping systems, from policy to fintech.
Who is Audrey Tang?
A teenage coder turned cabinet minister, Audrey Tang transformed Taiwan’s democracy with one radical idea — that technology should build trust, not extract attention.
Discover how her “no reply button” innovation helped turn polarisation into collaboration, and why her blueprint for digital democracy might just change the way we design fintech.
Who is Clayton Christensen?
The Economist called him "the most influential management thinker of his time". Professor Clayton Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation fundamentally changed how we understand market dynamics, challenging us to see that success can be the very thing that leads to failure.
Who is Jane Nelson?
Jane Nelson is revolutionising corporate responsibility by proving that profit and purpose can be powerfully aligned, not competing forces. Learn more about Jane and how her frameworks help companies generate both economic and social value simultaneously in this post.