The Social Regeneration Podcast

Unpacking Energy Transition, Social Justice, and Economic Systems with Linus Beer | 008

How true impact requires shifting resources, responsibilities and power structures - not just technology
 
SUMMARY
In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Linus Beer, whose commitment to environmental and social justice has deeply inspired me since our shared volunteer year in Ecuador.
We reflect on our early learning journeys, from waste collection with rural communities to eye-opening encounters with extractive industries in the Amazon. Linus shares how these experiences led him to study economics and work at the forefront of energy research in Germany and the US. We explore why understanding energy markets is essential to solving the climate crisis and what lessons can be learned from different countries and continents.
 
Linus opens up about his time at Harvard and the power of community, mission, and humility in leadership. He speaks with clarity and passion about his current research in climate finance and the importance of avoiding new coal plants. We discuss how true impact requires shifting resources—not just technology—and how a just energy transition is still possible. Throughout the conversation, we stay grounded in a sense of shared responsibility and hope. This is a deeply personal and globally relevant exchange.
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ Why our volunteer year in Ecuador was a turning point for both of us
✨ How Linus' work bridges energy, justice, and economic systems
✨ Harvard dreams, humble leadership, and staying true to your mission
✨ How climate finance could change the future of coal in the Global South
 
 
👋 ABOUT Linus Beer (he/him)
Linus dedicates his professional life to slowing global warming and strengthening communities to become socially, environmentally, and economically resilient, inclusive, and sustainable.
 
After working almost six years in energy and carbon market analytics with businesses, investors, and governments,he is now using his time at the Harvard Kennedy School to explore the mutually reinforcing intersection of Climatetech innovation, governance, and economic development with a focus on carbon pricing, climate finance, the energy transition, and industrial decarbonization.
 
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Linus Beer
👉 LinkedIn
 
 
💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗
 
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖
 
👉 Want to take action and drive change in your organisation or community and need a sparringspartner for your project idea?
Let's talk. Apply for an Exploration Call with me.
 
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
 
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂
 
#ClimateJustice #EnergyTransition #SustainableFuture #RenewableEnergy #GlobalSolutions
#EnvironmentalJustice #CarbonFinance #Harvard #YouthActivism #ClimateSolutions

Reviewing the Narratives of Identity & Nurturing Belonging | 007

Co-creating inclusive Communities through Stories, Startups, and "Social Capital"
 
Today I welcome Sen Zahn, Co-Director of SINGA Germany, who shares about the transformative power of changing narratives about identity and belonging. We reflect on our shared roots in social innovation and how our paths, like satellites, keep intersecting.
 
Sen’s leadership deeply moved me at a recent SINGA event, where her intentional design, presence and authenticity left a lasting impression.
Together, we discuss how migration is often framed through the lens of deficiency - and how SINGA seeks to shift that towards one of exchange, agency, and mutual contribution.
Sen introduces key SINGA programs such as the Berlin and Rheinpreneur Newcomer Startup Awards and a new series of community events on Belonging - and shares some behind the scenes principles that the team follows.
 
We unpack the social constructs that shape perception and explore how to create spaces where everyone’s potential is recognized. You’ll hear why entrepreneurship can be a vehicle for transformation when it’s rooted in purpose.
 
This conversation is for anyone curious about inclusive innovation, social justice, and collaborative systems change. Tune in to hear how we can collectively review stories, starting with your own. And with that change systems that are not nurturing belonging, inclusivity and diversity.
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ Why Belonging and mutual Recognition are foundational for inclusive societies
✨ How collaboration across sectors and narratives can fuel social transformation
✨ How SINGA Berlin is reframing migration from a one-way support model to a dynamic exchange
✨ The role of community-based awards like the Newcomer Startup Award in empowering entrepreneurs with lived experiences in different places
✨ Real-life challenges and creative tensions of using entrepreneurial tools for systemic change
 
 
👋 ABOUT Sen Zhan
Sen is a lifelong cultural chameleon, navigating the spaces between diverse worlds with over 30 years of experience living in China, Canada, and Germany. She explores the complexities of intercultural identity - how global citizens build a sense of self, balance cultural contradictions, and cope with challenges like linguistic identity, multigenerational family dynamics, and intergenerational trauma.
Passionate about fostering understanding and championing wholeness, Sen connects with others to explore what it means to belong across cultures.
Currently she is Co-Director of SINGA Germany.
 
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Sen's work
👉 SINGA Germany
👉 LinkedIn
👉 Podcast "Beyond Asian"
 
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💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
All information about the 1:1 Mentoring Program for #impactpreneurs that I mentioned in this Episode can be found here.
→ Let's schedule a quick Exploration Call to talk about your idea and get you ready for the Newcomer Award 😉
 
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖
 
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
 
🔔 Other Opportunity to get to know me and my work: OPEN WORKSHOP for #impactpreneurs
Very excited for this collaboration with the ASEYA community.
📌 How to Bring Your Impact Idea to Life: Creative & Courageous Action Planning for Changemakers
📅 April 28 - 4:30 PM CET
👉 All Registration infos at ASEYA
 
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂
 
#SocialInnovation #InclusiveEntrepreneurship #MigrationMatters #Belonging #ImpactStartups #NarrativeShift #RegenerativeChange #PurposeDriven #Empowerment #SocialJusticeNow

Grief as a Natural Response to Change: The importance of pausing to honor what came before | 006

Why social innovation begins with rethinking loss and letting go
In this deep and humbling episode of the Social Regeneration Podcast, I welcome innovation expert and grief counselor Fenja Jensen. Together, we explore the powerful intersection between creating "the New" and letting go of "the Old".
Every change process inevitably involves some form of loss. From corporate restructures to personal life transitions, pausing to acknowledge what we leave behind is crucial for transformational processes. Fenja shares insights from her design thinking background and her current work supporting people through irreversible loss. The conversation touches on how grief is often unrecognized - even in everyday moments like birthdays, holidays, or endings of routines.
We challenge the belief that progress is only forward motion and make a case for honoring what has been.
Whether you’re a change agent, team leader, or navigating personal shifts, this episode offers tools and wisdom for embracing the full transition spectrum.
Grief is not something to “fix” but a natural response to change.
By learning to hold space for endings, we can more intentionally shape the beginnings that follow. A must-listen for those working at the edge of social innovation, sustainability, and emotional intelligence.
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ Why every change process include a grieving process
✨ How innovation and grief counseling complement each other
✨ The importance of pausing to honor what came before
✨ How grief shows up in everyday life - not just after death
✨ Practical reflections on creating more compassionate transitions in systems and organizations
 
👋 ABOUT Fenja
As a facilitator for Systemic Transformation, Fenja designs and moderates workshops and seminars around innovation & collaboration. She enables teams to work together in new ways by guiding them through creative methods and processes.
Fenja is passionate about the potential of interdisciplinary cooperation and holistic collaboration on order to navigate the complexity of the challenges of the present and the future.
As a Grief Coach, she supports individuals through the moments of irreversible loss in their lives. Fenja invites individuals and groups to engage in open, honest, and daring conversations about grief - to explore how grief can be expressed and processed on personal, interpersonal, organizational, and systemic levels.
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Fenja's work
👉 Website
👉 LinkedIn
👉 Club Wider Willen
👉 Trauerbegleitung Berlin
 
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💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 😊
 
#GriefAndInnovation #SocialRegeneration #EmbraceChange #Grief #loss #extinction #innovation #transformation #DesignForChange #EmotionalIntelligence #SustainableSystems #LivingSystems #SystemChange #HonoringThePast #EndingsMatter #PersonalDevelopment #ChangeLeadership #CompassionInBusiness #TransitionsWithGrace #IrrevirsibleLoss #GriefCounceling

From Neighbours to Change Agents: Reclaiming Urban Spaces & Social Justice | 005

Transformational empowerment through community organizing
Knock, Talk, Organise: Inside the Work of a Tenants’ Movement
In this episode, we speak with Tanja Rakočević, a tenants’ organiser and climate justice activist based in Berlin. Tanja shares her inspiring journey from activist to full-time community organiser, shedding light on what it means to create change from the ground up. She talks about the challenges and joys of building tenant initiatives, how door-to-door conversations can spark collective empowerment, and why social infrastructure is as vital as physical infrastructure in today’s urban life.
We discuss the importance of knowledge-sharing, community education, and long-term relationship-building in grassroots work.
Tanja also addresses the nuanced role of paid organisers and unpaid activists in movements, and the delicate balance of power, trust, and self-reliant and resilient structures. This episode is a compelling look at the often-invisible labor behind social change — why it matters and how you can be part of it - no matter your "role in society".
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ What it means to be a tenants’ organiser and community catalyst
✨ How door-to-door work builds collective power in neighbourhoods successfully
✨ The role of education and empathy in movement building
✨ Challenges in organising: burnout, hierarchy, and sustaining momentum
✨ Why knowing your rights and knowing your neighbours both matter
 
👋 ABOUT Tanja (she/her)
Tanja is a transformative community organizer and climate justice activist. She works as a tenant's organizer at Kiezprojekt Berlin with a focus on marginalised groups. Her activism concentrates on climate, decolonisation and migration. She does educational work with her group BiPoC for Future, highlighting the struggles of most affected people and areas. She is also a dog mum and loves hosting and bringing people together - her own way of community building.
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Tanja's work
👉 https://kiezprojekt.berlin/
👉 LinkedIn
👉 Instagram: @plastophobia || @bipocforfuture.de || @bipoc4future.berlin
 
📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper
➡ The intersectional environmentalist (Leah Thomas, 2022)
➡ Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2021)
➡ It's not just you (Tori Tsui, 2023)
➡ All we can save (Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson, 2020)
➡ The Quest for Environmental Justice (Robert D. Bullard, 2005)
➡ Black Faces, White Spaces (Carolyn Finney, 2014)
 
You have an idea for an impact project in your community? 💡
As an Innovation Coach and System Change Facilitator I have helped multiple #impactpreneurs in taking the first steps to create their own sustainability projects and businesses.
❗️There are two 1:1 Mentoring Spots left for April.
👉 Check out the 1:1 Mentoring here and schedule us in for a Free Exploration Call of your initial idea(s). 🤗
 
Don't want to start your own community initiative?
You want to work in sustainability full-time - in an employed situation of an existing project? but don't know how...⬇️
🔔 Last Chance to join the Group Mentoring for #ImpactJobSeeker❗
🔍 Program Details: https://impacthills.com/impactjobseeker-group-mentoring/
👉 Sign-up here (first Live Session and Door Close is on April 8th!)
 
💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
 
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋
 
#CommunityOrganising #TenantRights #GrassrootsMovements #SocialChange #ClimateJustice #UrbanActivism #EmpowermentThroughAction #BerlinMovements #NeighbourhoodPower #TransformativeEducation #MovementBuilding #SocialJustice #Organizing

From Cities to Countryside: Why Redesigning Rural Spaces could hold the Key to Healthier Living | 004

Liandra Vianna's Journey towards Sustainable Rural Development & Tourism
 
In this episode, I speak with one of my former Mentees, Liandra Vianna, about her unique, non-linear career journey - from architecture, operations, and UX design to rural development and sustainable tourism.
 
Born in Rio de Janeiro and now living in Lisbon, Liandra opens up about how city life sparked her passion to address the mental and social toll of urbanization. She highlights the loneliness epidemic in crowded cities and the hidden costs of being disconnected from community - in comparison to smaller villages.
 
In her thesis, Liandra explored the demographic desertification of rural towns and how decentralizing people and resources could revive these spaces.
Through touching field experiences in Italy and Portugal, she uncovers the barriers - such as lack of opportunity and funding - that prevent people and small businesses from thriving in rural areas. We also discuss systemic challenges, including governmental neglect and short-term political interests.
 
This episode offers a powerful reminder that small towns have significant potential - if given the chance and attention. Tune in for an honest and hopeful discussion on how reimagining rural life can lead to a more balanced and sustainable lifestyle - a stepping stone towards social regeneration.
 
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ Why and how Liandra is shifting from UX design to sustainable rural development
✨ About mental health challenges caused by urban living and isolation
✨ Learn about the concept of “demographic desertification” and its global impact
✨ Hear real stories from small towns in Portugal and Italy about barriers to entrepreneurship
✨ Explore ideas for how rural areas can become thriving, connected communities again
 
👋 ABOUT Liandra Vianna (she/her)
Brazilian Operations Strategist and Experience Designer, passionate about rural development and sustainable tourism. She moved to Portugal 4 years ago to study how a designer's mindset and a systems-thinking approach could help boost rural development in demographic deserts across Europe.
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Liandra's work
👉 LinkedIn
 
📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper
➡ The Lonely Century - Noreena Hertz
➡ The Biology of Belief - Bruce Lipton
➡ Rural Move - Organisation on Rural Entrepreneurship in Portugal that Liandra is associated with
➡ FELLA - Organisation on Rural Female Entrepreneurship in Germany that Pia's former Mentors founded
 
 
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You want to experience the same transformative mentoring program as Liandra to pivot your career? ⬇️
Join the next cohort, today! 💕
🔔 Next Group Mentoring for #ImpactJobSeeker starts on April 1st ❗
🔍 This is the program: https://impacthills.com/impactjobseeker-group-mentoring/
👉 Sign-up here (limited spots!)
 
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💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗
 
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖
 
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
 
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋😊
 
#SustainableLiving #RuralDevelopment #DemographicChange #UrbanVsRural #Urbanism #SocialInnovation #SustainableTourism #CommunityBuilding #EnvironmentalJustice #LonelinessEpidemic #LifeBeyondCities #DigitalNomads #RuralBusiness #Entrepreneurship

Can Money be Regenerative? Rethinking Finance for a Better Future | 003

Exploring alternative economies and the role of money in a regenerative world
In this episode, we explore the transformative potential of finance with guests Sophie and Stephen, two experts in sustainable finance and regenerative economies.
They share their personal journeys - from studying sustainability to leading global initiatives in impact investing and financial education. We dive into the big question: Can money be a force for good?
 
Sophie and Stephen discuss the barriers, challenges, and opportunities in shifting mindsets and practices toward finances, emphasizing the need for value-driven decision-making.
They introduce their latest project, MoneyBling, which challenges traditional money narratives and creates space for people to explore their personal relationship with finance.
 
Together, we uncover the hidden impact of financial systems on our lives, relationships, and communities. Sophie highlights how finance is a social construct that we can reshape collectively, while Stephen shares insights on the practical steps individuals and businesses can take to align money with values.
 
This episode is a call to demystify finance, break money taboos, and actively engage in and explore the potential of a more regenerative economy. Join us in this thought-provoking conversation about reimagining finance and the role we all play in shaping the future of money.
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ Why money is a social construct - and how we can reshape our relationship with it
✨ The biggest barriers and challenges to sustainable finance today
✨ Examples and opportunities of alternative financial practices and economic systems
✨ Insights from MoneyBling, an initiative exploring the deeper meaning of money for individuals
✨ Practical steps to align your financial decisions with your values
 
 
👋 ABOUT Sophie Charrois & Stephen Snider
For the past couple of years, Sophie & Stephen have been diving into learnings around alternative systems for more just and regenerative economies and the role of money in all of this. Besides their endeavor to demystify money, they are currently diving deeper into alternative ways of living around community, farming, and regeneration - working with their hands in the soil and growing a network with roots.
 
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Sophie & Stephen
👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-charrois/
👉 https://sophiecharrois.wixsite.com/asterion
👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kstephensnider/
 
🤝 Experience their work
👉 Fellowship: https://www.neiii.org/thefellowship
👉 Online Journey: https://www.moneybling.net/
👉 Retreat: https://bit.ly/RiteofPassage25
 
📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper
➡ Course by Brett Scott: https://www.asomo.co/s/econ-life-101
➡ Movie on Money: https://findingmoneyfilm.com/
➡ More curated Resources by MoneyBling: https://www.moneybling.net/resources
 
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💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗
 
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖
 
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
 
🔔 Next Group Mentoring for #ImpactJobSeeker starts April 1st ❗
🔍 Check out the program: https://impacthills.com/impactjobseeker-group-mentoring/
👉 Sign-up here (limited spots!)
 
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋☺
 
#SustainableFinance #ImpactInvesting #RegenerativeEconomy #FinanceForGood #MoneyMatters #FinancialEducation #EthicalInvesting #FinancePodcast #MoneyMindset #InvestForChange

Weaving Social Fabric with Lauren Uba | 002

Incubating inner and outer transformation through slowing down, presence, and connection
My dear friend and colleague Lauren Uba is one the first guests in this podcast show as she is currently exploring deeply how to weave social fabric.
 
Lauren is a community builder, urbanist, facilitator, and socio-ecological systems transformation activist. Her goal is to make inner and outer transformation visible, tangible, and accessible. Lauren gives speeches, delivers workshops, initiates and supports climate and social change initiatives, and contributes whatever she can in honor of a more liveable, loving, and connected world.
 
In this episode Lauren and I discuss the need for social regeneration and how communal living can support the inner and outer transformation that is needed to weave social fabric between individuals and communities of practice. We are having a deeper look at the "Yincubator", a pilot for regenerative culture design that she is forming part of currently, and she also shares her work in transforming climate anxiety into climate action.
 
Note: Unfortunately at minute 2:55 there was a small slip of the tongue. Instead of "Climate Activism Club", it is called "Climate Action Community".
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode
✨ Insights into the Yincubator Residency Program
✨ The essence of easeful co-living
✨ Cultivating collective leadership
✨ Navigating life transitions and incubating your path
✨ Creating space for connection and change
✨ About privilege and the importance of a social safety net
✨ Creating connections of third places through ancestral work and technology
✨ The role of the community in climate action
 
👋 ABOUT Lauren Uba
Lauren is a community builder, urbanist, facilitator, and socio-ecological systems transformation activist. Her goal is to make inner and outer transformation visible, tangible and accessible.
Lauren gives speeches, delivers workshops, supports climate and social change initiatives, and does whatever she can in honor of a more liveable, loving world. 
 
🔗 CONNECT & follow Lauren’s work
👉  Website
👉  LinkedIn
 
📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper
➡ Climate Youth Resilience with the mindfulness initiative climateyouthresilience.org
➡ Back Pain Book
 
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💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator. 🤓⚖
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account. 🧐💓
 
If you want to embark yourself on your journey to work in sustainability, check out the Group Mentoring for #ImpactJobSeeker: https://impacthills.com/impactjobseeker-group-mentoring/ DOORS ARE OPEN 🤗
🔔 The next cohort is starting on April 1st 📅
 
I'd be happy to support you in pausing, reflecting and creating your own pathway into meaningful work aligned with your values.
 
Take care of yourself and others!
Pia 🤍
 
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋☺
 
#CommunityBuilding #Urbanism #SocioEcologicalSystems #SocialRegeneration #CommunalLiving #ClimateActivism #ClimateAnxiety #CollectiveLeadership #EasefulLiving #SocialChange #IncubatorPrograms  #PurposeOverProfit #Connection #Presence #CommunitySupport #Pilot #Prototype #SocialTransformation

Designing Systemic Change | The path of a regenerative practitioner with Ashley Scarborough | 001

Navigating the delicate balance between radical innovation and stability
In this episode, we sit down with Ashley Scarborough, a designer-turned-system-thinker, to explore her journey from interior architecture to the world of regenerative practices and systems change. Ashley shares how she transitioned from the corporate design world into tackling wicked problems - complex global challenges that cannot be solved with single solutions. We discuss the limitations of circular economy models, the realities of working in the regenerative field, and the delicate balance between radical innovation and financial stability. Ashley also reflects on defining her role in a field that is still emerging and the importance of thought leadership within organisations. This conversation offers an honest look into the challenges and possibilities of shaping a more regenerative future by creating your own path and collaborating with others.
 
Episode Highlights
Ashley’s career transition from interior design to system change
Understanding wicked problems and why they require a holistic approach
The limits of circular economy and why regeneration is a necessary step
The realities of working in an emerging field
Finding financial stability within current conditions while challenging the current system
 
ABOUT Ashley Scarborough
Ashley is a system change consultant, designer, and facilitator based in Berlin. Ashley combines systems thinking and design methodology to tackle complex systemic problems we are facing in the world, having gained expertise during the System Change Practitioner program with the School of System Change in 2022, and a Masters in Product Design from the Royal College of Art in 2018. She also founded How We Eat, an experiential learning initiative that uses food to explore regenerative principles and systems thinking with leaders. Ashley is driven by the power of systems thinking and design towards a future where humans and nature live in symbiosis.
 
LINKS to Ashley and her current work
How we eat
Ashley's Homepage
Ashley on LinkedIn
 
Ashley's Recommendations on Books & Courses
BOOKS
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent
Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
Systems One: An Introduction to Systems Thinking by Draper L. Kauffman
COURSES
Basecamp from the School of System Change
Regenesis
The Art of Hosting
The Capra Course
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💌 Connect & Engage with us
Feel free to connect with me personally, your host Pia, on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work.
 
If you consider yourself an #impactjobseeker or aspiring #impactpreneur at the beginning of your journey, jump on my Newsletter “Impact Insights” where I regularly share tools and best practices from my work as a sustainability consultant and system change facilitator.
 
For daily insights “behind the scenes” and event updates, join the extended community on the @work.with.impact Instagram account.
 
Social Media Platforms
YouTube Channel
Instagram
LinkedIn
 
#SocialRegeneration #SystemsThinking #RegenerativeDesign #CircularEconomy #SystemChange #WickedProblems #SustainableFuture #DesignForChange #FinancialStability #ThoughtLeadership

From the old to the new | Understanding Paradigm shifts and system change

Why system change is more than just a buzzword and how we can actively shape it
 
In this episode, we deeply dive into paradigm shifts and systems thinking. What does it mean to challenge an existing system and bring about fundamental change?
We explore how old paradigms evolve, why some persist, and how new ways of thinking emerge. Using practical examples such as the Two-Loop Theory, we provide tools to help you actively shape transformation.
 
Learn to identify patterns in existing structures, define your role as a change agent, and pinpoint leverage points for sustainable change. This is an inspiring deep dive for anyone who wants to do more than talk about change – but drive it forward!
 
✨ Episode Highlights:
✅ What is a paradigm – and how does it change?
✅ Why existing structures are often difficult to break through
✅ The Two-Loop Theory as a model for systemic change
✅ How new ways of thinking and trends become dominant paradigms
✅ Systems thinking as a key to sustainable solutions
 
🎁 Explore what YOUR CHANGE AGENT ROLE could be in driving system change, you can download the FREE GUIDEBOOK here: https://impacthills.com/impact-roles-guide/ 👈 7 Change Agent Archetypes and 3 Pathways into impactful work
 
Further resources on System Change
More on the Two Loop Model and the work from the Berkana Institut
A different/advanced theory on System Change - The Three Horizon Model
The importance of System Thinking - a video
How to create intervention plans with leverage points in mind
 
If you want us to have a look together at your current situation and explore what your pathway into sustainability or regeneration could be, you can sign up for an Exploration Call here: https://forms.gle/XaghsjmxT4F4F8rGA ☎️
 
 
#SystemChange #ParadigmShift #Regeneration #ShapingTheFuture #Sustainability #SocialChange #ChangeAgents #SystemsThinking #Innovation #Transformation #SustainableFuture #CreatingChange #RegenerativePractices #NewParadigm

Between Impact & Reality | Sustainability as a Career and Calling

Personal insights into challenges, opportunities, and developments in the sustainability working field
In this episode of the Social Regeneration Podcast, host Pia Hillebrecht shares her personal and professional journey in sustainability. She reflects on her university years, the challenges of working in the field, and how the sustainability sector has evolved over the past decade.
 
Pia discusses how her role has shifted from sustainability analyst to process facilitator and why she now focuses on social transformation. It’s not just about sustainable business models but also about fostering the mindset that enables real change. She shares insights from working with large corporations, startups, and social entrepreneurs while tackling the question: How can we drive sustainability from within without losing ourselves in the process? Pia rounds off the episode with an invitation for listeners to join the conversation and share their own experiences.
 
Episode Highlights:
🔄 From Theory to Practice: Why sustainability often lacks ready-made solutions
💼 The Changing Workplace: How companies approach sustainability today
🤯 Challenges for Sustainability Professionals: Balancing advocacy and self-care
🚀 Self-Employment & New Work: A behind-the-scenes look at the realities of freelancing
💞 Community & Collaboration: Why working together is key to transformation
 
#Sustainability #ImpactBusiness #SocialRegeneration #NewWork #GreenBusiness #CircularEconomy #FutureOfWork #ChangeMaker #PurposeDriven #SustainableLiving