The Social Regeneration Podcast

Holding Space to Reconnect | 029

Mindfulness as fertile ground for care and resilience
In this grounding conversation, we explore the connection between mindfulness, leadership and regeneration with facilitator and space holder Daniela Tablado. Daniela shares her path from sustainability studies to guiding individuals and groups in cultivating mindful presence and compassion.She explains how inner work shapes outer change, and why mindfulness is a fertile ground for empathy, care and resilience. Together we reflect on the importance of including ourselves in the circle of compassion, finding balance between doing and being, and recognising mindfulness as a collective, not just individual, practice.Daniela also opens up about her retreats in Tenerife and her approach to facilitation — holding space with intention, integrity and humility. The episode reminds us that transformation begins within and that practising awareness is both an act of self-care and of service to the world.💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Mindfulness as fertile soil for compassion✨ Balancing care for self and others✨ Collective practice creates ripple effects✨ Facilitation through presence, not control👋 ABOUT Daniela Tablado (she/her)Daniela is a facilitator of inner journeys—both individual and group—who blends meditation, mindfulness, compassion-based tools, deep ecology and systems-change practices to cultivate wellbeing, empowerment and a life-sustaining way of being.She describes herself as a nomadic soul from Tenerife whose sense of home is shaped by multiple places, cultures and experiences; her formal training includes mindfulness teaching, yoga and a master’s in strategic leadership for sustainability. Her deepest calling is to embody love and help others reconnect with their authentic nature and the Earth, believing that healing ourselves enables us to live in harmony with each other and the planet.🔗 CONNECT & follow Daniela's work 👉 Website👉 Meditation Retreat Nov 2025👉 LinkedIn👉 Instagram👉 INSIGHT TIMMER APP TEACHER PROFILE📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Work that reconnects➡ Joana Macy
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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. 🧐💓🔔 50% Disscount on 1:1 Impact Job Mentoring with Pia❗📌 November Special (5 spots)📅 Only till November 1st👉 Check out programme and book Hot Seat session Take care of yourself and others!Pia 🤍P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂#mindfulness #regeneration #leadership #innerwork #compassion #sustainability #awareness #facilitation #presence #collectivepractice #retreats #danielatablado
 
 

From Garden Beds to Boardrooms: Seasons at Work | 028

What happens when Teams allow for WinterI sit together with Amelie Salameh, and we explore what regenerative entrepreneurship looks like when it is lived, not only philosophied upon. Amelie shares how gardening taught her to design work as interlinked cycles with beginnings, harvests, endings, and renewal.We talk about the courage to start before you feel ready, and the humility to say, 'I don't know' and ask for help. We examine why humans are not machines and why organisations need trust, flexibility, and safe spaces to talk about individuals' needs, including menstrual cycles.Amelie explains a simple seasons-based check-in that any team can use daily or weekly to align energy with tasks. We discuss community-supported agriculture as a living lab for cyclical organising and partnership roles.We invite organisations to test cyclical tools with Amelie and to learn in community through Reallabor Zukunft. Together, we close with a gentle call to design environments that let people do what they love and rest when they must.💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Seasons check in for daily or weekly team alignment✨ Menstrual cycle awareness as a design principle✨ Trust and safe spaces as organisational infrastructure✨ Leadership that schedules winter for rest and integration✨ Collaboration through complementary strengths👋 ABOUT Amelie Salameh (she/her)Amelie loves connecting people with nature and their creative power. She creates experiences, projects, and spaces for exploration and conscious learning.Since February 2025, Amelie Salameh has been leading Himmel und Humus, a regenerative market garden that nurtures the microbiome and supports community well-being. She contributes to Wir Bauen Zukunft eG, working on permaculture, agroforestry, and rural development projects.She enjoys hands-on gardening, making herbal products, and leading plant exploration walks. Tiny houses are another passion, and she built her own while teaching empowerment courses for women.Previously, Amelie worked as a tech project manager at Wigwam eG and Home One, a Berlin-based startup specializing in smart urban homes. Amelie Salameh holds a degree in Information Management and researched AI as a commons, interviewing experts in Silicon Valley.🔗 CONNECT & follow Amelie Salameh's work 👉 Website👉 LinkedIn📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Reallabor Zukunft➡ Wir bauen Zukunft➡ Himmel und Humus➡ Wild Power - Dein Zyklus als Quelle weiblicher Kraft➡ Vom Zauber der Naturmystik➡ Deep Creation
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From Theory to Practice: The Regenerative Economy Lab | 027

Learn from Katy Shields & Joshua Stehr about principles, visions, and money narratives
We have the privilege and joy of listening to Katy Shields and Joshua Stehr and their pioneering explorations on a Regenerative Economy. Both share examples, principles, visions, and seeds of a Regenerative Economic System. Katy, now joined by Joshua, has designed and hosted a space for practitioners to collectively explore, learn, and apply regenerative economy ideas in the real world.In this Episode, we discuss how for all three of us, regeneration equals genuine sustainability. Katy explains the difference between weak sustainability and strong sustainability and why many of us working in this field now prefer using the word regeneration to emphasise the need for strong sustainability practices.I share how I had to unlearn my early resistance to economics to drive change. Katy traces her path from mainstream economics through the 2008 crisis and the Club of Rome works to systems thinking and doughnut economics, as introduced by Kate Raworth and the work of Daniella Meadows.
Joshua shares why design work kept running into extractive business models and growth incentives, and why learning how money works became a necessity.I asked how the Regenerative Economy Lab works, and Katy describes a two-day outdoor and indoor lab that helps people move from theory to practice.We discuss change at many levels, from European monetary choices and wellbeing economy work to local community wealth building and new ownership models like steward ownership and worker-owned firms.I asked for concrete examples, and Joshua talked about Mended and about a German platform that helps farmers access subsidies for regenerative practices.We underline that partnership and trusted relationships are a catalyst for implementation and that learning by doing in local projects builds capability.
 
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ From financial markets and austerity to systems thinking and Doughnut Economics✨ Contrasting weak sustainability with strong sustainability and contextualizing regeneration✨ The Regenerative Economy Lab is a two-day experience that links theory and action✨ Mapping change from European money conversations and wellbeing economy ideas to local community wealth building and steward ownership✨ Examples and Principles of potential regenerative business models/communities
👋 ABOUT Katy Shields (she / her)Katy spent most of her career as a "mainstream" economic researcher and writer for corporations and media brands such as The Economist, Financial Times, and Newsweek. Economics is at the heart of decision-making, and she now believes critical flaws in mainstream thinking have greatly contributed to our multiple, overlapping crises. Katy writes and blogs about this on LinkedIn and has begun research for a series that will expose the problems and highlight pathways to reform.
🔗 CONNECT & follow Katy's work 👉 Website👉 Regenerative Economy Lab👉 Tipping Point Podcast👉 LinkedIn
👋 ABOUT Joshua (he/they)Joshua is a designer who turns strategic thinking into tangible impact — for people and the planet. He has over 10 years of experience designing services with purpose-driven startups, corporates, non-profits, public services, and consultancies such as Dark Matter Labs, Oatly, Mended, Work On Climate, and Impacc.
He's currently interested in regenerative food & agriculture, new ecologically and socially focused economic paradigms, and how we transition to them, as well as restoring and strengthening our capacity and infrastructure for empathy, conflict resolution, constructive disagreement as the foundations for a more resilient democracy.
🔗 CONNECT & follow Joshua's work👉 Website: https://joshuastehr.com/👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuastehr/
📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Club of Rome Website➡ Club of Rome - Books & Reports➡ Kate Raworth - Doughnut Economics Book➡ Kate Raworth Website + Action Lab➡ Tim Jackson - Postgrowth➡ Donella Meadows - Website➡ Wellbeing Economy Alliance➡ Purpose Film by Martin Oetting➡ Mended Company➡ Monzo Company➡ Einhorn Company➡ Hope in the Dark Book
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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 👋 🙂
#regeneration #doughnuteconomics #postgrowth #systemsthinking #wellbeingeconomy #communitywealth #stewardownership #impactdesign #regenerativefinance #climatetransition #cooperative #strongsustainability

About Pilgrimage and value-driven Partnerships | 026

Redesigning how to travel, build community, and lead change - from certification checklists over inner development to #impactpreneurship
[🔔 Announcement: from September, THE SOCIAL REGENERATION PODCAST 🎀 moves to a bi-weekly rhythm 🎵]One reason: We are making space to launch a larger programme for #impactpreneurs who want to solidify their impact project idea - starting in October ✨😍 [👀 First Sneak Peek here 🤫]Meet my new business partner, Anastasiia “Asya” Korshunova - sustainability professional, sustainable tourism auditor, community builder, and certified mindfulness guide.In this Episode, Asya traces her path from hotel management studies to discovering sustainability, completing a Master’s in sustainability management, and choosing auditing for its concrete, operational levers to implement small changes on a daily basis. She explains how certifications can drive learning and continuous improvement and reframes travel through the mindset of pilgrimage - moving from extraction and photo-checklists to humility and respect.Asya also explains why she moved into mindfulness and coaching: we talk a lot about Doing in sustainability but rarely about Being - the inner capacities leaders must cultivate.We also share how our collaboration began earlier this year, how we co-created a new brand within the last 3 Months only, and how we ran two workshops without ever meeting in person, and why this values-alignment felt like a perfect “partnership at first sight.”If you want to hear what the big programme is about that we are currently co-creating, listen in! 🎧 It is all about embracing your identity as #impactpreneur. 💗 We accompany you on your journey, bringing Your Impact Project to Life! 🚀💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Tourism without extraction? We debate whether “sustainable tourism” is possible — and how the mindset of pilgrimage can pave the path for regeneration✨ Sustainability Audits decoded. Asya shares honest insights into the pros and cons of the certification process and the work as an auditor✨ From Kyrgyz mountains to Kazakh deserts: why early actions & standards can prevent a slide into mass tourism✨ Inner > outer. We name the blind spot in sustainability work: neglecting the inner capacities that keep changemakers healthy and effective, and how coaching fills that gap✨ #impactpreneurship: About both our journeys as Social Impact Founders and glimpses into our New Program - the YIP LAB!👋 ABOUT Asya Korshunova (she/her)After working in the field of sustainability for over 5 years, her passion for creating something meaningful on her own led her to start ASEYA, a space of connection and growth for professionals working and inspired by sustainability and personal development. This journey brought her to finish an official training to become a certified mindfulness guide and coach to support other professionals, especially young adults, towards a meaningful career or business.🔗 CONNECT & follow Asya's work 👉 Website ASEYA Changemakers Community👉 LinkedIn👉 Instagram📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
🪅 YIP LAB is opening it's doors soon for all #impactpreneurs ✨ 🤗👀 Peek into what we are creating at the YIP LAB here 👈📣 Be the first one to be informed about the upcoming events and programme by signing up here! 😍💌 CONNECT & engage with PiaFeel 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 othersPia 🤍
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P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂🔔 Join the very first YIP LAB ATELIER 🎀📌 6 Step to your Social Business Foundation (online)📅 September 24th, 5-6.30 pm CET👉 Register here (0€)#sustainability #regeneration #tourism #sustainabletourism #travelling #sustainabletraveling #mindset #auditing #community #changemakers #leadership #mindfulness #impact #impactpreneurs #impact #socialimpact #personaldevelopment #innerdevelopment #idgs #coaching #entrepreneurship #business #foudnerjoureny #founder
 

From ‘More Stuff’ to ‘What Matters’ - A designer's journey | 025

"Why saying no, asking honest questions, and having empathy can build the career & impact you aspire to"We meet designer Joshua Stehr, whose path runs from industrial design and mass manufacturing into UX, service design, and ultimately impact-driven work. Early in his studies, he began asking why we keep putting “more of this stuff” into the world, a question that never left. A trip to New York in 2020 - bright lights in Times Square followed by the sudden quiet of the pandemic - became a turning point, revealing the social infrastructures behind consumerism and how environmental and social issues are inseparable. Joshua describes feeling “radicalised” by what he learned, while stressing humility for people who aren’t there yet.He explains how he now works with Dark Matter Labs inside the EU’s NetZeroCities mission, focusing on learning infrastructures that let cities learn from one another rather than rely on one‑way “expert” content. We talk about designing hands‑on exchanges to surface what actually works, what doesn’t, and why. We discuss patience, empathy, and meeting others where they are on their journey.Joshua shares how he stands up for values at work, moving from designing “for” people to designing “with” them. He chose a selective client strategy, even as a new freelancer, because sustaining work you don’t care about is its own risk.Along the way, we touch on his interests in regenerative economies, de-/post-growth, and community learning spaces that build the inner skills needed for resilient organisations and democracies.Finally, we go inward: Joshua’s “Beyond Patriarchy” journey and the power of men’s peer spaces to turn shame into accountability and care. We end on trust‑building as step zero of any democratic conversation: people change through relationships, not one‑way persuasion.💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Why “designing more stuff” lost its appeal—and how confronting Times Square’s spectacle (and its hidden workers) can flip a career✨ “I can’t unknow this”: the moment knowledge turns into responsibility, and how we keep empathy for those not there yet✨ The scary wisdom of saying no: why a selective portfolio can be safer than chasing any gig  ✨ Interview the Interviewer: ask about conflict and runway to reveal how a team really works—and how you’ll be expected to operate✨ Freelance with limits: reduce simultaneous life risks, build a small safety net, then commit to work that aligns with your valuesPlease note that, unfortunately, the audio quality in this interview is occasionally disrupted by a faint echo.👋 ABOUT Joshua (he/they)Joshua is a designer who turns strategic thinking into tangible impact — for people and the planet. He has over 10 years of experience designing services with purpose-driven startups, corporates, non-profits, public services, and consultancies such as Dark Matter Labs, Oatly, Mended, Work On Climate, and Impacc.He's currently interested in regenerative food & agriculture, new ecologically and socially focused economic paradigms, and how we transition to them, as well as restoring and strengthening our capacity and infrastructure for empathy, conflict resolution, constructive disagreement as the foundations for a more resilient democracy.🔗 CONNECT & follow Joshua's work👉 Dark Matter Labs👉 Website👉 Net Zero Cities👉 LinkedIn📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Beyond Patriarchy: Creating pathways for men* to learn and build alternatives to patriarchy. Hosted and initiated by Jack Becher➡ Regenerative Economy Lab: Immersive learning experiences to help people learn the principles of regenerative economics and find ways to put them into practice. Initiated by Katy Shields➡ Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit
 
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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. 🧐💓😍 You feel inspired by Joshua's career transformation? ✨And would love a sparring partner on your own journey?Doors to the "Sustainability Career Compass" for aspiring purpose-driven professionals will open soon! 🔔Let's have a quick chat to see if it is the right program for you. ☎️Apply here. Take care of yourself and others!Pia 🤍
P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂#regeneration #impactdesign #servicedesign #climatework #degrowth #postgrowth #empathy #conflictresolution #freelancelife #values #netzerocities #darkmatterlabs #workonclimate #berlin
 

Community-Supported "Everything" | 024

(Economic) Transformation & Socio-Ecological Resilience - Through Social Innovation and regional ecosystems of community-based practices
Charlotte von Wulffen, board member of the CSX Network and research associate at Leuphana University for Social Innovation, shares how “community-supported everything” is evolving from its agricultural roots into a broader economic practice. We trace CSX back to CSA farms that spread rapidly in the 2010s and now inspire models for coffee, olive oil, yoga, arts, and more.I ask Charlotte to make it tangible, and we walk through a yoga-studio example: members support the studio year-round so it survives empty summers, not just crowded winters. We discuss the shift from “What can I buy?” to “What does this place and community need to thrive for a year?”—including money, time, and invisible “community work.” We talk about moving "beyond veggie boxes" and fixed prices to cultivating appreciation, agency, and prosumer roles that reconnect us with people and processes behind our essentials.Together, we imagine city “third places,” multi-use spaces, and member-run hubs that bundle many CSX suppliers, easing administrative work for people who can’t attend ten different meetings a week.Charlotte highlights today’s headwinds—price shocks, failing small shops, and strained eco-logistics—and why many pioneers are reorganising toward regional value chains. We explore how logistics firms might pivot from “selling to shops” toward stewarding storage and flow for communities. We reflect on how CSX can be a social safety net in climate-related disruptions by strengthening neighbourly ties and local access to food and basics.Scaling here means a paradigm shift: redesigning ownership, decision-making, and trust—rather than churning out another product.Finally, we call for transdisciplinary, diverse coalitions to move CSX from the pioneer phase to an ecosystem that many can join.
💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ “Price” is the wrong question—we ask what the place needs to exist next year, not what a cucumber “costs.”✨ Consumer or co-creator? CSX turns anonymous buying into visible roles: money, time, skills, and sharing the risks✨ Yoga studios, arts, olive oil—community-supported business models aren't just for hippie farms; it’s a template for services and culture✨ From shops to hubs—member-run “third places” and regional logistics can knit pioneers into resilient ecosystems✨ Scale the paradigm, not the product—the real growth lever is how we own, decide, trust, and communicate
👋 ABOUT Charlotte (she/her)Charlotte von Wulffen studied Environmental Sciences (B.Sc.) at Leuphana University and Interdisciplinary Public and Nonprofit Studies (M.Sc.) at the University of Hamburg. From early on, she has been interested in cooperative ways of living and economic organization. Since 2021, she has been engaged in the CSX network - the network for community-supported entrepreneurship. During her undergraduate studies, she gained practical experience as part of the management team of a CSX company and co-founded a cooperative. Today, she works and conducts research at Leuphana University, exploring how community-supported entrepreneurship can foster social and ecological transformation.🔗 CONNECT & follow Charlotte's work 👉 LinkedIn
📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ CSX Network➡ Leuphana University➡ Communicorn Conference 2025➡ Communicorn Podcast
 
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💌 CONNECT & engage with PiaFeel 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. 🧐💓🔔 Wanna see Pia and Charlotte live and in-action?Come to the COMMUNICORN CONFERENCE! 🦄🦄🦄📌 Lüneburg, Germany📅 16.&17. September👉 All info here (German)Take care of yourself and others!Pia 🤍P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂#community #communitysupported #community #alternativeeconomies #regeneration #CSA #CSX #local #resilience #solidarity #coops #commons #ecosystem #sustainability #impact #food #logistics #membership
 

Parenthood as a spark for Social Entrepreneurship: Building Communities that Society forgot & desperately needs | 023

When isolation becomes a movement – the birth of HEY MOMIE & HEY BRUDI
In this episode of the Social Regeneration Podcast, we explore how personal change can spark societal change. Aurora Moon and Artem Beckmann share how becoming parents ignited their ventures HEY MOMIE and Hey Brudi, tackling overlooked social challenges around identity, isolation, and community for new mothers and fathers. Aurora reveals how her postpartum identity crisis inspired a fast-growing, deeply connected members’ club for mothers that prioritises honest conversations and real-life support over surface-level meetups.Artem opens up about the loneliness of fatherhood, the lack of emotional spaces for men, and how this inspired Hey Brudi—a community fostering vulnerability, purpose, and healthy male friendships.We discuss the emotional “second birth” of turning a personal need into a business, the tension between financial stability and entrepreneurial risk, and how gendered socialisation impacts the way men and women experience connection. The episode dives into questions of identity, societal expectations, and what it really takes to build movements that heal social gaps while raising a family.💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Why becoming a parent can shatter your identity before rebuilding it✨ The hidden loneliness of new mothers – and why society rarely asks “How are you?”✨ Fatherhood as an unspoken identity shift: what men lose and what they need✨ The power of opening your home to strangers and building community from raw honesty✨ How social clubs for moms and dads can challenge deep-rooted gender norms and heal isolation👋 ABOUT Aurora Moon (she/her)Aurora is an entrepreneur, mother, and community builder on a mission to make motherhood less lonely. As the founder of HEY MOMIE, she’s creating a new standard for how we support mothers—through real-life connection, shared wisdom, and spaces where women feel seen and valued, not just as caregivers, but as change-makers.Aurora specializes in building communities that foster deep human connection. With a background in brand strategy and a passion for social impact, she brings a unique lens to the intersection of motherhood, mental health, and modern community design. Through HEY MOMIE, she empowers mothers to reclaim visibility, build real friendships, and spark collective change.👋 ABOUT Artem (him/he)Artem is a culture consultant, men’s coach, and community builder who helps people reconnect with themselves, each other, and their purpose.He has worked with start-ups as well as corporates like Siemens Energy & H&M to facilitate change through spaces of trust and meaningful dialogue. Through Hey Brudi he’s building a new kind of community for men — one rooted in emotional courage, self-reflection, and belonging.🔗 CONNECT & follow Aurora's work 👉 Website Hey Momie👉 Instagram👉 LinkedInUntil August 31st, 2025 Aurora grants a 20% discount for all listeners who want to become a new member of "Hey Momie". Please use the code "SOCIALREGENERATION" when applying for a new membership here. 🔗 CONNECT & follow Artem's work 👉 Website Hey Brudi👉 LinkedIn👉 Instagram📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood by Lucy Jones➡ Simon Squibb, What's Your Dream?➡ Simon Sinek, Start with Why - TED Talk➡ Simon Sinek, Start with Why - Book
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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. 🤓🔔 I have 2 Impact Job Mentoring spots left for August/September!Check out the program here and if you are interested, register here for a free Exploration Call to find out if we are a match. ✨Take care of yourself and others!Pia 🤍P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋 🙂#parenthood #community #identity #motherhood #fatherhood #entrepreneurship #socialchange #connection #mentalhealth #parenting
 

Not Predicting, but Creating: The Art of Foresight | 022

Why imagining alternative futures might be our most radical sustainability tool
In this episode of the Social Regeneration Podcast, I talk with my friend and former colleague Thomas Klaffke, a foresight analyst and author of the newsletter Creative Destruction. Thomas explains why foresight isn’t about predicting the future, but about exploring possibilities and shaping the stories that influence our choices today. Thomas shares his career path into futures thinking, from cultural studies in Indonesia to building his own methodology for analysing emerging societal narratives.We dive into the “future cone” framework and how preferable futures differ from probable or plausible ones. A key theme is the power of narratives: how cultural images of the future influence systems and why challenging dominant stories opens space for alternatives. We explore how foresight links to sustainability and regeneration, offering tools to imagine not just what to avoid, but what we actively want to create.Thomas and I reflect on the need for futures literacy as a skill for anyone working in systems change. We discuss why reflecting on the past is just as critical as imagining the future and how hidden histories shape what we believe is possible. Thomas shares his shift from corporate trend analysis to purpose-driven work, including a turning point where data-driven branding lost all meaning. Together, we ask: what are the visions we want to nurture, and how do we make them tangible enough to guide action?💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ Why foresight isn’t about predicting the future but expanding our capacity to imagine multiple possibilities✨ How cultural narratives shape societal direction – and why creating new ones is a powerful act of regeneration✨ The “future cone” explained: possible, plausible, probable and preferable futures✨ Why reflecting on hidden pasts is essential to craft truly alternative futures✨ Thomas’ personal journey from transhumanist excitement and corporate trend work to purpose-driven futures thinking👋 ABOUT Thomas Klaffke (him/he)
Thomas explores unconventional ideas, narratives and perspectives that expand our imagination and help us create a world that's more regenerative, just and joyful. His newsletter Creative Destruction is read by over 6k changemakers and idea-seekers from around the world.🔗 CONNECT & follow Thomas' work 👉 Website👉 LinkedIn📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ Thomas' Reframing Methodology: https://www.creativedestruction.club/p/the-craft-of-reframing➡ Deep Dive " Toward Life": https://www.creativedestruction.club/p/toward-life➡ Thomas' "work with me" freelance page: https://www.creativedestruction.club/p/work-with-me
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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!
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P.S. You can also watch this Episode on our YouTube Channel to see our faces 👋😊#foresight #futurethinking #systems #regeneration #narratives #sustainability #creativedestruction #vision #transformation #culture #imagination #change
 

The hidden cost of crisis mode: how NGOs sabotage long-term impact by chasing funding cycles instead of focusing on their core team's wellbeing | 021

Insider strategies from fundraiser and field expert Ni HsiehIn this episode, I speak with Ni Hsieh, a long-time social impact professional and fundraiser based in the UK, whom I met during a volunteer project in Peru. What began as a promising eco-social adventure turned into a shared disillusionment as we uncovered layers of greenwashing and exploitation. This personal experience sets the tone for a raw and insightful conversation about how the nonprofit world often fails to live up to its own ideals.Ni Hsieh reflects on her journey from over a decade in the NGO sector into the wellness world, only to be equally disappointed by opportunism and pseudoscience. Her return to social impact work was sparked by anti-Asian racism during the pandemic and a local organisation’s call for support. We dive deep into what authentic community organising looks like and how organisations can and must start with inner sustainability—caring for their people first.We explore how unchecked assumptions and a lack of due diligence in project design can harm the very communities they're meant to help. Ni gives concrete examples, such as failed eco-lodge projects in the Philippines that became more about optics than true empowerment. The conversation also addresses structural issues: donor dependency, political influences, and the race for short-term survival over long-term change.Together, we challenge common narratives and explore what it would mean to rebuild these systems through trust, collaboration, and mutual care.💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ When doing “good” becomes harmful: real stories of misplaced good intentions✨ Why personal well-being is non-negotiable for authentic changemaking✨ The hidden cost of crisis mode: how NGOs sabotage long-term impact by chasing funding cycles✨ Power, politics, and identity: how race, language, and post-colonial dynamics shape community work today✨ Greenwashing, wellness-washing and the rise of the “ethical” Trojan horse—what's real and what’s performative?👋 ABOUT Ni Hsieh (she/her)Ni Hsieh is an impact funding facilitator with 15 years of experience in non-profit programme management and resource mobilisation. Currently, she develops multi-channel income strategies to resource pathways into employment for refugee and asylum-seeking women in London.Her journey across sectors—from non-profits to wellness to community organising has deepened her understanding of authentic change work. As a compelling storyteller and clear communicator, she builds trustful relationships within collaborative, values-driven funding ecosystems that redefine how social impact is delivered.🔗 CONNECT & follow Ni Hsieh's work 👉 LinkedIn****💌 CONNECT & engage with Pia - your hostFeel 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 👋 🙂#socialimpact #nonprofit #fundraising #burnout #greenwashing #identity #yogateacher #community #ecoprojects #wellbeing #ngos #organisationaldevelopment #leadership #funding #frundraising #grantwriting

Regenerating our Burn-On Work Culture | 020

[⚠️ This Episode is in GERMAN language 🇩🇪➡️ For the ENGLISH subtitles, please go to our YouTube video. 👁️‍🗨️And let us know if this works for you, or not 🙏]****How to build back your resilience buffer through boredom & nature
In this special first-ever German-language episode, I speak with Luisa Wolf, a resilience trainer, speaker, and certified trainer for mental health, about the impact of chronic stress in our lives and workplaces.We explore Luisa’s unconventional journey from the high-pressure world of film and stunt coordination to becoming a leader in nature-based stress regulation. Drawing from her personal experience with burnout and “burn-on,” she shares how performance culture and internalized pressure often disguise themselves as ambition.We discuss the myth of positive stress and why even high-functioning individuals may be on the verge of collapse. Luisa explains how nature, silence, and the ability to embrace boredom are crucial yet often overlooked tools for resilience.She also unpacks the four drivers of stress and how modern society’s obsession with comparison, productivity, and optimization leaves little room for true self-care, which is not running to your next Yoga class.Together, we question the individual vs. systemic responsibility in addressing mental exhaustion and propose what workplaces and communities can do to foster healthier, more sustainable rhythms of work and life. The conversation is raw, real, and a powerful reminder that regenerative practices start within your mind and body and not on your calendar agenda💡 HIGHLIGHTS of this Episode✨ When resilience becomes rebellion: Why rest, boredom, and saying no are radical acts in a burnout culture.✨ Nature as medicine: How forest time outperforms your wellness app.✨ The dark side of “just functioning”: Why some people never collapse – and that’s a problem.✨ From burnout to “burn-on”: How permanent hustle disguises itself as normal life.✨ Stress is not your fault – but it’s your responsibility: Why the system needs fixing and so do your habits.👋 ABOUT Luisa (she/her)Luisa supports businesses, organisations, and individuals in their journey towards greater resilience and self-care in everyday life. With her background in nature and wilderness education, psychotherapeutic healing practices, and certification from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in stress management, Luisa combines knowledge of the resilience-enhancing effects of nature with insights from psychology and stress research.New times call for new approaches, and new approaches require courage! Through her workshops, lectures, and seminars, Luisa helps to strengthen organizational structures and individuals in various life situations, promoting resilience as a key skill for our personal well-being and shaping a sustainable future.For a healthy self and a strong community.🔗 CONNECT & follow Luisa's work 👉 Website👉 LinkedIn👉 Instagram📚 RESOURCES to dive deeper➡ There will be new workbooks/e-books coming soon, please join Luisa's newsletter to not miss it
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Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to follow and support each other’s work. 🤗I would love to hear your feedback and resonance on this German Episode!👉 Here is a 5-minute surveyIf 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 🤍
 
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