On Episode 160 of Impact Boom, Norm McGillivray shares his insights into the founding of Beddown, a new organisation which aims to repurpose spaces, providing pop-up accommodation and other wraparound services to help the homeless.
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On Episode 161 of Impact Boom, Lewis Carter and Alexandra Coghlan of EcoGames discuss an innovative new social enterprise they’ve created to engage, educate and inspire people, while funding important conservation of world heritage sites such as The Great Barrier Reef.
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On Episode 159 of Impact Boom, Fernando Sola of Learning by Helping discusses the need for all professions to be working on social projects, whilst sharing an observation about a shift in focus for investors and how change brings opportunity.
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On Episode 157 of Impact Boom, Claire Carpenter of The Melting Pot and Coworking Accelerator discusses how to develop and grow coworking spaces that nurture community and generate impact and provides deep insights for social entrepreneurs looking to develop their social enterprise whilst ensuring they keep their health in check.
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On Episode 156 of Impact Boom, Fergus Mckenzie discusses his thesis project from QUT, which focussed on tackling the destructive nature of our current agricultural systems, shares some interesting Brisbane-based agricultural projects and discusses how to improve design education.
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On Episode 153 of Impact Boom, Lizzie Brown of Kindred Spirits Enterprises discusses her experience in putting community and people at the heart of decision making, provides deep insights into opportunities for social entrepreneurs and philanthropists, and shares knowledge gained from a recent trip to Bhutan, where she learnt about Gross National Happiness.
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On Episode 150 of Impact Boom, Majo Gimeno of Mamas en Accion shares insights into how love, care and nurture improves health outcomes for children recovering in hospitals and the challenges she has faced in setting up a not-for-profit.
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On Episode 147 of Impact Boom, we put a spotlight on the European Social Innovation Competition, which was launched by the European Commission in 2013. EUSIC is a beacon for social innovation in Europe; utilising a proven methodology for supporting early-stage ideas and facilitating a network of radical innovators shaping society for the better. We speak to two of the 2018 winners of the competition about their initiatives, as well as one of the competition organisers to learn about the 2019 edition.
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On Episode 144 of Impact Boom, Dion McCurdy of NewVote discusses his experience in developing the organisation and shares insights into how social enterprise can be used to empower the community to become more politically engaged to create positive social impact.
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On February 4th, Impact Boom hosted the First Nations Impact Entrepreneurship Experience, bringing together Indigenous Australians for a workshop, networking and informative discussion on Indigenous business in Queensland and more broadly in Australia. The panel conversation and audience Q&A focussed on ‘Accelerating Indigenous Entrepreneurship’ with the aim of advancing the conversation forward.
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On Episode 139 of Impact Boom, Efosa Ojomo of the Clayton Christensen Institute discusses his experience in developing international projects for prosperity, and shares insights into how theories, disruptive innovation and different strategies help us develop projects that can lift nations out of poverty.
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On Episode 137 of Impact Boom, Meg Doherty shares her experience of the Year Here course, her placement in a homeless hostel and how this led her to launch Fat Macy’s, a catering company supporting young Londoners out of homelessness.
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On Episode 131 of Impact Boom, Lena Belin of public shares her broad experience in the design sector and discusses opportunities for organisations to meaningfully engage with people, leading to stronger outcomes that make a positive difference to society.
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On Episode 129 of Impact Boom, Ben Shemesh of TOM Melbourne talks about the international movement that is facilitating open source assistive technology for people with disabilities, alongside key lessons learnt along the way.
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On Episode 127 of Impact Boom, Sharon Zivkovic of Community Capacity Builders and Wicked Lab discusses the difference between simple and complicated problems, providing communities and governments with insights on how to best tackle complex issues with effective approaches.
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On Episode 126 of Impact Boom, Brad Clair and Nick Kamols discuss how they got early traction at Powerwells, sharing insights into their social enterprise journey and what they’ve learnt about the future of business.
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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.
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On October 25th 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.
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On Episode 115 of Impact Boom, 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.
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On Episode 105 of Impact Boom, 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.
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