Christine presents the "Distinction Between Purpose and Animating Idea" Jonathon Porritt speaks to a life dedicated to the care of our home planet and the remarkable optimism he feels as the new administration is ushered into the USA. Sarah Scott, our Syntropic Blue community of practice member and Syntropic Masterclass Alumni speaks of her groundbreaking work in Tanzania.
Jan 26, 2021•58 min
On this Syntropic Alumni+ Open call Christine speaks of the need to design polarity into any system in order for it to hold its shape. We have special guest Jeremy Lent, author of The Patterning Instinct-a cultural history of humanities search for meaning And Syntropic Alumni, Gina Yallamas, Urban Sharman - bringing people into greater integrity and wholeness through connection with nature and cycles. **Please note this is the raw audio, unedited.
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Syntropic Alumni Open Call (October): Guest - Daniel Wahl, author of Designing Regenerative Cultures & Alumni Manuela Damant, Azkua + Christine McDougall speaking on Synergistic Accounting. Each month we host a Syntropic Enterprise Alumni +Open to ALL call. The purpose is for Masterclass Alumni to learn, connect and present case studies, and for guests to step into Syntropic World to explore if it is a place they might like to spend more time. Held on the third Thursday of the month (Austral...
Oct 21, 2020•55 min
A brief introduction to Syntropic World An introduction to a core model, Steward Leadership, presented by Christine McDougall Our guest, Kent Langley, Empowering People through Technology Our alumni, Mark Eckhardt, CEO, Common.is
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 12 min
We were delighted to have specula guest Tyson Yunkaporta, Author of Sand Talk - how indigenous thinking can save the world, as our special guest. Christine McDougall, Founder and Chief Steward of Syntropic World, presented a foundational model of Syntropic Enterprise, Clean Communication. Then Tyson spoke, followed by a Q@A from the audience. We covered everything from trauma, story, belonging, the relationship between, and so much more. For more, visit Syntropic World...
Aug 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min
20 minutes...Hear from Christine McDougall about the greatest exponential technology in Universe and how to deploy it. Synergy. + 20 minutes ...Robb Smith, CEO of Integral Institute , as he speaks to the current global transformation from an Integral Perpsective. I read everything he writes. Follow Robb on Twitter. @RobbSmith. Robb was a podcast guest a few years ago speaking on sex and sensitivity post #metoo. Listen here. + 20 minutes... Sally Townsend, Head of Advocacy, Outland Denim , an e...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Want to learn more about some of the elements of Syntropic + meet some of our global community? And do this at ZERO monetary cost? (Because we will never devalue your time.) This month , Christopher Cooke returns after his debut that had people asking for more. (See his 15 minute presentation from April here . "What is arising. Horizon scan for our times.) And the amazing Cindy Forde, founder of Plantari.world. Cindy is on a mission to empower children with the knowledge and skills to be the inn...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Every month on the 3rd Thursday of the month. A taster of Syntropic World. One DYNAMIC Hour. One model on how to build a Syntropic Enterprise and leave everything better. This month we cover Integrity One guest, this month Edward West from Earthbanc, the world's first green bank. One Alumni, this month Gayle Hardie, Global Leadership Foundation Register for future Alumni +Open calls at https://syntropic.world/alumnicall/
Aug 05, 2020•58 min
To read the blog. 365 days of contemplations and Sunrise photo's.
Apr 18, 2019•3 min
James Bartle is the founding CEO of Outland Denim , the denim brand making jeans differently and setting a new standard in fashion manufacturing. Driven by the desire to curb the trafficking of young girls into the $99 billion illicit commercial sex industry, Bartle created Outland to generate training and employment opportunities for women vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Over six years Bartle developed a unique business model that would enable each of his seamstresses to gain a covetable ...
Mar 12, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Robb Smith is a leader and social innovator in human development and integral metatheory, advising entrepreneurs, executives and thought leaders on leading-edge social innovation, vertical development, leadership development and company growth. He is CEO and co-founder, with American philosopher Ken Wilber, of Integral Life, a digital hub supporting the global trend towards meta-integrative human capacities (representing ~4% of adults in advanced economies). At Integral Life, he has spearheaded ...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 7 min
A seemingly insatiable curiosity, distinctive laugh and unique dress sense are three of Desmier’s more prominent features, but it’s his ability as a branding strategist that truly sets him apart from his peers. Having originally trained as a designer (before realising his talents lay elsewhere), Matt is able to apply a design-thinking approach to help businesses understand their positioning, their messaging and their audience’s motivations, and he uses these tools to help authentic brands evolve...
Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In this exquisite conversation with Peter Thompson, 5th generation farmer from rural Queensland in Australia (near Roma), I came to the realisation that stewardship of land with the fluency and capability that is part of Peter’s DNA is as relevant to leadership of any enterprise that holds the ongoing health and wellbeing of ALL of humanity and Earth. Indeed, the role of leader as steward in our business enterprises could well learn from farmers such as Peter. In Peter’s words, ” I am a farmer w...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Dr. Mark Goulston is the host of the “My Wakeup Call” podcast where he interviews people on the wakeup calls that changed who they are and made them better human being and at being human. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on deep listening, radical empathy and real influence with his book, “Just Listen,” becoming the top book on listening in the world, translated into twenty languages and a topic he speaks and teaches globally including training managers of the Russian Federation in Mosc...
Dec 16, 2018•59 min
Mark is an Anglo-Aussie living in the US with his wife Danielle and two kids Jack and Emily. Mark emigrated to Australia immediately after finishing his BSc in Management Science from the University of Manchester and started to work with PwC in Sydney. He stayed with PwC for 10 years working in the Assurance, Corporate Finance and Consulting practices and gathered great experience working in 6 countries and 5 separate industries where he became interested in the underlying social systems in the ...
Dec 09, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Phillip Ullmann is the Chief Energiser of Cordant Group, the UK’s second largest recruitment and services firm with revenues of £840 million employing 125,000 people. Phillip has been responsible for driving the business forward since joining in 1996. This has been achieved through a series of acquisitions and organic growth but also by hiring highly talented people in key roles. As the original architect of the Social Enterprise at Cordant, it is now a vision owned just as much by the board and...
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Jack is the CTO and co-founder of workonblockchain.com and has been involved in numerous blockchain projects and education events around the world since 2015. He completed a masters in computer science in 2017 and now lives in Amsterdam. He enjoys both business and technical problems and working with diverse teams in fast-paced environments. Jack is an avid globetrotter and has lived, worked and studied in the USA, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, England and the Netherlands.
Nov 25, 2018•45 min
Brad Dunne is the founder and managing director of Projects Queensland, a national Australian building and construction company that creates the built environments for most of the worlds exotic luxury retail brands. Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Channel and Dior are some of the company’s major clients. The company also works closely with Governments, Universities and Hospitals as a trusted building partner as well as private clients bringing to life almost anything that’s conceivable. Having grow...
Nov 18, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Dr Christine McDougall is a Mentor and Coach for 'Type A' leaders, mavericks and change makers hell bent on creating businesses that support a world that works for everyone. If you want a team of people who are mostly self managed, take full responsibility, handle breakdown and upset with ease and speed, you're in the right place. If creating healthy relationships and a more balanced life is something you deeply desire, Christine can help. R. Buckminster Fuller has been her main mentor since her...
Nov 09, 2018•55 min
Martin Lucas is an award winning strategist & problem solver who has modeled the Why of human behaviours: how to leverage that data and use it to drive science-based growth for marketing and advertising. Martin has just completed a three year study to decode the human algorithm in order to understand how we make decisions, what drives our emotions, bias, behaviours, habits and which science, psychology, philosophy and math you can use to model those insights to create positive change. His ca...
Nov 05, 2018•44 min
Forever curious about the intersection of culture, neuroscience, and business, Mark has spent the last two decades applying his insights and research in a wide range of projects and organizations. He has worked with high level executives, renown creative professionals, startups, and large corporations. Former positions include Vice President of Client Affairs for Globefish Media BV, and Principal at UFUSE Visionary Strategy Management. As the CEO of COMMON, a creative accelerator and community f...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Today on the podcast meet Casey Lyons, a 29 year old former carpenter turned co-founder of Australian nationally recognised not-for-profit Charity, LIVIN. LIVIN was founded in honour of Casey's best friend, Dwayne Lally who sadly took his life after living in silence with a mental illness. LIVIN is all about living your life at the top and breaking the stigma of mental health. Connecting, supporting and encouraging one another to talk about their feelings and challenges because “It Ain’t Weak to...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Richard Hames is considered to be among the world's most influential intellectuals and foresight practitioners. An Australian citizen, educated in Europe and domiciled in Thailand, Richard has been honoured with numerous awards including a French Government Scholarship, a Leverhulme European Fellowship, the Mondadori Professorial Fellowship and the inaugural Lord Attlee Fellowship. Richard is Executive Chairman of the Centre for the Future, Director of HamesMcGregor + Partners, and Chairman of t...
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Adam is a serial innovator with a twenty year global history of starting fast growth businesses in sport, information and media. Outspoken and opinionated with a revolutionary bent, Adam has a Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and has studied at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. With deep expertise in fast growth business development, Adam was the CEO of BRW’s 2010 Fastest Growing Private Company (under $100M), Sportsnet Corporation. Adam is the Founder, Chief Steward &am...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Murray is the mind behind some of the most progressive and influential projects in Australia. With an award winning career spanning multiple industries, including design, media, advertising and events, Murray is unlike almost every entrepreneur you’ve ever come across before. A proud father and mental health advocate, his online projects include Australia’s first ever successfully funded Kickstarter campaign called ‘Pretty Rad for a Dad’ and Dads.Co, a global community of digital dads. But it’s ...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr
Simon Kalinowski is a technology minded and spirited entrepreneur with a passion for ecological sustainability. He is a proud advocate for sustainable practices – particularly in the waste industry and through developing his own circular economy project; a regenerative farm in Northern NSW. Simon's in-depth business acumen has allowed him to play to his strengths – learning through funding and fixing his own mistakes. Over the course of his career, Simon has also had the opportunity to work with...
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 9 min
48 seconds on the work behind this podcast
Sep 18, 2018•48 sec
In 2006 Dr Martin gave a fireside chat to the Arlington Institute in Washington DC about the sequence of events that, if viewed objectively, could only lead to what we now know as the Global Financial Crisis. Dr Christine McDougall wanted to recreate this Fireside chat 10 years later, specifically looking at the coming collapse of 2017, and what communities can do to build a more resilience local economy. We commence with history, then move to the present, then consider what Australia can do as ...
May 22, 2016•1 hr 15 min
2:23AM Podcast, Season #1, Episode #16 - Dan Pink, Best Selling Author; Drive, To Sell is Human Lucky me got to chat with Dan Pink. I have followed Dan since I read A Whole New Mind. So it was lovely when one of my friends and supporters of 2:23AM made the personal introduction. I am always fascinated by the threads that resonate strongly through peoples lives, and with Dan it has been his commitment and tenacity to bring social and cultural research to a global audience in a way that makes sens...
Dec 11, 2014•45 min
2:23AM the Podcast - Season #1, Episode #15 - Brad Krauskopf- Change the way you work - coworking spaces Brad Krauskopf would easily be one of the world experts in co-working spaces. He see's the future of work as a combination of co-working and the more traditional office. Brad has a phenomenal vision for how we work, and the entrepreneurial, business and charismatic ability to pull it off. Watch this space. To listen on itunes, soundcloud, stitcher, to download. Bio CEO & Founder – Third S...
Dec 04, 2014•49 min