Seeds

Seeds

Conversations with people who are living with purpose and having a positive impact in our world. Host Steven Moe asks about their life journeys and what has shaped them into who they are today.

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March 18, 2024 28 mins

This is the audio version of my reading out the legal opinion that I wrote which Parry Field Lawyers has released this week on the 20th March 2024.  It tackles the issue of large funds and trusts which have amounts they invest, often conservatively.  It asks: do those in governance of such entities actually now have a positive duty to invest funds for impact?  

I argue that they do for a variety of reasons.  For example, because th...

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I went back to my former High School and spoke with 55 students about creativity and integrating it into all of your life.  I try and do this as a lawyer and so it was really fun to reflect on my own journey in the last 30 years since I had been sitting in their seats.  Hope you enjoy!

Another reflection on these concepts of creativity https://theseeds.nz/podcast/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-all-give-it-now-2/

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Change is a certainty in life, but how will you cope with it?  I enjoyed talking with Rob Cousins about the venture he cofounded called Open Change.  As usual we start with his childhood and then hear about his life journey and what led him to Aotearoa New Zealand what he does today. The podcast aims to get at the underlying stories of what has shaped people into who they are becoming and is a deeper glimpse into a life than we nor...

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I enjoyed this conversation with Brett Harvey as we learned all about his life, background and upbringing.  What is it like when you expect to take over the family business but it gets sold and what do you do next?  We talk about that and a lot more, as well as the origins of Tāima Kōrero / Time 2 Talk which is tackling the issue of pornography and its impact on young people.  If you enjoy this why not listen to some other seeds ep...

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In this conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun we hear about his early years and growing up in Boston, fitting in when there is a class system at play, work in Africa but then with billionaires in Silicon Valley and then talk about biodiersity.  We focus in on system change and how to effect that - are we optimistic or pessimistic on the ability to change things?  As a member of Edmund Hillary Fellowship we also talk about that since ...

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Safe has had an interesting life in Thailand, New Zealand and Europe and in this we focus on impact and what it actually means.  We also spend some time talking about what it means to take risks, how to know when to make a big move and have some shout outs to people who have helped Safe on his journey, including the guests of episode 1 and 2 of seeds - Michelle Sharp and Tim Jones!  If you enjoy this then check out the 380 other ep...

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This conversation between three former mayors of Christchurch was part of the Seeds Impact Conference and covered a wide variety of topics, hope you enjoy!

Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebNe7GApO8 

Garry Moore interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/garry-moore-on-the-power-of-public-debate-the-tuesday-club-and-community-housing/ 

Lianne Dalziel interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/lianne...

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In this live session I spoke with Judith Bullin, an expert on legal structures for Community Housing who works with me at Parry Field Lawyers about Community Housing and how to set these up.  Also Sarrah Jayne joined from the Takaka Cohousing Project to share about what they do and their community.  

For more info and the video visit over here Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers

www.theseeds.nz 

 

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This is a short preview of Board Matters Season 2 - I am the host of this other podcast for the IOD so sharing it here!  Join me to learn about leadership and governance there with 7 episodes in this season...

You can subsribe to it in spotify, apple podcasts etc.

More info here https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/season-two-of-board-matters-podcast-launches

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6aHNCIYEOwqoghkGlwKruU

Apple Podca...

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This was a really wide ranging discussion with one of the most curious people I know so we had lot of fun talking about many topics - one of them was The Apple Tree, a book being released soon by me.  Get a copy?  You can find out more at www.theseeds.nz/tree 

Research First: https://researchfirst.co.nz/team/carl-davidson/ 

Check out Carl and Sean's 232 Podcast on books https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-232-degrees-podcast...

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Sean and Carl host the 232 Podcast, a podcast about books, and this is a discussion with Steven Moe about why they matter and talking with Steven about a book he is releasing to coincide with the Seeds Impact Conference called The Apple Tree.

Info on the Apple Tree: The Apple Tree - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

To order a copy - steven@theseeds.nz 

 

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In this episode we have Brianne West, founder of Ethique and Business but Better in conversation with international journalist Esha Chhabra, author of Working to Restore: Harnessing the power of regenerative business to heal the world.

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Session from the Seeds Conference where I shared on the topic of Reimagining Business: The Impact Tree Paradigm

The description of this session said: Steven Moe is a lawyer, host of seeds and founder of this conference and will share thoughts about what the future of business could be if we reimagined it.

First book mentioned on social enterprise: https://theseeds.nz/books/social-enterprises-in-new...

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Rosalie Nelson and Edmund Hillary Fellowship hosted a panel on Regenerative Blended Finance at the Seeds Conference - EHF has 500+ Fellows using NZ as base camp for global impact.  Those on the panel were:

  • Andrew Hewitt- Funding, Structuring and Accelerating GameChanging Organizations

  • Satya Kumar- Quondam Entrepreneur and Mentor

  • Brad Leibov- CEO at Ea...

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Frances Valintine CNZM & Claire Amos on education

Education futurist Frances Valintine CNZM, founder of Mind Lab, and Claire Amos, co-founder of DisruptEDNZ are hosting a panel on education

Frances Valintine CNZM is a passionate educator and technologist who is focused on developing education opportunities that connect professionals to the knowledge they need to be successful in today’s rapidly adva...

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Session from the Seeds Conference - Alex Hannant with a panel on systems innovation in conversation with Dr Marissa Kaloga and Ian Short.

Alex Hannant a director of Pocketknife and Executive in Residence at The Centre for Systems Innovation (formerly The Yunus Centre), Griffith University in Australia. Joining him will be:

Dr Marissa Kaloga - Marissa is a transdisciplinary entrepreneurship global sc...

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Audio from Seeds Impact Conference - Panel of Jennifer Wilkins, Dr Katherine Trebeck & Dr Donnie Maclurcan discussing Larger business in a post-growth economy

This panel conversation between global experts in economics beyond growth, Katherine Trebeck and Donnie Maclurcan, hosted by Jennifer Wilkins, will explore the challenging question of how existing larger businesses, especially multinational enterprises an...

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Poverty and the Economy - a session from Seeds Impact conference with Shamubeel Eaqub in conversation with a panel on the economy and how we actually (practically) help the poor out of poverty.

Shamubeel Eaqub*, economist and author was in conversation with

Helen Robinson - Auckland City Missioner https://www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/about-us/our-team/ 

Sasha Lockley - Co-founder of Mo...

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The Seeds Impact Conference was held in October 2023 and several sessions will be published as episodes including this one on Wayfinding and celestial navigation in a modern world.  

Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i led a panel on Wayfinding - she is from Flying Geese and is an expert in ancient wayfinding for modern challenges, hosting a session on wayfinding with:

  • Jack Thatcher -...

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In this short episode I describe the new book Seed Habits which sets out the 9 principles I've learned from all the guests on seeds podcast.  

If you would like a copy of the ebook you can get one by signing up for the Seeds Impact Conference over here... www.seedsconference.nz 

More info on the book Seed Habits - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

I do have phsyical copies as well if you are interested.

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz 

 

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