In this episode on community wealth building, we look at how communities are working to transform their local economies by harnessing the assets that exist in their place. It’s the Kryptonite to

In this episode on community wealth building, we look at how communities are working to transform their local economies by harnessing the assets that exist in their place. It’s the Kryptonite to the corporate model that extracts wealth from communities. Instead, they’re anchoring capital and resources locally to directly invest in that place and its people - from land to money and finance. We hear from Nicole Ndumele from the Center for American Progress; Mike Strode, from The Kola Nut Collaborative; and Deyanira del Río of the New Economy Project. Resources Center for American Progress (https://www.americanprogress.org/) New Economy Project (https://www.neweconomynyc.org/) O (https://opencollective.com/foundation) pen Collective Foundation (https://kolanutcollab.org/) The Kola Nut Collaborative (https://kolanutcollab.org/) Our Economic Future: Achieving a More Equitable Society by Radically Rethinking Our Guiding Economic Ideas (https://bioneers.org/bioneers-reader-our-economic-future/) | Bioneers Reader This episode is part 1 of a 4-part series exploring how communities are working to transform their local economies by harnessing their assets, anchoring capital and resources locally to directly invest in that place and its people – from land to money and finance. Explore the full series here. (https://bioneers.org/CWBSeries) Guest Host Laura Flanders is the host and executive producer of Laura Flanders & Friends (https://lauraflanders.org/) , which airs on PBS stations nationwide. She is an Izzy-Award winning independent journalist, a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of the Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Media Center. Credits This series is co-produced by Bioneers and Laura Flanders & Friends Laura Flanders & Friends Producers: Laura Flanders and Abigail Handel Production Assistance: Jeannie Hopper and David Neumann Bioneers Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel Senior Producer: Stephanie Welch Producer: Teo Grossman Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris

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Our Earth is dangerously heating up and its future lies in our hands - but how can we make sure we don't drop it? On which levels does change happen and how can we inspire and motivate others to

Our Earth is dangerously heating up and its future lies in our hands - but how can we make sure we don't drop it? On which levels does change happen and how can we inspire and motivate others to follow our example? In her personal story on how she not only challenged herself but also others, Maike Sippel lies out key questions everyone has to consider when taking action. She reports how her research provides the equipment to becoming a powerful change-agent for a save and vital future. Maike Sippel is Professor of Sustainable Economics at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz, Germany. Thinking about a major task of our generation – shape changes toward a climate-friendly society – she works on projects at the interface between knowledge and social reality. However, Sippel is more than a scientist. Throughout her career, she has been actively engaged in consulting and initiatives to make sure our beautiful planet is preserved for future generations. Intro animation created by Mike Costelloe. Music intro from Phase 3 by Xylo-Ziko, used under CC BY-NC 4.0. Video edited by Lilith Kugler Maike Sippel is a professor for Sustainable Economics at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz, Germany. She is convinced the transition towards a climate friendly society is the challenge of our lifetime. Her passion lies in projects at the interface between knowledge and social reality and in creating space for transition initiatives to develop. Her academic career led her from studies of architecture (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT), to a PhD in economics (University of Flensburg and Hamburg Institute of International Economics) and consulting and Post-Doc activities (among others at the Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use at the University of Stuttgart). She was appointed professor in Konstanz in 2013. Sippel started to work on sustainability issues during her studies. She has since contributed to sustainablity projects and research - from the personal and local level to the global. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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