The Muscles We Build by BridgingKate O’Neill, dean of the College of Business at American University in Iraq, Baghdad, grew up in a family that welcomed international guests into its home. In the ensuing decades, O’Neill has made her own…
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What If Instead? Podcast – A conversation with David Benzaquen
It’s a broken system David Benzaquen is the founder of Mission Plant, a company dedicated to advancing the development of non-animal protein products. His work centers around the profound and widespread impact of food choices on various aspects of life,…
What If Instead? Podcast – A conversation with Trevor Vaughn and Hunter Buffington
Prioritizing Climate, Ecosystems, and Communities in Our Approach to AgricultureIn this two episode conversation as part of the What if Instead? podcast, Hunter Buffington and Trevor Vaughn represent the convergence of farming policy, sustainability, innovation, and technology. Buffington, an industrial…
What If Instead? Podcast – A Conversation with Ben Soltoff
Bringing Biodiversity to the Innovation EcosystemIn the eighth episode of the “What if Instead?” podcast, cohosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman interview Ben Soltoff, the ecosystem builder-in-residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. Soltoff focuses on guiding…
What If Instead? Podcast – A Conversation with Melisa Baez
The Invisible Barriers to Going “Green” In the new episode of “What if Instead?,” cohosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman welcome Melisa Baez, co-founder and CEO of Elume, a company dedicated to helping small businesses integrate sustainable practices into…
What If Instead? Podcast – A Conversation with Dalia Najjar
Everyone is Living in Different Parts of the World, but There’s Something That Attached Us All together In the sixth episode of the “What if Instead?” podcast, cohosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman are joined by Dalia Najjar,…
What If Instead? Podcast – A Conversation with Dr. Meghan Elizabeth Kallman
Beyond “The Conceivable Future”: Reimagining Our Climate Narrative An overload of distressing climate news can often lead to a sense of paralysis. In the new episode of What if Instead?, Rhode Island State Senator Dr. Meghan Kallman presents a powerful…
What If Instead? Podcast – A Hundred Thousand Small Experiments with Sebastian Groh
To solve climate, bet on people close to problems As the planet boils, SOLshare’s Sebastian Groh says we’ve got to stop looking to the usual suspects to get us out of our predicament. In the new episode of What if…
What If Instead? Podcast – The Two Way Street with Nico de Klerk
The Two Way Street: Creating Mindset Change is the Way to Fight In the third installment of the “What if Instead?” podcast, cohosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman are joined by Nico de Klerk, founder and CEO of the…
What If Instead? Podcast – Who Gets to Have a Voice with Bermet Suiutbekova
Building Connected Spaces Where Local Problem Solvers Derive Globally Needed Solutions In the second installment of What if Instead? podcast’s “for us, by us,” series, co-hosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman interview Bermet Suiutbekova, design thinking program coordinator at…