Welcome to Season 2

10/26/20 • 2 min

The IKEA Foundation podcast is back with a new season.

Over the last few months, we have been having series of thought-provoking conversations with leaders from the development world who deeply care about the state of our planet in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We talk to them about the impact of the pandemic and look beyond to imagine what a better, post-COVID-19 world could look like. We know there are problems. That’s why we’re talking to people working on solutions.

Want to contact the show? Email [email protected]

New episodes drop every Friday till 18 December 2020.

Podcast Host: Altaf Makhiawala, Strategic Communicator

Executive Producer: Truus Huisman, Chief Communication Officer

An Andy Clark Media Production for the IKEA Foundation

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Learn more about IKEA Foundation: www.ikeafoundation.org

The IKEA Foundation podcast is back with a new season.

Want to contact the show? Email [email protected]

New episodes drop every Friday till 18 December 2020.

Podcast Host: Altaf Makhiawala, Strategic Communicator

Executive Producer: Truus Huisman, Chief Communication Officer

An Andy Clark Media Production for the IKEA Foundation

Connect with us on FACEBOOK | TWITTER | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM

Learn more about IKEA Foundation: www.ikeafoundation.org

Previous Episode

The IKEA Foundation Podcast #4: A special episode from our 10th Anniversary celebrations

This is a special edition of our podcast recorded at our 10th anniversary event in Amsterdam on 6 June, where IKEA Foundation partners and thought-leaders from around the globe shared their vision for how to make the world a better place. In this podcast, we’ve created a montage of our guests’ ‘What IF?’ questions, expressing their hopes for a brighter future.

We have a special bonus at the end of the podcast – a ‘what if’ poem written and performed by Benjamin Fro, a singer/song-rapper based in Amsterdam. Benjamin’s performance was so powerful that he received a standing ovation at the event.

We’ll be back with more podcasts after the summer.

If you want to get in touch with us about our podcasts, please reach out via the IKEA Foundation Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ikeafoundation

Next Episode

Episode #1 Jacqueline Novogratz

Episode Introduction

In this episode, Founder and CEO of Acumen, Jacqueline Novogratz discusses leadership practices in times of uncertainty with IKEA Foundation CEO, Per Heggenes. You’ll get practical insights into how anyone can stand up and make positive social change on some of the big issues of our times.

Guest Bio

Jacqueline Novogratz is the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Sweater and Manifesto for a Moral Revolution. She founded Acumen in 2001 with the idea of investing philanthropic patient capital in entrepreneurs seeking to solve the toughest issues of poverty. As a pioneer of impact investing, Acumen and its investments have brought critical services like healthcare, education and clean energy to hundreds of millions people on low incomes.

Jacqueline has been named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy, one of the 25 Smartest People of the Decade by the Daily Beast, and one of the world’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds by Forbes, which also honored her with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship. In addition to her work with Acumen, she is a sought-after speaker and sits on a number of philanthropic boards. Twitter handle: @jnovogratz

Mentioned in this episode:

Link to Jacqueline’s latest book: https://acumen.org/moralrevolution/

To know more about Acumen’s partnership with the IKEA Foundation: https://acumen.org/blog/acumen-partners-with-ikea-foundation-to-bring-power-to-the-worlds-poor/

To know more about Acumen’s energy work: https://acumenideas.com/energy/home

Show credits:

Host: Altaf Makhiawala, Strategic Communicator, IKEA Foundation

Executive Producer: Truus Huisman, Chief Communication Officer

Researcher: Altaf Makhiawala

An Andy Clark Media Production for the IKEA Foundation

Want to contact the show? Reach out at [email protected]

FACEBOOK | TWITTER | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM

Learn more about the IKEA Foundation: www.ikeafoundation.org

Programming Note:

This conversation was recorded as part of the Ask An Expert series livestreamed online on 30 July 2020. This is an edited and produced version of the conversation for this podcast.

Youtube link to the original video conversation.