In this episode, we talk about societal transformation. We discuss the role of theory and practice when it comes to making change happen and you will hear about the opportunities and limitations of doing so in academia and consulting. You will understand what Transformative Governance means and what Mission-Oriented Policy has to do with it. We discuss the importance and challenge of finding cross-border solutions to societal challenges such as climate change – especially in turbulent times like ours. We talk about democracy, citizenship, and why the key for change is new forms for collective action. You will hear about problems of the current consulting industry and how we can turn things around in order to reignite its purpose towards the common good. Finally, we discuss the role of art in all of that.

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Social Iacopo:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iacopo-gronchi/
Demos Helsinki: https://demoshelsinki.fi/ihmiset/iacopo-gronchi/
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/iacopo-gronchi

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Links to topics and people discussed in this episode:
Demos Helsinki: https://demoshelsinki.fi/
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/
Mariana Mazzucato - The Big Con: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451193/the-big-con-by-collington-mariana-mazzucato-and-rosie/9780241573082
Charles F. Sabel - Fixing the Climate: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691224558/fixing-the-climate
Roberto M. Unger - Beyond False Necessity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W01rRJeCwKI&t=401s
Roberto M. Unger - Politics: The Central Texts: https://www.versobooks.com/books/807-politics
Drift: https://drift.eur.nl/

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - Just Another Mindset Podcast
01:18 What we talked about today
02:31 Welcome Iacopo
05:57 Current challenges
09:02 Theory and practice of change
14:36 Anticipated changes in education
23:10 Transformative Governance
28:45 Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy
36:05 Cross-border action for climate change
43:31 Implementation challenges
51:12 Democracy and citizenship
01:02:31 Collective action
01:08:43 Problems with Consulting
01:17:03 The power of art
01:24:18 Final questions
01:29:49 Outro - Just Another Mindset

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