Richard Dunne is inspiring!  He is someone who is making a huge contribution in the world of education.  He founded The Harmony Project after developing the Harmony approach to learning in his previous role as Headteacher.  

This approach brings together subject-specific skills and knowledge around projects or enquiries of learning that take learning beyond the classroom and apply it to the real world. Each enquiry references a principle of Harmony in Nature – Interdependence, Cycles, Diversity, Adaptation, Health and Oneness. When learners understand these principles of Harmony, they learn what they need to do to live sustainably, too. It is our lack of understanding of these principles that has led us to a place where the future well-being of our planet and its people is now at stake.

Richard now shares this approach across the education sector nationally and globally. He is doing amazing work in the Ukraine. He gives presentations, workshops and school support programmes. He has written a teachers’ guide to enable teachers and educators to implement Harmony principles and practices in their education settings. The guide is being promoted as a blueprint for Education for Sustainability with the English Department of Education. It has now been translated into nine languages.

Richard's work is supported by King Charles, as it is a huge contribution to teaching about sustainability.

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You will love listening to Dr Ann Marie Mealey who is a very engaging person with an infectious positivity.  She is known as an eminent ethicist at Leeds Trinity University in the UK.  

Ann Marie has occupied multiple teaching and leadership roles at Leeds Trinity University for a total of 19 years in the UK.  She is known for her leadership and scholarship in ethics and recognised nationally (through networks and in the press) for designing the first Catholic Mission Strategy for a University in the UK in 2024. Her podcast and lecture series 'Beyond the Dark Clouds' is known in multiple countries across the world and has received positive feedback from global advocates for ethical leadership and groups that promote values- driven education internationally.  Neil Hawkes has been interviewed by her and thoroughly enjoyed it too!

Ann Marie is a member of the V20 Values Group and she was invited to speak in Brazil at the Group's Summit.  V20 advises G20 leaders and we hope they pay attention to the wisdom of this remarkable group of experts.  Ann Marie is a great role model and the IVET Foundation is proud to have her as one of its esteemed Affiliates.

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Dr Mark Williams

This is a life enhancing podcast with Mark who has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and leaders keen to understand how their brain works, how to perform optimally and maintain a healthy brain. He says:

“I regularly run programs on the neuroscience of learning, the neuroscience of emotions, how to hack your habits, how our brains create our reality, and the impact of modern technologies on our brains.”

Mark has an extensive academic background in brain research and teaching. He is an honorary professor of cognitive neuroscience, with over 25 years experience conducting behavioural and brain imaging research focusing on our social skills. He has taught the fundamentals of neuroscience to a wide range of students, as well as publishing more than 70 scientific articles and worked at MIT in the USA and multiple universities in Australia.

After listening to this podcast you will have an enhanced understanding of your brain.

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This inspirational Noble Conversation could change your life, as it features Richard Schwartz the creator of IFS, which is used by psychotherapists worldwide. Dick developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. He focused on the relationships among these parts and noticed that there were systemic patterns to the way they were organized across clients. He also found that when the clients’ parts felt safe and were allowed to relax, the clients would experience spontaneously the qualities of confidence, openness, and compassion that Dick came to call the Self. He found that when in that state of Self, clients would know how to heal their parts.

A featured speaker for international professional organisations, Dick has published many books and over fifty articles about IFS. 

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Neil Hawkes first met Andrei when he was 21. He had travelled to listen to Neil give a presentation in the UK.  Andrei has an incredible life story and has a passion, fuelled by curiosity, to use his amazing talents to help others and benefit the world.  Now he is 26, several degrees behind him, a former Fulbright scholar at Harvard and now a PhD.  He speaks several languages fluently, has incredible relational skills and a warm personality that has made him popular with young and old in his native Rumania. He is an outstanding role model and has become popular on radio, television and as a presenter.

In this conversation, Andrei shares his personal journey, success and challenges that has shaped the person he has become. This is a must listen to experience for anyone looking for inspiration in their own lives.

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You will love this podcast with Dr Vikki Barnes, who is on a mission to increase global happiness. As a Doctor of clinical psychology, happiness & wellbeing consultant, positive psychologist, international speaker, author and adventurer. She will inspire you  to nurture your own happiness.

In 2018, Vikki was asked to work in the British Virgin Islands with Sir Richard Branson, to set up a mental health service for survivors following hurricane Irma. She worked with the community as well as health professionals, developing much needed provision and continues to support this remotely.

 In 2024, Vikki began her global positive wellbeing charity project working as a volunteer, offering skills and services to people in underprivileged areas who have few resources yet need them most. She supports education and wildlife charities in Africa, Asia and South America, embedding positive practises to help them deal with challenges and unimaginable adversity. She teaches and promotes healthy habits in order to make happy minds a more sustainable global venture.

Her book Free Happiness: the art and science of positivity is used within organisations to improve people experience and culture. It could help you!

For more information, visit Vikki’s website: www.drvikkibarnes.com or connect with her on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter @DrVikkiBarnes. She is usually found in nature, in the forest, sea or snow and doing what she can to create a happier world.

For more information about the transformational work of the IVET Foundation and its global Affiliates visit http://www.ivetfoundation.com

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