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I always enjoy catching up with people doing interesting things who specialise in things that we can all learn about. In this case I talked with Paul McGregor about Facilitation. However we start with his early years and what he studied - the law - and how that has led to what he does through a series of realisations.

What has been your career path and what has been instrumental in where you are today - and where you might go? We learn a lot from Paul by reflecting on his journey.

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Paul's site: https://www.paulmcgregor.co.nz/

This is the audio of the conversation held about Impact Investing to release the legal opinion on that topic.

You can download the legal opinion discussed here. Impact Investment | Impact Law | Parry Field Lawyers

Paper on 7 hard questions to ask for charities Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change - Parry Field Lawyers

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This is the audio version of my reading out the legal opinion that I wrote which Parry Field Lawyers has released this week on the 20th March 2024. It tackles the issue of large funds and trusts which have amounts they invest, often conservatively. It asks: do those in governance of such entities actually now have a positive duty to invest funds for impact?

I argue that they do for a variety of reasons. For example, because the new Trusts Act 2019 includes provisions which mean Trustees should consider the original purpose that the Trust was set up for when they go about investing. As well as that, some of their duties can be modified now which would allow them to invest for impact and advancing the purpose of their Trust.

The opinion also outlines the 9 practical realities that I think need to be considered as well – check them out too.

On the same day as releasing this am in conversation with Shamubeel Eaqub about impact investing - what it is, how it is growing and the impact for both business and charities. Watch out for that as a follow up episode. Thanks to my wife Ellie Moe for reading the headings of the opinion in this episode. All of this is a follow on from the successful Seeds Impact Conference that had 500 attend and 100 speakers, this is a one off session designed to stimulate both thinking and action. The video will be uploaded afterwards at https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/

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I went back to my former High School and spoke with 55 students about creativity and integrating it into all of your life. I try and do this as a lawyer and so it was really fun to reflect on my own journey in the last 30 years since I had been sitting in their seats. Hope you enjoy!

Another reflection on these concepts of creativity https://theseeds.nz/podcast/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-all-give-it-now-2/

Another episode on these themes with Preston Hegel https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/preston-hegel-on-creativity-art-and-building/id1281908185?i=1000575241025

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Change is a certainty in life, but how will you cope with it? I enjoyed talking with Rob Cousins about the venture he cofounded called Open Change. As usual we start with his childhood and then hear about his life journey and what led him to Aotearoa New Zealand what he does today. The podcast aims to get at the underlying stories of what has shaped people into who they are becoming and is a deeper glimpse into a life than we normally get.

We then talk about the complex and entangled challenges that are all around us - how do you approach them? The website of Open Change described the issue like this: "Change used to be done to people. This was convenient for change-makers, but it was rarely successful, or sustainable, and tended to be rolled out to more or less unwilling consumers. Nowadays, knowledge and power is dispersed among many actors and institutions. No-one controls anything anymore, but everyone influences everything."

Open Change website: The Team — Open Change

New Power book review that was mentioned https://seeds.libsyn.com/new-power-book-review

A shout out to the connector of people, Freda Wells, who joined the dots for this conversation to happen. Check out her project The Kiwi Diary which is a great resource https://www.thekiwidiary.co.nz

Also to DK who hosted a conversation with Rob Cousins and Michelle Kitney for the great series, Creative Welly Episode #32, which the image is taken from - that is over here https://www.creativewelly.com/creative-welly-episode-32-michelle-kitney-rob-cousins/

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I enjoyed this conversation with Brett Harvey as we learned all about his life, background and upbringing. What is it like when you expect to take over the family business but it gets sold and what do you do next? We talk about that and a lot more, as well as the origins of Tāima Kōrero / Time 2 Talk which is tackling the issue of pornography and its impact on young people. If you enjoy this why not listen to some other seeds episodes as well? Who could you tell about this episode or post the link so others can find it?

Website and resources https://www.taimakorero.co.nz/resources FAQ Videos https://www.taimakorero.co.nz/faq

Brett's email [email protected]

Safe Surfer page https://safesurfer.io/

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In this conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun we hear about his early years and growing up in Boston, fitting in when there is a class system at play, work in Africa but then with billionaires in Silicon Valley and then talk about biodiersity. We focus in on system change and how to effect that - are we optimistic or pessimistic on the ability to change things? As a member of Edmund Hillary Fellowship we also talk about that since Nathaniel was in cohort 1. A wide ranging conversation, the best type, if you like this check out some of the others in seeds at www.theseeds.nz

About Eco-index https://eco-index.nz/about

Bioverse website https://www.bioverse.io/

EHF interview with Nathaniel: https://www.ehf.org/read/information-sharing-for-public-good

Panel on Systems Innovation from Seeds Impact Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDknIp0rBE

Dr James Austin interview on Peace Corps mentioned in the talk https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/seeds/id1281908185?i=1000394527676

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Safe has had an interesting life in Thailand, New Zealand and Europe and in this we focus on impact and what it actually means. We also spend some time talking about what it means to take risks, how to know when to make a big move and have some shout outs to people who have helped Safe on his journey, including the guests of episode 1 and 2 of seeds - Michelle Sharp and Tim Jones! If you enjoy this then check out the 380 other episodes on seeds as well.

Email [email protected]

Website: The Third Line | Social Impact Consultancy (thirdlineimpact.com)

LinkedIn info: (2) The Third Line - Social Impact Consultancy: Overview | LinkedIn

Michelle's episode 1: Michelle Sharp on Kilmarnock and Social Enterprises - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

Tim's episode 2: Tim Jones on B Corps - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

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This conversation between three former mayors of Christchurch was part of the Seeds Impact Conference and covered a wide variety of topics, hope you enjoy!

Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebNe7GApO8

Garry Moore interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/garry-moore-on-the-power-of-public-debate-the-tuesday-club-and-community-housing/

Lianne Dalziel interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/lianne-dalziel-on-being-the-mayor-of-christchurch/

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In this live session I spoke with Judith Bullin, an expert on legal structures for Community Housing who works with me at Parry Field Lawyers about Community Housing and how to set these up. Also Sarrah Jayne joined from the Takaka Cohousing Project to share about what they do and their community.

For more info and the video visit over here Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers

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