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This is a short excerpt of the conversation with Matt Morris where we talk about his book on gardens coming out shortly called "Common Ground: Garden Histories of Aotearoa". If you enjoy this then check out the full interview with Matt which will be out in a few days time.

Book: https://www.otago.ac.nz/press/otago739185.pdf

Aotearoa SDG Summit Series: https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaSDGsSummitSeries/

Overstory book mentioned: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/the-overstory-9781784708245

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This is the full 7 hours of audio from the Conference held on 4 November 2020 called "Responding to COVID-19 – how might we #buildbackbetter?".

The 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference was the third annual conference which brings together perspectives from professionals, charities, and government on key issues relating to the charities sector, covered the following topics with the time of the episode indicated for easy navigating:

01:53 Karakia, Welcome by Peter Vial and Matthew Harding

29:52 Opening Address by The Hon Justice Stephen Kós

49:58 Charities and Business: Sustainability or Distraction from the Cause? With Murray Baird, Stuart Donaldson, Fiona Martin and Andrew Phillips

1:32:29 How to be Sustainable when Asset Rich and Cash Poor with Bruce Anderson

1:46:55 Trust v Foundations and their sustainable interrelationships with Tim Watts

2:05:26 Charities Law Reform with Tai Ahu, Sue Barker, Jane Norton and Mihiarangi Piripi

2:55:44 Statements of Service Performance With Craig Fisher, Henry McClintock, Sharon Orr and Joanne Scott

3:40:47 When is it Time to Call it Quits with Craig Fisher

4:09:02 Collaborations, mergers and practical considerations of closing down with Steven Moe, Craig Fisher and Scott Moran

4:56:40 Impact Investing and how it can sustain Charities with Steven Moe, James Palmer, Rebekah Swan and David Woods

5:39:23 NZ Accounting Standards Update with Anthony Heffernan

6:30:10 Debate: Has the Concept of Charity had its day? With Jennifer Batrouney QC, David Gilchrist, Matthew Harding, Ross Hickey, Stephen Reilly and Jarrod Walker

7:02:12 Wrap up by Peter Vial

Welcome to the 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference, the third annual conference which brings together perspectives from professionals, charities, and government on key issues relating to the charities sector.

This online half day conference has been developed in response to the global pandemic, to focus on issues relating to COVID-19 and its impact.

Does the extraordinary set of circumstances presented by the recent events provide us with an opportunity to build back better? If so, how might we do that?

The last few months have brought about an increased awareness of the importance and value of the charitable sector. In some respects, the pandemic has brought to the surface a lot of questions and issues that were already there.

The 2020 Charity Law, Accounting, and Regulation Conference investigates these and other related issues, and provides an opportunity to hear differing perspectives from across different professions and disciplines.

Welcome to our conference.

He waka eke noa: we're all in this together.

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This is the audio of a session which I facilitated at the Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation conference held online on 4 November 2020. In it Scott Moran, Craig Fisher and I discuss the practical aspects of when it is time for an organisation to wind up - with a particular focus on charities (but the principles will apply to other types of organisation as well). We also consider the other options such as collaborating with others before deciding to wind up and what the barriers are to doing so. We ask some very hard questions but also provide some insights into the process and what is involved.

Thanks to all those on the organising committee who pivoted to hold this online (we did it!) and all the sponsors.

The paper mentioned on "Charting the Future" is here: https://www.parryfield.com/charting-the-future/

The description of this session: "In these challenging times, some organisations will need to consider all their options – including merging, greater collaboration or even winding up. In this session we will talk about these and other options and think about some of the practical considerations that will be very important to think through well in advance."

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Andrey has been studying uncertainty and in this interview we find out about how to make decisions, as well as what it was like growing up in the Soviet Union, studying in Germany, moving back to New Zealand, Game Theory, Prisoner's Dilemma, Efficiency of Markets, longitudinal studies and many more topics.

Companion article that Andrey wrote just for this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seeds-podcast-companion-article-andrey-ivanov-phd-minstd/?published=t

Sustainable Finance Forum - report mentioned in the episode: https://www.theaotearoacircle.nz

Description:

I and my firm help your business navigate uncertainty. Key clients (current & past): Westpac NZ, Meridian Energy NZ, UniCredit, Deutsche Bank Group FULLER: As a leader, do you feel like you have everything you need to confidently make decisions for your business during times of uncertainty? Do you feel you can effectively allocate resources? Livelihoods of your employees often depend on your mastering uncertainty. At Ivanov Consulting Ltd, we help business leaders make better decisions under uncertainty by applying a range of quantitative and qualitative decision models from economics, econometrics, finance, risk, and behavioural sciences; better still, we train you in these vital skills and frameworks of decision-making under uncertainty. That means you have less anxiety, can better control your environment and position your organisation for future growth and sustainability. Over the past decade, we helped blue-chip companies across Australasia and Europe to improve profitability by managing risk and uncovering opportunities.

Lan Pham deeply cares about our water and in this interview we learn about why. From a childhood in Wellington we discuss growing up with multiple cultures, the power of cooking, how she started studying freshwater, the ecosystem for Native Fish of New Zealand, living on a remote island and her motivation for become a Councillor on Environment Canterbury. I really enjoyed this interview and the varying topics we discussed and am sure you will as well.

At the start we talk about Impact Lunches - the next one is coming up on Friday 6 November - https://theseeds.nz/impact-lunches/

ECAN site: https://ecan.govt.nz/about-us/your-council/councillors/

This is an excerpt of the much longer interview with Environment Canterbury Councillor Lan Pham to give you a snack size taste of what we talk about. I hope you enjoy it and be watching out for the full interview!

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This is the audio of a zoom call I had with a group of people who want to know how to set up a podcast. In it I describe why I think there is value in podcasting, key tips from my three years of doing it, the type of equipment you can use, the program I use for editing audio, tips on marketing, social media and a whole lot more.

This page has details of equipment and other tips and videos too: http://theseeds.nz/how-to-create-a-podcast/

If you have a question drop me a line at [email protected]

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This is a session where I shared about some of my own journey and the concept of Stewardship as a lens for looking at Impact. The event was held at the end of September 2020 for Social Value Aotearoa.

Pechakucha talk mentioned that inspired this session: https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/global-citizenship--generational-legacy-and-kaitiakitanga

Social Value Aotearoa: https://www.socialvalueaotearoa.nz/

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Info about the event

Inspired by his Pecha Kucha video, we invited Steven to share his perspectives with us on stewardship as a lens for evolving the New Zealand impact sector. As a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers with a passion for supporting impact-creating businesses, enterprises and charities, Steven is deeply involved in the impact sector across Aotearoa New Zealand. This kōrero will focus on the theme of stewardship, or kaitiakitanga, and the idea of making choices today to shape a better tomorrow. We will explore this as a lens for evolving New Zealand's impact sector, and consider this within the context of Covid-19 and the changes this has brought to our sector.

This is an excerpt of the interview with Frances Valintine pulling out a few key thoughts about finding your place and your call - what would you sacrifice to do that?

Earlier full interview is here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/frances-valintine-on-the-power-of-being-curious

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What doors would open and what would our lives unfold if we allowed ourselves to follow our curiosity? Frances founded The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab and in this interview we focus in on her childhood, the role of her grandparents in her life, memories of photography (when you had 24 shots), leaving home age 16, what she learned from living overseas, the decision to return to New Zealand, our throw away mentality, working in digital education when it was a brand new field and how all this influenced the approach they take today at The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab. We really spend time talking about decisions about career, future, money and feeling trapped by current roles as well and the courses they offer on this, including "Leading Change for Good" and "HeyFuture!". I really enjoyed this interview and we had many many rabbit holes that we dived into which I always enjoy more!

If you like this interview as well then I can guarantee there is someone who you know that would appreciate it if you shared this with them. Also, check out the back catalogue as there are more than 200 other interviews with inspiring people sharing their life stories.

The Mind Lab: https://themindlab.com Education innovators encouraging New Zealanders to upskill, explore and lead change

Tech Futures Lab: https://www.techfutureslab.com Tech Futures Lab connects industry experts with curious explorers, shedding light on opportunity and much-needed new ways of thinking and doing.

We mention some other resources in the interview, including the following interviews with others from Seeds:

Esther Whitehead on Neurodiversity: https://seeds.libsyn.com/esther-whitehead-on-neurodiversity

John Berry on finding your Purpose: https://seeds.libsyn.com/john-berry-on-ethical-investing

Shanna Moe talk on what Adults can learn from Children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjYxfUZhBY

Interview with Shanna on being 10: https://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-10

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