Seeds

Co-founding the Australian Social Enterprise Thankyou at 19, being transparent about the ups and downs of the journey, what keeps you going on an entrepreneurial marathon, the importance of purpose as your foundation and what the future holds.

Daniel Flynn co-founded Thankyou, a social enterprise started in Australia which aims to end global poverty. I spoke to him during the Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchurch.

For more on Thankyou visit https://thankyou.co/ and to join the New Zealand launch team email: [email protected]

Building a network of urban farms as a social enterprise, their potential to help the young people involved find their purpose and the chance to participate in the next stage of Cultivate Christchurch through "Broccoli Bonds" with the ability to receive fresh veges if you invest.

Bailey Peryman is the co-founder of Cultivate Christchurch, which is a social enterprise that inspires young people to live lives they value in an urban farm environment in Christchurch, New Zealand.

For more visit: http://cultivate.org.nz/

Working in Silicon Valley in the 1970s, what resilience is in an organisational context, how theory was turned into a living labratory when the earthquakes hit Christchurch and what organisations can do to improve their resilience before a crisis hits.

Dr John Vargo is an Executive Director of Resilient Organisations Ltd based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

https://resorgs.org.nz/

What it feels like to turn 10, what kids can teach adults and what they wish we knew, the keys to developing a growth mindset, some innovative transport ideas, how to reduce pollution and what it means to be a good friend.

The one where we learn about a childhood without TV but plenty of imagination, becoming a Member of Parliament, how the earthquakes sparked the decision to become Mayor, the future for social enterprises and both the challenges and unique opportunities facing Christchurch today.

"This is an opportunity to do things that you couldn't do before. It is a time where our city can really provide an uplift for those involved in social enterprise, for those that are involved in entrepreneurship, for those that just want to give things a go. This is a place where we can literally try anything because we have been through this experience and it is kind of like, "why not", and so we are a city that has an incredible opportunity to help lead the way."

The one where we learn about a childhood without TV but plenty of imagination, becoming a Member of Parliament, how the earthquakes sparked the decision to become Mayor, the future for social enterprises and both the challenges and unique opportunities facing Christchurch today.

"This is a place where we can literally try anything because we have been through this experience and it is kind of like, why not."

The one where we talk about when a national identity forms if you are a child of immigrants, starting your first charity at 15, empowering others as a Social Enterprise lawyer in post Earthquake Christchurch and moving to Tokyo to help grow the Pechakucha movement worldwide.

"Just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you should do nothing."

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The one where we talk about when a national identity forms if you are a child of immigrants, starting your first charity at 15, empowering others as a Social Enterprise lawyer in post Earthquake Christchurch and moving to Tokyo to help grow the Pechakucha movement worldwide.

"Just because you can’t do everything doesn’t mean you should do nothing."

Visit here for more on Pechakucha http://www.pechakucha.org/

The one where we talk about leaving working in the corporate world behind, what B Corps actually are and the process to become one, what changes are needed to have purpose driven societies and how medieval history fits in.

The one where we talk about what it takes to leave working in the corporate world behind, what B Corps actually are and the process to become one, what changes are needed to have more purpose driven people and societies and how medieval history fits in to all this.

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