#67 Alex Cahana - Decentralize Everything: A Blueprint for a Resilient Future

In this powerful episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Dr. Alex Cahana – physician, philosopher, blockchain pioneer, and global thought leader in decentralization. From battlefield trauma medicine to blockchain innovation, Dr. Cahana’s journey spans medicine, technology, governance, and regenerative economies.Together, they explore why decentralization is not just a technological shift but a profound reclaiming of human agency, sovereignty, and resilience. This is not another blockchain hype story—it’s a vision for how decentralized systems can transform health, finance, governance, and community, paving the way for a regenerative and inclusive future.Highlights:🔓 Decentralization Misunderstood – Beyond security and censorship resistance, it’s about reclaiming self-agency and avoiding the infantilization of centralized systems.⚖️ The TTT Model – Transparency, Trust, and Tokens as the building blocks of resilient decentralized networks.🏥 From Health to Governance – Real-world applications in healthcare, supply chains, property rights, energy, and digital identity.🌍 Network States & Regenerative Communities – Why most current network states fail and how true inclusivity means shifting from extractive ownership to commitment-based stewardship.🚀 Horizons of Change – Short-term composable solutions, mid-term convergence of blockchain, AI, and privacy tech, and long-term visions of post-monetary, regenerative economies.✨ Cosmic Perspective – Technology as a mirror of our humanity, the call for interspecies and interplanetary collaboration, and why love must remain the foundation of decentralization.About Dr. Alex Cahana:Dr. Cahana is a physician and global voice for decentralized futures. He has served as a UN Blockchain for Healthcare Expert and was former Head of Healthcare and Blockchain at ConsenSys Health. His mission: to “Decentralize Everything” by empowering individuals as health and wealth producers through Web3 solutions.Today, he advises pioneering organizations including:🔗 Impact Rooms – Driving Web3 innovation in emerging markets.🏝 Satoshi Island (Vanuatu) – Building decentralized, regenerative communities.🔗 Titlechain – Securing decentralized title transfer and asset validation.🌍 Adanian Labs Africa – Supporting tech innovation for sustainable development.He is a frequent speaker at global conferences, including the UN General Assembly’s Science Summit, advocating for decentralized, resilient, and regenerative socio-economic infrastructures.🎧 Tune in to this essential conversation on decentralization as a blueprint for resilience and agency.👉 Connect with Dr. Alex Cahana on LinkedIn: To learn more about me, follow the links below:Website: https://alistairlanger.deLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairlanger/#Decentralization #BlockchainForGood #CatalyzingChange #ResilientFutures #NetworkStates #RegenerativeEconomies #TransparencyTrustTokens #SystemsChange

In this groundbreaking episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Julia Watson - designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism. Together, they explore how ancient ecological knowledge systems can guide the next wave of regenerative design, climate resilience, and cultural renewal.From living bridges that grow over generations to gravity-fed rice terraces and natural wastewater treatment wetlands, Julia unveils how indigenous technologies - refined over centuries - offer blueprints for thriving in the Anthropocene. This is not about romanticizing the past, but about weaving deep time wisdom with cutting-edge innovation to reimagine our collective future.Highlights:🌿 Decolonizing Design – Why sustainability must move beyond Western paradigms to honor and integrate indigenous stewardship.🔄 Circular Time & Deep Resilience – How cyclical timekeeping and regenerative systems can restore planetary balance.🏙️ The Future of Cities – From sponge cities in China to AI-powered mapping of ancestral technologies, Julia envisions urban ecosystems as living, breathing organisms.⚖️ Two-Eyed Seeing – A framework for merging Western science with traditional ecological knowledge for equitable and enduring solutions.About Julia Watson:Julia is an internationally recognized leader in ecological design, blending landscape architecture, Indigenous wisdom, and future tech into visionary strategies for climate adaptation. Her work spans continents and cultures, challenging entrenched systems of colonial architecture while advocating for living cities rooted in reciprocity and resilience.🎧 Tune in to this essential conversation bridging ancient futures and modern innovation.👉 juliawatson.com | Lo-TEK Book#LoTEK #RadicalIndigenism #DecolonizingDesign #CircularTime #DeepTime #RegenerativeFutures #CatalyzingChange #ImpactAcceleratorSummit

In this soul-stirring episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Satyen Raja — master mentor, founder of WarriorSage, and a true Renegade of embodied wisdom. Together, they explore the alchemy of inner mastery and planetary stewardship, blending martial discipline, mystical insight, and systemic transformation into a potent call for conscious leadership.From Shaolin temples to psychedelic integration, from trauma work to tantric depth, this conversation dives deep into what it really takes to become a Planetary Citizen — someone devoted not just to personal enlightenment but to civilization-level coherence.Highlights:⚔️ Awakening the Warrior-Sage – Satyen shares how cross-training the body, mind, and spirit ignites true leadership, beyond performance and ego.💸 The Taboo Triad – Sex, Money, and Power aren’t the problem — disowning them is. Real Sangha is forged in truth and shadow work.🌍 Omni-Win Systems Thinking – Why the next wave of business leaders must become civilization stewards, building regenerative cultures and post-ego economies.🌱 Legacy Visioning – From anchoring global Sanghas to co-creating new currencies and network states, the episode lays out a 3-horizon blueprint for long-term impact.About Satyen Raja:Satyen is the founder of WarriorSage, a transformational training organization guiding high-impact leaders into awakened, embodied power. With a rare blend of martial arts mastery, tantric depth, and spiritual insight, Satyen supports changemakers in aligning their inner truth with outer impact — not just for personal gain, but for the evolution of humanity.🎧 Tune in to this masterful exchange of presence, purpose, and planetary design.👉 warriorsage.com #WarriorSage #PlanetaryLeadership #OmniWin #CatalyzingChange #SpiritualEntrepreneurship #SystemicTransformation #LegacyThinking #RadicalCoherence

In this soulful and provocative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Maruxa Murphy, founder of Revolutionary Communities, to explore what it really takes to move from building communities to designing whole civilizations.With over 250+ communities shaped across the globe, Maruxa shares how her multicultural upbringing and lived experience of otherness shaped her calling: community as ministry, and belonging as survival. She walks us through her evolution—from being offered Facebook’s Head of Community role to instead choosing to steward regenerative futures rooted in love, reciprocity, and transformation.Highlights:🌱 From Belonging to Stewardship – How Maruxa turned lived adversity into a superpower for designing soul-aligned communities.🔥 Why Most Communities Fail – A bold look at shadow avoidance, lack of governance, and the illusions of equity without integration.👥 Audience ≠ Community – Understanding the deep difference between a one-way broadcast and a two-way sacred container.🌀 Spiral Dynamics & the Mean Green Meme – A systems lens on why well-meaning spaces can still get stuck in ego and stagnation.🏗 The Framework: Vision, Values, and Voice – How to build communities through embodied leadership, not control.🔭 Horizon 3: The Future of Civilization – A decentralized web of micro-communities governed by rituals, regenerative systems, and remembered peace.About Maruxa Murphy: Maruxa Murphy is a master community architect, soul weaver, and founder of Revolutionary Communities. With 20+ years of experience designing transformational ecosystems, she helps entrepreneurs, organizations, and place-based leaders unlock the power of belonging and regenerative governance. Her work fuses strategy, soul, and systems thinking—turning communities into living vessels for global change.

Better Decisions: Chelsea Toler on Next Gens & the Family Office EcosystemIn this forward-thinking episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Chelsea Toler—Co-Founder of Logictry and President of The Keep Families Giving Foundation—to explore how the next generation of wealth holders can make more purpose-driven, informed decisions in a rapidly evolving world.From the halls of the Vatican Youth Symposium to launching the Intergenerational Impact Summit at Google, Chelsea shares how she’s building a “wisdom economy” through AI-powered tools, safe storytelling spaces, and intergenerational dialogue.Highlights:🧠 Logictry's Founding Vision – How World Logic Day sparked a movement to give Next Gens structured, values-aligned decision-making tools.💸 The Great Wealth Transfer – Framing the $84 trillion shift not just as capital movement, but a regenerative opportunity to redefine legacy.🌀 AI with a Soul – Why Logictry isn’t just about tech, but about curating wisdom to protect “decision equity” in the age of acceleration.🌅 Legacy in 3 Horizons – From practical tools like prenups and board guides (H1) to catalyzing peaceful systems evolution (H2) to building the “Apple of Wisdom Tools” (H3).About Chelsea Toler:Chelsea Toler is a next-generation philanthropy leader, systems thinker, and co-founder of Logictry—an AI-powered platform that equips family offices and Next Gens to lead with clarity, curiosity, and purpose. As President of the Keep Families Giving Foundation, she is reshaping how capital, legacy, and wisdom intersect across generations.🎧 Tune in now to meet the woman helping a generation lead with logic, heart, and impact.👉 logictry.com

From Structures to Systems: Peta Milan on Unlocking Regenerative Capital at ScaleIn this visionary episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer is joined by Peta Milan, founder of JET Group and principal of the Henmil Family Office, to unpack what it truly means to shift from extractive investment models to regenerative capital.Drawing from her expansive experience—from conflict zones and UN advisory roles to redesigning capital structures—Peta challenges conventional notions of sustainability and impact. Instead, she invites us into a deeper conversation about systems thinking, relational intelligence, and place-based investing.Highlights:🌍 Regeneration vs. Sustainability – Why regenerative investing isn’t about categories or labels but sensing, co-creating, and stewarding living systems.🧠 The 8 Core Capacities – From “Getting to Essence” to “Storytelling of Place,” discover the inner work required for outer transformation.🏗 System → Structure – Why best practices create entropy, and how high-leverage nodes and context listening unlock true systemic change.📈 Case Studies with Impact – How Playa Viva and Iona Island prove regenerative approaches can outperform both in ROI and long-term resilience.About Peta Milan:Peta Milan is the Founder and CEO of JET Group and Founding Principal of the Henmil Group Family Office. She pioneers regenerative investing models that blend capital design, indigenous wisdom, and systemic thinking. Her work empowers investors and institutions to build not just portfolios—but thriving, self-healing systems.🎧 Tune in now to explore the architecture of regenerative wealth!

In this transformative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, host Alistair Langer dives deep with Sherry Rais, Co-Founder and CEO of Enthea, a pioneering company making psychedelic-assisted therapies accessible through workplace benefits.From her early work with the UN and World Bank to founding Enthea, Sherry’s journey reflects a bold vision for revolutionizing mental health care. She shares how witnessing the global mental health crisis firsthand inspired her to pursue evidence-based psychedelic therapies as a scalable, effective solution.Highlights:🌱 From Global Development to Psychedelic Innovation – How Sherry’s work in poverty reduction led her to discover the healing potential of psychedelics.💥 The Psychedelic Renaissance – Why MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine are poised to disrupt traditional mental health treatments.🚀 Scaling Impact with Enthea – The path to treating millions through corporate benefits and the long-term vision of healing one billion people.🔗 Cultural Shift – How public figures and mainstream media are driving a new conversation around mental health.About Sherry Rais: Sherry Rais is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enthea, a company dedicated to making psychedelic-assisted therapies a standard workplace benefit. With a background in global health and policy, Sherry’s mission is to provide safe, affordable access to transformative mental health treatments.

"Intuition is just the bridge—connection is the destination." – Jennifer K. HillIn this transformative episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, Alistair Langer speaks with Jennifer K. Hill, intuitive entrepreneur and founder of OptiMatch, a pioneering platform using AI and psychometrics to match people in business, therapy, and community.From launching her first business at age 10 to scaling human connection through technology, Jennifer shares how her neurodivergence became a superpower—and why psychological safety, intuition, and data are the future of meaningful relationships. Her mission? To connect 1 billion people across the globe.Highlights:✨ A Misfit’s Journey – How childhood adversity, intuition, and resilience shaped Jennifer’s path as a founder.🧠 Intuition Meets AI – How Jennifer and her co-founder turned human instinct into an algorithm for deeper, scalable matchmaking.🏢 Matchmaking for Teams & Events – Discover how OptiMatch boosts performance by aligning people with purpose at work, summits, and within global communities.🌐 The Billion-Person Movement – Jennifer’s moonshot vision to revolutionize human connection through plugins, AI, and emotional intelligence.💬 The Psychology of Connection – Why trust and psychological safety are non-negotiables for any high-functioning relationship or team.About Jennifer K. Hill:Jennifer is a dynamic speaker, author, and serial entrepreneur who turned her gift for intuitive matchmaking into OptiMatch, a tech platform transforming how we connect in work and life. She’s on a mission to elevate humanity by bridging technology with empathy—and creating a world where meaningful connections are accessible to everyone.🎧 Tune in now to learn how technology and intuition together can scale impact and transform how we connect.👉 Optimat.ch#Matchmaking #AI #HumanConnection #PsychologicalSafety #Leadership #EmotionalIntelligence #Innovation #Podcast

"Environmental impact needs financial scale—and the tools to measure, verify, and trust it." – Bill KentrupIn this powerful episode of Catalyzing Radical Systemic Change, Alistair Langer sits down with Bill Kentrup, a pioneer in global carbon markets with over two decades of experience in sustainability, finance, and climate innovation.From the early Wild West days of the Kyoto Protocol to the rise of blockchain-enabled carbon verification, Bill shares how his journey—from oceanography to investment banking to Web3 climate tech—has shaped his mission to scale climate solutions globally. Now, as Chief Investment Officer at Gigatons, he’s building a new platform for data-driven, verifiable decarbonization.Highlights:🌊 From Oceanography to Finance – How Bill’s scientific background led him to become a leader in climate finance.📈 Carbon Market Evolution – Key insights from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement—and what’s next.🔗 Blockchain & Climate Finance – Why Web3 and smart meters are essential to trusted, transparent carbon markets.🚀 Scaling Impact with Gigatons – A look at how the company is building beyond EV infrastructure to unlock gigaton-level emissions reductions.🌱 Horizon 1-2-3 Vision – Bill’s forecast for the future of climate markets, from current hurdles to regenerative economies.About Bill Kentrup:Bill Kentrup is a globally recognized expert in carbon markets and sustainable finance. As co-founder of Allinfra, he led the push to integrate blockchain into environmental asset tracking, improving trust and transparency in carbon markets. Now at Gigatons, he’s driving bold, system-level decarbonization strategies that align energy, technology, and finance for maximum impact.🎧 Tune in now to explore the next frontier of climate action!👉 Allinfra | Gigatons#ClimateFinance #Web3 #CarbonMarkets #Sustainability #Blockchain #Decarbonization #Podcast

"True innovation happens when diverse minds unite to solve the world's biggest challenges." – Yarrow KranerIn this inspiring episode, Alistair Langer is joined by Yarrow Kraner, the visionary founder of HATCH, a global network designed to connect changemakers and accelerate solutions for humanity’s most pressing issues. Over the past 20 years, HATCH has brought together astronauts, artists, entrepreneurs, and young innovators to spark systemic change.From his early days building Superdudes, one of the first online social impact platforms, to leading HATCH initiatives with NASA, Intel, and global policymakers, Yarrow shares his journey of fostering collaboration, trust, and impact at scale.This episode explores the power of community-driven innovation, the challenges of scaling impact, and the future of leadership training through HATCH’s expanding global hubs.Highlights:🔥 The HATCH Philosophy – How cross-pollination of diverse talents fuels breakthrough solutions for systemic global challenges.🌍 Real-World Impact – Stories of HATCH-driven collaborations tackling issues like microplastics, inclusive cities, and climate action.🤝 Building a Global Network – Why trust-based communities are the key to long-term impact and innovation.🚀 Overcoming Challenges – Yarrow’s insights on navigating roadblocks while scaling a movement for global change.🔮 A Vision for the Future – The evolution of HATCH into global leadership hubs designed to train the next generation of changemakers.About Yarrow Kraner:Yarrow Kraner is a renowned entrepreneur, creative strategist, and community builder, named one of the top 100 creatives in the U.S. He founded HATCH, a platform dedicated to accelerating world-changing ideas by bridging industries and generations. His work has influenced global initiatives aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and his early venture, Superdudes, grew to 1.5M users before being acquired by FOX.With two decades of experience in social impact, innovation, and leadership development, Yarrow continues to shape the future of systemic change and global collaboration.🎧 Listen now to learn how you can be part of a movement shaping a better world!👉 HATCH Experience#HATCH #Innovation #Impact #Community #SystemChange #Leadership #Podcast