S6 Ep2: Abby Thompson - Future of Food

From politician to food insecurity for the nation, this was a great chance to understand what advocacy looks and sounds like, talking with Iain Lees-Galloway.

What do you get when you create two AI bots – Claude 1 and Claude 2 and them conversing with each other 24 hours a day called Infinite Backrooms and launch them onto X (stupid name). Then create a 3rd Bot called Truth Terminal which takes the learnings of Claude 1 and 2, add some interest from a tech billionaire who gifts $50k of crypto to one of the claudes. Oh and let's start a religion called the Goatse Gospel and see what happens when some random floats the $Goat Crypto currency. You end up with the first AI millionaire – that's what. Enjoy a taste of things to come.

I’ve heard it said many times. A good editor is worth their weight in gold. I now know that to be true.  Without Bob Selden my book ‘As it turns out - No One's Got Their Shit Together’ would not be about to be printed.  He has not only edited the book, but kept me on track, and as it turns out, there’s more work to do after the book has been written than writing it in the first place. Phew – thank you Bob. This podcast was a chance to learn some more about Bob’s journey in his professional life, and about the 4 books he has written himself. Enjoy!

If you are interested in team work, leadership or anything to do developing culture read ‘Better’ by Christina Wedgwood.I personally got so much clarity from this read.This podcast interview will give you a good taste of what to expect.

Harv got the opportunity to sit down with Manda recently to discuss her lifetime of work, and where she is focussing her energies in the future. Intergenerational trauma was the main focus of this podcast, which is something everyone needs to have a basic understanding of.Also Manda Johnson has recently been gifted a lifetime Collective Intelligence Membership after 13 years of stella facilitation and guidance to the Collective Intelligence teams and community.During this time Manda has exemplified a lifetime learning attitude that we are so aligned to, always believing there is a better way.

After being introduced to Ellen Ford by one of our facilitators Jon Lasenby, I learned Ellen had recently published a book #workschoolhours which intrigued me. After reading the book I was very keen to learn more about what had driven her to take up this cause. It’s worth a read, and the podcast is definitely worth a listen – even if I am biased.

Sitting down with Foodie Huw Taylor gave me the chance to understand why being a foodie makes all the difference when you are actually growing Food.

Tapping into the Northern Hemisphere trends around business adaptability.

The times are a changing in the world of producing food. This was a chance to hear just how that looks from behind the scenes, delving into one of the smartest minds Harv has had a chance to unpick.

Five years ago, I reached out to Rod Oram to request a podcast interview. I didn’t know him, nor he me. I didn’t expect an affirmative answer from a man who I had often read, or listened to, on different media channels. However, if I knew a little about this gentle man I would have known the answer was always going to be yes. He was incredibly generous with his time; I was to learn. It was January 2019 when I first met him in Auckland to sit down for the recording, feeling very nervous and in awe of the legend that was Rod. That didn’t last long as we launched into the interview, where I was struck by the depth of knowledge he had on any number of topics. We continued this every year since at the beginning of each year, referring to them as Rod’s state of the nation address. They became less formal as I became more relaxed in his presence. The Edmund Hillary Fellowship events were also a place where we would meet at intervening occasions. On March 13th I sat down with Rod Oram at his home for the last time. It was always special to have his full attention, so thankfully I was always appreciative of these moments. What was so poignant with this interview was the ever-hopeful Rod was feeling frustrated with the major steps backwards in environmental government policies. At the end his shoulders were slumped, and I gave him a hug. I’m going to miss my annual pilgrimage to chat with him immensely. Here’s my favourite quote from a previous podcast I did with Rod in relation to caring for the planet: “We won’t do enough until we care enough, and we won’t care enough until we rediscover our love of Nature”. At his memorial service I learnt a little more of his life. One of these was that he had a strong Christian belief, and so it was rather fitting the service was at the magnificent Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. Go well Rod Oram. I hope this podcast does you justice. - Ian (Harv) Harvey This podcast is brought to your ears with the support of