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Think Act Regenerate

By: Leigh Baker
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  • THINK ACT REGENERATE is a podcast by Leigh Baker of ThinkActRegenerate which explores the wealth of regenerative design solutions happening on the ground in Australia and New Zealand, as well as around the world.
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  • INSIGHT | Levelling up to design for REGENERATION

    INSIGHT | Levelling up to design for REGENERATION
    Apr 25 2024
    One of the core propositions of Think Act Regenerate is that today’s regenerative design thinking enables a rich smorgasbord of smarter, faster, funner win/win/win solutions that go WAY beyond 20th century “sustainability” and “efficiency”. What IS regenerative thinking? To me, it’s a new place to stand – because we can’t solve 20th century problems with 20th century thinking. Here’s my take on what regeneration is about and why it has a strong business focus, illustrated with a heap of examples. LINKS Think Act Regenerate INSIGHTS email series: http://thinkactregenerate.com/insights Think Act Regenerate INSIGHT on OPPORTUNITY https://thinkactregenerate.com/insight-a-world-of-business-and-career-opportunity/ Books and general links BUSINESS LESSONS FROM A RADICAL INDUSTRIALIST https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429997164/businesslessonsfromaradicalindustrialist REGENERATION: https://regeneration.org/the-book THE DEEP GREEN PROFIT HANDBOOK https://thinkactregenerate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DeepGreenProfit.pdf Michael Porter: “Why business can be good at solving social problems” https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_porter_why_business_can_be_good_at_solving_social_problems.html Project Drawdown: https://drawdown.org/solutions Examples: Precious metals being recovered from ewaste using the whey https://rpra.ca/the-hub/researchers-extract-gold-from-e-waste-using-a-cheese-byproduct/ Farmer upcycling excess produce https://thinkactregenerate.com/dried-bananas-food-vodka/ AMP upcycling skyscraper https://thinkactregenerate.com/upcycling-commercial-buildings-circular-economy-at-a-whole-new-scale/ Sundrop farms, using solar energy and seawater to grow tomatoes in the desert: https://www.sundropfarms.com/ Interface flooring, utilising land-fill methane to power a factory https://www.greenbiz.com/article/interface-flooring-powers-plant-using-landfill-emissions Farmers installing solar panels to protect their crops and power their on-farm equipment https://ceat.org.au/the-benefits-of-agrivoltaics-in-agriculture/ A Riverina renewable energy coop building a community solar garden https://switchedon.reneweconomy.com.au/content/australias-first-community-solar-garden-becomes-a-reality Kua Coffee, utilising a social enterprise structure to serve its growers in Kenya https://kuacoffee.co/learn/why-does-kua-have-a-foundation-and-a-company An Indian company making a vegetable-based “Leather” from banana waste: https://banofileather.com/ Plastic-free coffee pods utilising algae-based material to protect the coffee https://www.fastcompany.com/91056402/how-keurig-finally-made-a-coffee-pod-with-no-plastic Waste processing powered by Black Soldier Fly for food waste: https://goterra.au/food-waste-management/ HarperCollins use design to reduce paper cost and save trees https://www.fastcompany.com/91071102/harper-collins-made-a-tiny-tweak-to-its-book-design-and-has-saved-thousands-of-trees-as-a-result Totally Renewable Yackandandah – from solar panels to energy retailer https://totallyrenewableyack.org.au/ Melbourne business turns toner cartridge waste into road surfacing material and vegetable garden modules: https://roadsonline.com.au/the-proof-is-in-the-pavement-with-close-the-loop/ WA farmer is using biochar and dung beetles to reduce operating costs, increase production : https://www.wantfa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WANTFA_NF_Summer2015_Biochar-002.pdf A family-run building company in NSW building super-efficient housing that sells itself https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/news-from-the-front-desk/news-from-the-front-desk-issue-no-231/
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    38 mins
  • INSIGHT | A world of business and career OPPORTUNITY

    INSIGHT | A world of business and career OPPORTUNITY
    Mar 22 2024

    A surprising number of people look at “sustainability” and “the environment” as onerous obligations instead of seeing it as a rich smorgasbord of business and career opportunity.

    So they miss out on the wealth of commercial solutions coming to market – many of which are already scaling globally.

    In the first of 10 Think Act Regenerate INSIGHTS, we explore the scope and scale of today’s opportunities and identify some starting resources.


    LINKS

    The Think Act Regenerate INSIGHTS email series: thinkactregenerate.com/insights

    Project Drawdown’s solutions catalogue: drawdown.org/solutions

    Ellen Macarthur Foundation for the Circular Economy: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

    Circular Design Guide: circulardesignguide.com

    Project Regeneration’s Action Nexus: regeneration.org/nexus

    Planning worksheet download of “An Ikigai for regenerative solutionists”: thinkactregenerate.com/an-ikigai-for-regenerative-solutionists


    CREDITS

    Original music composed for the show by Ian Hopkinson of HopkinsonCreative.com - used with permission.
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    18 mins
  • TRANSITION | From Regenomics to Think Act Regenerate

    TRANSITION | From Regenomics to Think Act Regenerate
    Feb 6 2024

    I began this podcast as an exploration of the wealth of regenerative solutions scaling globally today that just about anyone can be part of. It was initially part of the Climactic podcast family, so it had a focus on climate issues.

    However, my passion has always been design for regeneration and accelerating the spread of today's rich smorgasbord of commercial, actionable solutions.

    Going forward, Think Act Regenerate will explore the design principles as well as the individual solutions being actioned by entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs and innovators around the world.


    CREDITS: Original music by Ian Hopkinson of Hopkinson Creative


    LINKS:

    Think Act Regenerate INSIGHTS email series
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    12 mins
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