Best Alexa Firmenich Podcasts (2024)

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24. Guardians of the Earth: The Rise of Ecocide Law 55:30

42m ago55:30

55:30

Could the destruction of nature become considered as serious a crime as that of genocide? How does the structure of law shape a civilisation’s norms, behaviors and overarching story? Today we’ll be discussing international Ecocide law, a massively growing movement that wants to embed the notion of ‘ecocide’ crime at the highest levels of law - at t…

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Driving transformation by creating disequilibrium, with Hamilton Mann 37:08

9d ago37:08

37:08

Hamilton Mann, a top executive at European defense group Thales tells Michael Wade why creating objectives that take people out of their comfort zones is vital to driving collaboration and transformation at scale. ***** Read our magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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23. Wild Avatars: Nature in Virtual Reality 1:08:52

15d ago1:08:52

1:08:52

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to breathe yourself into your own body? To flow with the out-breath of trees into your own fractaling lungs, to dance ribbonlike into an ancient ceiba’s vasculature, to stitch an ecosystem together as a mycelium highways sparkling with energy? In this episode we explore the transformational potential of …

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The Interview: David Bach speaks to Jason Price of NXTHVN 30:08

2M ago30:08

30:08

Jason Price, Founder and Chairman of the Board at NXTHVN, tells David Bach about the national arts model he has inaugurated which empowers artists, curators, and the community through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem. ***** Read our magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.…

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The Interview: Michael Wade speaks to Joseph Bradley 26:41

2M ago26:41

26:41

The boundary between the physical and digital worlds is dissolving, says Joseph Bradley, CEO of TONOMUS, a world-leading technology enterprise powering the world’s first ecosystem of cognitive technologies at NEOM in Saudi Arabia. Harnessing the power of data, while addressing the risks, will be key to an enhanced integrated future. ***** Read our …

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The Interview: The G7 gangs up on China 13:24

2M ago13:24

13:24

Long treated as a photo opportunity for the leaders of Western democracies, the G7 has had a new lease of life ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With so many G20 members at each other’s throats, the G7 has proved to be a useful vehicle to align against military aggression and the economic threats to Western business and technological prim…

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22. Zen Buddhism and the Soul of Lifeworlding 1:25:33

3M ago1:25:33

1:25:33

Today’s episode brings us into the heart and philosophy of Zen Buddhism, as practiced by the Plum Village monastic community that was founded in 1982 by the Vietnamese peace activist, monk, poet, and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Today it has grown into Europe’s largest Buddhist monastery, with over 200 resident monks and nuns, and known as one of the m…

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Poetry | A Sunset with Mary Oliver 15:02

3M ago15:02

15:02

Woven together loosely by my narrative, this special episode traces through a selection of five dazzling poems from the Pulitzer-prize winning poet Mary Oliver; bringing us into giddy relationship with the natural world -- with geese and grasshoppers and miracles and scars and existential queries on what makes life worth living. Mary's sharp and ge…

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21. The Science of Plant Intelligence & Neurobiology - with Paco Calvo 1:08:25

5M ago1:08:25

1:08:25

Are plants conscious? Do they experience forms of cognition and intelligence that go beyond patterned and hard-wired evolutionary behaviors? Do intelligence and consciousness really require a brain and central nervous system? Or should we consider intelligence on Earth to be less brain-bound, perhaps not even residing in the individual self, but ra…

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The Interview: Chris Tung, President of Strategic Development at Alibaba Group 34:24

5M ago34:24

34:24

Chris Tung is President of Strategic Development at Alibaba Group, a Chinese multinational specializing in e-commerce, retail, and technology. He tells IMD's Amit Joshi how the company is integrating AI to optimize... -- Read our magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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The Interview: Morra Aarons-Mele 38:30

5M ago38:30

38:30

Morra Aarons-Mele, author and host of the Anxious Achiever podcast, discusses the strategies to help turn anxiety into a leadership superpower. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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Soulfire Sessions I: with Daniel Schmachtenberger 57:46

5M ago57:46

57:46

Soulfire Sessions have come to Lifeworlds! These occasional special episodes will be our take on the good old concept of a fireside chat. Intimate, philosophical, challenging, sometimes zany, always insightful, these are discussions with visionaries who don’t often get the airtime to speak about their deeper ways of being and feeling – and what lig…

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20. Seeds: The Life Keepers - with Milka Chepkorir Kuto 59:12

6M ago59:12

59:12

Seeds. Memory keepers. Speckled time travellers. Capsules of deep, earth wisdom. To control seeds is to control life. To be a seed is to hold the genetic code of turning starlight into matter, of morphing your body into soft green tips that tremble in the wind and drink fire. There is a deep co-evolutionary relationship that exists in your bones, b…

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Sound Journey | Music of the Waters 33:25

6M ago33:25

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This musical journey has been produced for Lifeworlds by the vocal artist Moncaya. It is a sonic ode to the waters of the Earth and the rivers that flow, and a deep and loving conversation between two dear friends. Moncaya is a singer-songwriter and composer whose namesake derives from the mountain that rises in a vast dry plain in Northern Spain, …

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19. Conservation Photography and Beauty Activism – with Cristina “Mitty” Mittermeier 54:27

9M ago54:27

54:27

Audacious, spunky, courageous, defiant, sensitive, compassionate, fierce… These are just some of the words that I feel radiating from the formidable spirit and woman that is Cristina “Mitty” Mittermeier. Hailed as one of the most influential conservation photographers of our time, this Mexican national has dedicated her entire life to protecting th…

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The Interview: Repsol Foundation Chair António Calçada 49:04

9M ago49:04

49:04

Sophie Bacq speaks to António Calçada, Executive Managing Director of the Repsol Foundation, on how the model of corporate philanthropy is shifting from charitable giving towards investing in entrepreneurial ventures that can create positive social and environmental impact. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership program…

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18. Satellites, Data and Earth Observation: Signal from Noise – with Dan Hammer 55:37

10M ago55:37

55:37

How can satellite data and computation fundamentally shift how we understand our place on a changing Earth, and amongst other species? Can we use all that newfound knowledge, transparency, and intelligent data architecture to become better stewards? Allowing the earth to behold itself and its own lifeworld in a whole new way… And what are the ethic…

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Meditation | The Cosmos in Your Food 12:36

10M ago12:36

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A guided meditation to bring you into a state of communion and intimacy with the Earth through the daily, sacred act of eating. Many ancient traditions have their ways of giving thanks to our connection with food and the planet’s bounteous harvest. Here, I have been inspired by the Zen Buddhist lineage of Plum Village, and the tenderness and beauty…

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The Interview: Environmental philanthropist Alexa Firmenich 11:59

10M ago11:59

11:59

Alexa Firmenich is one of a new wave of philanthropists seeking to transform the way societies operate through purpose-led, professional interventions. In this interview, Peter Vogel explores how philanthropy has shifted from traditional charitable giving to a bolder vision. ------------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leader…

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk 27:41

10M ago27:41

27:41

For too long, citizens of countries blessed with stable institutions have taken democracy and freedom for granted, the Head of the Center for Civil Liberties tells Professor Niccolò Pisani. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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17. Tales of the Arctic Deep – with Sylvia Earle, Johan Rockström and Taylor Griffith 1:55:16

11M ago1:55:16

1:55:16

A special three part episode recorded onboard a Climate and Oceans expedition in the Norwegian Arctic. We’ll hear about the dark mysteries of the deepest realms of the ocean from “Her Deepness” herself, Dr. Sylvia Earle (possibly the most admired and loved oceanographer of the last century). Followed by the latest Planetary Boundaries Earth science…

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The Interview: Jay Mehta owner of the Mehta Group 21:29

11M ago21:29

21:29

Jay Mehta, owner of the Metha Group, sits down with Misiek Piskorski Dean of IMD Asia and Oceania. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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The Interview: Entrepreneur and mountain guide Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy 33:20

11M ago33:20

33:20

French entrepreneur and mountain guide Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy explains to Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation Julia Binder how she made a profitable business model – climbing Mount Everest – more sustainable. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.…

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16. Climate Grief, Eco-anxiety, and Loving a World in Turmoil – with Britt Wray 1:10:34

12M ago1:10:34

1:10:34

A necessary and beautiful episode on the emotional terrain of climate grief, loss, sadness, anxiety, and all the ways we can cope either maladaptively or adaptively to this challenging moment in time. This is an intimate conversation that makes the case for allowing ourselves to ‘feel it all’. Because from the depth of feeling comes the power of ac…

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The Interview: Olympian Rebecca Wardell 40:51

12M ago40:51

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Olympian Rebecca Wardell tells Heather Cairns-Lee how a 20,000 km bike ride from Lausanne to New Zealand taught her the importance of managing her mindset, resilience, teamwork, and the kindness of strangers. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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The Interview: Mate Rimac CEO of Rimac Automobili 29:36

11M ago29:36

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Inspired by electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, Mate Rimac, CEO of the electric supercar company Rimac Automobili, is helping to drive a revolution in the automotive sector. He sits down for an interview with IMD's Didier Bonnet. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.…

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The Interview: Judith Wiese, Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Siemens 22:03

11M ago22:03

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IMD's Julia Binder how Judith Wiese, Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Siemens, effectively combines two roles at the German technology and industrial group. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.By IMD

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Myth | Remembrance & Initiation of the Soul 34:56

1y ago34:56

34:56

An essential part of living into different lifeworlds resides in the mythic realm – the currents of poetry, mysticism and story that stream in the archetypal world below the world. Today I bring you a myth, from Darren Silver, rite of passage and vision quest guide; it is a myth that has laid dormant for many years and is finally here to be told. O…

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15. Re-Weaving Landscapes: Wildlife Crossings & Designing for Nature as the Client 1:10:41

1y ago1:10:41

1:10:41

The roads on which we drive are unlikely to strike us as an exciting source of design innovation or interspecies dialogue. And yet, some of the most fascinating experiments and living laboratories are taking place around the world in how humans can build structures of hope and creativity for other species to flourish, despite having their habitats …

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14. Musicians of the Planet: On Making Interspecies Songs – with David Rothenberg 1:01:38

1y ago1:01:38

1:01:38

A clarinet plugged into an underwater hydrophone, playing with liquid humpback whale songs below the surface. A huddled group of musicians under a night-time forest in Berlin, singing with nightingales. A 17-year swarm of cicadas alighting upon a sole jazz musician. These are the scenographies that David Rothenberg provokes with his interspecies mu…

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13. The Sounds of Life: Bioacoustics, A.I. and Ethics – with Karen Bakker 1:01:48

1+ y ago1:01:48

1:01:48

The world around us is constantly vibrating with sounds we cannot hear. This magical soundscape evades our senses, tempts us by its elusive presence and beckons us to look deeper. Our ability to listen in is rapidly evolving. Over the last decades, scientists have begun installing digital listening devices in nearly every ecosystem. This process of…

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Meditation | Deep Time 21:19

1+ y ago21:19

21:19

This is a meditation I wrote and recorded to plunge us through epochs of cosmic time, through the tremendous evolutionary processes that preceded us, became us, and are us. It grants us invaluable context on the great tales of life whose memories are held in our bones. This is our origin and lineage. I hope you find yourself nourished and moved by …

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The Interview, with Rio Tinto's Isabelle Deschamps 28:07

1+ y ago28:07

28:07

Globally, firms are coming under increasing pressure to weigh profit-making against their social and environmental responsibilities. The trend, which breaks with a long tradition of shareholder primacy, requires business leaders to understand the needs, interests, and expectations of a diverse array of stakeholders. At Rio Tinto, no one has a great…

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12. The Art of Tracking & Wild Bison - with Toni Romani 51:52

1+ y ago51:52

51:52

This episode weaves live narrative, interview and descriptions on Romanian bison, wild forest adventures, and the lost ancient art and science of tracking. Tracking is an ancient sensorial and survival strategy that our nomadic ancestors cultivated as state of profound observation. It led to the development of many innate abilities of the human min…

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ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart and Luckabox founder Aike Festini 50:13

1+ y ago50:13

50:13

90% of startups fail. For all sorts of different reasons. And few people want to talk about it. But WiReD Magazine co-Founder and IMD Executive in Residence Ian Charles Stewart and Aike Festini, Founder and CEO of logistics startup Luckabox AG, are more than happy to. In our latest IMD ACE Founders Series podcast interview Stewart and Festini discu…

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11. The Inner Lives and Cultural Worlds of Animals – with Carl Safina 1:00:25

1+ y ago1:00:25

1:00:25

Carl Safina is an ecologist, author, conservationist, and animal translator whose body of work probes how free-living animals experience life. His books Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel and Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace have won numerous awards. Audubon named Carl Safina among its “100 …

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ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart & Schuyler Weiss 45:15

1+ y ago45:15

45:15

As the FinTech arena moves beyond smoothing back-office processes and facilitating relationships between existing players we are seeing a new generation of B2C players rise to take on the incumbent institutions. With the rise of challenger banks, we also see hybrid organizations seeking to use new technologies and the resulting processes and public…

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ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart & Raffaello D'Andrea 46:47

1+ y ago46:47

46:47

Raffaello D’Andrea co-founded warehouse automation company Kiva Systems, which was sold to Amazon in 2012 for $775m and rebranded as Amazon Robotics, and then Verity, the autonomous indoor drone company now growing quickly in Zürich. He is also a Professor of Dynamic Systems & Control at Switzerland’s leading technology university ETH, in Zürich an…

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ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart & Tony Jamous 47:20

1+ y ago47:20

47:20

Oyster began with a question: How can we make global employment easier for companies and talented workers? Building an all-star team shouldn’t be limited by borders. Now, the company is on a mission to make it easier than ever for growing companies to hire, pay, and take care of brilliant employees - wherever they are in the world. Tony Jamous, the…

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Season 1 | Your Host's Reflections & Resolutions! 26:51

1+ y ago26:51

26:51

My 2023 Reflections and Resolutions from Season One! I created this podcast to explore how people can learn to inhabit the world from multiple perspectives, with the ultimate goal of being able to feel the Earth’s body as our own body. In this episode, I start the year and tie the bow on the closing of Season One, by looking back over our twenty or…

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Poem | Being Human 5:28

1+ y ago5:28

5:28

Ever since I watched Naima Penniman (from the duet Climbing Poetree) recount her poem in this bewitching video, I’ve returned time and time again to these words, to the simplicity, playfulness, and sheer beauty of her message. For me this poem is medicine. It reminds me of all the silly and wondrous things we human get caught inside of, and then we…

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The Interview: Sarena Lin 32:28

1+ y ago32:28

32:28

In this episode of IMD's "The Interview" podcast, Sarena Lin, Chief Transformation & Talent Officer at Bayer, speaks with IMD's Professor Misiek Piskorski about digital transformation and leadership. Bayer is a global enterprise specializing in a range of life sciences fields including pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and crop management. Sarena L…

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[Full Interview] Nature as Mentor - with Jon Young 1:02:32

2y ago1:02:32

1:02:32

Jon Young brings us into the ancient practice of nature connection mentoring. He describes how mentoring is a virtually extinct craft, and yet occupies critical importance in building the sensory awareness and neurology of young children. We delve into his rich tales of living among the San bushmen of Southern Africa, the role of wildlife tracking …

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[Full Interview] Nature as Mentor - with Darren Silver 48:12

2y ago48:12

48:12

You may not yet know what a “vision quest” or a rite of passage is. But these traditions are as ancient as our bones. No matter whom your ancestors were, I would wager that if you travel the family branchings back far enough, you would discover that they too engaged in these ritual processes that tethered them into deeper connection with the earth’…

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10. Nature as Mentor: Wilderness Rites and Tracking 41:49

2y ago41:49

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With Darren Silver & Jon Young. You’ve heard from many voices in previous episodes on how they’ve learned to listen deeply to the world around them. Today, as a fitting closure, we’re going to get into the HOW of all of this, so that you can embark on your own journey. Our two guests are wildlife trackers, wilderness guides, animal language experts…

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[Full Interview] Urban Ecologies - with John Thackara 55:44

2y ago55:44

55:44

John Thackara is a writer, curator and professor who develops design agendas for ecological restoration, urban-rural reconnection, and multi-species design. He curated the celebrated Doors of Perception conference for 20 years, first in Amsterdam and later across India; he was commissioner of the UK social innovation biennial Dott 07, and the Frenc…

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[Full Interview] Urban Ecologies - with Gavin Van Horn 46:41

2y ago46:41

46:41

Where does the city begin? How do animals disrupt our associations of what cities are? What even is urban wilderness? Gavin Van Horn, Executive Editor of the Center for Humans and Nature, and author of the books The Way of Coyote: Shared Journeys in the Urban Wilds and Animal Encounters In The Chicago Wilderness, is here to disrupt long-held notion…

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9. Urban Ecologies: Where’s Nature in the City? 52:28

2y ago52:28

52:28

With Gavin Van Horn & John Thackara. How can people living in urban settings engage with a teeming animal world – right on their doorsteps? Can we design cities from the perspective and the lifeworlds of other species? And by the way, where does the city even begin? How can animals disrupt our associations of what cities are? Gavin Van Horn is the …

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[Full Interview] Multi-species Entanglements - with Dr June Harrower 44:11

2y ago44:11

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Specializing in multi-species entanglements under climate change, Dr Juniper Harrower works at the intersection of ecology, art, activism and policy. She uses science methods and a multimedia art practice to investigate human influence on ecological systems, while seeking solutions that protect at-risk species and promote environmental justice. A f…

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[Full Interview] Multi-species Entanglements - with BeeWisdom 53:32

2y ago53:32

53:32

How do bees bridge people with nature? What is it like to be seduced by the sounds and smells of the hive? To be touched by a bee? In this conversation with two master beekeepers, we delve into the beauty of working with bees and the broken belief systems and malpractices of the beekeeping industry (spoiler: this involves things like sugar feeding,…

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