 |
Q.west for good: Change leadership stories with Denise WithersAuthor: Denise Withers
Frustrated it's so hard to get people to buy into your big idea? Join award-winning storyteller & strategist Denise Withers as she interviews global change agents to discover how they overcome barriers to create breakthrough change, for good. If you need a new way to move your big idea forward, then tune in, because she has a story just for you. Language: en-ca Genres: Business, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
Listen Now...
Margot Hurlbert: Exploring the power of interdisciplinary climate leadership
Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
Most leaders know by now that a "business as usual" approach won't work if we want to avoid the worst effects of climate change. We need expertise from across sectors, cultures, continents and disciplines to be able to resolve the kinds of wicked problems we now face. But figuring out how to do that kind of interdisciplinary, intersectional work, particularly in a Western, largely patriarchal society, grounded in somewhat risk-averse institutions, requires a major shift in our processes, systems and beliefs. And we don't have the luxury of waiting a few decades while we figure it out. That's where Margot Hurlbert comes in. As the Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability Policy and a Professor of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina, she's studying interdisciplinary approaches to these kinds of wicked problems through research on real-world projects about issues like water and clean energy. She's also been a Coordinating Lead Author, Contributing Author and Review Editor for the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change or IPCCThrough that work and her decades of research, Margot has developed deep expertise that allows her to bring a unique perspective to this challenge. In this episode, she unpacks key concepts about inter- and trans-disciplinary work, explores the very real barriers that still prevent us from doing it and shine a light on promising new approaches for current and future climate leaders. ***If you like this episode, please subscribe, like and share it with your networks. And if you want more great content like this to help you share knowledge, get support and grow your audience, join me on The Q.west for Good.
