Civil Society Futures And Innovation Podcast

The Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) is a philanthropic foundation supporting sustainable community driven development. It introduces an innovative approach to grant-making by focusing on local fundraising and participatory grant making to ensure the communities' voices are integrated into the grant.

The LAM Sisterhood, established in 2019 in Kenya, is a content studio founded by three creative feminist women. They aim to fill the world with stories for African women to feel seen, heard, and beloved. This podcast is part of our Innovation Report 2024, The Power of (Making) Futures.

In our twelfth dialogue, moderated by malebo sephodi, our panellists discussed how working remotely doesn't just offer women the possibility to find a balance between their work life and their family duties, but it also comes at a cost. For example, women are still less likely to be promoted, are underrepresented in leadership positions, get paid less and experience disadvantages after having children. Plus, our speakers faced challenging conversations around stereotypes, cultural norms and gender bias communication. Guest Speakers - malebo sephodi, South African interdisciplinary artist and scholar - Dr Tendani Mulanga Chimboza, Lecturer at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She also serves as the Scientific Engagement Lead for the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA) - Dr Prince Charles Dickson, Team Lead for the Nigerian-based Tattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre) - Download the transcript:https://bit.ly/3OpUOpc

This time our panellists dived into the implications of Transcontinental Gig Work. Gig workers, both in the Global North and South, work as online contractors for the benefit of large companies mainly based in the Global North. Given its transnational nature, what kind of self-organisation or regulation does this new labour relationship require? Should it, yet again, privilege workers from the Global North over those from the Global South? Could opportunities for online work stem from illegal south-north migration? Guest Speakers -Barbara Iverson, Digital Education Consultant, Moderator -Sai Amulya Komarraju, Researcher at FemLab https://femlab.co/ -Jane Muigai Kamphuis, Founder-Director of The Toolkit iSkills (TTI) Ltd https://www.toolkitiskills.com/ -Nuno Boavida, Researcher at NOVA University of Lisbon and Deputy Director of its Observatory of Technology Assessment https://www.cics.nova.fcsh.unl.pt/peo... -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3Imgleo

This time our panellists dived into the implications of ChatGPT for ICSO's in the digital space. This exciting discussion addressed questions like 'How do we integrate AI chatbots without losing people-centred approaches to CSO work?' and 'What are these AI chatbots likely to do for us in the future?' Guest Speakers -Nkosinathi Mcetywa, Communications and Community Organiser at Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN), Moderator -Adeboro Odunlami, Programme Director at Resilience Technologies -Varoon Bashyakarla, Data Scientist and Statistician. -Edzai Zvobwo, Tech Advisor. He co-founded The Education Support Forum (TEDSF) and founded MathsGee, an online AI supplementary learning platform that supports remote learners -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3oBzqSQ

The internet and social media have become the main stage for manipulation, misinformation and disinformation. Listen to our panel of new media and civil society experts discuss the effects on societies across the globe. Guest Speakers -Barbara Iverson, Digital Education Consultant, Moderator -Valerie Khan, Digital Equity Association -Simone Toussi, Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) -Melyn McKay, Coala Pay -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3KbtA1K -Check out our Resources for Civil Society page on Countering misinformation and disinformation: https://bit.ly/2NEeVCN

In our eighth dialogue, we discussed the political, legal, and technological lines of legitimate self defense against digital surveillance. Guest Speakers -Francesca Bosco - Senior Advisor at the CyberPeace Institute -Matt Mahmoudi - Researcher/Adviser - Amnesty Tech Big Data, Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights at Amnesty International -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3hC55QY -Find out more about the Decode Surveillance NYC project: bit.ly/3zcwo9U -Read the Cybersecurity guidance developed by the Centre and CyberPeace Institute: https://bit.ly/3Ovyw27

In our seventh dialogue, we discussed ways to move from consultation and customisation to co-creation with (user) communities and partners. This was the second dialogue featuring case studies from our latest Innovation Report on Civil Society innovation and digital power shift, moderated by Nyambura Mbugua, lead author of the report. Guest Speakers -Fadia Elgharib - Operations and Community Lead at the Global Innovation Gathering -Ibraheem Saleem - Director of Fellowships at Code for Pakistan -Rafael Diniz - HERMES Lead Developer and Project Manager. -Explore the Centre's 'Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report bit.ly/3rBkNgM - Find out more about the Code for Pakistan – Fellowship Program bit.ly/3SIINdx - Find out more about the HERMES system bit.ly/3TF1KOd

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this episode, Michuki Mwangi, Verengai Mabika, and Joseph Bishi, talk about how a community network in Zimbabwe grows from a cyber café to a local hub of knowledge, healthcare, and development, realising the Internet as a place of possibility. - Find out more about the Internet Society http://bit.ly/3Eno2iJ - Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this episode, Rafael Diniz, Lead Developer and Project Manager at Rhizomatica, talks about how they use new information and communication technologies to support communities in building and maintaining self-governed and self-owned communication infrastructure - Find out more about the HERMES system https://bit.ly/3TF1KOd - Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this episode, Maria Berenguer, Co-Team Leader, Youth & ICT for Development at SOS Children's Villages International, talks about the organisation's Digital Village project, which aims to integrate technology into the daily lives of children and families. - Find out more about the Digital Villages project https://bit.ly/3gzGM5c - Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this new episode, Nyambura Mbugua speaks with Sophie Dyer, Product Manager at Amnesty International, about how the Amnesty Decoders project combines citizen science and data science, people and automation. - Find out more about the Decode Surveillance NYC project https://bit.ly/3zcwo9U - Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this new episode, Susan Pelletier, Executive Director of the Rainforest Foundation US and Cameron Ellies, who works as Senior Geographer, talk about the Rainforest Alert project and how they are putting information that was held primarily by governments into the hands of people at the community level who can actually act on this information and stop deforestation. - Find out more about Rainforest Foundation US and ORPIO's Rainforest Alert project https://bit.ly/3ShavgG - Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

In our sixth dialogue, we showcased successful approaches on empowering women and girls through technology. Our panellists presented their projects showing that digital marginalisation can and should be overcome. Plus, we introduced the Centre's new report on civil society innovation and digital power shift, where civil society actors routinely demonstrate the power of innovation. Guest Speakers -Jessica Herrera - Equality Tech Programme Lead at Plan Internation -Anne Waweru - Head of Digital Skills at Toolkit iSkills -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3g45fiS -Explore the Centre's 'Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report https://bit.ly/3rBkNgM -Find out more about Plan International – Equality Tech programme bit.ly/3REWk4z -Find out more about Toolkit iSkills - https://www.toolkitiskills.com/

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this episode, Jessica Herrera, Equality Tech Programme Lead at Plan International and Lirisha Tuladhar, Campaign Administrator at Plan International Nepal tell us about Plan's concept of ‘Equality Tech' - technology that in itself advances equality, generating products which raise awareness of the consequences of bias, and harnessing the power of technology to challenge harmful norms and stereotypes and nudge users towards more inclusive behaviours - Find out more about Plan International – Equality Tech project https://bit.ly/3REWk4z - Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report https://bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

For the Centre's 2022 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this episode, Ali Raza, the Director of Technology, Mahwish Khan, who is Head of Communications, and Ibraheem Saleem, the Programme Manager of the KP Fellowship Programme, talk about the organisation's Fellowship Programme, which enables young IT professionals to work alongside government institutions to develop tech solutions desperately needed by these under-resourced departments. Find out more about the Code for Pakistan – Fellowship Program https://bit.ly/3SIINdx Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report https://bit.ly/3rBkNgM We would like to thank the Centre's innovation partner TechSoup for kindly supporting this report and we would also like to thank the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and the Ford Foundation for their support in making this project happen.

We have partnered with the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) for our new series of digital dialogues. We will continue to explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month starting at 16:00 CEST / SAST. In our fifth dialogue, moderated by malebo sephodi, our panellists discussed if there is such a thing as ethical hacking, where it occurs, what it entails, and how it could be justified? Guest Speakers -Alex Strimbeanu - Creative Director at JANDL -Dr Bright Gameli Mawudor - CTO at XETOVA -Marek Tuszynsk - Creative Director and co-founder of Tactical Tech -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3AUOYp2

We have partnered with the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) for our new series of digital dialogues. We will continue to explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month starting at 16:00 CEST / SAST. In our fourth dialogue, moderated by Barb Iverson, our panellists discussed the importance of digital inclusion for people with disabilities. They highlighted the need for more support from governments and multilateral organisations to ensure that the world is more inclusive for people with disabilities and for all. Our panellists: -Sally Nduta, United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) -Mohammed Ali Loutfy, G3ICT and the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities -Jürgen Pack, Kopf. Hand und Fuss -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3O5GhM1

In this episode, Philip Goodwin, Chief Executive Officer of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) talks with Vicky Tongue, the Centre's Head of Futures and Innovation, sharing insights and organisational experiences of uncertainty, strategy, leadership and narrative. We learn how VSO operates in framing strategy and action, using the principles of dispersed leadership, connecting logic, emotion and action as a way of aligning people, and above all being reflective in practice – constantly assessing what VSO is doing and how that might require the organisation to change. In this way, they have achieved a space where interactions, particularly across the wider global leadership group, maintain momentum and generate opportunity in meeting the organisation's mission. This conversation shared some exciting food for thought on leadership, which the Centre will be picking up on in our sector leadership convenings in 2022. We think it will inspire you as much as it has us, so please listen and enjoy! Links: -Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) - https://www.vsointernational.org/ -Sector Guide on ‘Strategic Decision-Making in a Whirly World' - https://bit.ly/3hZ4ViD -Paper on ‘Leading Strategy as a Journey of Not Knowing' which Philip originally co-wrote with Tony Page - https://bit.ly/3K7Z5Ym

We have partnered with the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) for our new series of digital dialogues. We will continue to explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month starting at 16:00 CEST / SAST. In our third dialogue, moderated by Tolulope Adeyemo, civic actors shared insights and lessons from their experiences in making data accessible and comprehensible through partnership with the government. Our panellists: Adenike Aloba - Dataphyte, Programme Director: Nigeria Shikha Shrestha - Voluntary Services Overseas, Head of Programmes: Nepal Theo Chiviru - Open Government Partnership, Regioal Lead: Africa and Middle East Zukiswa Kota - Public Service Accountability Monitor, Programme Head: South Africa -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3yIik8Q

We have partnered with the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) for our new series of digital dialogues. We will continue to explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month starting at 16:00 CEST / SAST. Our second dialogue, moderated by Barbara Iverson, discussed how ICSOs could avoid risking potential co-option or takeover of grassroots innovations. Our panellists: -Arran Leonard, Technology Manager, Integrity Action -Gabriella Razzano, Executive Director, Open Up -James Raynor, Head of Kumwe Hub, Kumwe Hub -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3KK9qdl

We have partnered with the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) for our new series of digital dialogues. We will continue to explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month starting at 16:00 CEST / SAST. This first session, moderated by malebo sephodi, unpacked the role of digital innovations in facilitating inclusivity and diversity within civic tech. Our panellists: -malebo sephodi - Writer and Researcher -Astha Kapoor - Aapti Institue, Co-founder -Onica Makwakwa - Alliance for Affordable Internet -Download the transcript: https://bit.ly/3yxz3M3

Listen to Nana Afadzinu, Wolfgang Jamann and Miriam Niehaus reflect on the latest progress the sector has made on powershift, how it has changed over the years and which key actors are pushing the powershift agenda. Plus, get inspired by their recommendations on how to seize the momentum and take action to bring about true transformation. Links: -The RINGO Project: https://rightscolab.org/ringo/ -WACSI: https://wacsi.org/blog/ -Time to Decolonise Aid report: https://bit.ly/3iggsux -Civil Society approaches, opportunities and challenges of Shifting Power: https://bit.ly/3wMtZ1X -Oxfam Power Shifts: https://oxfamapps.org/fp2p/category/power-shifts/ -DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance: https://bit.ly/3MW5o3T -Community philanthropy and #ShiftThePower: https://bit.ly/3KRq1MH -Stopping as Success, a collaborative learning project on ICSO exiting and transition practices and strategies: https://www.stoppingassuccess.org/

Nanjira Sambuli, UNSG's High-Level Panel For Digital Cooperation, tells us about acceleration in data-driven and digitalisation approaches, especially in light of the global pandemic, and reflects on the challenges and opportunities for the civil society sector and how we work with communities, citizen-generated data and civic tech initiatives.

In this episode, our speaker Melissa Wainaina, Feminist Republik Creative Facilitator, Urgent Action Fund - Africa, will take us to explore how CSOs around the world are reimagining, redefining and reshaping practices to stay relevant and functioning and what further contemplation and action are required to challenge current institutional structures and monopolies of information and aid.

Listen to our speakers Shannon Paige, Policy Associate at Peace Direct, Rita Panicker, CEO of Butterflies and a Member of Family for Every Child Alliance, Casey Harden, General Secretary at World YWCA, moderated by Alisha Bhagat, Futurist and Senior Strategist at Forum for the Future, discussing how to support and advocate for communities through their organisations and how we as a sector can better understand and engage with network actors to challenge powerful privileging forces.

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CET. Moderated by Barbara Iverson, the 9th debate discussed what strategy the civil society sector needs to reconcile social and climate justice and turn digital into a tool to promote climate justice. Our panellists: -Alfred Schumm, Director Innovations-Sciences, Technologies at WWF-Germany -Syed Kazi, Senior Advisor and Consultant at Digital Empowerment Foundation -Stefanie Kunkel, Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS)

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CET. Moderated by our ED Wolfgang Jamann, the 8th Digital Debate discussed what CSOs should do to understand technological trends and outcomes, know what conversations to have, how to influence technological developments and regulatory frameworks, and, eventually, what technology to challenge or use for themselves and with their communities. Our panellists: -Anne Mollen, Policy & Advocacy Manager at AlgorithmWatch -Franziska Heine, Head of the Software Development Department at Wikimedia Deutschland -Benjamin Rosman, Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Listen to Stella Agara, Strategic Advisor Global Partnership and Programmes at YouLead Africa, John Kitui, Country Director at Oxfam International and Tim Dagori Muiruri, Governance and Digital Security Practise at GovLab, discuss how international civil society organisations can contribute to, but not colonise, local civil society spaces through more equitable partnerships.

Listen to the panel discussion: Decolonisation: practical approaches from other sectors, featuring Aleem Ali, CEO of Welcoming Australia, Natalia Revelo La Rotta, Junior Designer at Colloqate, and Irène Bahati, Teaching assistant at ISP-Bukavu, moderated by Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, and learn from organisations and initiatives outside the civil society sector that are also attempting to dismantle racist and colonial power structures.

Listen to GlobalPerspectives2021 opening panel: the present and future aspirations on power shift discussed by Jose Viera, Chief Executive Officer at BlindUnion, Dr Githinji Gitahi, Global Chief Executive Officer at Amref Health Africa, Viveka Carlestam, Senior Policy Specialist at Sida, moderated by our ED Dr Wolfgang Jamann.

Listen to this exciting conversation between Kimberly McClain, Regional Director for the Americas at the Global Fund for Children; Annie Murthi, Head of Finance and Compliance at Purposeful and Muhammad Shahzad Khan, ED at Chanan Development Association, about reframing financial risk and the importance of rethinking why certain processes exist and whether we are really protecting our organisations or rather limiting the grassroots groups we are trying to support.  Links: -Accountability Manifesto https://bit.ly/3G8ZuZP -Global Fund for Children https://globalfundforchildren.org/ -Purposeful https://wearepurposeful.org/ -Chanan Development Association (CDA) www.cdapak.org

In this new episode, our Head of Collaboration and Partnerships, Miriam Niehaus, speaks with Viveka Carlestam, Senior Policy Specialist for Civil Society at SIDA, about the recent OECD DAC recommendation and the prevailing capacity building narrative. So how can donors embark on the power shift journey and make a significant change? Links: -DAC-recommendation: https://bit.ly/3pvYjOb

Listen to this inspiring conversation between Clara Bosco, Senior Civil Society Resource Advisor, and Elisa Novoa, Head of Youth Engagement at Civicus, Dumi Gatsha, Founder of Success Capital Organisation, and our host Nihal Helmy. Learn about the initiatives Civicus is pushing to create power shift and the challenges and decisions the organisation has made over the last few years to transform itself and remain relevant to a generation seeking change. Plus, be moved by Dumi's powerful words about what it means to shift power. Links: -Grassroots Solidarity Revolution: https://bit.ly/3CcLmfW -21st century citizen action: co-creating to improve resourcing relationships: https://bit.ly/3m2OkxG -Youth Action Lab: https://bit.ly/3psMSHe -4 grassroots resourcing prototypes: https://bit.ly/3pstoCC

For the Centre's 2021/22 Report on “Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift'', we're speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their inclusive innovation approaches to advance people-centred digitalisation, to either address system power imbalances or capitalise on emerging people power and technological capabilities. In this episode, María Berenguer, co-leader of the Youth&ICT4D department at SOS Children's Villages International, talks about the organisation's Digital Village project, which aims to integrate technology into the daily lives of children and families. Find out more about the Digital Village project https://bit.ly/3CDuXB9 Explore the Centre's ‘Civil Society Innovation and Digital Power Shift' report https://bit.ly/3mCybiZ If you are interested in joining this exciting project, please fill in the form https://bit.ly/3mCybiZ We thank our innovation partner TechSoup and the Cloudera and the Ford Foundation for their support for this report.

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CET. Moderated by Vicky Tongue, the 7th Digital Debate discussed whether cybersecurity is a blind spot for civil society actors on the internet. Our panellists: -Suha Mohamed, Strategy and Partnerships Lead at Aapti Institute, India -Adrien Ogée, Chief Operations Officer of the CyberPeace Institute, Switzerland -Anthony Wadlow, Controller of Governance and Assurance for Sightsavers, UK Discover our further readings about this critical topic: https://bit.ly/2YqgVnT Check out the Cyber Incident Tracer (CIT) HEALTH developed by CyberPeace Institute: https://bit.ly/3DIOT5F

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CET. Hosted by Barb Iverson, the 6th Digital Debate discussed ethical red lines in the use of digital tools in civil society. -Zara Rahman: Deputy Director, The Engine Room, UK -Tim Dagori Muiruri: Project Manager, Governance and Digital Security Practise (GovLab), Co-creation Hub (CcHub), Kenya -Matt Mahmoudi: Researcher/Advisor on Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights, Amnesty International, U.K. Discover our further readings about this critical topic: https://bit.ly/3hfrgt1

Listen to Miriam Niehaus and Vicky Tongue discuss our Scanning the Horizon Sector Guide on ‘Strategic Decision-Making in a Whirly World', the culmination of our 18-month learning journey on complex and uncertain futures. The Guide brings together insights from interviews with strategy leads from 14 ICSOs and global movements from this community, and a review of more than 60 management and academic literature resources on leadership, complexity, uncertainty, strategy and systems thinking from the past year. We would like to thank our two cooperation partners - Direct Impact Group and Ford Foundation – for kindly supporting our Scanning the Horizon work over the past 18 months. Read and share the Sector Guide: https://bit.ly/3hZ4ViD Discover the Scanning the Horizon Community: https://bit.ly/3vUgI7d Learn more about intergenerational fairness: https://bit.ly/2UWTuAD

Foresight practitioner Krizna Gomez has written JustLabs' new ‘Guide to Foresight in the Social Change Field' and is a passionate advocate of why foresight needs to become part of the DNA of the social change field. In this episode, Krizna shared some of her insights from leading futures work with organisations in the social change field around the world, as well as activists and creatives, and why this new guide is needed to ‘demystify' foresight. Krizna also presented some simple visual outcomes of applying these steps to look at the future of media and information, and the kind of areas of new exploration this can generate for social change organisations and leaders. Download JustLabs Guide to Foresight in the Social Change Field at https://bit.ly/2Vin3Nr. Krizna Gomez works as an independent consultant, using design thinking, foresight, systems thinking and other methods normally not employed in the social change field, to help partners tackle long-standing problems with a fresh perspective, and opening them up through working with experts from other disciplines such as neuroscience, tech, marketing, and design. She is a recipient of the Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award (Humanitarian Special Award) by the School of International Futures. See Krizna's full bio here https://bit.ly/3lWOmaV. Find out about the Centre's Scanning the Horizon civil society futures community at https://bit.ly/3vUgI7d

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CEST. Hosted by Barb Iverson, the 5th Digital Debate discussed the pros and cons of digital vaccination certificates, the opportunities and risks. -Astha Kapoor: Co-Founder and Director, AAPTI Institute, India -Rémi Tell: Co-Founder and Director, Peuple Libre, France -Dakota Gruener: E.D. at ID2020, Digital and Blockchain Specialist, USA -Baba Aye: Health and Social Services Officer at Public Services International, France Discover our further readings about this very timely topic: https://bit.ly/3hHswW7

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CEST. Hosted by Wolfgang Jamann, the Centre's Executive Director, the fourth debate discussed the pros and cons, opportunities and risks of working online. Civil society practitioners from RNW Media, World YWCA and Paradigm Initiative, presented a wide range of their experiences. -Dr. Suchi Gaur: Director of Global Engagement and Impact at World YWCA -Trésor Kalonji: Content Editor and Moderator at Habari RDC, a RNW Media project -'Gbenga Sesan: Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Discover our further readings on the topic of safe spaces, their implementation and migration online here: https://bit.ly/3qorjpB

Our new episode discusses the key findings of our Solidarity Playbook, putting forward main lessons learned and recommendations for building more solidarity in civil society. Listen to Deborah Doane, Sarah Pugh and Eva Gondorová discuss the Solidarity Playbook case studies' key takeaways, understand the correlation between building resilience and acting in solidarity with others, and discover why solidarity needs to be negotiated. Read and share these case studies: https://bit.ly/3dMPPwb Discover the Solidarity Playbook key findings: https://bit.ly/3uFxlnz

In this teaser, Nihal Helmy, Communities and Knowledge Manager at the Centre, shares the latest news about our upcoming #GlobalPerspectives 2021 hybrid event, from 25 October to 04 November 2021. You are invited to the Global Perspectives 2021 hybrid experience, see link below. https://bit.ly/3uOHzkN

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CEST. Our third Digital Debate discussed how to transform cyber conflicts into opportunities to engage in cyber mediation, inter-communal reconciliation, and peace building. Academics and practitioners showcased a wide range of experiences. -Dr. Sylvia Brown: Conflict Advisor, Islamic Relief Worldwide -Sausan Ghosheh: Political Communications Strategist, Conciliation Resources -Dr. Richard Wilcox: Co-founder and President of the Digital Equity association Discover our further readings on the topic of cyber mediation and peace building here: bit.ly/3vTxy6n

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CEST. Our second digital debate explores: who is afraid of African digital sovereignty? How can data be collected and managed in the Global South for stakeholders' needs? • Jean-Louis Corréa: Lawyer, teacher and researcher • Karen Isabel Guevara: President of Equanimity Foundation, Board Member at WCAPS • Sally Nduta: Programmes Manager at United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) Discover our further readings on the topic of data sovereignty and digital rights here: https://bit.ly/2QoFQU9​.

In this episode, our four guests discussed the big issues of power, relevance and legitimacy of international CSOs with each other and far more widely across the sector. We spoke with: • George: a professor of non-profit management at Baruch College, City University of New York. • Hans: a professor of leadership studies at the University of San Diego. • Barney: ex-Director of Strategy Oxfam International, consultant on INGO strategy and transformation. • Tosca: consultant at Five Oaks Consulting with over three decades of experience working with NGO leaders and change managers. Read the two guest blogs accompanying the publication of ‘Between Power and Irrelevance: the Future of Transnational NGOs’. In this first blog, George E. Mitchell and Hans Peter Schmitz explore the major long-term trends and questions already challenging the sector before the new complexities highlighted and surfaced by the big developments of 2020. https://bit.ly/3qCLLCl In this companion blog, Barney Tallack and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken discuss some recent changes in the environment of ICSOs and what this means for their role. https://bit.ly/3eQMCfD You can discover more details about the recently published book Between Power and Irrelevance: the Future of Transnational NGOs here https://bit.ly/3mPkgo1

Our exciting new series of online debates will explore civil society perspectives on the emerging digital world every first Thursday of the month from 16:00 CEST. Civil Society Organisations around the world are committed to the idea and principles of social and gender justice. Every person should have equal opportunities and the freedom to lead the life they want, regardless of their biological gender and social background. We know from history that even in an analogue world, reality doesn't often match these ideas. In this first debate to launch the series, we invited three speakers to discuss 'the digital gender gap': Are we getting closer to digital gender equality? Are we doing enough to transform gender norms? -Geraldine de Bastion: Digital rights consultant and activist -Maja Kraljic: Web developer and Open source diversity and inclusion advisor -Kokoévi Sossouvi: Digital financial services expert Find out more about: -Konnektiv at their website https://konnektiv.de/about-us/ -APC at their website https://www.apc.org/en/about We gathered useful resources on the Digital Gender Gap to gain a better understanding of the topic. Check out our choice of further reading here: https://bit.ly/3aSyEGA.

For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive. In this episode, Plan International colleagues and young women activists from the Safer Cities for Girls programme, from India, Peru, Uganda and Vietnam, tell us what this globally-united but locally-implemented initiative looks like in different cities around the world, deploying innovative innovative participatory methods for young people to lead change in their cities. We also learn why adolescent girls have unique and specific experiences and needs in public spaces and why it is important to sensitise decision-makers, adolescent boys and the wider community to these. We spoke with: • Yllaylee Das, Global Programme Manager for Safer Cities for Girls, Plan International • Krati Sharma, Country Lead for Safer Cities for Girls, Plan International India • Tran Minh Quang, Project Officer, Safer Cities for Girls, Plan International Vietnam • Lydia Tebekkanya, Country Lead for Safer Cities for Girls, Plan International Uganda • Diana Rodríguez López, Country Lead for Safer Cities for Girls, Plan International, Peru • Duong Phuong Anh, a young activist involved in Safer Cities for Girls in Hanoi, Vietnam • Juliet Nameere, a young activist involved in Safer Cities for Girls in Kampala, Uganda • Marjorie Mauricio, a young activist involved in Safer Cities for Girls in Lima, Peru. Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020. Find out more about Plan International at their website: https://plan-international.org/ending-violence/safer-cities-girls or on Twitter https://twitter.com/PlanGlobal and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planinternational/. This podcast is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.

For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive. In this episode, KT Suresh, National Lead – Urban & Labour, Action Aid Association India, tells us about the complexity and dynamism of urban labour and informal sector work in India, how traditional rural-urban migration and other urban narratives need to be challenged, why it is important to build models for collective knowledge-sharing and theorising about urban development, and why local ownership and flexibility – rather than any grand programme - is critical to innovation and impact in urban contexts. Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020. Find out more about ActionAid Association India at their website: https://www.actionaidindia.org/, and the Urban Action School at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Eufz1bF9SH0F8eIlAi6yQ/videos. This podcast is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.

For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive. In this interview, Joe Muturi, national leader of Muungano wa Wanavijiji, the national federation of slum dwellers in Kenya, and Chair of Slum Dwellers International, tells us about the special challenges and opportunities with the Mukuru Special Planning Area (SPA), one of the largest ever in situ settlement upgrade processes. Muturi tells us about Muungano’s role in mobilising a community consultation process representing more than 100,000 households, with more than 5,000 people participating in community planning forums, and how this experience has been a game changer in deepening how cities consult with communities and engage with slum dwellers on urban planning. Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020. Find out more about Muungano wa Wanavijiji and the Mukuru SPA process at their website: https://www.muungano.net/mukuru-spa. This podcast is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.

For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive. In this episode, RN Mohanty, Chief Executive Officer of Sightsavers India, tells us why this programme in Bihar represents a first of its kind - both for Sightsavers and in India - as a highly scaleable new model for integrating primary eye health services into urban public primary health services. RN explains why it is important for an organisation like Sightsavers to work in partnership with government to show what is possible in terms of improved service delivery for urban poor communities and how integration into the public health system will work, and supporting the government as the best placed actor to scale up to other cities. Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020. Find out more about Sightsavers India at their website: https://www.sightsaversindia.in/. This podcast is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.