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The Groundswell Effect
The Groundswell Effect is an intimate conversation podcast about people shaping what comes next—and the human stories behind their work.
Hosted by strategist Ruth Silver, the show brings together world-builders at the vanguard of culture, science, health, technology and business. A graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Ruth has 20 years of experience and a bachelor’s degree from McMaster University, where she studied art, fine arts and Indigenous studies. She brings a surreal…
Episodes
The Groundswell EffectWhat Is Your Work in Service Of? What would it mean to build an Economy That Serves Life?
B. Lorraine Smith, a longtime corporate sustainability practitioner, explains why incremental corporate sustainability often leaves business as usual intact…
The Groundswell EffectWhat shells reveal: archaeology, Indigenous knowledge & coastal stewardship with Dr. Meghan Burchell
What can shell middens reveal about Indigenous knowledge, coastal communities, and life thousands of years ago? Dr. Meghan Burchell, an Associate Professor of…
The Groundswell EffectCan AI Unlock Human Imagination? — with Pietro Gagliano
What happens when machines become collaborators in human imagination? In this episode, Ruth speaks with award-winning creative director and world-builder…
The Groundswell EffectIntroducing The Groundswell Effect with Host Ruth Silver
Meet Ruth Silver, host of The Groundswell Effect. In this trailer, Ruth introduces the show and the intimate conversations ahead with people shaping change…