On Letting the Old Paradigm go.
In one of my spoken word pieces I shared: the old paradigm isn’t crumbling. We are. I see paradigms as agreed-upon architectures. Structures that we build around what we consider valuable, and based on how we relate — to reality, to each other, and to ourselves. And that is deeply
On Small Powers, and the Anatomy of Systems
Step 1: Name the (actual) game Step 2: Choose how you want to play it. Mark Carney's Davos speech went viral. Understandably. On January 20th, at the World Economic Forum annual gathering, Canada's new Prime Minister spoke of power and agency in a way that is
The Line of Agency
Sometimes you come across a concept so powerful that it shifts the entire way you see reality. 🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or continue reading below. Reading time: 12 minutes.The Line of Agency 0:00/763.3763271× I've looked into the topic of Agency
On Samurai Training and Being a Cell to a Larger Organism
We can either spend our time explaining how we're cells of an organism, or making sure we align ourselves and our lives with it. The kind of world that will result from one or the other is very different. 🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or
Is there a way?
Is there a way? Isn’t this one of the questions We spent most of our sleepless nights on Since the beginning of time? Is there a way? Is there a path through this? Is there a way to make it? Is there…? The moment a storm starts to rise
The Ecology of Pain, Power and Purpose
In this talk I share for the first time my views on the traps of the impact and climate space, and practical tools on how to navigate and avoid them. Hope you enjoy it! ~M* Event: Ethical Assembly Date: October 2024
On the Extra-Ordinary, and De-Humanisation.
Sometimes, when we consider someone extra-ordinary, we de-humanise them. 🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or continue reading below. Reading time: 7 minutes.Meg Pagani | On the Extra-Ordinary and D-humanisation0:00/315.9681× One of the indigenous principles that impacted me the most when I first heard about
On Indigenous Wisdom, and Sharing Privilege
"Você pode sair da Floresta, mas a Floresta não vai sair de você." * Deh Bastos – Puyanawa Territories, Amazon Rainforest, July 2023 *– You can leave the Amazon, but the Amazon will never leave you. 🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or continue reading below. Reading time: 7
On The Ecology of Power
Can we master the Science of Provocation? ~ 🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or continue reading below.Reading time: 9 minutes.The Ecology of Power | The Other Side of Impact0:00/324.3733331× In March I wrote a private Letter to 100 of my most trusted contacts, allies
What does it take to be a bridgemaker? - part 2
A: "Most of my work is about building bridges." Me: "Ah! I'm actually writing about this. What do you think it takes to be a bridgemaker?" A: "I don't know, but I'm terrible at it." July 2023 – Puyanawa
What does it take to be a bridgemaker?
"Everything you have." 🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or continue reading below.Reading time: 9 minutes.Meg Pagani The Other Side of Impact What does it take to be a bridgemaker part 10:00/445.6106671×🤓Hint: if you're using a dark theme,
Business is hurting, and so are we.
🔥You can listen to the full piece here, or continue reading below. Reading time: 9 minutes.Meg Pagani | The Other Side of Impact - Business is hurting, and so are we0:00/7:531×🤓Hint: if you're using a dark theme, the play button is hard to see