Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement

Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy. Thriving is about going beyond sustainability to a net positive agenda of innovation and regeneration. Each episode is a dialogue with thought leaders and pioneering practitioners, capturing their perspective on the six great transitions to thriving: how to go from degradation to restoration of ecosystems, from depletion to renewal of resources, from disparity to responsibility in communities and workplaces, from disease to revitalisation of health, from disconnection to rewiring through technology, and from disruption to resilience in infrastructure and institutions. We also explore what kind of leadership are needed to create a thriving future, and how organisations can take action to integrate thriving into their strategies, products and services. This is not about false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and positive tipping points for change. The podcast builds on the foundations of my bestselling book "Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy." I look forward to having you join the movement for thriving and welcome your suggestions for who I should feature as invited guests on the podcast. Credits: Host: Wayne Visser. Podcast music: Amil Raja

Podcasting since 2022 • 52 episodes

Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement

Latest Episodes

S3.E6: Nownership: The Seismic Shift from Private Property to Shared Access

Episode 6 is based on "Responsibility" (Chapter 5).Core Theme: Turning disparity into responsibility by making the economy truly inclusive.The Access Economy: Challenging "global apartheid" by giving marginali...

August 20, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 6 • 23:46

S3.E5: The Boom of Biofabrication: Growing Bricks, Clothes, and Meat

Episode 5 is based on "Renewal" (Chapter 4).Core Theme: Redesigning the economy to mimic nature’s zero-waste cycles.Borrow, Make, Use, Return: Shifting from the linear "take-make-use-lose" model to a circul...

August 13, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 5 • 27:38

S3.E4: Paying Nature's Invoice: Unlocking the $145 Trillion Ecoservices Economy

Episode 4 is based on "Restoration" (Chapter 3).Core Theme: Moving from the "crime of ecocide" to an economy that actively restores nature.The Ecoservices Economy: Valuing nature's "invisible" contributions—li...

August 06, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 4 • 26:17

S3.E3: Wicked or Entangled? Unravelling our Knotty Problems

Based on "Paradox" (Chapter 2)Core Theme: Recognizing the "forces of fragmentation" that act as triggers for systemic transformation.The Forces of fragmentation: A look at the six distinct ways our current sys...

July 30, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 2 • 20:16

S3.E2: Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Power of Systems Thinking

Episode 2 is based on "Thriving" (Chapter 1).Core Theme: Using the science of systems thinking to create environments where all life can flourish.The Wood Wide Web: Shifting perspective from individual parts t...

July 23, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 2 • 22:50

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