By his own admission, John Chambers likes action. In the times I have chatted with him and seen him speak, his energy and desire to create positive change emanates out of him. And positive change is what he is enabling through his life’s many

Ian Banyard: Getting lost in nature to find our true nature – SD90

Dec 15th, 2019 46m 38s

Nature can provide inspiration to many of us, but it’s been particularly significant to Naturepreneur, Ian Banyard, who been discovering how reconnecting with the natural world is key to saving both ourselves and our planet.In our first Subtl

Athalia Zwartz: Enabling external change through internal work – SD89

Dec 1st, 2019 57m 40s

It was an unexpected act of generosity that enabled the organisation led by this episode’s guest to be in the position it is today. A donation of a property in Melbourne’s Toorak over 50 years ago is now impacting a large number of people, all

Sieta Beckwith: Falling in love with the earth again – SD88

Jun 8th, 2019 52m 56s

I reach down and touch the dirt and realise that it has been days, or perhaps weeks since I have made this simple contact. I wonder about this and remember the joy I once experienced as and child of playing in the dirt.Along with the theme of

Melanie Knight: Expression, connection, creativity and conviction – SD87

Apr 14th, 2019 1h 6m

Something happened to me when I was about 8 years old – I somehow developed a belief that I was not creative, that I could not draw. I stopped drawing from that point on and dreaded going to art class each week.Flash forward 30 years I am sit

The three Adams (Ashton, Jones and Murray): The multiplying effect of an aligned duo – SD86

Mar 15th, 2019 1h 6m

I find the idea of solo consulting appealing. Something about backing myself in. About have a degree of self-direction and autonomy. In some ways, I find this liberating way of working manifesting more in the organisations I work in: employees

Candice Smith: Creating environments that enable our best thinking – SD85

Feb 16th, 2019 58m 35s

I attended a workshop last year where I learnt about the elements that go into creating a space where people can access their best thinking. It is a framework called The Thinking Environment, created by Nancy Kline based on 40 years of researc

Jason T Smith: Divulging power for greater impact – SD84

Jan 13th, 2019 53m 13s

Thinking about organisational structures and organisational design are two of my interests, and gratefully I also get paid to implement these ideas through my job as a consultant.That’s why it was excellent to talk with Jason T Smith, founder

Luke Hockley: Drawing deeply to enable self-love, belonging, insight, and action – SD83

Dec 8th, 2018 1h 20m

Deep listening is a theme that has emerged from the last few conversations. Listening is about slowing down, about building empathy, and deep respect for another human and their thinking being.This week my guest is Luke Hockley, and the theme

Katerina Gaita: Conversations that create a ’climate for change’ – SD82

Nov 18th, 2018 52m 4s

The implications of a 2-degree rise in temperatures had never really sunk in for me. Needless to say, neither had those of a 3-degree increase or 5-degree increase. Listening to a conversation at The Wheeler Centre recently made the potential

Oscar Trimboli: Deep listening, or slowing down to go faster – SD81

Oct 27th, 2018 50m 11s

As he listens, Oscar enables the speaker to uncover meaning inside them they were previously unable to articulate. And he is on a mission to enable millions to interact in this way.

Lina Patel: Playing at the edge of what’s possible and what’s permitted – SD80

Sep 23rd, 2018 58m 5s

Lina Patel plays well with edges: between joy and ferocity; between what is permitted and what is possible; and between power and purpose.

Gilbert Rochecouste: Subtly disrupting Melbourne – SD79

Aug 16th, 2018 47m 54s

Gilbert Rochecouste has played an enormous, behind the scenes role in shaping Melbourne to be the city it is today.

David Holmgren: Principles of permaculture for a retrofitted suburbia – SD78

Jun 13th, 2018 1h 21m

For forty years David Holmgren has been part of a worldwide movement of subtle disruption through co-originating permaculture. His latest book is a handbook on how to apply permaculture principles to the living arrangements most of us occupy to

Garry Williams: Subtle disruption through trying, failing, learning, and allowing – SD77

May 4th, 2018 57m 23s

Garry Williams has navigated his way out of the corporate world, through General Assembly, Inspire9, FuckUp Nights Melbourne, and now working to help nurture Melbourne's innovation community at the University of Melbourne.

Bec Brideson: Connecting with women for business success – SD76

Apr 12th, 2018 42m 59s

Women are becoming the dominant driving force of many economies. From education, to salaries, to being the decision maker on purchase: women are turning the tables. But business is slow to catch on, with many brands still connecting to the masc

Jordan Osmond: ‘Living the change’ – SD75

Mar 19th, 2018 55m 22s

Stories of impending doom can have a numbing and resigning impact. But there are changes we can all make that will not only help create a movement that averts environmental crisis, but can enable us to live more connected, flourishing and well

Megan Davis: Tapping into narrative to compel and connect – SD74

Nov 30th, 2017 51m 22s

Most organisations have a mission statement, vision statement, values, and now even a purpose. But as useful as they are in setting the direction of an organisation, they can be very difficult to recall without having them in front of you. They

Sheree Rubinstein: Creating a space for female founders to thrive – SD73

Nov 16th, 2017 47m 43s

There is a gender imbalance amount female entrepreneurs and business founders. One Roof is a coworking community designed specifically to help correct this, designed with intentionality to meet the needs of women in business leadership.

Kyrstie Barcak: The catalysing benefits of growing just one thing – SD72

Nov 2nd, 2017 43m 26s

Kyrstie's book, Grow Just One Thing, is a perfect way to describe subtle disruption. If we are able to make one small change, the benefits of that change can be disproportionate to the change, and enable us to bring many other positive things i

Josh McLean: Ancient tools, ritual and craft – SD71

Oct 19th, 2017 1h 34m

Leather tanning is an ancient craft, which uses ancient tools and is embedded with ancient rituals and wisdom. Josh McLean is one of the people around the world preserving tanning, and using it as a way to help us reconnect with who we are.

Amy Churchouse: Cultivating connection in the place you find yourself now – SD70

Oct 5th, 2017 1h 5m

In an age where we are told that technology is helping us connect in one way, and disconnect in another, The Good Karma network is helping neighbours connect in person, and help each other, using tech tools accessible to all of us.

Will Dayble: Subtle disruption of challenging accepted thinking – SD69

Sep 21st, 2017 1h 6m

Will probably has many audacious goals, but two that I know about are to travel to Mars, and to make a quality alternative education financially accessible to the masses, which he is currently doing through the Fitzroy Academy.

Rachel Murray: Subtle disruption of whole-hearted living – SD68

Sep 7th, 2017 50m 36s

Rachel is embodying many of the themes running through this show: abundant living with frugality; connecting with other whole-heartedly; work on and with nature; and focusing on personal wellbeing.

Xiao Han Drummond: Subtle disruption of our personalised echo chamber – SD67

Aug 20th, 2017 50m 44s

Xian Han has decided to take on the momentous trend of ever increasing personalisation we all experience in our digital world. She has founded Refni, a start-up aimed to help people become aware of, and expand the boundaries of, their filter bu