The Mission

In this series, Nesta Chief Executive Ravi Gurumurthy is joined by a range of thought leaders as he explores the innovations and ideas that can be applied to tackling some of society's greatest challenges.

Why we fight with Chris Blattman 05/18/2022

Why we fight with Chris Blattman In this special live episode, Nesta's Chief Executive, Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to Chris Blattman, Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute. They discuss Chris’s new book, Why We Fight, and how social science can help us understand conflict. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/23151821

How we get to net zero with Jonathan Brearley 03/28/2022

How we get to net zero with Jonathan Brearley Recorded in January 2022, Nesta's Chief Executive, Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to the CEO of the energy regulator Ofgem, Jonathan Brearley, about the long term questions: how we get to net zero and what our energy system will look like in the future. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/22595603

Managing Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales 02/22/2022

Managing Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales Have you ever wondered how Wikipedia makes sure its information is accurate? And why don't other sites use this business model for their content? Join Nesta's CEO Ravi Gurumurthy as he speaks to the co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, about building online communities and avoiding the spread of misinformation. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/22214870

The importance of ethics in AI with William Isaac 02/02/2022

The importance of ethics in AI with William Isaac In this episode of The Mission podcast, Ravi speaks to William Isaac, a Research Scientist at DeepMind, a company that researches and builds safe AI systems. William works on fairness and governance of AI systems and in this episode he discusses the ethics around facial recognition, Instagram and algorithmic bias in the criminal justice system. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/21982688

Can we make soft drinks healthy with Indra Nooyi 01/27/2022

Can we make soft drinks healthy with Indra Nooyi We're back! In the first episode of 2022, Nesta's CEO Ravi Gurumurthy speaks to Indra Nooyi, former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo. During her time at PepsiCo, Indra steered the company towards healthier products and reinvented its environmental profile. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/21916889

How to build a business from scratch with Manoj Badale OBE 11/19/2021

How to build a business from scratch with Manoj Badale OBE What makes a successful business venture? In this episode Ravi speaks to Manoj Badale OBE, co-founder and managing partner of venture builder Blenheim Chalcot, about entrepreneurship in the public and private sector and the importance of finding the best diverse talent for your business. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/21220322

Delivering NHS reform with Jennifer Dixon 11/09/2021

Delivering NHS reform with Jennifer Dixon How has the NHS changed in the last 30 years and what have we learnt from previous attempts to drive innovation in healthcare? In this episode, Ravi is joined by Jennifer Dixon, Chief executive of the Health Foundation, to talk about NHS reform and why technology and AI may shape the future of the NHS. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/21099419

What makes social movements successful with Jeremy Heimans 11/02/2021

What makes social movements successful with Jeremy Heimans Why do some social movements succeed while others fail? In this episode, Ravi talks to Jeremy Heimans, CEO of Purpose, a Public Benefit Corporation that builds and supports movements for an open, just, and habitable world. Together they discuss big social changes like same-sex marriage, drug legalisation, climate action and many more. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/21023744

Changing social norms with Betsy Paluck 10/26/2021

Changing social norms with Betsy Paluck What are social norms and how do we change them for the better? In the first episode of Series 2 of The Mission podcast, Ravi is joined by Betsy Paluck, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, to discuss how social norms evolve over time and how can we use them to shift public opinion on big societal issues? /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/20942405

How Coronavirus will change our futures, with Nicholas Christakis 11/25/2020

How Coronavirus will change our futures, with Nicholas Christakis In this episode of The Mission, Ravi is joined by social scientist, physician and author, Nicholas Christakis, to talk about the three stages of the pandemic, how propaganda machines thrive when the world is distracted and why we're heading towards a second Roaring Twenties. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/16950536

Tackling the UK's productivity crisis with John Van Reenen 11/11/2020

Tackling the UK's productivity crisis with John Van Reenen What are the roots of the UK's productivity problem and what can be done about it? Ravi is joined by John Van Reenen OBE, Professor at London School of Economics, to talk about the state’s role in accelerating the fourth industrial revolution and what Rishi Sunak should, and shouldn’t, do when we finally emerge from recession. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/16767014

Creating a new social settlement with Hilary Cottam 10/27/2020

Creating a new social settlement with Hilary Cottam How do we fix our welfare state? Ravi talks to innovator, social entrepreneur and author of Radical Help, Hilary Cottam, about where the current system falls short and how it could be redesigned for the future. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/16565912

Reducing educational underachievement with Becky Francis 10/09/2020

Reducing educational underachievement with Becky Francis How can we break the link between disadvantage and educational underachievement? Ravi is joined by Becky Francis, the Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, to discuss what drives the gap, how COVID-19 has made it worse and what we can do about it. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/16337147

Dissecting trust with Rachel Botsman 10/09/2020

Dissecting trust with Rachel Botsman What's happened to trust? In the first episode of the series, Ravi talks to Rachel Botsman, author and authority on trust, about how trust is changing, why trust matters in the age of COVID-19 and how we can innovate around it. /episode/index/show/the-mission-nesta/id/16337024

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