Progress Reimagined

Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies, and emerging economic models that put humanity and our planet first. The show challenges assumptions to reshape how we think about progress and prosperity, through conversations with people making a real impact. New episodes every other week.

Progress Reimagined is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Progress Reimagined, a business show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  What If Systems Change Starts With Inner Work | School of Radical Imagination: Emergent Worlds, Ep. 4

  Sep 25, 202636 minS2

  We usually try to fix a divided world from the outside: better policies, better institutions, better systems. Educator and leadership coach Lena Papadopoulos asks a different question. What if the biggest barrier to change is the systems that live within us? In this episode of our School of Radical Imagination series, Lena explains shadow work: the process of reconnecting with the parts of ourselves we learned to push down in order to belong. We talk about why people cling to hate, why she sees binary thinking as a trauma response, how the ego protects us from seeing the harm we cause, and how a pattern inside one person can repeat all the way up to conflict between countries. Lena Papadopoulos is an award-winning educator and leadership coach who works at the intersection of personal and collective liberation. She hosts the podcast Leadership That Liberates. Her course, Tending to the Roots of Conflict in a Divided World, starts October 6 at the School of Radical Imagination. Applications close September 30, and spots are limited. Use code PROGRESSREIMAGINED10 for 10% off (new students only). Course: https://www.radicalimagination.school/courses/tending-to-the-roots-of-conflict-in-a-divided-world Lena's website: https://www.lenapapadopoulos.com/ Lena on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-papadopoulos/ Leadership That Liberates: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-that-liberates/id1809241430 Progress Reimagined What does real progress actually look like? Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Through solo reflections and conversations with thinkers, innovators and changemakers, we examine the ideas shaping our world and the ones that could reshape it for the better. Subscribe to Progress Reimagined https://substack.com/@progressreimagined https://www.youtube.com/@ProgressReimagined https://www.instagram.com/progress_reimagined/ Host: Kathleen Chu progressreimagined at proton.me ❤️ Thank you for listening! If you know anyone who would benefit from today's episode, please share it and help spread the word. © 2026 Progress Reimagined. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #6

  Between Fear and Hype: Where Should You Stand on AI? | School of Radical Imagination: Emergent Worlds, Ep. 3

  Sep 22, 202638 minS2

  Most of us have already picked a side on AI. It'll replace us or free us. It's overhyped or inevitable. Oumaima Talouka says that's exactly the mistake: treating AI as all or nothing. Oumaima Talouka is an AI strategy advisor, a leadership coach, and founder of The Human × Tech. She built her career across engineering, product and Responsible AI at Microsoft, and is Regional Director for MENA and Francophonie at The AI Collective. She teaches AI literacy at the School of Radical Imagination. We talk about what AI literacy actually means, the failure modes hiding under the word "hallucination," the skills we quietly give away when we delegate, whether the layoff story holds up, and why it matters where AI gets built. Part of the School of Radical Imagination Special Edition. Take her course: use PROGRESSREIMAGINED10 for 10% off (new students only). Connect with Oumaima: [link] Chapters 00:00 Five people, five answers 02:14 The all or nothing trap 03:02 Growing up in Morocco, and computer science as leverage 06:22 What AI literacy actually means 09:10 Choosing where you keep the friction 16:07 Is AI really taking jobs? 20:20 Sustainability, and checking claims on both sides 24:16 Using the right model for the task 28:04 Why it matters where AI gets built 31:55 One sentence for the skeptic, one for the enthusiast 33:32 Inside her course 34:11 Her vision, and one thing to try today Progress Reimagined What does real progress actually look like? Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Through solo reflections and conversations with thinkers, innovators and changemakers, we examine the ideas shaping our world and the ones that could reshape it for the better. Subscribe to Progress Reimagined https://substack.com/@progressreimagined https://www.youtube.com/@ProgressReimagined https://www.instagram.com/progress_reimagined/ Host: Kathleen Chu progressreimagined at proton.me ❤️ Thank you for listening! If you know anyone who would benefit from today's episode, please share it and help spread the word. © 2026 Progress Reimagined. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #5

  We Overlook This Superpower | School of Radical Imagination: Emergent Worlds, Ep. 2

  Sep 8, 202636 minS2

  Imagination is directly tied to your mental wellbeing, and most of us stopped using it on purpose years ago. Dr. Sheila Pontis has spent over two decades studying imagination, wellbeing, and design at University College London, Princeton, and MIT, and her argument is that imagination isn't a gift reserved for children and artists, it's a cognitive skill every adult still has and can train. Sheila now leads the Everyone Imagines initiative and teaches at the School of Radical Imagination. In this episode, she explains why the quality of what you imagine shapes your emotions and wellbeing, why researchers describe this moment as a crisis of imagination, why she doesn't think AI is imaginative at all, just a tool that reflects whatever imagination you bring to the prompt, and how a few minutes of daily practice can rebuild the skill. For anyone who feels stuck searching, scrolling, and asking AI for answers that never quite land, this conversation is for you. Learn more about the School of Radical Imagination: https://www.radicalimagination.school/ *Applications open Sept 1. There's a discount code near the end of this episode. (New student only) Follow Progress Reimagined for more conversations like this one. Progress Reimagined What does real progress actually look like? Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Through solo reflections and conversations with thinkers, innovators and changemakers, we examine the ideas shaping our world and the ones that could reshape it for the better. Subscribe to Progress Reimagined https://substack.com/@progressreimagined https://www.youtube.com/@ProgressReimagined https://www.instagram.com/progress_reimagined/ Host: Kathleen Chu progressreimagined at proton.me ❤️ Thank you for listening! If you know anyone who would benefit from today's episode, please share it and help spread the word. © 2026 Progress Reimagined. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #4

  Imagine Higher Education in the Age of AI | School of Radical Imagination: Emergent Worlds, Ep. 1

  Aug 27, 202635 minS2

  Besan Abu-Joudeh has advised governments, built her own organization, and sat inside some of the most prestigious rooms in the world, including Wharton, Accenture, and A.T. Kearney. Now she's built the School of Radical Imagination, a live, cohort-based school with no institution behind it. It's her third venture, after co-founding BuildPalestine in 2016. In this episode, we talk about the moment everything shifted, why she built a live, cohort-based school instead of recording another online course, and what she believes people get wrong about imagination, impact, and education in the age of AI. For anyone who's watched every video and asked AI every question and still feels stuck, this one's for you. Learn more about the School of Radical Imagination: https://www.radicalimagination.school/ *Applications open Sept 1. There's a discount code near the end of this episode. (New student only) Follow Progress Reimagined for more conversations like this one. Progress Reimagined What does real progress actually look like? Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Through solo reflections and conversations with thinkers, innovators and changemakers, we examine the ideas shaping our world and the ones that could reshape it for the better. Subscribe to Progress Reimagined https://substack.com/@progressreimagined https://www.youtube.com/@ProgressReimagined https://www.instagram.com/progress_reimagined/ Host: Kathleen Chu progressreimagined at proton.me ❤️ Thank you for listening! If you know anyone who would benefit from today's episode, please share it and help spread the word. © 2026 Progress Reimagined. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #3

  Your Empathy Is Not a Weakness, It's Where the Future Begins

  Jun 26, 202612 minS2

  Anxious about the state of the world? You're not alone. Host Kathleen Chu makes the case that empathy isn't a weakness but a starting point. Drawing on Octavia Butler, adrienne maree brown, and Eckhart Tolle to explore how to stay hopeful and imagine a better future. Three practices that help: quieting the input, turning inward, and turning outward. Books (affiliate links) A New Earth — Eckhart Tolle Emergent Strategy — adrienne maree brown Parable of the Sower — Octavia E. Butler Communities & organizations School of Radical Imagination — live cohort classes on imagining liberatory futures Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) — global network reimagining the economy around wellbeing Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) — Kate Raworth's framework for an economy within social & planetary limits Practices mentioned Tara Brach — talks & guided meditations Boho Beautiful — guided meditations Progress Reimagined Substack A Book for Turbulent Times: Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth — the companion essay referenced in the episode Research cited APA 2024 mental health poll — 70% of U.S. adults anxious about current events (April 2024) Progress Reimagined What does real progress actually look like? Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Each episode asks the questions that move us forward — not just can we, but should we. Through solo reflections and conversations with thinkers, innovators and changemakers, we examine the ideas shaping our world and the ones that could reshape it for the better. Subscribe to Progress Reimagined https://substack.com/@progressreimagined https://www.youtube.com/@ProgressReimagined Host: Kathleen Chu progressreimagined at proton.me ❤️ Thank you for listening! If you know anyone who would benefit from today's episode, please share it and help spread the word. © 2026 Progress Reimagined. All rights reserved.

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