Guest Overview Jeremy Heimans - a child activist, a McKinsey strategist, founder of social movement agency Purpose, TED speaker, and co-author of NY Times bestseller New Power is this week’s guest We start with Australian born Jeremy reflecting on how the combination of his immigrant parent's backstory and his voracious interest in politics led him to become a globe-trotting child activist at age eight. We discuss how this nontraditional upbringing helped him develop skills most children would not, the profound effect on his character development, his idealism and the impact on his life trajectory.He explains his decision to study at Harvard and work as a strategic consultant at McKinsey were examples of him using institutional power without being institutionalized.Jeremy Heimans explains the early origins of his movement-building in Australia - the political activation movement to challenge the status quo, Get Up. Subsequently, he then dives into why he formed Purpose - a social impact business that builds movements and uses the power of participation to affect positive change in the world. Jeremy goes on to discuss the principles underpinning his best selling book New Power and we discuss how these new power values and dynamics are being used by both New Power and Old Power institutions. I hope you are stimulated by the insights, vision, and purpose of Jeremy Heimans.  What we discuss His early upbringingBecoming a child activistHis parent's impactHow he built his first movement GetUpWhat he gained from studying at HarvardThe value of working at McKinseyForming social movement activation agency Purpose How Purpose is structured and operatesHow its Labs workWriting the book New Power Old power defined - used as a currency New Power defined - works like a current How the world is evolving and embracing both sets of valuesHow serendipity affected his journeyCuriosity and the creation of the new Spotting gaps and starting things His quick-fire answers Social Links Purpose AgencyTwitter TEDLinkedinLinks in the show David Madden GetUpPurpose,New Power - How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World - and How to Make it Work for You.ACLU New Power HBR   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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