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Mark Laurence and I had a great discussion on AI and the future and A.icehouse, a new initiative for SMEs that he is working on with Icehouse, to learn more about the future of AI and what it might m…

This is the audio of a talk I gave the other day to about 100 lawyers on principles and habits for life - it comes from content in the recent book: The Circle: Careers with Impact which is a download…

In this session I talked with Dr Brett Mann about conflict and how it influences board dynamics and he had a lot of wisdom to share on this fascinating topic. This is part of our ongoing commitment f…

The audio version of my recent book on careers, work, identity, purpose and impact.

You can download the book here https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/

Contents

The Circle  In…

Tom Cooney is a visiting Erskine Fellow to the University of Canterbury and I was lucky enough to sit with him in person and hear about his life story and the work he does today helping marginalised …

This is the audio of the paper released about the topic of Nature as Shareholder.  You can access the paper at this link to download it: https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/

N…

Andrew is the CEO of the NZGBC and in this episode we hear about the work they do as well as find out more about his life story.  I learned a lot about the way that homes are measured through the Hom…

I was interviewed by by Seán Barnes for his Impact Professional Podcast and this is the result!

FInd out more about his work over here and you can also subscribe to his show https://www.impactprofess…

In this session I got insights from Shamubeel Eaqub the Chief Economist at Simplicity on a huge variety of topics - the economy, mountains, measuring value, wars, the working poor, superannuation, pu…

Latesha Hearth has led a fascinating life of curiousity which makes for a conversation touching on many topics - yoghurt, strangers on planes, home schooling, community, chocolate, Edmund Hillary Fel…

In this session Luke Peez (my colleague at Parry Field Lawyers) and I break down key considerations for organisations when it comes to use of AI - what do you need to think about and how do you stay …

This is a short message out to ask for your help – yes, I need you, my seeds community!  To participate my email is [email protected] 

I’ve reflected a lot on my own life and work and crafted someth…

In this session held in New Plymouth recently I share about my journey and things I have learnt in my career as well as legal structures for Impact and answering audience questions.  

Thanks to DOSO,…

In this live session recorded on 30 May 2025 Jenny Gill, Craig Fisher and I discuss the budget and related issues - and even end with a story of The Apple Tree!  

More resources and earlier recording…

I saw a LinkedIn post from Arron Judson on the topic of different people having different skill sets and the framing of 'Explorers' and 'Optimisers'.  This is the short conversation we had where he e…

Seán has written a book on being an Impact Professional and we hear all about it on this episode of seeds as well as his life story.  For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz 

Seán's book site https:/…

This is the converstion I just had with Shamubeel Eaqub about the report on Social Cohesion that he has recently co-authored. 

It is a wide ranging conversation where we cover:

• How to foster Social …

In this panel discussion we get to hear on Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand from the following speakers at the New Zealand Green Building Council Housing Summit held on 7 May 2025 (more on NZGBC is he…

Ali Adams shares about the revitilised city of Ōtautahi Christchurch as well as her life lessons and journey to becoming the CEO of ChristchurchNZ.  

Seeds is a long term project with more than 440 c…