Learning from liberation – insights for a better humanitarianism?
Humanitarian crises are often understood through the lens of immediate need: more aid, more access and more funding. But ODI Global’s new re...
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20 of 122 episodesAI in a burning world: who pays the climate cost?
This episode of Think Change explores the growing environmental footprint of artificial intelligence – from rising energy demand and emissio...
Manchesterism goes global – can Andy Burnham change Britain's place in the world?
Following Andy Burnham’s appointment as Britain's Prime Minister, there is renewed interest in what some have described as ‘Manchesterism’ –...
Why isn't evidence enough to win the political argument?
Across the world, a familiar story is being retold with striking success: that stagnant wages, housing crises and crumbling public services...
What happened to truth since episode one?
Our first episode of Think Change, recorded in March 2022 just after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, explored how disinformation was shaping n...
Will the first International Peacebuilding Week make a difference?
The first-ever International Peacebuilding Week, which will run from 22-26 June, comes at a critical moment. Violent conflict is becoming mo...
What do clients really think about multilateral development banks?
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are under growing pressure to prove their relevance in a world where development finance is becoming i...
From donor to partner – what to expect from the Global Partnerships Conference
At a moment of fiscal constraint and growing geopolitical fragmentation, international development is being reshaped in real time. This epis...
The UN's glass ceiling – can a woman finally win the race for Secretary-General?
Recorded at the Women Deliver conference, this episode of Think Change – produced in partnership with GWL Voices – sets out the stakes for g...
Food systems in a fractured world – who sets the rules?
For years, food systems transformation has been guided by shared global visions, grounded in the idea that sustainable food production and c...
What’s really “in it” for private investors in emerging markets?
Mobilising private capital has become central to development finance and to the future of the International Finance Corporation (World Bank...
How do wars end?
How do wars actually end, and what does it take to make peace lasting and just? What lessons has the world still not learned about how wars...
Who’s afraid of gender equality? Inside the latest political battleground
Across many countries, legislative strategies are increasingly being used to roll back hard-won rights related to gender and bodily autonomy...
Can the G20 fix the global investment disconnect?
Why is abundant global capital is not translating into stronger productive investment, and what role the G20 can play in shaping a more resi...
Beyond rearmament: what does security mean for Europe now?
Europe is again confronting war on its continent at a moment when old assumptions and rules about security are breaking down. Alliances feel...
Trump 2.0, one year on – how are big powers and smaller states responding? Inside the Indo-Pacific power shift
A year into Trump’s second term, guests examine how India, China, Russia and other big powers are recalibrating strategies in a shifting glo...
Davos 2026 – Is impact investing living up to its promise?
As global leaders gather in Davos later this month amid shrinking aid budgets and hardening geopolitical priorities, development finance is...
What trends will shape 2026?
After a year of extraordinary upheaval, this special episode looks ahead to the forces set to shape 2026. From deep aid cuts and acceleratin...
How are Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms rewriting the humanitarian playbook?
After one of the most challenging years for the humanitarian system, Sudan offers both a stark warning and a source of new thinking. This ep...
Algorithms and online misogyny – how do we fix a system built to harm women?
Online misogyny is becoming a defining feature of digital life, amplified by algorithms and enabled by platforms that fail to protect users....