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Social Innovation: The Social Ideas Podcast

CJBS Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation

The Social Ideas podcast shares the impact of social innovation, its necessity and its capacity to challenge the status quo. Throughout this series, highly committed change makers in busines...

Episodes

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The Social Ideas Podcast: The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network - helping people who have experienced forced migration to rebuild their livelihoods

In this episode we meet 2025 Social Innovation Prize Winner Charlie Fraser, founder of TERN (The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network). Since 201...

32:03Jul 14, 2025

The Social Ideas Podcast: Give Your Best - tackling clothing poverty and fashion waste

In this episode we meet Sol Escobar, founder of 'Give Your Best' and 2025 Social Innovation Prize Winner. Give Your Best is the UK...

27:58Jul 14, 2025

The Social Ideas Podcast: Sociability - helping people find accessible places

In this episode we meet Matt Pierri, 2025 Social Innovation Prize Winner and founder of Sociability. Sociability is a mobile app and online...

22:58Jul 14, 2025

The Social Ideas Podcast: Coffee Afrik - reimagining community spaces in London

In this episode, we meet Abdirahim Hassan, one of our 2025 Social Innovation Prize winners, and learn about his Community Interest Company,...

37:26Jul 14, 2025

The Social Ideas Podcast: Women’s Work Lab – helping single mothers regain independence through a career support community

In this episode, we talk to Rachel Mostyn and Camilla Rigby. Rachel and Camilla are co-founders of Women’s Work Lab, a Community Interest Co...

35:11Jul 15, 2024

The Social Ideas Podcast: Sirlute – crafting the creative future of London

In this episode, we talk to JR Josephs, founder of Sirlute. As a charitable organisation, Sirlute provide creative learning and mentoring fo...

26:55Jul 15, 2024

The Social Ideas Podcast: InPower Academy – transforming lives through martial arts

In this episode, we hear from Daryl Chambers, founder of InPower Academy CIC. InPower Academy work in in crime impacted areas to transform y...

37:37Jul 15, 2024

The Social Ideas Podcast: Foundervine - removing social and economic barriers to entrepreneurship

In this episode we hear from Izzy Obeng, co-founder of Foundervine. Foundervine’s mission is to remove social and economic barriers to entre...

24:25Jul 15, 2024

The Social Ideas Podcast: winning the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize

In this episode of The Social Innovation Podcast, Lisa Stepanovic shares the benefits and power of winning the Cambridge Social Innovation P...

15:55Apr 5, 2024

The Social Ideas Podcast: the power of AutonoMe

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, social entrepreneur Will Britton shares why he created the AutonoMe app and how winning The Cam...

24:53Apr 4, 2024

The Social Ideas Podcast: changing the system

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation Programme and social innovator, Nora Wilhelm share...

27:07Dec 15, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: educating with insight

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Christine Kinnear, Founder and CEO of With Insight Education. With Insight Educatio...

19:28Oct 25, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: Noise Solution

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from CEO and Founder of Noise solution, Simon Glenister. Simon shares how the social en...

26:31Aug 4, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: the social impact of procurement

In this episode, we hear from Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Co-founder and the COO of Supply Change. Supply Change is a social enterprise platfor...

14:54Jul 7, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: Babbasa - inspiring our youth

In this episode, we hear from Poku Osei, the founder and CEO of Babbasa. The social enterprise was created to tackle the challenges of youth...

19:45Jul 7, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: the social impact of online news

In this episode, we hear from Tim West, the Founder Editor and CEO of the social enterprise magazine, Pioneers Post. Tim is also involved in...

20:20Jul 7, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: dementia and the community

In this episode, we hear from Dr Liz Dennis, the co-Founder of The Filo Project, which offers high quality day care for small groups of olde...

9:03Jul 7, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: Generation Medics

On 5 July 2023, the National Health Service - one of the UK's greatest social innovations - turned 75. In this episode of The Social Id...

18:59Jul 6, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: no longer invisible

Congratulations to Zakia Moulaoui, who is one of five winners of this year’s Cambridge Social Innovation Prize. Listen to The Social Ideas P...

22:10Jul 6, 2023

The Social Ideas Podcast: winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2023

In this short episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we introduce you to this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize win...

4:08Jul 5, 2023