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Episode 7: Wilderness guide, survival expert, sustainability consult and critical system thinker Huck Middeke.

This episode was recorded on Sep 25th, 2023
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00:00:00 Foreword
00:08:06 Introduction
00:10:34 What is a yurt?
00:19:54 The backstory of Huck's yurt
00:27:11 Yurt practicalities
00:35:43 Huck's basic premises
00:42:29 Circles of awareness and disturbance
00:54:57 We don't know what a sustainable lifestyle looks like
01:03:40 Do humans have a fundamental need to push their limits?
01:08:24 Exploration and the power of the individual
01:18:00 "Normal" lifestyles as an addiction
01:21:05 Superyachts
01:40:23 An intergenerationally sustainable lifestyle cannot be taught
01:47:52 Communities and illusions of independence
01:58:21 Exploring the edge of your comfort zone
02:04:45 Overshoot
02:08:27 You cannot force people into a lifeboat
02:23:06 Will there be a hi-tech civilization in a 100, 1000 or million years?
02:34:00 Celebrating lo-tech
02:42:20 Becoming an interplanetary species
02:55:12 Formula 1 and technological progress
03:05:23 Overshoot and nature deficit disorder
03:11:26 Forest destruction and protection
03:17:38 Nonlinear and slow forest time
03:22:34 Nature connection exercise
03:26:58 How Huck became a wilderness guide
03:36:15 What does a wilderness guide do?
03:45:40 The meaning of the wild
04:01:56 Fear in the wild
04:06:28 What Huck's wilderness sessions entail
04:21:10 Six survival priorities
04:24:40 Barefoot walking and cold exposure
04:40:51 Nomad Town
04:49:01 Creating electricity with a bike
04:51:47 Shared permanent living in Nomad Town
04:57:55 The yurt doesn't need to be warmed up all the time
05:03:02 Clever yurt hacks and other practicalities
05:10:33 Resilience hubs
05:14:17 Defining resilience
05:18:47 Types of survival situations
05:25:15 What to do in a survival situation & the STOP tool
05:32:42 Full moon full stop
05:47:29 The most important survival skills
05:51:56 Survivalism and preppers
05:55:30 Primitivism
06:00:14 Progress
06:03:32 Is there moral progress?
06:06:29 Roots
06:09:32 Fatherhood as biased responsibility
06:12:12 Initiation rites
06:14:52 Short final questions
06:09:11 Afterword

Huck's Linkedin: https://t.ly/GdRrH
Huck's Youtube https://t.ly/pHo9P
Nordic by Nature https://www.nordicbynature.net

Syvä työ – hyvä työ -kirja https://t.ly/8qT0f
Viznut's text about permacomputing https://t.ly/9fsog
Viznut on the Ihmisiä, siis eläimiä podcast https://t.ly/NUzEt

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#7 Huck Middeke: Survival, wilderness, Nomad Town, living in a yurt, resilience hubs

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From Boardrooms to Base of the Pyramid – Stefan Engels on Reimagining Development Through Business. Meet Stefan Engels, an international development leader with a remarkable cross-sector journey—from corporate boardrooms to grassroots innovation hubs across Africa. Now based in Nairobi, Stefan brings nearly two decades of experience working at the nexus of private sector development, inclusive business models, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Stefan’s career began in the corporate world of pharmaceuticals - with Johnson & Johnson, where he rose from Sales Representative to Regional General Manager over 15 years. But he made a bold pivot—leaving behind corporate predictability to pursue purpose-driven work in international development. 

His career spans time with UNDP, GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), and multiple foundations and NGOs across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Vietnam.

In this episode, Stefan shares his insights on transitioning from the private sector to global development—navigating cultural shifts, embracing multi-stakeholder partnerships, and building resilient, systemic solutions for complex challenges. We explore the seismic shifts in development aid, the growing role of business in achieving social impact, and the enduring power of inclusive business strategies.

Expect to hear:
* Why business can (and must) be a force for good
* Lessons in systems change and co-creation
* The future of development finance and impact measurement
* Advice for businesses building social impact into their core model

Whether you're a business leader seeking to deepen your social impact strategy, a development practitioner, or simply curious about how capitalism can align with sustainable development goals (SDGs)—you might find this interesting. 

 Listen now and discover how profits can fit poverty and why Africa may just be the future’s innovation lab. 

Reimagining Development Through Business with Stefan Engels

Hello, and welcome to the Business Fights Poverty podcast, where we bring you engaging conversations with social impact trailblazers. Dive into a wealth of insights, diverse perspectives, and valuable advice, all designed to enlighten and inspire. Gain first-hand understanding of how businesses and thought leaders are addressing the world's most pressing social challenges, empowering you to make well-informed decisions and take meaningful action. So, sit back and join us as we explore the frontiers of business-driven social impact.

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Curious on Earth crafts slower media for an era of one-minute attention spans. Host Henry Soinnunmaa is a Finnish musician, writer and amateur generalist.

Some topics and keywords: deep time, cognition, creativity, mental health, technology, religion, play, ecology, sexuality, slowing down, AI, wisdom, cold swimming, reality tunnels, movement, stillness, psychedelics, antifragility, conscientiousness, beginner mindset, political polarization, pratītyasamutpāda, magic, music, game b, altered states of consciousness, commitment, BJJ, decentralization, energy policy, dance, language, adulting, drug policy, meditation, metamodernism, meaning crisis, neurodiversity, emergence, honesty, sensemaking, animalness, (post)rationality, media, death, love.

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