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New Episodes Every Sunday! Solara has never understood people. These days, she’s in a constant state of frustration and contempt for her life and most of those around her. Only her children, and her bubbly bestie, Betty, bring her joy, give her hope for the future. But she is beginning to question the path she is on and feeling like she’s barreling toward a brick wall.
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Is the charity sector a place for true disruption and can embracing failure help tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues? What is the difference between organisations which learn from failure and those which don’t? Permission to fail shines a light on setting crazy ambitions, failing and rising from the ashes, to then succeeding. It tells the story of SolarAid, an organisation which succeeded, then failed, to succeeding again by bringing 12 million people clean, safe renewable light. ...
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Solara learns more about her life as an Antarin and has a vision of herself that helps to eliminate her doubts, but what Lonok was asking of her was too much. The whole thing is still feeling very surreal to her. The LARPers big battle is upon them, but as Solara meditates in the woods waiting to play their queen, an unexpected visit from Lonok der…
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In this last episode of Permission to Fail we ask ourselves - what now? Over the past five episodes we’ve been on a journey together, exploring the topic of failure and learning. We’ve listened to anecdotes from the people who have been there from the start, explored stories of both difficult times, and success. This episode is about new directions…
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After a heart-to-heart with Jayna about reality vs. fairytale when it comes to finding a lifelong companion, Solara goes on a date. Determined to have a terrible time, she's surprised at the connection she experiences. Support the Show. Learn more at https://www.tawnlandia.com © Wendy Herman Music: https://www.purple-planet.com All rights reserved.…
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Lonok remembers his mentor's last days and tests a theory that only brings more uncertainty for the future of the Antarin people. Solara, at the annoying insistence of Betsy, prepares for her first date in years. Support the Show. Learn more at https://www.tawnlandia.com © Wendy Herman Music: https://www.purple-planet.com All rights reserved.…
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Warning: This episode contains a description of teen suicide. Thatch contemplates the Family Curse, while Solara spends some time in a painful memory of losing someone she and Lander both loved. They are grateful, though, because the LARPing group was a happy result. Lonok gives Solara an Antarin history lesson, and the dark-skinned man makes anoth…
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Waking up to yet another bad decision, the large, blue-skinned man vows to get his life back on track, knowing something is coming that will change his path. Meanwhile, in another time and place, Solara senses the same shift in her life. Little does she know, she is the main topic of conversation in a city she doesn’t even know exists, an ancient p…
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Waking up to yet another bad decision, the large, blue-skinned man vows to get his life back on track, knowing something is coming that will change his path. Meanwhile, in another time and place, Solara senses the same shift in her life. Little does she know, she is the main topic of conversation in a city she doesn’t even know exists, an ancient p…
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Solara has never understood people. These days, she’s in a constant state of frustration and contempt for her life and most of those around her. Only her children, and her bubbly bestie, Betty, bring her joy, give her hope for the future. But she is beginning to question the path she is on and feeling like she’s barreling toward a brick wall. Suppo…
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What can failure, learning and success look like when designing a new programme? Do we, as development organisations recognise the domino effects that our well meaning interventions can have on rural communities and the environment? And when recognising these, how can we turn them into opportunities? This is a case study of that. In this episode ho…
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Changing the narrative in storytelling
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Images and stories are fundamental for charities to spread awareness about the problem they are trying to solve, to harness support and show impact of the funds they are receiving. These images and stories are being used for campaigning, fundraising and advocacy. But with charities operating in complex environments, and often with people in vulnera…
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Is restrictive funding holding back innovation for sustainable development? What is high risk philantropy? And can funding with permission to fail work hand-in-hand with accountability? In the third episode of Permission to Fail, host Kirsty Adams together with Dr. Ewan Kirk (technology entrepreneur and philantropist), John Keane (SolarAid CEO) and…
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What does it mean to truly listen?
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In the second episode of Permission to Fail, host Kirsty Adams together with Tokozile Ngwenya (Monitoring and Evaluation specialist in Zambia) and Kat Harrison (Director at 60dB) explore what is means for non-profit organisations to really listen to the people and communities they work with on the ground as they innovate to drive change. What are s…
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Setting a Big Hairy Audacious Goal
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In the first episode of six, host Kirsty Adams, together with guests from SolarAid, John Keane (CEO), Richard Turner (Director of Fundraising) and Brave Mhonie, (General Manager in Malawi), explores setting big ambitions and daring to fail. John, Richard and Brave make some interesting points on: The importance of setting ‘Big, Hairy, Audacious, Go…
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Is the charity sector a place for true disruption and can embracing failure help tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues? What is the difference between organisations which learn from failure and those which don’t? Permission to fail shines a light on setting crazy ambitions, failing and rising from the ashes, to then succeeding. It tells t…
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