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The Lev Natan Podcast

The Lev Natan Podcast invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with the living roots of our regenerative future. Hosted by Lev Natan, founder of Alliance for a Viable Future, we explore the art and practice of regenerative leadership for changemakers who are weaving a spiritually-grouned, place-based, bioregional response to the polycrisis.In a down-to-earth, conversational tone, Lev shares insights and reflections while walking through the towering evergreens along the Housatonic

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22. Rights of Nature (Part Two): Giving Ecosystems a...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/07/03

“Mari Margil serves as the Executive Director of Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org) and program manager for CDER’s International Center for the Rights of Nature. In 2008, she served as a consultant to Ecuador’s national Constituent Assembly, helping to draft the world’s first Rights of Nature constitutional provisions. Margil is widely viewed as one of the leading global voices for the recognition of legally enforceable rights of ecosystems and

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62:31

21. Principles of Living Systems Catalyze Paradigm...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/06/24

Marshall Lefferts brings a perspective that inspires hope and intelligent action, in dark times, this interview weaves connections between physics, mathematics and music that underlie key principles in how to cultivate the conditions for living systems to thrive. "Throughout nature we can see patterns, structures, processes and systems that reflect an underlying order of energy dynamics that literally in-forms the observable universe across all scales" www.cosmemetry.com (Recorded December 2019)

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20. Legal Rights for Nature: A Global Movement Whose...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/06/17

Thomas Linzey has worked with the first places in the world to establish legal rights of nature - from a small town in Pennsylvania to the national constitution of Ecuador. His organization, Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org) works with grassroots, tribal, and NGO partners and governments across the globe to develop, implement, and enforce Rights of Nature laws. Following in the footsteps of the civil rights and women’s rights movements, it is time

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49:31

19. How Healing Happens in Groups: MatrixWorks for...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/06/10

"MatrixWorks is a revolutionary group process that utilizes principles of New Science, Whole Systems Thinking, Hakomi Psychotherapy, Spirituality, and Contemporary Psychology. It fosters leadership that supports the growth and development of healthy functioning teams and groups. It supports the transformative emergence of ‘Group Genius’ where relationships become collaborative, and mutuality and cooperation become new norms that promote wellbeing.” (From matrixworkslivingsystems.com | Interview

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18. Black Lives Matter: Truth, Solidarity &...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/06/03

In the wake of the unspeakable actions of the threatened who hunted down and murdered Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Sean Reed, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd, Alliance for a Viable Future stands in solidarity with all Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). We stand for racial justice and reparations for all people of color. Racial Justice and Climate Justice are deeply connected. In fact, they are one in the same. We will have a viable future only when we have both. In this podcast, we reference a

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17. How to Generate a Ripple Effect of Engagement and...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/05/26

How might we inspire our organizations to go beyond their bottom-line, and even beyond their social impact mission, and join a larger movement for change and ingenuity? How might we inspire a coordinated response to our collective dilemmas? In this episode, Lev reflects on his conversation with Dave Ford, CEO of Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (episode #16), and highlights the key principles that are essential for building impactful coalitions, networks and alliances that are able to transform our

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16. Ocean Plastics Leadership Network - Dave Ford, CEO

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/05/19

(Recorded January 2020)How do you get companies like Pepsi and Dow Chemicals to sit with Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund? Ask Dave Ford, founder of the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network - a membership community that runs experiential summits in ocean plastics hotspots around the globe that drive accelerated, collaborative action. This network is an inspiring example of what the Collective Impact Framework (episode #11) looks like, when it’s put into practice. More than ever before, we need

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46:00

15. How Deep Listening & Silence Lead to Breakthrough...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/05/12

"There is a space between cause and effect, between stimulus and habitual response. It is in this space that a full human life is possible.” Al Bhatt, breakthrough organizational consultant and professor of Organizational Leadership, has committed his life to the idea that silence is like the pot that a plant needs to grow. In a world of busyness, we need mentors who hold an empowering space for deep listening. This principle has allowed him to guide corporate executives, social impact

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14. Kogi Elders on Qualities of Leadership

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/05/04

The Sierra Nevada mountains on the northern tip of the Andes in Colombia are home to four separate but related peoples: the Arhuaco (or Ika), Wiwa, Kogi, and Kankuamo. Together they number more than 30,000. In 1990, they emerged as a global indigenous voice with a BBC documentary in which they warned of the need to change course. In 2012, they made another film called Aluna, which you can find online. They refer to themselves as elder brothers and express concern that non-indigenous outsiders, the

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49:17

13. Wisdom in Leadership (Part Two): How Questions...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/04/29

The old scripts of “posturing and pretending” are becoming more and more played out in a world that is in dire need for real people to guide us forward into the unknown. Knowing where you stand orients you to how to be a genuine, natural, authentic leader. The root of the word question is quest: What have you known, that you have always known? What do you see, that you have always seen? What do you sense, that you have always sensed? Where do you stand and what do you stand for? These are a few of

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12. Wisdom in Leadership (Part One): The Power to...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/04/29

How we speak about our world makes a huge difference for how others respond to our leadership. Language is the key creative element in shaping our non-physical reality. Your capacity to bring consciousness to every word that you think and speak takes mindful communication to a realm of self-responsibility that is absolutely necessary in these critical moments of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and global climate change. Mel Toomey began mentoring me when I joined the one-of-a-kind Master’s in

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49:31

11. Collective Impact, Whole Systems Change &...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/04/20

In this special interview, I had the rare opportunity to speak with both of the founders of the Collective Impact Framework, Mark Kramer and John Kania, as well as the Executive Director of the Collective Impact Forum, Jennifer Juster. These pioneering thought leaders work closely together to foster cross-sector dialogue through an international network of social impact organizations who are addressing systemic issues that can only be effectively engaged through collaboration, coalition building and

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10. How to Be Resilient in These Uncertain Times -...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/04/15

In this reflection on Suzanne Koepplinger’s interview on healing trauma (episode 7), Lev speaks about the deep connection between healing and leadership. When we allow for ourselves to be fully human, and therefore, to go on a healing journey of our own, we are actually inviting ourselves to step more powerfully into our leadership. How does this work? Leadership and healing are connected on a spectrum of developmental growth. The deeper you go, on your healing journey, the more aware, intelligent

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9. Coronavirus & Collective Initiation: Breakdown,...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/04/08

We are living in unprecedented times with tremendous uncertainty - all the more reason to focus on this question: how do I want to show up in response to this new reality? In this practical, honest and expansive conversation with Dr. Kathleen Allen, we explore the principle of breakdown/breakthrough in leadership. In other words, as the intensity builds, and disruption continues to multiply, we are learning to change, respond and adapt. There is a presence, deep within us, that guides this process

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8. Coronavirus / COVID-19: Part Two - How Salmon Swim...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/04/01

How do salmon swim against the powerful currents of a river and even jump ten-foot high waterfalls? In the midst of this global Coronavirus pandemic, our resilience is being tested - big time - both individually and collectively. And yet, there are guiding principles that allow us to actually accelerate and evolve our capacity to respond while dealing with intense disruption. Redwood seed pods actually need the heat of a forest fire to explode open and take root. It’s possible that the leadership

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7. Healing Trauma in Community: A Key to Climate...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/03/25

What is the connection between healing trauma and addressing the climate crisis? How might a paradigm shift towards community-oriented healing practices transform our capacity to show up for the task at hand, with resilience, courage and wisdom? In this deeply inspiring interview, Suzanne Koepplinger takes us on an inside-out, walking-her-talk leadership journey. She shares her own experience as a Native American community leader who has learned to address generational trauma by listening to the

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6. Why we Need Circles for Climate Leadership - Lev...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/03/18

Sitting in circles has been part of human culture since we sat around the fire and told stories of the day’s adventures. We’ve all but forgotten this lost art In the business-as-usual workplace culture which tells us that productivity, efficiency and bottom lines are all that matter. The voice that is driving us to “get it done,” and done quickly, is the same voice that has us running around in a maze that always brings us back to the starting point, more exhausted than before. When we work in

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5. The Magic of CircleWork - Jalaja Bonheim, PhD

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/03/18

Gathering in a circle has been a universal technology utilized by civilizations across the globe throughout human history to face our collective challenges. Living in the digital landscape of the cybersphere, we need this vital practice of CircleWork now more than ever. There is a power that comes from the circle’s sacred shape, which brings us resilience, alignment with others, and vision to access our inner resources of wisdom, courage and creative collaboration. Join us for this conversation with

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4. How to Apply Nature-Based Principles to...

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/03/18

What is the most essential ingredient in a business, organization or community? How can we learn to navigate the complex landscape of our world and be responsible, adaptable climate leaders? How might we see through the eyes of nature and why does it matter? In this reflection on Dr. Allen’s interview in episode #2, Lev explores sunlight as a metaphor for positive energy in groups, the distinction between closed systems vs. open systems, and the efficacy of flowing with the laws of nature, within

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3. Leading from the Roots - Dr. Kathleen Allen

The Lev Natan Podcast ·

2020/03/18

How can an organization be so resilient that it can weather any storm? How can an organizational leader leave a legacy that endures long into the future? What is the most important nutrient for a regenerative, living organization? Join us for this special conversation with Dr. Kathleen Allen, author of Leading From the Roots, as we understand how she found answers to these questions (and more) from her observations of the natural world. Legacy trees, old growth forests, and ecological stages shine

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