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Giant Ideas

Giant Ideas invites leading minds from tech, business, politics and beyond to explore the giant ideas that use technology as a force for good. Giant Ventures, founded by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen, backs purpose-driven founders solving the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Exponential View Founder, Azeem Azhar: How AI and Energy Will Shape The Next Decade

    5 DAYS AGO

    Exponential View Founder, Azeem Azhar: How AI and Energy Will Shape The Next Decade

    Today on the Giant Ideas podcast we are joined by Azeem Azhar: author, futurist and founder of the Exponential View newsletter and podcast which explains how society and the political economy are changing under the force of technology.Azeem’s first book Exponential: Order and Chaos in an Age of Accelerating Technology studied how technology’s rapid pace of development is impacting the world.Azeem is considered one of the most influential thinkers on the impact of technology on humanity’s futu...

    35 min
  2. World Leading Designer, Thomas Heatherwick: Why We Need to Humanise Cities

    12/12/2024

    World Leading Designer, Thomas Heatherwick: Why We Need to Humanise Cities

    🎄 Today is our last podcast before the holidays! We will be back on 9 January with a conversation on AI - follow the show to get a notification when it's live!On the show today we are joined by one of the world’s leading designers: Thomas Heatherwick. Thomas has created many of the world’s most striking new public spaces and buildings. Heatherwick Studio is behind culture-defining projects like the Vessel in New York’s Hudson Yard, and London’s Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, where we ar...

    39 min
  3. Double Olympic Champion, Alistair Brownlee: Why You Should Never Rely on Willpower

    11/28/2024

    Double Olympic Champion, Alistair Brownlee: Why You Should Never Rely on Willpower

    Today on the podcast we are joined by Alistair Brownlee, Double Olympic Triathlon Champion - to talk about his incredible career and the extreme mental discipline that got him to the very top of athletics. It’s his first in depth interview since he announced his retirement.Alistair Brownlee is the only athlete in history to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, having won gold medals in both the 2012 and the 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a four-time World Champion in tri...

    36 min
  4. Babylon Founder Ali Parsa’s Next Act: AI Health Mega-Assistant

    11/14/2024

    Babylon Founder Ali Parsa’s Next Act: AI Health Mega-Assistant

    Today on the podcast we have Ali Parsa - founder of two unicorn health businesses - Babylon Health and Circle Health.Ali was born in Iran, but left when he was 16, in the aftermath of the Iranian revolution. Amazingly, he taught himself UK high school, and went on to study civil and environmental engineering at University College London.He sold a media company he started during university, and then joined the investment banking world. 20 years ago, he set up Circle Health - the first pr...

    39 min
  5. Thrive Global & Huffington Post Founder, Arianna Huffington: Health Is What Happens Between Doctor Visits

    10/31/2024

    Thrive Global & Huffington Post Founder, Arianna Huffington: Health Is What Happens Between Doctor Visits

    Today on Giant Ideas we bring you a conversation with a titan of American business and society, Arianna Huffington. Arianna is the co-founder of The Huffington Post, which built an audience of 200 million, and the founder and CEO of Thrive Global. She also sat on the board of Uber during its succession drama. Arianna is also the author of an astonishing fifteen books - on everything from Sleep to Becoming Fearless. She has been named on Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influe...

    19 min
  6. Bridgewater Associates Founder, Ray Dalio: How Principles Lead to Success

    10/17/2024

    Bridgewater Associates Founder, Ray Dalio: How Principles Lead to Success

    In 1975, in a two bedroom apartment in New York City, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm. Over forty years later, this firm - Bridgewater Associates - has grown into not just the world's largest hedge fund, but also what Fortune has called the “fifth most important private company in the United States”. Ray Dalio himself appears on Time Magazine's list of the world’s top 100 most influential people. His philosophy has travelled far beyond the four walls of his hedge fund through the me...

    32 min
  7. Former Sony Entertainment CEO & Snap Chair, Michael Lynton, the Power of Mentorship

    10/03/2024

    Former Sony Entertainment CEO & Snap Chair, Michael Lynton, the Power of Mentorship

    Today on the podcast we have Michael Lynton, one of America’s leading CEOs. Michael led Sony Entertainment as CEO, overseeing Sony’s global entertainment businesses during a period of great success. But it also had its challenges - notably when North Korean hackers released private emails and unreleased films. Michael had previously worked for Time Warner as CEO of AOL Europe, and was Chairman and CEO of Pearson PLC’s Penguin Group.But today our focus is on Michael’s role as a ment...

    27 min
  8. LIVE TALK: Square co-founder: Jim McKelvey, Live Talk on Moving The Needle of Drug Discovery

    09/09/2024

    LIVE TALK: Square co-founder: Jim McKelvey, Live Talk on Moving The Needle of Drug Discovery

    This talk was recorded live at our Giant Ideas event at the Tate Modern earlier this year.Jim McKelvey, best known for co-founding multi-billion dollar company Square, joined the stage at Giant Ideas to talk about moving the needle of drug discovery.McKelvey co-founded Square with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2009, and it became a revolutionary payment processing company, allowing small businesses to accept credit card payments via a simple mobile device. The company is now worth a multi...

    21 min
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Giant Ideas invites leading minds from tech, business, politics and beyond to explore the giant ideas that use technology as a force for good. Giant Ventures, founded by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen, backs purpose-driven founders solving the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Giant Ventures
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Giant Ideas
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