On The Edge We Are Liminal

Alyssa Gilbert is Director of Undaunted which is a community of creative, proactive people exploring how innovation can help humans tackle climate change. She is also the Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute which was established in 2007 to provide a vital global centre of excellence for research and education on climate change. Today, the Grantham Institute is established as a leading authority on climate and environmental science. She is an all round expert on environmental and climate change policy and science having worked in the field in numerous roles and several countries for over 20 years.

In this conversation we talked about:


Building open innovation Infrastructure for the climate ecosystem 
Finding and scaling silver bullets and business models for climate innovation
Cities and places as serendipity engines 
Where could and should climate leadership come from? 

Highlights include:


Why she is not getting angry about the net zero backtracking where the object is to divide people and the solution is not to be divided.
The role of place in driving climate innovation as part of a global supercluster of talent and technology.
That it's great to care but you cannot take the world upon your shoulders - everyone has a role to play in addressing the climate emergency.

This podcast was produced by Liminal - a collective intelligence community. Thanks to all of our community members, clients, partners and patrons. Here are links to some of the things we discussed.


Undaunted https://undaunted-hq.org/
Grantham https://www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/
Climate Tech Supercluster https://www.climatetechsupercluster.com/
Conception X https://www.conceptionx.org/
Liminal https://www.weareliminal.co/
RethinkX https://www.rethinkx.com/
Notpla https://www.notpla.com/
Ministry for the future https://store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/the-ministry-for-the-future

Thanks for listening. Check out and buy the On The Edge book here.

Welcome to On The Edge, a podcast and now also a book, about making unexpected connections everywhere and anywhere.

Why should you embrace uncertainty as an opportunity not a threat?
How can you connect people and ideas to engineer serendipity?
Where should you start when embarking on a transition to something new?

On The Edge will be your guide to navigating uncertainty based upon the experiences of a diverse group of creative and entrepreneurial people and organizations who have learned how to survive and thrive in our increasingly connected world, and is available to buy now as a book or ebook. What are you on the edge of right now?
In this episode I read Chapter 3 called Into the Unknown. Enjoy.
If you enjoy it then please consider buying a copy and giving both the book and the podcast a good review or rating, as that really helps get it out to new people. Others have described the book as:
“A beautiful little book.” Tessy Britton
“Succinct and insightful.” Dave Snowden
“Realistic and wise.” Margaret Heffernan
"A thoughtful meditation on how to navigate uncertain futures.” Anab Jain
“An inspiring and orienting tapestry.” Cassie Robinson
“Inspirational from the very first page.” Johnnie Moore
“This is a great little book.” Jon Alexander
“It’s wonderful! I have goosebumps." Noelle Dye
“Read this book and take its insights to heart.” Rob Poynton
"An inspiring and practical guide.” Ella Goldner
This podcast was brought to you by Liminal. To find out more please visit www.weareliminal.co/ontheedge.

Welcome to On The Edge, a podcast and now also a book, about making unexpected connections everywhere and anywhere.

Why should you embrace uncertainty as an opportunity not a threat?
How can you connect people and ideas to engineer serendipity?
Where should you start when embarking on a transition to something new?

On The Edge will be your guide to navigating uncertainty based upon the experiences of a diverse group of creative and entrepreneurial people and organizations who have learned how to survive and thrive in our increasingly connected world, and is available to buy now as a book or ebook. What are you on the edge of right now?
In this episode I read Chapter 2 called This is Happening. Enjoy.
If you enjoy it then please consider buying a copy and giving both the book and the podcast a good review or rating, as that really helps get it out to new people. Others have described the book as:
“A beautiful little book.” Tessy Britton
“Succinct and insightful.” Dave Snowden
“Realistic and wise.” Margaret Heffernan
"A thoughtful meditation on how to navigate uncertain futures.” Anab Jain
“An inspiring and orienting tapestry.” Cassie Robinson
“Inspirational from the very first page.” Johnnie Moore
“This is a great little book.” Jon Alexander
“It’s wonderful! I have goosebumps." Noelle Dye
“Read this book and take its insights to heart.” Rob Poynton
"An inspiring and practical guide.” Ella Goldner
This podcast was brought to you by Liminal. To find out more please visit www.weareliminal.co/ontheedge.

Welcome to On The Edge, a podcast and now also a book, about making unexpected connections everywhere and anywhere.

Why should you embrace uncertainty as an opportunity not a threat?
How can you connect people and ideas to engineer serendipity?
Where should you start when embarking on a transition to something new?

On The Edge will be your guide to navigating uncertainty based upon the experiences of a diverse group of creative and entrepreneurial people and organizations who have learned how to survive and thrive in our increasingly connected world, and is available to buy now as a book or ebook. What are you on the edge of right now?
In this episode I read Chapter 1 called Start at the End. Enjoy.
If you enjoy it then please consider buying a copy and giving both the book and the podcast a good review or rating, as that really helps get it out to new people. Others have described the book as:
“A beautiful little book.” Tessy Britton
“Succinct and insightful.” Dave Snowden
“Realistic and wise.” Margaret Heffernan
"A thoughtful meditation on how to navigate uncertain futures.” Anab Jain
“An inspiring and orienting tapestry.” Cassie Robinson
“Inspirational from the very first page.” Johnnie Moore
“This is a great little book.” Jon Alexander
“It’s wonderful! I have goosebumps." Noelle Dye
“Read this book and take its insights to heart.” Rob Poynton
"An inspiring and practical guide.” Ella Goldner
This podcast was brought to you by Liminal. To find out more please visit www.weareliminal.co/ontheedge.

Welcome to On The Edge, a podcast and now also a book, about making unexpected connections everywhere and anywhere. 

Why should you embrace uncertainty as an opportunity not a threat? 

How can you connect people and ideas to engineer serendipity? 

Where should you start when embarking on a transition to something new? 

On The Edge will be your guide to navigating uncertainty based upon the experiences of a diverse group of creative and entrepreneurial people and organizations who have learned how to survive and thrive in our increasingly connected world, and is available to buy now as a book or ebook. What are you on the edge of right now? 

In this episode I read the Introduction called The Future is Fluid. Enjoy. If you enjoy it then please consider buying a copy and giving both the book and the podcast a good review or rating, as that really helps get it out to new people. Others have described the book as: 

“A beautiful little book.” Tessy Britton 

“Succinct and insightful.” Dave Snowden 

“Realistic and wise.” Margaret Heffernan 

"A thoughtful meditation on how to navigate uncertain futures.” Anab Jain 

“An inspiring and orienting tapestry.” Cassie Robinson 

“Inspirational from the very first page.” Johnnie Moore 

“This is a great little book.” Jon Alexander 

“It’s wonderful! I have goosebumps." Noelle Dye 

“Read this book and take its insights to heart.” Rob Poynton 

"An inspiring and practical guide.” Ella Goldner 

This podcast was brought to you by Liminal. To find out more please visit www.weareliminal.co/ontheedge.

Welcome to On The Edge, a podcast and now also a book, about making unexpected connections everywhere and anywhere. 


Why should you embrace uncertainty as an opportunity not a threat? 
How can you connect people and ideas to engineer serendipity? 
Where should you start when embarking on a transition to something new? 

On The Edge will be your guide to navigating uncertainty based upon the experiences of a diverse group of creative and entrepreneurial people and organizations who have learned how to survive and thrive in our increasingly connected world, and is available to buy now as a book or ebook. 

www.weareliminal.co/ontheedge

In this episode I read the Preface called Gradually, Then Suddenly. If you enjoy it then please consider buying a copy and giving both the book and the podcast a good review or rating, as that really helps get it out to new people. Others have described the book as: 

“A beautiful little book.” Tessy Britton 

“Succinct and insightful.” Dave Snowden 

“Realistic and wise.” Margaret Heffernan 

"A thoughtful meditation on how to navigate uncertain futures.” Anab Jain 

“An inspiring and orienting tapestry.” Cassie Robinson 

“Inspirational from the very first page.” Johnnie Moore 

“This is a great little book.” Jon Alexander 

“It’s wonderful! I have goosebumps." Noelle Dye 

“Read this book and take its insights to heart.” Rob Poynton

"An inspiring and practical guide.” Ella Goldner

What are you on the edge of right now?