“Vested interests. And lack of political will.”

That’s what Kate Pickett believes is holding us back from taking needed action to tackle inequality and build a good society.

How can we make the "new economy", just "the economy"?

Paul Skinner recently interviewed Jo Swinson, former MP and leader of the Liberal Democrats, author of Equal Power and Director of Partners for a New Economy, to explore this question and more.

Paul Skinner’s recent interview with Raj Sisodia, co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement, for a MarketingKind xChange is a must watch (or listen if you prefer).

In a recent MarketingKind xChange Paul Skinner interviewed Will Hutton, one of the UK's most influential economics commentators, former editor-in-chief of The Observer, author of six major books on political economy (including The State We're In) and co-chair of The Purposeful Company.

Paul Skinner recently interviewed Dr Malka Older, humanitarian, academic, best-selling author of Infomocracy and Executive Director of ⁠Global Voices⁠, to explore how we can narrate our way to a safer world.

Paul Skinner recently hosted a MarketingKind xChange at Citizen Good in London to explore how we can encourage greater truthfulness in public discourse on the climate emergency.

In the March MarketingKind xChange Paul Skinner interviewed Polly Mackenzie, Chief Social Purpose Officer at University of the Arts London, to explore how we can mainstream social purpose in enterprise.

The Humanitarian Xchange conference was created by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and held in February 2024 to encourage new ideas and perspectives and feature stories and ideas that question accepted thinking and generate action.

David shares the process of creating the 'fight for a fairer, more beautiful world' purpose statement and how it was implicitly used as the glue in tough times and the decision-making tool in growing the business.

Nathalie said, “this was one of my favourite conversations this season, not least for the richness, nuance and open-heartedness that Paul brings to the complex questions we explore. And if you’d like to see the shoe on the other foot, you can watch the fireside chat I had with Paul when he interviewed me for MarketingKind.”

Paul Skinner interviewed Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to better understand the purpose of a mayor for a recent MarketingKind xChange.

Simon Western, host of the Edgy Ideas postcast, recently interviewed Paul about The Purpose Upgrade and together they explored what it means to live a good life and build a good society in our disruptive age.

Paul Skinner recently won Highly Commended in the Change and Sustainability category at the 2023 Business Book Awards for The Purpose Upgrade.

Can the humanitarian sector be fit for today’s challenges without revisiting its purpose?

Sue Unerman, Chief Transformation Officer at EssenseMediacomX, and Sacha Owusu, Senior Associate Director at EssenseMediacom, recently sat down with Paul Skinner

Here is part two of Paul’s interview on the Can marketing Save the Planet? podcast with Gemma Butler and Michelle Carvill.

Can marketing change the world? Rob Fawkes recently interviewed Paul for A Little Bit Radical to explore this question and more.

What value do we lose when economics reduces communities to markets? How can investors not just be seen as check books? And if suppliers are not just simply seen as delivering to a contract, what else could that relationship look like?

Michelle Carvill and Gemma Butler are leading the marketing profession in creating a sustainable future through their books, their podcast, their manifesto and their advocacy. They recently interviewed Paul about The Purpose Upgrade

It was an unexpected delight to learn that The Purpose Upgrade has been shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2023.