Summary
The third podcast episode from TRUUD explores the complexity of achieving long-term, lasting change within urban development to foster healthier lives. Host Andres Kelly discusses with Dr Krista Bondy and Dr Neil Carhart how current systems struggle to address interconnected challenges, often leaving practitioners feeling powerless. The conversation emphasises the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach and systems thinking to understand the various influencing factors and overcome short-term perspectives. This episode investigates how to create interventions that are sustainable and prioritise health and equity for current and future generations, suggesting a need to reconsider societal values and decision-making processes.
Listen to: Creating long-term, lasting change in a complex system
Books recommended in the episode
Krista Bondy:
- Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
- Justice and the Politics of Indifference by Iris Marion Young
Neil Carhart:
- Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
Andrew Kelly:
- The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World by Roman Krznaric