[Interviewee names in italics.]
A
Abramović, Marina ref1
can every life have meaning ref1
why art exists ref1
why we need it ref1
Adorno, Theodor ref1
adversity, learning from ref1
advertising ref1
Afghanistan ref1
Africapitalism ref1
Agricultural Revolution ref1, ref2
Ahern, Bertie ref1, ref2, ref3
applying peacebuilding techniques ref1
start of the peacebuilding process ref1
on conflict in society ref1
Ahtisaari, Martti ref1
on conflict as part of human nature ref1
is conflict ever justifiable ref1
message to the next generation ref1
possibility of world peace ref1
start of the peacebuilding process ref1
on conflict in society ref1
Al Hussein, Zeid Ra’ad ref1
creating resilient peace ref1
fragility of global order ref1
why peace breaks down ref1
Al-Khalili, Jim ref1
philosophical implications of quantum mechanics ref1
Aldrin, Buzz ref1
Amazon ref1
American Revolution ref1
Amin Dada, Idi ref1
Amoruso, Sophia ref1
separating facets of your identity ref1
anarchy ref1
Ancelotti, Carlo ref1
building high-performance teams ref1
how to build trust ref1
style of leadership needed today ref1
meaning of success and failure ref1
what it means to be a leader ref1
Angelou, Maya ref1, ref2, ref3
role of poetry in our culture ref1
role of storytelling in our culture ref1
what makes great writing ref1
why we write ref1
writing and ethical/social responsibility ref1
writing and other forms of culture ref1
writing and social change ref1
written word and youth culture ref1
animals ref1
Balinese monkey chants ref1
chimpanzees and great apes ref1
consciousness ref1
Annan, Kofi ref1
anti-European sentiment, growth of ref1
see also Holocaust
anxiety and depression see depression and anxiety
Appiah, Kwame Anthony ref1
immersion in ref1
of performance ref1
and self-identity ref1
spirituality and ref1
and power ref1
why it exists ref1
as witness ref1
and the younger generation ref1
see also culture; writing
astronomy ref1
asylum laws ref1
Auden, W. H. ref1
Auschwitz concentration camp ref1, ref2
B
Baddiel, David ref1
how human nature has followed us online ref1
online toxicity ref1
curbing online abuse ref1
Bailey, David ref1
can photographs change the world ref1
God and aliens ref1
role of photography in culture ref1
what photography tell us about the world today ref1
Balinese monkey chants ref1
on entrepreneurship ref1
Bannon, Steve ref1
Barrett, Justin ref1
emergence of religion ref1
Bates, Laura ref1
feminism ref1
message for the next generation ref1
scale of sexism ref1
beauty, aesthetic ref1
Bell, Alexander Graham ref1
belonging, sense of ref1, ref2
Berger, John ref1
Betts, Alexander ref1
scale of migration and refugee movement ref1
a world without borders ref1
Biocon ref1
Bird, Rt. Hon. Lord ref1
eradication of poverty and the government ref1
Black Thought ref1
art and social change ref1
art and the younger generation ref1
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun (N. Poussin) ref1
Blumenthal, Heston ref1
role of food in our culture ref1
why food is so important to us ref1
Bohr, Niels ref1
Bollywood ref1
border control ref1
Bosnian War ref1
Botha, President B. W. ref1
Bourdieu, Pierre ref1
brain-computer interfaces ref1
brains, human ref1
Branson, Richard ref1
characteristics of a successful enterprise ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
role of philanthropy ref1
source of ideas ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
Buffett, Warren ref1
Burch, Tory ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
Bush, George W. ref1
business culture ref1
excellence in company culture ref1
see also company culture
Butterfield, Stewart ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
C
Cameron, David ref1
Campbell, Alistair ref1
referendums and democracy ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1
Cantacuzino, Marina ref1
are some acts unforgiveable ref1
forgiveness in place of revenge ref1
capitalism ref1
Carroll, Sean ref1
fundamentals of life and quantum mechanics ref1
philosophical implications of quantum mechanics ref1
common entrepreneurial mistakes ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
Catmull, Ed ref1
role of storytelling ref1
chanting ref1
chemical weapons ref1
Chilcot inquiry ref1
chimpanzees and great apes ref1
Chomsky, Noam ref1
free and democratic societies ref1
influence of large corporations in society ref1
what drives foreign policy ref1
Chopra, Deepak ref1
humanity’s failure to access potential ref1
Church, George ref1
what is ‘life’ ref1
cinema see films and cinema
climate change ref1
Clinton, Bill ref1
Clinton, Hillary ref1
colonialism ref1
commerce and film industry ref1
commercial longevity ref1
Common European Asylum System ref1
communities, companies as ref1
company culture
building high-performance teams ref1
building trust ref1
changing behaviours ref1
dismissing sleep ref1
embedded values ref1
excellence in ref1
learning from adversity ref1
togetherness in success and failure ref1
content management systems ref1
Coppola, Sofia ref1
Corbyn, Jeremy ref1
Covid-19 ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Craven, Philip ref1
message to those living with disabilities ref1
scale of discrimination against people with disabilities ref1
meaning of ‘disability’ ref1
Crépeau, François ref1
improving refugees’ situation ref1
Crowley, Dennis ref1
role of failure in entrepreneurship ref1
Cuban, Mark ref1
failure in leadership ref1
negotiation ref1
art and social change ref1
and education ref1
food in ref1
genre as extension of ref1
poetry ref1
role of food in ref1
role of photography in ref1
see also art; company culture; film and cinema; food; music; storytelling; writing
D
de Gaulle, Charles ref1
de Klerk, F. W. ref1
abolition of apartheid ref1
segregation and colonialism ref1
decision making ref1
balancing freedom and national security ref1
citizen involvement in political discourse ref1
consequences of a lack of public engagement and knowledge of democracy ref1
citizens understanding of government ref1
engaging society with government ref1
growth of anti-European sentiment ref1
free and democratic societies ref1
influence of large corporations ref1
law and ref1
referendums ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1
social role of education ref1
understanding power ref1
and foreign policy ref1
what it is ref1
why it matters ref1
depression and anxiety ref1, ref2, ref3
desertification of land ref1
Dias, Dexter ref1
disabilities, people with ref1, ref2
scale of discrimination against ref1
meaning of ‘disability’ ref1
discrimination and injustice ref1, ref2
people with disabilities ref1
poverty ref1
see also gender discrimination; LGBT+ communities; racism and race
Dragon’s Den ref1
Ducasse, Alain ref1
role of food in culture ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
E
Ebadi, Shirin ref1
conflict and violence ref1
is conflict ever justifiable ref1
message to the next generation ref1
relationship of culture / religion to conflict / peacebuilding ref1
why war exists ref1
economic crisis (2007–08) ref1, ref2
economy and education ref1
Edict of Nantes ref1
Edison, Thomas ref1
education and learning ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
failure to accessing potential ref1
girls and global development ref1
role in society ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
Einstein, Albert ref1
Eisenhower, David ref1
Elders’ Gro Harlem Brundtland ref1
electoral systems ref1, ref2, ref3
Elumelu, Tony O. ref1
characteristics of a successful enterprise ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
Emin, Tracey ref1
power of art ref1
characteristics of ref1
characteristics of successful enterprises ref1
common mistakes ref1
key drivers ref1
and philanthropy ref1
role in society ref1
role of failure ref1
sources of ideas ref1
entropy, law of ref1
Erdoğan, Recep ref1
Europe and migration/refugees ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
European Union ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
see also Brexit
Euthyphro (Plato) ref1
F
faith and religion see ‘God’; religion and faith; spirituality
Farage, Nigel ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Farquhar, Scott ref1
companies as communities ref1
fascism see Holocaust; Nazis; populism and nationalism
Faye, Jean-Pierre ref1
fear
conquering ref1
feminism ref1
message to the next generation ref1
possibility of world peace ref1
fiction and gender, sexual, racial
narratives ref1
importance in our culture ref1
in Indian culture ref1
role as a mode of expression ref1
Floyd, George ref1
food ref1
role in culture ref1
why is it so important ref1
forgiveness ref1
Fox Quesada, Vicente ref1
advice for the next generation ref1
citizen involvement in political discourse ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1
Friedman, Stew ref1
meaning of leadership ref1
‘FUD’ ref1
G
Gates, Melinda ref1
global education for girls ref1
issues faced by women internationally ref1, ref2, ref3
Gbowee, Leymah ref1
international injustice against women ref1
gender discrimination ref1, ref2, ref3
feminism ref1
international issues ref1, ref2
talking about sexism ref1
scale of sexism ref1
social media and self-image ref1
genre as extension of culture ref1
George the Poet ref1
poetry and social change ref1
why we write ref1
Giving Pledge charity ref1
Goodall, Jane ref1
chimpanzees and great apes ref1
why art exists ref1
Grameen Bank ref1
Grayling, A. C. ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1
what is democracy ref1
Greengrass, Paul ref1
importance of film in our culture ref1
Grylls, Bear ref1
conquering fear ref1
religion ref1
Guantanamo Bay detention camp ref1
Hadfield, Colonel Chris ref1
are leaders born or made ref1
leading with incomplete information ref1
failure in leadership ref1
Haig, Matt ref1
impact of social media on mental health ref1
Hamel, Gary ref1
redefining leadership ref1
fears and hopes for humanity ref1
human sense of otherness ref1
health and fitness ref1
Heaney, Seamus ref1
Henry, Patrick ref1
Herman, Susan ref1
balancing freedom and national security ref1
law and democracy ref1
high-performance teams ref1
Hirsch, Afua ref1
race and identity ref1
institutional response to racism ref1
Hitler, Adolf ref1
Hsieh, Tony ref1
meaning of leadership ref1
Huffington, Arianna ref1
sleep and business culture ref1
Huguenots ref1
see also disabilities, people with discrimination and injustice; gender discrimination; LGBT+ communities; racism and race; refugees
Hunt, Ruth ref1
sexuality and identity ref1
Hussein, Saddam ref1
I
faith and religion ref1
finding our ref1
human sense of otherness ref1
labels ref1
many-worlds theory ref1
and occupation ref1
politics ref1
sexuality and ref1
shaping society ref1
why identities matter ref1
Iliad (Homer) ref1
Ilves, Toomas Hendrik ref1
growth of anti-European sentiment ref1
see also refugees
In Place of War charity ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
individualism ref1
Industrial Revolution ref1, ref2
innovation ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
International Criminal Court ref1, ref2
iPhones ref1
Iraq, War with ref1
Irish Republican Army (IRA) ref1
J
Jain, Naveen ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
Jamil, Jameela ref1
how to stay hopeful ref1
reduction of women to their appearance ref1
social media and self-image ref1, ref2
K
life well lived ref1
why art exists ref1
Kapur, Siddarth Roy ref1
cinema in Indian culture ref1
Indian cinema reflecting diversity ref1
role of music in Bollywood ref1
Karan, Donna ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
Kasparov, Garry ref1
advice for the next generation ref1
why democracy matters ref1
Kauffman, L. A. ref1
advice for the next generation of activists ref1
why we need activism ref1
Knill, Iby ref1
Auschwitz experience and identity ref1
importance of sharing Auschwitz experiences ref1
Kor, Eva ref1
changing behaviours ref1
L
Lang Lang ref1
the art of performance ref1
genre as extension of culture ref1
music as extension of language ref1
language
importance in communication ref1
key to humanity ref1
music’s relationship to ref1
vocabulary ref1
why we write ref1
law and democracy ref1
law of entropy ref1
Le Pen, Marine ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
are leaders born or made ref1
leading with incomplete information ref1
essential characteristics ref1
failure in ref1
changing behaviours ref1
negotiation ref1
redefining ref1
styles of ref1
mean of leadership ref1
meaning of power ref1
see also company culture
Lean, David ref1
learning/education see education and learning
Lewis, Cecil ref1
Lewis, Michael ref1
citizens understanding of government ref1
re-engaging society with government ref1
Lewis, Scarlett and Jesse ref1
persecution and human rights ref1
sexuality and identity ref1
Li, Robin ref1
characteristics of a successful enterprise ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
philanthropy ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
sources of ideas ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
Lieu, Ted ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1
what is democracy ref1
life
being alive ref1
and meaning ref1
fundamentals and quantum mechanics ref1
meaning and morality ref1
music and the human experience ref1
origin of ref1
well lived ref1
what is ‘life’ and feeling alive ref1
literature see storytelling; writing
Loach, Ken ref1
role of cinema as a form of expression ref1
what constitutes a great story ref1
long-form content ref1
Lord’s Resistance Army ref1
M
Mandela, Nelson ref1
many-worlds theory ref1
role of storytelling in our culture ref1
great writing ref1
why we write ref1
writing and ethical/social responsibility ref1
writing and other forms of culture ref1
Mazumdar-Shaw, Kiran ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
McChrystal, General Stanley ref1
failure in leadership ref1
meaning of leadership ref1
power and leadership ref1
McGowan, Rose ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
identity ref1
talking about sexism and racism ref1
media and racism ref1
Mengele, Josef ref1
mental health
impact of lifestyle on ref1
impact of social media on ref1, ref2, ref3
see also depression and anxiety
Microsoft ref1
Middle Ages ref1
Middle East ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
military leadership ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Moby ref1
genre as extension of culture ref1
music and the human experience ref1
music’s relationship to language ref1
Motion, Andrew ref1
poetry and social change ref1
multilateralism ref1
music
in Bollywood films ref1
and the human experience ref1
relationship to language ref1
Mustard Tree charity ref1
Myanmar ref1
Myers, General Richard ref1
meaning of leadership ref1
power and leadership ref1
N
Naím, Moisés ref1
influence of power ref1
what is power ref1
nanotechnology ref1
Narayana Murthy, N. R. ref1
characteristics of a successful enterprise ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
philanthropy ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
role of entrepreneur in society ref1
nationalism see populism and nationalism
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ref1
Nazis ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
negotiation ref1
Neill, Sam ref1
what is a life well lived ref1
finding joy ref1
neo-liberalism ref1
networking ref1
Neves, José ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
9/11 terrorist attacks ref1, ref2
nostalgia ref1
Novogratz, Jacqueline ref1
building trust ref1
redefining success ref1
style of leadership needed today ref1
tension between opposing values ref1
Nuremberg trials ref1
O
Obama, Barrack ref1, ref2, ref3
Ohanian, Alexis ref1
O’Leary, Kevin ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
Otto, Michael ref1
philanthropy ref1
P
Pakistan ref1
Paralympians ref1
Passarlay, Gulwali ref1
improving refugees’ situation ref1
peacebuilding / reconciliation ref1
Pearl Harbor attacks ref1
Perry, Rick ref1
Peterson, Jordan B. ref1
what is a life well lived ref1
Petition of Right (1628) ref1
philanthropy ref1
philosophy and quantum mechanics ref1
photography
and changing the world ref1
role in culture ref1
and understanding ourselves ref1
Picasso ref1
Pinker, Steven ref1
meaning of life and morality ref1
role in our culture ref1
and social change ref1
populism and nationalism ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
positivism ref1
possibilists ref1
poverty ref1
changes over time ref1
role of the government in eradication ref1, ref2
power ref1
citizens understanding ref1
and leadership ref1
Professor Green ref1
lifestyle and mental health ref1
protests see activism
Q
quantum mechanics ref1
R
racism and race ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
colonialism ref1
media portrayal of race ref1
race and identity ref1
institutional response to ref1
see also discrimination and injustice
Rand, Ayn ref1
Rankin ref1
can photographs change the world ref1
photography and understanding ourselves ref1
Reagan, Ronald ref1
referendums ref1
refugees
countries’ obligations to refugees ref1
improving the situation for ref1
scale of migration and refugee movement ref1
sustainable migration ref1
a world without borders ref1
Reich, Robert ref1
style of leadership needed today ref1
religion and faith ref1, ref2, ref3
emergence of ref1
and war ref1
see also spirituality
renewable energy ref1
resilience in leadership ref1, ref2
risk-taking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Robinson, Ken ref1
role of education in society ref1
Rome statute ref1
Rosberg, Nico ref1
building a high-performance team ref1
F1 skills applied in business ref1
meaning of success and failure ref1
Rosling, Hans ref1
philosophical implications of quantum mechanics ref1
Rumi ref1
Rupp, George ref1
scale of migration and refugee movement ref1
a world without borders ref1
see also Soviet Union
S
Saad, Gad ref1
courage to fight ref1
Sadhguru ref1
being alive ref1
role of spirituality ref1
Safina, Carl ref1
experience of consciousness ref1
Sandberg, Sheryl ref1
learning from adversity ref1
Sanders, Bernie ref1
Sandy Hooke school massacre ref1
Schwarzman, Stephen ref1
excellence in company culture ref1
togetherness in success and failure ref1
second law of thermodynamics ref1
Second World War ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
see also Holocaust
self-belief ref1
sexism see gender discrimination
sexual harassment / abuse ref1, ref2
identity politics ref1
narratives around gender, sexuality, race, etc. ref1
nostalgic writing ref1
Shakespeare, William ref1
Shark Tank television programme ref1, ref2
Shirreff, General Sir Richard ref1
leading with incomplete
information ref1
essential characteristics of leadership ref1
meaning of leadership ref1
Sidhwani, Ritesh ref1
Indian cinema reflecting diversity ref1
role of music in Bollywood ref1
Sissay, Lemn ref1
poetry and social change ref1
role of poetry in our culture ref1
sleep in company culture ref1
Smith, Adam ref1
Smith, Harry Leslie ref1
poverty over time ref1
social change and writing ref1
social conditioning ref1
social media ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
social security ref1
see also Russia
Spanish Inquisition ref1
spirituality
and art ref1
the role of ref1
see also God; religion and faith
Star Trek ref1
Starck, Philippe ref1
what is aesthetic beauty ref1
Stavridis, Admiral James ref1
the influence of power on citizens ref1
what is power ref1
narratives around gender, sexuality, race, etc. ref1
stress, lifestyle ref1
success ref1
Sudan ref1
sustainable development ref1, ref2, ref3
sustainable migration ref1
Sweden ref1
Szostak, Jack ref1
what is ‘life’ and feeling alive ref1
T
Takei, George ref1
media portrayal of race ref1
hopes for the future ref1
human rights and LGBT+ persecution ref1
Temelkuran, Ece ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1, ref2
Terence ref1
terrorism ref1
texting ref1
thermodynamics, second law of ref1
Thought Economics blog ref1
Thunberg, Greta ref1
Toscani, Oliviero ref1
Trump, Donald ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
trust, importance of ref1, ref2, ref3
truth in writing ref1
U
Uganda ref1
Ultima Group ref1
Ulukaya, Hamdi ref1
company values ref1
role of business in society ref1
United Nations ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
United States of America ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
universe, branching ref1
V
values, tension between ref1
Vanity Fair ref1
advice for the next generation ref1
Vaynerchuk, Gary ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
advice for next generation ref1
consequences of a lack of public engagement and knowledge of democracy ref1
return of right-wing and populist movements ref1
W
Wales, Jimmy ref1
forgiveness replacing revenge ref1
on conflict ref1
relationship of culture / religion to conflict / peacebuilding ref1
conflict in society ref1
message for the next generation ref1
war, peace and justice ref1, ref2
applying peacebuilding techniques ref1
are some act unforgiveable ref1
can conflict ever be justified ref1
creating resilient peace ref1
forgiveness in place of revenge ref1
fragility of global order ref1
conflict and violence as part of human nature ref1
key causes of conflict and war ref1
messages for the next generation ref1
possibility of world peace ref1
refugees ref1
relationship of culture / religion to conflict / peacebuilding ref1
start of the peacebuilding process ref1
why does it exist ref1
why peace breaks down ref1
worries for the next generation ref1
Warren, Earl ref1
advice for the next generation ref1
art in political and social conversation ref1
moral and ethical responsibilities of the artist ref1
Welch, Jack ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
Whyte, Jude ref1
Wilde, Oscar ref1
will.i.am ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
on conflict ref1
key causes of conflict and war ref1
possibility of world peace ref1
Williams, Saul ref1
role of poetry in our culture ref1
Willink, Jocko ref1
leading with incomplete information ref1
resilience in leadership ref1
Wilson, Chip ref1
entrepreneurial characteristics ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
role of failure in entrepreneurship ref1
Wittgenstein, Ludwig ref1
Woolf, Lord ref1
balancing freedom and national security ref1
law and democracy ref1
Woollard, Catherine ref1
obligations to refugees ref1
scale of migration and refugee movement ref1
a world without borders ref1
writing
ethical / social responsibility ref1
fictional narratives and sex, gender, race issues ref1
nostalgic ref1
and other forms of culture ref1
and social change ref1
great writing ref1
why we write ref1
and youth culture ref1
Y
common entrepreneurial mistakes ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
advice for the next generation ref1
what is democracy ref1
youth culture ref1
message for future entrepreneurs ref1
philanthropy ref1
role of entrepreneurs in society ref1
what is entrepreneurship ref1
Z
Zimmer, Hans ref1
genre as extension of culture ref1
music and the human experience ref1
music as extension of language ref1