A centre for wisdom and action

Building leadership for a hopeful future

We need people like you to change the world. We're here to help you do it.

Welcome to a global community of leaders and change-makers committed to creating a just, inclusive and sustainable future where people and planet can flourish – an idea we like to call the Next Economy.
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We empower established and emerging leaders from all walks of life and industries with the tools, knowledge and support to lead courageously, centre purpose at the heart of their organisations and communities, and create a vision for a better future.

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About Small Giants

What’s coming up at Small Giants?

June 21, 2024

Impact Investing Workshop: HK

An interactive and practical session in HK to explore the alignment of wealth and values and develop the tools needed for effective impact investing.
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Event
June 24, 2024

Impact Investing Community Drinks

In collaboration with The Conduit, join us for an exclusive impact investing community gathering in celebration of London Climate Action Week.
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Event
June 27, 2024

2025 Mastery of Business & Empathy Information Night

Are you a creator, dreamer and leader? Are you looking for a learning experience that expands your horizons, builds meaningful connections, and deepens your impact in the world? Join us for an enlightening evening of exploration of Small Giants Academy's Mastery of Business and Empathy (MBE) program.
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Event
September 17, 2024

Bhutan: Exploring Gross National Happiness

Join us on this 10 day adventure into the remote Buddhist Kingdom nestled in the Himalayan mountains between India and China.
Explore Bhutan
Impact Safari
October 9, 2024

Storytelling for Change

A 6-week program teaching you how to harness storytelling to create meaningful change for our communities and our planet.
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Program

Ideas, stories & conversations

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Essay

Where the horizon meets the stars

Berry's newsletter this month on navigating for possible futures through the three-horizon framework.
Berry Liberman
May 27, 2024
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Essay

No ads, more forests: Emerging lessons from Bhutan, the ‘land of happiness’

Did you know that there are no billboards in Bhutan and nearly every retail business is a small, local enterprise? Recently returned from a trip to the country famous for pioneering Gross National Happiness, Director of Research Alison Whitten shares lessons and insights from the road.
Alison Whitten
May 20, 2024
Essay
Essay

Small Giants Academy Declaration on Brave Conversations

When people are afraid of speaking for fear of saying the wrong thing, offending others or being attacked, the quality of our discourse diminishes and our ability to diagnose and hopefully heal our fractured world become fraught. We need to be able to have brave conversations about leadership, values and hope, and sit in rooms with people we disagree with.
May 1, 2024
Essay
Essay

Pay Attention! Think!

In this edited extract from her latest (brilliant!) book, Sarah Wilson explains the landscape of the "attention economy" and how we can get our attention back.
Sarah Wilson
April 8, 2024
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Essay

Getting Real on Climate & Power

“Even as our fellow citizens died in the flames or fled for their lives, and as billions of creatures burned alive, truth and power stood in mortal contest over the meaning of the immolation.”
David Ritter
April 8, 2024
Essay
Essay

Shaping governance for the Next Economy: debunking myths and embracing evolution

Governance doesn’t have to be all data, spreadsheets and money above all else — it can be about giving and must be a part of ushering in the Next Economy.
Small Giants Academy
March 27, 2024
Letter
Letter

The power of collective wisdom and action

Our thanks to our incredible community, who came together to fund 10 scholarship places for our 2024 Mastery of Business and Empathy cohort.
Jen Djula
March 21, 2024
Essay
Essay

Comparison is the thief of joy

In a world obsessed with competition, how do we measure our worth beyond a rank or number?
Danny Almagor
March 20, 2024
Podcast

Pádraig Ó Tuama on the different shapes of language

Pádraig Ó Tuama, is a poet and theologian, whose work centres around the themes of language, power conflict and religion.

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Jacqueline Novogratz on how we use the tools of capitalism

In this episode we have Jacqueline Novogratz, entrepreneur, author and trailblazing founder and CEO of Acumen.

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10

Podcast

Rasmus Nørgaard on building a sustainable future

Rasmus Nørgaard shares his unique perspective on the connection between property development and systems thinking.

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9

Podcast

Riane Eisler on how we evolve the economy

Join me in this eye-opening conversation with Dr. Riane Eisler, a distinguished social systems scientist and cultural historian.

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What’s coming up at Small Giants?

Event

June 21, 2024

Impact Investing Workshop: HK

An interactive and practical session in HK to explore the alignment of wealth and values and develop the tools needed for effective impact investing.

Learn more
Event

June 24, 2024

Impact Investing Community Drinks

In collaboration with The Conduit, join us for an exclusive impact investing community gathering in celebration of London Climate Action Week.

Learn more
Event

June 27, 2024

2025 Mastery of Business & Empathy Information Night

Are you a creator, dreamer and leader? Are you looking for a learning experience that expands your horizons, builds meaningful connections, and deepens your impact in the world? Join us for an enlightening evening of exploration of Small Giants Academy's Mastery of Business and Empathy (MBE) program.

Register for our free information night
Impact Safari

September 17, 2024

Bhutan: Exploring Gross National Happiness

Join us on this 10 day adventure into the remote Buddhist Kingdom nestled in the Himalayan mountains between India and China.

Explore Bhutan
Program

October 9, 2024

Storytelling for Change

A 6-week program teaching you how to harness storytelling to create meaningful change for our communities and our planet.

Explore the program

We're building towards what we call the Next Economy

The Next Economy is a new way of being, leading and governing that supports humanity to flourish while living in harmony with our natural world.

Learn about the Next Economy

Our programs and safaris

Transform the way you lead and govern your organisations and communities.

Our programs are developed with a network of global partners to equip you with new ways of thinking and being.

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Deep Dive

Journey to Impact – UK

Deep Dive

Interconnected Leader

Deep Dive

Storytelling for Change

Deep Dive

Governing for Purpose: Foundations for Directors

Deep Dive

Climate Leadership Accelerator: Into the Arena

Deep Dive

Journey to Impact - Australia

Mastery

Mastery of Business & Empathy: Leadership in the Next Economy

Impact Safari
Uganda

The Cradle of Humanity

Impact Safari
The British Isles

A Great Rewilding

Impact Safari
Australia

Exploring Ancient Wisdom and Hopeful Futures

Impact Safari
Bhutan

Exploring Gross National Happiness

Impact Safari
Scandinavia

The Future of Cities

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Upcoming Events

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Jun 27, 2024
Zoom

2025 Mastery of Business & Empathy Information Night

Join us for an enlightening evening of exploration of Small Giants Academy's Mastery of Business and Empathy (MBE) program
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Jun 21, 2024
109～115 Queen's Road East Wan Chai, HK Hong Kong

Impact Investing Workshop: HK

An interactive and practical session in HK to explore the alignment of wealth and values and develop the tools needed for effective impact investing.
View event
Jun 24, 2024
The Conduit, 6 Langley St, London WC2H 9JA, UK

Impact Investing Community Drinks

In collaboration with The Conduit, join us for an exclusive impact investing community gathering in celebration of London Climate Action Week.
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