EP 193: Christopher Brookfield | Creating Resilient Systems

Radical Responsibility Podcast with Fleet Maull Ph.D

In today's episode of the Radical Responsibility podcast, I'm joined by Chris Brookfield, a visionary in designing networks, companies, and relationships for the public good. With a background as a pioneering impact investor and co-founder of Elevar Equity and Salmon Nation, Chris has a unique perspective on creating resilient systems through empathetic engagement. Today, we explore 'Building Resilience: Empathy and Systems Change,' discussing his transition from venture capitalism to fostering community betterment and societal improvement. Chris Brookfield speaks about how he came into designing networks, companies and relationships for the public good. With the ability to observe human relationships through an empathetic lens, Chris offers practical examples of his experience with different communities, and how this has highlighted the transition of systems change, from theory to application.
We Also Disucss:
-His journey from starting out as a venture capitalist to using similar skills for betterment of communities and society, and later becoming involved in identifying and scaling resilient systems
-How he goes about immersing himself in communities to discover emergent resilient systems and replicating positive relationships for community betterment
-His observations of attributes of healthy relationships, and how the root of resilience is the diversity of mindsets