Policy Innovation Podcast

About Policy Innovation Podcast

Learn from 'unsung heroes’ about how we can innovate democracy to help communities thrive. From Startup Founders and Scientists to Mothers and former Prime Ministers, people share their experience and ideas for innovating policy to build a better world.

Publisher

iMind Ventures

Category

business · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2020

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 20 episodes have a transcript.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   SMEs should be the lifeblood of the UK economy

   Host [Host Name] interviews Chris Manson, CEO of Newable, discussing how SMEs can drive the UK economy and advocating for an independent institution to represent British business.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   People affected by policy should be designing it

   Host [Host Name] interviews Ankshita, Operations Director at Startup Discovery School, about empowering policy design by those directly affected to solve global challenges.

3. 

   9 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Local authorities can create wealth for the nation

   Host [Host Name] interviews Mo, Co-Founder of UrbanChain, discussing how local authorities generate national wealth through renewable energy innovation.

Inside a recent episode

SMEs should be the lifeblood of the UK economy

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Um, And, you know, if you look at the sort of traditional success of Germany's Mittelstand, they're kind of local businesses, family owned, where people work in those businesses for generations, whether they're the owners of it or not. And that sense of place in the community, I think is really powerful and exciting to be involved in, to be honest. And, you know, the type of services that we deliver are not necessarily glamorous. We're not inventing the latest AI robotic machinery or whatever that looks good in a press photo call. But it's all stuff that's absolutely crucial to the efficient functioning of the economy. […]

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• Chris Manson
• Ankshita
• Mo

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