When it comes to invention and innovation it's important that ideas from a diverse set of people get made. Ideas can come from anyone. But bringing ideas to life rarely happens by lone inventors. They are the result of teams and networks.
What happens if you have no access to networks? No entrepreneurs to fund your startup, or alumni to lend a hand? Think of the great innovations that never happen. How many amazing innovations have been lost simply because no-one listened?
In this episode, we discuss lost potential, and how we identify and nurture talent in young people when the odds are stacked against them.
For this episode we worked closely with students from schools in Johannesburg in South Africa, Virginia in the United States, and London in the UK. …
In this episode of Nevertheless Tracy Chou, Jyoti Chopra, and Anjali Ramachandran discuss frameworks, metrics and intersectionality, and ask the hard questions about diversity and inclusion. The podcast was recorded at …
In this episode we ask whether being a YouTuber or influencer is a viable career, and hear the stories of three people who were forced to make big life changes when the pressure of feeding a social algorithm became too …
As technology plays a greater role in the workplace how can we ensure the future of work values humanity?
The world of work is changing. Technology is …
In this episode we hear one story from one person, Kate Edwards. Kate tells the story of a day when her life changed forever. On a train heading to London, at just 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant, Kate went into labour. …
For many young people who are making decisions about their future, science and art have always been seen as opposites. It's a choice between one or the other. Rarely both. But as Albert Einstein once said "The greatest …
In this episode we’re looking at resilience, school shootings and activism. We speak to survivors, teachers, neurologists and trauma experts to …
In this episode, we discuss trust and the Internet. When it comes to technology being used at home and in the classroom, who — or what — are we …
In this episode we discuss how STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) role models from all walks of life are essential for young …
Season 2 of Nevertheless starts Thursday 16th August. In Season 2 we’ll be asking the difficult questions around our relationship with technology in …
Good intent is nice, and goes a long way sometimes — but if the result of good intentions is a bad outcome, then whatever the intent, it’s kind of …
In this episode we look at how to most effectively bring education — a key human right — to the displaced and those in conflict zones around the world.
We speak to women who are trying to answer that question in …
In this episode we look at the changing workplace and how you build a tech company for the future that enables career progression for all genders.
We look at the story of Sarah Bagley, activist and the first female …
We hear from an edtech innovator bringing children into the design process to shape future classroom tools, whilst at the same time instilling in …
From racist hand dryers to sexist search suggestions, there's plenty of examples of how software products have gender and racial bias built in. Why is that tech companies who may have diversity initiatives in place …
Nevertheless takes a close look at the innovation that happens in ed-tech focusing on the women that drive innovation whilst telling the stories of other female tech innovators.