Global Impact Starts Local: Pooja on Building IMEO at the UN
What do Nike ads and methane leaks have in common? Not much — unless you’re Pooja Munsshi. To wrap up Season 7, we’re joined by Pooja from the UN Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), who left a high-flying marketing career to take on one of the planet’s most urgent climate challenges. We talk career pivots, building data platforms that people actually use, and how to turn transparency into action. This one’s packed with insight for anyone working in tech, climate, or just wondering what it takes to step into something that really matters. Thanks for being part of another season of Igniting Change, see you for Season 8! 💚
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Connecting Rural Health with an App – The Story of Virtual Doctors
In this episode of Igniting Change, we catch up with Virtual Doctors, the charity using smartphones to link rural clinicians in Zambia and Malawi with volunteer doctors across the globe. James and Daniel join us to talk about: Evolving their app for real-world impact The challenges of scaling telemedicine in low-resource settings Onboarding 60 new clinicians in just three weeks Why UK-based doctors are choosing to volunteer — and how you can too 💚 Learn more or donate: virtualdoctors.org
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Resilience, Real Talk & Rewiring Global Health – with Digital Square
What do you do when global funding gets pulled overnight, and people still need care? Leah Ekbladh, Executive Director of Digital Square, joins us for a chat about the messy business of making digital health systems sustainable, equitable, and country-owned. You’ll hear: 💻 Why many global tech pilots fail (and how to avoid the graveyard) 🌱 What it means to truly localise innovation 🧠 How to shape digital tools that scale and stick 💸 What funders get wrong—and what needs to change 📣 And how you (yes, you) can support global health solutions, no code required This is tech for good with teeth—full of hard-earned lessons, humour, and hope.
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Whiskers, Widgets & AI Challenge: Building a Cat Avatar Maker in One Day
What do you get when you mix a backend dev, a front-end wizard, a pile of AI tools and a challenge involving… cats? Absolute chaos—and some very questionable furry drumsticks. In this gloriously unhinged episode, Cube’s own Kev and Tom take on an internal challenge: build an AI-powered cat avatar maker in a single day. No pressure, right? 💻 Expect: Image generation mishaps (we’re looking at you, furry eggs) UX chaos and jQuery throwbacks Brilliant moments of AI magic And a healthy dose of panic, laughter, and front-end sass They explore tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, Adobe Firefly and Perplexity—all while trying to make something user-friendly, vaguely cat-shaped, and surprisingly… it works? Whether you’re here for the tech, the humour, or just to hear Tom slowly unravel, this episode is packed with all the fun and expertise you’ve come to expect from 3 Sided Cube’s award-winning crew. 🐾 Try the result yourself: Purrsonamaker.com 🎥 Want to see Tom’s descent into madness? Head to our YouTube for the video version!
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Hacking Humanitarian Aid: How Tech Is Transforming Crisis Response In Ukraine
War zones. Mass displacement. Millions in need. When crisis hits, traditional humanitarian systems move too slow, but what if tech could flip the script? In this episode, we sit down with Chutima Tantakasem, Head of Digital Solutions at the UN World Food Programme in Ukraine, to talk about how her team is tearing down outdated processes and using digital tools to deliver aid faster, smarter, and with more dignity for the people who need it most. We get into: 💥 QR codes that slash aid delivery time from 3 weeks to just 72 hours 🔗 Blockchain stopping fraud and making sure every dollar gets where it should 🛠️ The future of digital humanitarian aid—AI, automation, and data-driven decisions 🤯 What happens when charities stop playing it safe and start thinking like tech companies This isn’t just about faster aid, it’s about a complete rethink of how we respond to crisis. 🎧 Hit play and find out how innovation is changing humanitarian aid for good.
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Welcome to the Igniting Change podcast, brought to you by 3 Sided Cube – where technology meets social revolution. Make sure you catch our podcast episode drop every Thursday for conversations with some of the most inspiring and incredibly brilliant minds across diverse sectors, all united in their mission to harness technology for the greater good.
From the frontlines of global advocacy with Amnesty International, through the wild heart of conservation with WWF, to the lifesaving missions of the American Red Cross and beyond into the conservation efforts of Greenpeace – our lineup across all six seasons has contained some seriously inspirational humans along the way. Join us for conversations that are not just about chatting about how to achieve a better world, but actively coding, strategising, and innovating it into reality. If you’re passionate about making a difference and curious about the tech that can get us there, you’ve found your people.
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