Published on September 25, 2013, this event emphasized how empowering innovation drives job creation. Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School, author of "The Innovator's Dilemma,"

Published on September 25, 2013, this event emphasized how empowering innovation drives job creation. Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School, author of "The Innovator's Dilemma," visited the RSA to explain how countries and companies can foster successful innovation and robust growth.

He was joined by discussant Tom Hulme, Design Director at IDEO and Managing Director of OpenIDEO/OIEngine, and chaired by Rohan Silva, entrepreneur-in-residence at Index Ventures and former senior policy adviser to the Prime Minister. Christensen's book is available for purchase on Amazon.

Acclaimed Indigenous leaders Clayton Thomas-Muller and Julian Brave NoiseCat are at the forefront of climate activism and environmental protection. Beyond organizing movements, these accomplished

Acclaimed Indigenous leaders Clayton Thomas-Muller and Julian Brave NoiseCat are at the forefront of climate activism and environmental protection. Beyond organizing movements, these accomplished writers offer incisive analyses connecting settler colonial capitalism, systemic failures, and ecological crises.

Join us for an intimate conversation with these close friends. They will share the personal stories behind their activism, discuss new projects, and articulate their hopes for the future.

The discussion will be moderated by Alexis Bunten (Unangan/Yupik), Co-Director of the Bioneers Indigeneity Program. Learn more at Bioneers.org.

Indigenous resistance, from the historic 1969 Alcatraz occupation to current fossil fuel battles across Canada and the U.S., exemplifies activism rooted in a spiritual connection to the web of

Indigenous resistance, from the historic 1969 Alcatraz occupation to current fossil fuel battles across Canada and the U.S., exemplifies activism rooted in a spiritual connection to the web of life and human community. This enduring movement is illuminated by Julian Brave NoiseCat, Dr. LaNada War Jack, and Clayton Thomas-Müller.

Julian Brave NoiseCat (https://www.julianbravenoisecat.com/) is a polymath spanning journalism, policy, and activism, serving Data for Progress (https://www.dataforprogress.org/) and the Natural History Museum (https://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/) collective. Dr. LaNada War Jack is an enrolled member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes (http://www.sbtribes.com/). Clayton Thomas-Müller, from the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation (https://swampycree.com/mathias-colomb-cree-nation-2/), is a "Stop it at the Source" campaigner with 350.org (https://350.org/).

Clayton Thomas-Muller, an organizer for Idle No More and Defenders of the Land, and Co-Director of Polaris Institute’s Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign, describes Canada’s growing Native-led

Clayton Thomas-Muller, an organizer for Idle No More and Defenders of the Land, and Co-Director of Polaris Institute’s Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign, describes Canada’s growing Native-led rights movement. Supported by diverse groups, it challenges the neo-liberal agenda that made Canada a petro-state, aiming to protect lands and people from extractive industries and their financiers.

Since 1990, Bioneers has been a fertile hub for social and scientific innovators, providing practical and visionary solutions for the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges.

At the Rights of Mother Earth International Indigenous Conference, Canadian activist Clayton Thomas-Muller delivered a speech addressing the devastating impact of Tar Sands on his people,

At the Rights of Mother Earth International Indigenous Conference, Canadian activist Clayton Thomas-Muller delivered a speech addressing the devastating impact of Tar Sands on his people, describing it as a "science fiction nightmare."

A member of the Mathais Colomb Cree Nation (Pukatawagan) in Northern Manitoba, Thomas-Muller is a prominent advocate for indigenous self-determination and environmental justice.