Rebecca Henderson: Can Capitalism Save the World It’s Destroying?

Can capitalism save the world it's destroying?

Rebecca Henderson thinks so. An economist at Harvard Business School and author of “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire,” she has advised some of the world's biggest corporations and argues that capitalism itself — and what drives corporations — urgently needs to change.

She's clear-eyed about capitalism's failures — the inequality, the exploitation, the environmental destruction — which is precisely what drives her passion for reforming it from within. And as a climate activist, she's haunted by the consequences if we fail to act.

But this conversation goes deeper than economics. Henderson opens up about hitting a personal wall in her climate work — and the unexpected turn that brought wonder back into her life.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:00 Capitalism Reimagined
00:08:30 The Norway Turnaround
00:16:50 Hitting the Wall
00:28:40 Reweaving Ourselves
00:43:00 Finding the Way Through

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• Website 
• Book: "Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire"
• More writing by Rebecca Henderson

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