IDG Skill: Mobilisation - Ft. Nipun Mehta w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy
Description
Watch this episode featuring Nipun Mehta, Founder of ServiceSpace, to discover why the IDG skill "Mobilisation" is not just about organizing—it's a key to creating meaningful, transformational change rooted in kindness.
In this engaging conversation, Nipun shares his journey from Silicon Valley to founding a global community focused on small acts of generosity. He also highlights the importance of shifting from transactional to relational approaches in social movements.
00:00 Preview
00:43 Introduction
01:20 About Nipun Mehta
04:02 Nipun and Anita’s Karma Kitchen experience
10:04 Nipun’s big career shift: From tech to service
16:17 What Nipun learned on a 1,000 miles walking pilgrimage in India with his wife
19:53 The transformative power of compassion
23:07 How inner transformation can redefine personal goals and larger systems
30:25 How the IDG definition of “Mobilisation” resonates with Nipun
34:20 How Nipun’s spontaneous act of kindness sparked a street movement in India
38:01 Different forms of wealth
40:16 What is “Deep Casting”?
43:16 Why we need laddership, not leadership
47:51 Why the best leaders don’t always lead
53:22 n integrating social change in a society
58:17 Nipun Mehta’s Purposeful Empathy story
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com
✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast
✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social
CONNECT WITH NIPUN
✩ Website https://nipun.servicespace.org/
✩ Company https://www.servicespace.org/
SHOW NOTES
✩ TED Talk
Video edited by Green Horizon Studio
United States
