The Social Field

By: Lisa van Dongen and Alison McCallum
  • Summary

  • Welcome to a podcast from the heart of a social performance practice. Here we showcase the voices of practitioners as together we explore the different dimensions involved in working in the discipline. Designed for people from a range of sectors, this will appeal both to those directly involved in, and those accountable for, the work of stakeholder engagement, socio-economic development, and social risk and impact management. Tune in for our six-part season.
    Lisa van Dongen and Alison McCallum
    Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Episodes
  • Ep 1 What is social performance?
    Dec 4 2024

    In this inaugural episode, we introduce The Social Field podcast and unpack more on what a social performance practice entails. We learn more about the differing perspectives on the discipline and its functionality across sectors by hearing people’s origin stories for how they came to the work.


    Content:

    Check out Eva Pomeroy's article quoted in the introduction at the following link: https://medium.com/presencing-institute-blog/social-fields-shifting-the-quality-of-our-collective-being-6bfc8de3afac


    Credits:

    Presented by: Lisa van Dongen and Alison McCallum

    Co-producers: Mzamo Moloi and Lisa van Dongen

    Sound design and engineering: Audiodacious

    Special thanks to all contributors as well as Anglo American, the sponsor for season one.

    Show more Show less
    41 mins
  • Ep 2 The challenges of socio-economic development in communities
    Dec 4 2024

    Chulumanco Mdingi, a community relations manager in the renewable energy sector, shares his extensive practical and theoretical knowledge of socio-economic development in the South African context. Chulumanco describes some of the poor practices he has been exposed to but also points to the structural challenges with operating in community contexts. Psychologist Nomfundo Mogapi shares her knowledge of how family and intergenerational trauma make this challenge significantly more difficult to manage without adopting heightened levels of awareness on the psychological architecture of communities.

    Contact:

    To learn more about the work Nomfundo does, contact the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership at https://cmwl.co.za/


    Credits

    Presented by: Lisa van Dongen and Alison McCallum

    Co-producers: Mzamo Moloi and Lisa van Dongen

    Sound design and engineering: Audiodacious

    Special thanks to all contributors as well as Anglo American, the sponsor for season one.



    Show more Show less
    38 mins
  • Ep 3 Working on oneself is part of the job
    Dec 4 2024

    If you want to maximise your impact in the work you do, psychologist Nomfundo Mogapi argues the most important thing you can do is invest in therapy. In this episode, we explore the importance of working on one’s own psychological wellbeing as a key requirement for operating successfully in the social performance field. Nomfundo Mogapi helps us understand the brain science behind why therapy and other psycho-social support is necessary for teams and leaders operating in wounded contexts. Nomsa Fulbrook-Bhembe from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) also shares her story of how this work shows up in her personal life.


    Contacts

    You can find out more about Nomfundo and the work she does at the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership at https://cmwl.co.za/


    Credits

    Presented by: Lisa van Dongen and Alison McCallum

    Co-producers: Mzamo Moloi and Lisa van Dongen

    Sound design and engineering: Audiodacious

    Special thanks to all contributors as well as Anglo American, the sponsor for season one.

    Show more Show less
    35 mins

What listeners say about The Social Field

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.