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Builders of the Broken Bazaar

Dr. Tabish Zaman
Entrepreneurship
Humanitarian Aid
Wealth Inequality
Resilience
Displacement
Aid Dependency
Community Resilience
Grassroots Innovations
Mutual Aid
Informal Economy
Migration
Social Entrepreneurship
Grassroots Innovation
Tech Billionaires
Climate Change
Human Rights
Ethical AI
Grassroots Movements
Palestine
Bulgaria

Builders of the Broken Bazaar

When systems collapse, people still build. In a world obsessed with billion-dollar startups and tech-driven progress, Builders of the Broken Bazaar turns the microphone towards those who build from the ashes — refugees, migrants, and everyday innovators creating meaning, work, and dignity in the ruins of broken systems.

Hosted by Dr. Tabish Zaman, this series dives d... more

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Marina Kobzeva
Humanitarian worker with nearly two decades of experience in crisis settings
Episode: Ep 4: The Business of Survival: What We Never Ask About Boxes of Aid?
Iva Gumnishka
Founder of Humans in the Loop, a social enterprise that trains and employs conflict-affected individuals for AI systems.
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Episode: Ep 3: How One Entrepreneur is Building Human Capital with Technology, AI, and Displaced Communities

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Dr. Tabish Zaman
Host of Builders of the Broken Bazaar; focal point for discussions on humanitarian entrepreneurship, technology, and grassroots solutions in crisis contexts.

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Ep 5: The Hidden Heart of Innovation: Resilience
Q: What gives you hope for the future of innovation?
John mentions his optimism for AI as a partner in innovation rather than a replacement, facilitating effective problem-solving and fostering collaborative advancement.
Ep 5: The Hidden Heart of Innovation: Resilience
Q: What does resilience mean to you in the context of innovation?
Bessant emphasizes that resilience is crucial because innovation involves facing setbacks and challenges, and it's something that can be developed over time.
Ep 5: The Hidden Heart of Innovation: Resilience
Q: How have you seen organizations changing and shaping your understanding of what they do around innovation?
Bessant states that there is a growing recognition of the importance of social innovation, as many large organizations now value innovation management and have adopted systems to support it.
Ep 5: The Hidden Heart of Innovation: Resilience
Q: What is it that sparked your interest in innovation?
John Bessant shared that frustration from working in the chemical industry drove him towards studying innovation, combined with an opportunity to observe it as a participant in a company.
Ep 4: The Business of Survival: What We Never Ask About Boxes of Aid?
Q: What would be your response to the misconceptions about communities affected by crises?
Marina stresses the need to recognize that communities want autonomy and agency, rather than being viewed solely as victims needing rescue.

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This show centers on entrepreneurship in crisis and resilience, highlighting how people in conflict zones, refugee settings, and marginalized communities create meaning, work, and dignity when formal systems fail. Across episodes, conversations span humanitarian aid, grassroots innovations, ethical technology, and social entrepreneurship, with a consistent emphasis on human-centered approaches, dignity, and community resilience over profit. Notable themes include rethinking entrepreneurship beyond traditional metrics, critiquing aid structures, and showcasing how crises can spur creative, community-driven solutions that challenge mainstream economic narratives.

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