
People working to change systems from the ground up — community leaders, researchers, activists and practitioners. Through short series and conversations, you’ll hear big ideas, urgent debates, and practical examples of community-led solutions in action. This podcast was previously called Life's Lottery, and relaunched in 2026 as Change the Story. Produced by UTS Impact Studios.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 28 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | GovernmentBusinessNon-Profit | |||

What happens when we stop planning for communities and start listening to them instead?
Bringing together the themes explored throughout the series, host Dr. Katie Blair is joined by community builder and youth advocate Giane Cole to explore the Har... more
What if some of a community's greatest strengths can't be captured in a survey, a spreadsheet - or even a map?
If Episode 3 encouraged us to see the wider system, this episode invites us to look more deeply into lived experience.
Host Dr. Katie Bla... more
How can we move beyond mapping what exists to designing the futures our communities need?
Having explored strengths-based thinking in the previous episodes, host Dr. Katie Blair is joined by Professor Martin Tomitsch to ask a different question: wha... more
What if the very first question we ask determines everything that follows?
In this episode of Mapping What Matters, host Dr. Katie Blair is joined by social impact practitioner and systems thinker Mitra Gusheh to explore Appreciative Inquiry - a str... more
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This program spotlights community-led change across systems, featuring conversations with researchers, activists, educators, and cultural practitioners who are actively building practical solutions from the ground up. Episodes center on multilingualism, Indigenous languages, belonging, and reconciliation in Australia, often weaving personal stories with policy and institutional perspectives. Noteworthy traits include a strong emphasis on language as identity and country, cross-cultural collaboration, and tangible examples of how local initiatives translate into broader social impact. Listeners with interests in social justice, intercultural dialogue, education, and community development will likely find resonant discussions and actionable i... more
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Recent guests on Change the Story include:
1. Barbara Doran
2. Giane Cole
3. Mitra Gusheh
4. Martin Tomitsch
5. Amanda Howard
6. Amanda Moors-Mailei
7. Mayu Kanamori
8. Mariko Smith
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