<![CDATA[Beyond Heroics]]>Everyone constantly screams "systemic outcomes," but it's mostly hearsay, instead individual heroics are what actually keep programs alive in today's economy.

What if in 25 years, life-changing programs are running at scale, not because any one person willed it into being, but because we made decisions that compound. Alignment of labor, policy, markets, and social good actors becoming the normal way to operate, not the exception. 


Sruti Bharat and Bryant Black bring on leaders, experts, colleagues, change agents to discuss why this happens and how we can get beyond the heroics needed to get to real outcomes moving forward.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:51:31 GMTThu, 03 Sep 2026 20:56:26 GMT60Sruti Bharat<p>Everyone constantly screams "systemic outcomes," but it's mostly hearsay, instead individual heroics are what actually keep programs alive in today's economy.</p><p></p><p>What if in 25 years, life-changing programs are running at scale, not because any one person willed it into being, but because we made decisions that compound. Alignment of labor, policy, markets, and social good actors becoming the normal way to operate, not the exception. </p><p><br />Sruti Bharat and Bryant Black bring on leaders, experts, colleagues, change agents to discuss why this happens and how we can get beyond the heroics needed to get to real outcomes moving forward. </p>episodicSruti Bharatsruti@campground.fyino<![CDATA[Episode two: Curiously's Rebecca Agostino on Empowering Students]]>Rebecca Agostino joins Sruti Bharat and Bryant Black as their first guest to discuss the challenges of work-based learning and the need for scalable systems in education.

She emphasizes the importance of student skill and agency as a tool for infrastructure and sustainability. The conversation also explores the biases and assumptions about students' capabilities and the need for a more agile and responsive workforce system. The conversation explores the challenges and opportunities in work-based learning, focusing on the role of small businesses and the potential of young people. It delves into the need for a shift in mindset and approach to empower students and create meaningful connections with employers.

Takeaways

  • Scalability through student skill and agency
  • Challenges of biases and assumptions in the workforce system Student capability
  • Small business engagement

Chapters

  • 00:00 The Challenge of Work-Based Learning
  • 03:15 The Need for Scalable Systems in Education
  • 06:08 Empowering Student Skill and Agency
  • 16:57 Addressing Biases and Assumptions
  • 25:06 Agility in the Workforce System
  • 26:24 Empowering Student Capability
  • 27:49 Challenges in Work-Based Learning
  • 31:02 Policy and Work-Based Learning
  • 36:00 Small Business Engagement
  • 47:27 Resilience and Potential of Young People
]]>cc9274eb-ae3f-4ac7-8e3a-7ae0bfb1c71fFri, 18 Sep 2026 19:30:04 GMT<p>Rebecca Agostino joins Sruti Bharat and Bryant Black as their first guest to discuss the challenges of work-based learning and the need for scalable systems in education. </p><p></p><p>She emphasizes the importance of student skill and agency as a tool for infrastructure and sustainability. The conversation also explores the biases and assumptions about students' capabilities and the need for a more agile and responsive workforce system. The conversation explores the challenges and opportunities in work-based learning, focusing on the role of small businesses and the potential of young people. It delves into the need for a shift in mindset and approach to empower students and create meaningful connections with employers.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Scalability through student skill and agency</li><li>Challenges of biases and assumptions in the workforce system Student capability</li><li>Small business engagement</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 The Challenge of Work-Based Learning</li><li>03:15 The Need for Scalable Systems in Education</li><li>06:08 Empowering Student Skill and Agency</li><li>16:57 Addressing Biases and Assumptions</li><li>25:06 Agility in the Workforce System</li><li>26:24 Empowering Student Capability</li><li>27:49 Challenges in Work-Based Learning</li><li>31:02 Policy and Work-Based Learning</li><li>36:00 Small Business Engagement</li><li>47:27 Resilience and Potential of Young People</li></ul>no00:48:0612Episode two: Curiously's Rebecca Agostino on Empowering Studentsfull<![CDATA[Episode one: Systems can work]]>The conversation delves into the challenges of heroics in social impact, the influence of individualism on systems design, the need for efficiency and systematic support, the scalability of programs and collective impact, policy perspectives and cultural influence, differing state perspectives on labor and workforce, and the impact of unemployment and economic prosperity.

Takeaways

  • The need to move beyond heroics in social impact
  • The influence of individualism on systems design

Chapters

  • 00:00 The Challenge of Heroics in Social Impact
  • 02:17 Individualism and Systems Design
  • 05:33 Efficiency and Systematic Support
  • 08:05 Scalability of Programs and Collective Impact
  • 11:12 Policy Perspectives and Cultural Influence
  • 12:25 Differing State Perspectives on Labor and Workforce
  • 15:25 Unemployment and Economic Prosperity
]]>fe58d7d1-2172-4054-8f64-a695dc47a408Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:58:11 GMT<p>The conversation delves into the challenges of heroics in social impact, the influence of individualism on systems design, the need for efficiency and systematic support, the scalability of programs and collective impact, policy perspectives and cultural influence, differing state perspectives on labor and workforce, and the impact of unemployment and economic prosperity.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>The need to move beyond heroics in social impact</li><li>The influence of individualism on systems design</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 The Challenge of Heroics in Social Impact</li><li>02:17 Individualism and Systems Design</li><li>05:33 Efficiency and Systematic Support</li><li>08:05 Scalability of Programs and Collective Impact</li><li>11:12 Policy Perspectives and Cultural Influence</li><li>12:25 Differing State Perspectives on Labor and Workforce</li><li>15:25 Unemployment and Economic Prosperity</li></ul>no00:18:22Episode one: Systems can workfull