The Wider Lens

The Wider Lens | Episode 6 | Financing the Transition

In the final episode of The Wider Lens, Jyoti Banerjee and Jenny Scott turn to one of the most critical questions in systems change: how do we finance transition? They explore why there is an investment gap, what it would take for finance to support regenerative systems, and how North Star Transition’s approach helps make transformation investable.

The Wider Lens | Episode 5 | The Tools of Transition

In this episode of The Wider Lens, Jyoti Banerjee is joined by Stephen Backhouse, Programme Lead at North Star Transition, to explore the practical tools that enable real systems change. Together they unpack the methods behind North Star Transition’s work. From deep listening and connecting unlikely allies to aligning strategies and building agency, and how these tools are used across corporate, national, and landscape transitions.

The Wider Lens | Episode 4 | Transitioning a Landscape

In this episode of The Wider Lens, Jyoti Banerjee and Jenny Scott explore what it takes to transition a landscape , one of the most tangible and interconnected forms of systems change. Drawing on North Star Transition’s work in the Wye–Usk river system,, they discuss why landscapes struggle to transition and what can help unlock regenerative change at scale.

The Wider Lens | Episode 3 | Transitioning a Nation

In this episode of The Wider Lens, Jyoti Banerjee and Jenny Scott explore what it takes to transition at a national scale. Drawing on insights from the Wales Net Zero Commission, they discuss why governments struggle with change and what lessons can help nations move from degenerative to regenerative systems.

The Wider Lens | Episode 2 | Transitioning a Corporate

In this episode of The Wider Lens, hosts Jyoti Banerjee and Jenny Scott explore what it takes for corporations to move from degenerative to regenerative systems. They discuss why many companies struggle to recognise the need for change, the barriers that hold them back, and what successful corporate transitions look like in practice.