51: Rediscovering Eden: Upending the World Order with Sir Tim Smit

<div> <strong>About this episode</strong><br> What do you do when your desire to change the world seems at odds with capitalism? Sir Tim Smit pulls back the curtains on the perception of a contradictory world that is actually not so contradictory at all. He shares the lessons and mistakes that can transform an organization from ordinary to extraordinary, and it all has to do with mutually beneficial partnerships. “If you can't do the whole job, you could end up doing a lot of damage.” So how do you make sure you can do the whole job?<br> <br> <strong>About Sir Tim Smit</strong> </div> <div>Sir Timothy Bartel Smit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire">KBE</a> is a Dutch-born British businessman is best known for his achievements in Cornwall and for writing the book <em>The Lost Gardens of Heligan</em>, winner of the 1997 Book of the Year. He and John Nelson restored the gardens, which are now one of the UK’s best loved gardens and named “Garden of the Year” by BBC Countryfile Awards (Mar 2018).  </div> <div> <br> Tim started work as an archaeologist before taking an unexpected leap into the music business, working as both a songwriter and producer receiving seven platinum and gold discs. <br> <br> </div> <div>Tim is currently the Executive Vice-Chair and Co-founder of the multi award-winning Eden Project in Cornwall. Since its opening in 2001, over 22 million people have come to see a once-sterile pit turned into a cradle of life containing world-class horticulture and startling architecture, symbolic of human endeavour.  He dreamt up and created the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project,_Cornwall">Eden Project</a>, near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Austell">St Austell</a>, an £80 million initiative to build two transparent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes">biomes</a> in an old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_clay">china clay</a> pit near the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodelva">Bodelva</a>, which is said to h