Alex Barker and Sam Conniff on what we can learn from being more pirate

Sam Conniff and Alex Barker’s books ‘Be More Pirate’ and ‘How to Be More Pirate’ have sparked a movement of people around the world who want to shake things up, to create new business models and systems that are better for people and planet. The tagline on their website says: "Being more pirate is a shift in your mindset; a willingness to think differently, to challenge and be challenged, and to stop asking for permission to do what you know is right.” I wanted to talk to Sam and Alex about what we can learn from the golden age of pirates 300 years ago, and to share some examples of organisations that have been inspired to transform.

Resources:

• Be More Pirate website
• Be More Pirate meetup events (online and in-person)
• Reinventing Organisations website (about Frederic Laloux's work)

How to follow Alex and Sam:

• Twitter: @AlexandraBarke1 and @SamConniff