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On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A NEW Conversation with Rhiana Spring
On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A NEW Conversation with Rhiana Spring

On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A NEW Conversation with Rhiana Spring

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Join me for today’s episode where I will be catching up with Rhiana Spring, the founder and executive director of Spring ACT. Spring ACT is an organisation connecting human rights and technology to empower people to take action and eliminate global social injustices. Their flagship product is called Sophia, the world's first chatbot empowering survivors of domestic violence to gather potential evidence and seek help wherever they are in the world. I highly encourage you to listen back to the conversation from Episode 37 to be reminded of Spring ACT’s mission and listen to today's episode to hear how Rhiana’s journey has evolved over the past 18 months. Show notes: To find out more about Spring ACT, head over to their website and be sure to connect with them on Instagram or LinkedIn. Check out the Social Innovation Tournament finalists that Rhiana mentioned in this episode. Be sure to ⁠⁠visit our podcast website⁠⁠ for the full episode transcript, and connect with us: narrativespodcast@gmail.com. ** UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND ACCESS TO OUR PODCAST while supporting our team’s efforts to continue producing the best quality content we possibly can! Check out our membership community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/noppodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and become a patron. ** ____ Episode timestamps 00:26 - Episode introduction 01:43 - Highlight of Rhiana's first interview on the podcast 04:32 - Spring ACT's vision and the story behind the organisation's name 06:00 - Launching Sophia in Peru 08:16 - Developing partnerships with global organisations, including UN Women 11:25 - Team work: making space for fun and celebrating the wins 14:05 - Growing the Spring ACT team with a Tech Lead 17:30 - Impact of international prizes and recognition for Sophia 23:00 - Dots: the second Spring ACT product 24:37 - Sophia's digital safe 26:31 - Spring ACT's new business model 29:27 - Rhiana's personal journey as a founder 32:23 - Rhiana's advice to aspiring entrepreneurs 36:32 - How to connect with Rhiana and learn more about Spring ACT

On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A NEW Conversation with Rhiana Spring

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