You're listening to the Great Simplification.

I'm Nate Higgins.

On this show, we describe how energy, the economy, the environment, and human behavior all fit together and what it might mean for our future.

By sharing insights from global thinkers, we hope to inform and inspire more humans to play emergent roles

in the coming great simplification.

My guest today is Patrick Nodle of the Nodal Foundation in Germany, an impact investing

firm who focuses on projects that increase sustainability and

autonomy for the global south. Patrick and I discussed the unseen details that go into creating

projects that have genuine impact for the long-term future for communities and for the planet.

This conversation in many places was also a reflective one on what the value and goals

of impact investing should be and how Patrick's life experiences have shaped his philosophy

on these issues and the subsequent work that he does.

Thoughtful and aware humans who have access to resources and capital are a

critical resource for steering the direction of planetary futures. And Patrick and his work are

playing a critical role on this path. Please enjoy this conversation with my friend Patrick Nodal.

So, my friend, we met last year in Europe at a conference of like-minded individuals and instantly became friends and hit it off not only factually and what we're working on,

but at a deeper kind of spiritual level of what it means to be alive and engaged in these issues.

So can you unpack for our audience?

What has been your path to becoming aware of and educating yourself on the many converging

crises that humanity and the planet face.

At first I would like to point out that becoming aware is a process.

So whenever you're at one point and you think you figure stuff out,

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