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Lindsay Levin | |
|---|---|
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, author |
| Known for | Founder of Blue Dot Collective, Leaders' Quest; Co-founder and CEO of TED Countdown |
| Notable work | Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time |
| Spouse | David Levin |
| Website | bluedotcollective.org leadersquest.org |
Lindsay Levin is a British social entrepreneur, author, and leadership strategist. She is the founder of Leaders’ Quest, a global organization launched in 2001 to connect business and civil society leaders through immersive learning experiences, and the Blue Dot Collection, a 2024 design and strategy consultancy.[1] Her work in organizational reform was profiled as a case study in The Leadership Challenge, a widely cited management textbook.[2] Levin is also the co-founder and Head of TED Countdown, a climate-focused initiative launched in 2020 by TED and Leaders’ Quest.[3]
Career
[edit]Early in her career, Levin served as CEO of The Whites Group - including a network of car dealerships across the south of the UK.[4] She also founded Hartford Care, a group of retirement and care homes.[5] Her work at Whites was profiled extensively as a case study in The Leadership Challenge, which cited her management approach in a discussion of values-based organization change.[6]
In 2001, Levin founded Leaders’ Quest to connect global leaders with grassroots organizations through experiential programmes.[7] The organization takes business leaders and CEOs on “Quests” in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, enabling participants to explore complex global issues and develop purpose-led leadership.[8]
She later co-founded TED Countdown in 2020, a global climate initiative focused on accelerating responses to the climate crisis.[9] According to an in-house impact assessment of TED Countdown's first five years, the initiative convened summits in Europe, the USA and Africa and produced over 240 TED Talks with over 270M view and listens.[3] Levin leads TED Countdown and also serves as Chair of Leaders’ Quest.[3]
In 2024, Levin founded the Blue Dot Collective. The initiative works in partnership with TED Countdown and Leaders’ Quest and supports projects including “Uniting for a Shared Future,” a coalition of Israeli and Palestinian leaders.[10]
Public Speaking
[edit]Levin has spoken at a range of academic and public events and as guest on podcasts.. In 2016, she gave a TEDx talk titled "CompassionX: the bridge from cleverness to wisdom" at TEDxExeter. In the talk, she explored how leadership can benefit from greater self-awareness, humility, and listening, framing these qualities as essential for addressing global challenges.[11]
In 2017, she delivered the graduation address at the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University, where she emphasized lifelong learning and civic responsibility.[12][13]
In 2021, she was a guest on the Outrage + Optimism podcast in an episode titled “The Head and the Heart of Radical Leadership,” where she spoke alongside Kumi Naidoo about leadership approaches in times of global crisis.[14] In 2022, she appeared on The Way Out Is In, a podcast hosted by the Plum Village monastic community, in an episode titled “Wise Leadership,” discussing principles of ethical and mindful leadership.[15]
She has also hosted and moderated TED Countdown events At the 2023 TED Countdown Summit in Detroit, Levin spoke about the urgency of climate tipping points and emphasized the potential for systemic solutions and collaboration across sectors.[16] In 2024, Levin co-hosted a TED conversation with Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi, titled "Leadership in the Age of AI." The talk explored the evolving role of leadership in response to emerging AI technologies. Levin emphasized the need for leaders to develop emotional resilience and to remain grounded in human values as organizational decision-making becomes increasingly data-driven.[17]
Works
[edit]In 2013, Levin published Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time, which included biographical accounts of individuals involved in community- or business-led social change initiatives.[12] The book was reviewed in the Journal of Development Research, which described it as a collection of “stories of transformational courage and leadership [that] have rarely been told.”[18] Levin also contributed to the 2024 guidebook Radical Collaboration to Accelerate Climate Action, developed jointly by Reos, TED Countdown, Leaders’ Quest, and other partners. The guide outlines seven practices for accelerating equitable climate action. [19]
Personal life
[edit]Levin lives in New York City with her husband, David Levin. The couple has three sons.[20]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Carol Wilson, Performance Coaching: A Complete Guide to Best Practice Coaching and Training, Kogan Page, 2014, pp. 249–250.
- ^ James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge, 5th ed., Jossey-Bass, 2012, pp. 244–248.
- ^ a b c TED Staff, "TED Countdown announces membership of its Vision Council and new corporate members of the TED Future Forum", TED Blog, January 29, 2024, https://blog.ted.com/ted-countdown-announces-membership-of-its-vision-council-and-new-corporate-members-of-the-ted-future-forum/
- ^ James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge, 5th ed., Jossey-Bass, 2012, pp. 244–248.
- ^ "HARTFORD CARE GROUP LIMITED – Officers". Companies House. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ Kouzes and Posner, 2012, pp. 244–248.
- ^ Carol Wilson, Performance Coaching: A Complete Guide to Best Practice Coaching and Training, Kogan Page, 2014, pp. 249–250.
- ^ Carol Wilson, Performance Coaching: A Complete Guide to Best Practice Coaching and Training, Kogan Page, 2014, pp. 249–250.
- ^ Lindsay Moore, "‘Do you take us as fools?’ Al Gore targets oil companies at Detroit climate summit", MLive, July 14, 2023, https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/07/do-you-take-us-as-fools-al-gore-targets-oil-companies-at-detroit-climate-summit.html
- ^ Lindsay Levin, "Why Blue Dot? A Note from our Founder," Blue Dot Collective, October 2024, https://www.bluedotcollective.org/blog/why-blue-dot-a-note-from-our-founder-lindsay-levin
- ^ TEDxExeter Speaker Profile: Lindsay Levin, TEDxExeter, 2016
- ^ a b Molly Callahan, "International leader, entrepreneur Lindsay Levin to deliver CPS graduation address", Northeastern News, May 10, 2017, https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/05/10/international-leader-entrepreneur-lindsay-levin-to-deliver-cps-graduation-address
- ^ Jason Kornwitz, "CPS graduates urged to effect positive change, engage in lifelong learning", Northeastern News, May 15, 2017, https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/05/15/cps-graduates-urged-to-effect-positive-change-engage-in-lifelong-learning
- ^ “The Head and the Heart of Radical Leadership with Kumi Naidoo and Lindsay Levin,” Outrage + Optimism, 21 October 2021. https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/radical-leadership-kumi-naidoo-lindsay-levin
- ^ “Episode 33: Wise Leadership (With Lindsay Levin),” The Way Out Is In, Plum Village, 7 April 2022. https://plumvillage.org/podcast/wise-leadership-episode-17
- ^ Lindsay Moore, "‘Do you take us as fools?’ Al Gore targets oil companies at Detroit climate summit", MLive, July 14, 2023, https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/07/do-you-take-us-as-fools-al-gore-targets-oil-companies-at-detroit-climate-summit.html
- ^ "Embracing AI for Future Leadership: Paul Hudson’s Talk with Lindsay Levin at TED", The AI Insider, February 5, 2024. https://theaiinsider.tech/2024/02/05/embracing-ai-for-future-leadership-paul-hudsons-talk-with-lindsay-levin-at-ted/
- ^ Radnyi Godase, “Book Review: Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time by Lindsay Levin,” Journal of Development Research, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan–Mar 2019), https://vesim.ves.ac.in/images/jdr/January-March-2019.pdf, p. 56.
- ^ Radical Collaboration to Accelerate Climate Action: A Guidebook for Working Together with Speed, Scale, and Justice. TED Countdown, Leaders’ Quest, Climate Champions Team, Reos Partners. 2024.
- ^ "International leader, entrepreneur Lindsay Levin to deliver CPS graduation address". Northeastern University News. Northeastern University. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2025.