{"podcast":{"title":"emPOWER: Voices of the Regional Energy Shift","slug":"empower-voices-of-the-regional-energy-shift-7003093","podcast_index_feed_id":7003093,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/empowerwendyagar/feed.xml","website_url":"https://engagedoutcomes.com.au/empower-podcast","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19337946/image0.png","author":"Wendy Agar","episode_count":40,"summary":"Join us as we share insights, stories, and strategies from stakeholders and experts about the unique dynamics, opportunities, and challenges of engaging in regional Australia. emPOWER’s goal is to support respectful and effective engagement during the energy transition.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:17:30.980760+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empower-voices-of-the-regional-energy-shift-7003093"},"episode":{"title":"Are You Avoiding Harm or Creating Benefit?   Exploring Social Licence, Social Risk and Social Value","slug":"are-you-avoiding-harm-or-creating-benefit-exploring-social-licence-social-risk-and-social-value","published_at":"2026-06-23T04:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empower-voices-of-the-regional-energy-shift-7003093/are-you-avoiding-harm-or-creating-benefit-exploring-social-licence-social-risk-and-social-value","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empower-voices-of-the-regional-energy-shift-7003093","url":"https://empowerwendyagar.podbean.com/e/are-you-avoiding-harm-or-creating-benefit-exploring-social-licence-social-risk-and-social-value/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fgqqb5amjbghbnem/emPOWER_EP38_JED_MASTER8emvc.mp3","summary":"When major projects are proposed, a lot of attention is given to managing risk and avoiding harm, and while those things matter, they're only part of the picture. What if we asked a different question? What does it look like to create genuine value for communities? In this episode of emPOWER, Wendy Agar speaks with Professor Sara Bice from the Australian National University and social impact specialist Richard Parsons about the relationship between social licence, social risk, social impact and social value and why the language we use matters. Together, they explore whether projects can become so focused on managing what could go wrong that they miss opportunities to create meaningful and lasting benefits for communities. Wendy, Sara and Richard unpack: The difference between social licence, social risk, social impact and social value• Why social value is about far more than community benefit funds• The relationship between community engagement and social impact assessment• Why trust, participation and legitimacy matter• How projects can move beyond risk management to creating genuine community value• What good practice looks like across the life of a project This conversation challenges some of the most common assumptions in project development and offers practical insights for people working in renewable energy, infrastructure, government, mining, community engagement and social impact. This episode is part of our Working in the Middle: Engagement on the Ground During the Energy Transition series, proudly supported by Powerlink Queensland. Produced at ⁠The Podcast Boss⁠ ⁠podcast studio in Brisbane","meta_description":"When major projects are proposed, a lot of attention is given to managing risk and avoiding harm, and while those things matter, they're only part of the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2778,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empower-voices-of-the-regional-energy-shift-7003093/episodes/are-you-avoiding-harm-or-creating-benefit-exploring-social-licence-social-risk-and-social-value/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empower-voices-of-the-regional-energy-shift-7003093/are-you-avoiding-harm-or-creating-benefit-exploring-social-licence-social-risk-and-social-value.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}