The Social Change Career Podcast E9 S15: How to Design Tech that Connects & Liberates
How to Design Tech that Connects & Liberates: Insights from Jensine Larsen
Delighted to be celebrating the 200th episode of the Social Change Career Podcast with Jensine Larsen, founder of World Pulse and co-founder of Unfurl Futures.
In this milestone episode, Jensine shares what it takes to build technology that centers connection, community, and justice. The conversation explores how she transformed early field reporting and a bold vision into World Pulse, one of the longest-running global feminist digital networks, and why designing for generosity, peer support, and real human connection matters far more than chasing clicks and engagement metrics. It is also an honest conversation about fundraising, staying true to a mission, building with intention, and creating more inclusive and ethical technology.
Why Listen-
Learn how Jensine turned a bold idea into a global platform reaching women and changemakers in 200+ countries.
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Hear practical lessons on building online communities rooted in trust, care, and shared leadership.
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Gain candid insights into fundraising for social impact innovation and finding partners who align with your values.
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Explore the vision behind Unfurl Futures and Connected Power, where she and her team are working to map feminist digital infrastructure and build a blueprint for its future.
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Take away career advice on embracing non-linear paths, leading with purpose, and building a life and career around impact.
Jensine Larsen is an internationally recognized digital impact entrepreneur, journalist, and gender justice leader. Raised in rural America and homeschooled from an early age, she developed an independent perspective on the world and a deep commitment to amplifying voices too often excluded from mainstream narratives.
Her early work as a freelance journalist took her to the Amazon and Southeast Asia, where she reported on the leadership, struggles, and lived realities of women on the frontlines of social change. Those experiences helped shape the vision for World Pulse, which she founded to help women connect directly with one another, access opportunity, and expand their leadership across borders.
Through World Pulse, Jensine helped pioneer one of the world's first and longest-running global feminist social networks. The platform has connected women in 200+ countries and helped drive impact reaching more than 24 million lives.
Today, Jensine is co-leading Unfurl Futures, and she and her team are building Connected Power, an effort to map women-led and feminist digital infrastructure and create a practical blueprint for a stronger, more coordinated digital ecosystem.
Her work has been recognized through honors including the UNESCO Prize in Gender, Wellbeing, and Cultures of Peace, the UN Media Social Impact Award, and the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award.
Resources covered in the episode-
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