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Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro

Institute for Economic Evolution, Inc.

Join us to discover how design thinking can revolutionize economics for the 21st century. Learn about the Institute for Economic Evolution"s three tenets of design economics and meet the pioneering thinkers who are shaping this approach. From challenging economic orthodoxy to creating human-centered solutions, explore how design economics is evolving economics to better serve humanity and the environment.

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EP 13 Pam Shockley-Zalabak: The Trust Deficit:...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2026/02/02

Join host Vinny Tafuro for a compelling conversation with Dr. Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, former Chancellor of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and leading researcher on organizational trust. Their discussion explores the 50-year decline in social trust, reveals how the 2016 election exposed a crisis in social capital, and examines why orthodox economics has ignored trust despite its role as the market's true "invisible hand." Dr. Shockley-Zalabak shares insights from her decades of

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55:45

EP 12 John Feldman: Documenting Revolution,...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2026/01/12

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest John Feldman, filmmaker and founder of Hummingbird Films, for a conversation about how ecological documentaries challenge scientific orthodoxy. Over his forty-year career, John's work has evolved from defending traditional evolutionary theory to documenting how cooperation and symbiosis drive evolution and ecological health. Their conversation explores how this intellectual humility contrasts with the scientific overconfidence that plagues economics, and how

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47:23

EP 2.4 Tonya Donati: Growing Slow is Sexy: Kombucha,...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/12/02

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Tonya Donati, Founder and CEO of Mother Kombucha, for a conversation about building a certified B Corp through bootstrapped, regional growth. Tonya's journey from occupational therapist to beverage entrepreneur reflects a shift in business fundamentals—rejecting the venture capital model in favor of profitability, community anchoring, and stakeholder capitalism. Their conversation explores how B Corps formalize the paradigm shift from shareholder primacy to

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46:27

EP 2.3 Walter Balser: Decentralization & Paradigm...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/11/10

Join host Vinny Tafuro for an engaging conversation with guest Dr. Walter Balser, Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Florida. Dr. Balser teaches graduate courses on organizational leadership, technology leadership, and qualitative research methods, and his research examines the changing education ecosystem from the standpoint of decentralization, blended capital, and technological disruption. Their conversation explores the

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EP 2.2 Stan Deetz: Systems Design to Slow Down...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/10/08

Join host Vinny Tafuro for a conversation with Dr. Stan Deetz, exploring why corporations—not governments—make most decisions affecting our lives. Stan reveals how externalized costs and the relentless pursuit of speed are destroying economic systems, from quarterly reporting cycles to high-frequency trading. They discuss practical solutions, including enforcing antitrust legislation, using transaction taxes to make short-termism expensive, and designing collaborative processes that enable

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49:00

EP 2.1 Melanie Sue Hicks: Invisible Snake Bites, The...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/09/09

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Dr. Melanie Sue Hicks, a workforce and employee experience expert with more than two decades of experience in organizational development and culture, for a conversation about workplace dysfunction and its broader economic impact. Today's conversation focuses on the hidden costs of employee disengagement, drawing from Dr. Hicks' research on psychological contracts and generational workplace dynamics. Dr. Hicks introduces the concept of "invisible snake bites"

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57:37

EP 1.6 Fiscal Sponsorship: Management Commons with...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/06/06

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Thaddeus Squire, Chief Commons Steward at Social Impact Commons, for a conversation about fiscal sponsorship in the social sector. Thaddeus has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit management field, and today’s conversation focuses on the evolution of fiscal sponsorship. Thaddeus and his organization have coined the term “management commons” to better illustrate the nuance and breadth of what fiscal sponsorship can do beyond the

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58:25

EP 1.5 Nurturing Humanity: Partnership Economics with...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/05/07

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Dr. Riane Eisler, renowned systems scientist and author, as they explore her groundbreaking work on partnership systems and their impact on economic structures. Drawing from her 2019 book "Nurturing Our Humanity," co-authored with Douglas Fry, Eisler discusses how the biocultural partnership-domination lens reveals patterns that conventional economic frameworks miss, offering practical paths toward more equitable, sustainable economic systems.★ Support

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48:18

EP 1.4 Paradigm Change and Orthodoxy in Academia with...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/04/04

Join host Vinny Tafuro for an engaging conversation with guest Dr. Eric Eisenberg, Senior Vice President for University-Community Partnerships at USF. Through the lens of design economics, they explore paradigm shifts in academia, the unique role of communication as an interdisciplinary bridge, and the challenges of creating innovative university-community connections. Dr. Eisenberg shares insights from his 30-year academic journey on how universities can evolve to become true metropolitan

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52:21

EP 1.3 Exploring Afrofuturism and The Dinkinesh...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/03/17

Join host Vinny Tafuro for an engaging conversation with guest Ingrid LaFleur, a curator, Afrofuturist, and pleasure activist. Her groundbreaking work has been featured in prominent outlets such as The New York Times and Time magazine. Their conversation explores the roots of Afrofuturism, the impacts of nonlinear presence, and how Ingrid’s Dinkenish Method World Builds can guide us toward better futures.Authors & Books MentionedOctavia Butler, Wild Seed and Parable of the SowerNnedi

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57:10

EP 1.2 The Collective Impact of B Corps with Nathan...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/02/24

Join host Vinny Tafuro for an engaging conversation with guest Nathan Stuck, an entrepreneur, B Corp consultant, and the founder of B Local Georgia. Their conversation focuses on the collective impact of B Corps on the wider market and economy as more examples of successful B Corps illustrate how a better-designed business can support a better-designed economy.About Nathan StuckNathan is an award-winning leader in the B Corp community and the Founder of Profitable Purpose Consulting, a

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EP 1.1 After Capitalism: Designing Economic Futures...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2025/01/28

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Andy Hines, Assistant Professor and Program Director of the graduate program in foresight at The University of Houston as they discuss Andy’s new book Imagining After Capitalism. The book is the culmination of professional futurist Andy’s 10-year exploration of what comes next after capitalism. Arguing that the absence of compelling positive alternatives keeps us stuck in a combination of fear, denial, and false hope, he offers three “guiding images” for the

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EP 0.1 Introducing Design Economics with Dr. Paula...

Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro ·

2024/12/02

Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Dr. Paula Seymour, Assistant Professor and Program Director of Social Entrepreneurship at Flagler College, as they explore how design thinking can revolutionize economics for the 21st century. Learn about the three tenets of design economics and hear how visionary thinkers like Hazel Henderson, Marilyn Waring, Riane Eisler, and Kate Raworth have shaped this approach to creating more sustainable, human-centered economic solutions.Connect with the show:Click

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