Design Economics Podcast (Season 1 | Episode 4) 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 […]

Exploring Afrofuturism and The Dinkinesh Method with Ingrid LaFleur (EP 1.3)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 1 | Episode 3) 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 […]

The Collective Impact of B Corps with Nathan Stuck (EP 1.2)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 1 | Episode 2) 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 […]

After Capitalism: Designing Economic Futures with Andy Hines (EP 1.1)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 1 | Episode 1) 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 […]

Shifting Schools From Strategy to Foresight
IGI Global Scientific Publishing recently published a chapter co-authored by Vinny Tafuro and Walter Fernando Balser. Our chapter, Shifting Schools From Strategy to Foresight: Infusing Educational Leadership With Futurist Thinking, Planning, and Action, was published in the book, Reimagining the P-20 Landscape […]

Introducing Design Economics with Dr. Paula Seymour of Flagler College (EP 0.1)
Design Economics Podcast (Pilot Episode) 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 Future of Work: A CLA Contrast and Scenario
The October 2024 issue of Compass magazine, the global voice of professional futurists, has just published an article by Institute for Economic Evolution founder, Vinny Tafuro. This quarterly magazine shares the diverse voices of professional futurists from around the world […]

Citizen Capitalism: Lynn Stout’s Vision for a More Ethical Economy
Lynn Stout, a distinguished professor of corporate and business law, proposed a groundbreaking approach to reforming capitalism in her posthumously published book “Citizen Capitalism: How a Universal Fund Can Provide Influence and Income to All” (2019), co-authored with Sergio Gramitto […]

Middle-out Economics: Reimagining Prosperity for the 21st Century
In recent years, a new economic paradigm has been gaining traction, challenging the long-held beliefs of both trickle-down and traditional bottom-up economics. Known as “Middle-out Economics,” this approach argues that a strong middle class is the true engine of economic […]

Riane Eisler’s Partnership Economics: A Paradigm Shift in Design Economics
Riane Eisler, a systems scientist, cultural historian, and attorney, has made significant contributions to our understanding of human societies and economies. Her groundbreaking work on partnership systems and caring economics offers a fresh perspective that aligns remarkably well with the […]