Design Economics Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 2) 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 […]
Coalition Interview: Joe Tankersley
Storytelling and Strategic Foresight: Imagining Economic Futures Beyond Capitalism As a founding thought leader member of the Design Economics Coalition, Joe Tankersley brings two decades of experience from Walt Disney Imagineering combined with professional foresight practice. Through his strategic narrative […]
Melanie Sue Hicks: Invisible Snake Bites, The Economics of Broken Workplaces (EP 2.1)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 1) 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 […]
Coalition Interview: Matthew Epperson
Cooperative Economics in Action: Employee Ownership and Community Development As a business leader member of the Design Economics Coalition, Matthew Epperson brings a decade of cooperative development experience. As Employee Ownership Domain Expert for Zolidar, founder of the Georgia Cooperative […]
Coalition Interview: Dr. Walter Balser
Rethinking Education’s Source Code: Dr. Walter Balser on Decentralization and Design Economics As an academic member of the Design Economics Coalition, Dr. Walter Balser brings a critical perspective on how education systems intersect with economic transformation. A clinical professor at […]
Coalition Interview: Dr. Paula Seymour
Bridging Business and Spirituality: Regenerative Economics at Flagler College As an academic member of the Design Economics Coalition, Dr. Paula Seymour brings a unique perspective that bridges business education with spiritual wisdom. As Associate Professor of Social Entrepreneurship and steward […]
Thaddeus Squire: Fiscal Sponsorship as Management Commons (EP 1.6)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 1 | Episode 6) 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 […]
Nurturing Humanity: Partnership Economics with Riane Eisler (EP 1.5)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 1 | Episode 5) 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 […]
Paradigm Change and Orthodoxy in Academia with Eric Eisenberg (EP 1.4)
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 […]