Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro
Design Economics Podcast with Vinny Tafuro
Podcast Description
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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The podcast centers on themes such as design economics, economic alternatives, and human-centered solutions, with episodes that examine trends like post-capitalist futures and sustainable economic practices. For instance, one episode discusses the three tenets of design economics while another explores visionary contributions from notable economists.

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.
Join host Vinny Tafuro for a conversation with Tom Llewellyn, Executive Director of Shareable, exploring what a genuine sharing economy actually looks like. Tom traces the roots of community sharing infrastructure from the first tool libraries of the 1970s through 2,000+ Libraries of Things operating worldwide today, and examines mutual aid as a proven economic model — not charity. With the new Library of Things Toolkit launching March 19 at the Repair & Share Summit, this episode is both a conversation about economic paradigm change and a practical on-ramp for anyone ready to start building the commons in their own community.
Tom’s Work & Shareable:
- Shareable.net
- Library of Things Toolkit — new edition live March 19
- Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons — free download
- The Response podcast & documentary
- Mutual Aid 101
- Navigating Conflict in Movement Spaces
- Emergency Battery Network Toolkit
- Top 50 How-To Guides
- Rural Power Coalition
- Cities@Tufts
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