Ecosystemic Futures
Ecosystemic Futures engages with the world’s elite thought leaders who are researching and leading meaningful development in areas that could impact society in the next half century. Provided by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project - Ecosystemic Futures explores technological advances and structural patterns that will help us better innovate, operate, and navigate in our increasingly connected world. Join the conversation as NASA leaders, and industry and policy luminaries share their perspectives with host Dyan Finkhousen, a leading strategist and global authority on ecosystemic solutions, and brilliant co-hosts.
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46: Ecosystem Design Impact: Accelerating Industry through Collaboration
04/30/2024
46: Ecosystem Design Impact: Accelerating Industry through Collaboration
In this episode, we explore the pivotal role of ecosystemic models across industries, underscoring the importance of inclusive design for resilient futures. Our guest, Krista Pawley, a luminary in impact-driven initiatives, articulates the importance of transparency, community engagement, and contextual awareness in shaping decisions. Through her insights, we navigate the power of collaboration and diverse perspectives in forging impactful solutions. Pawley talks about the importance of trust in the digital realm and in human interactions - and articulates a clear pathway of the practical steps organizations, leaders, and youth can take in order to achieve a culture of trust. In this episode we also unpack the importance of inclusivity, pushing quickly past the vanity metrics to the meaningful value drivers of an inclusive approach to systems design. Guest: Krista Pawley, Founder of Imperative Impact, co-founder of Wavemakers, co-chair of EXCITE & one of the co-founders of SingularityU Canada Co-Hosts: Vikram Shyam, PhD, Futurist, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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45: Ecosystemic Design: Grappling With The Hidden Costs of Plastic
04/23/2024
45: Ecosystemic Design: Grappling With The Hidden Costs of Plastic
Embark on a journey through the complexities of our global plastic crisis with Impact Entrepreneur, Mimi Wu. She reveals a stark truth: recycling alone is not the solution. We delve into the intricate web of environmental, social, and economic factors driving this issue, and discuss the urgent actions needed to tackle the plastic problem at its core. Guest: Mimi Wu, Founder & CEO of Global Green Solutions and Co-founder & CEO of Myanmar Recycles Co-Hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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44: Preventing the Preventable Harms: The Data-Driven Fight Against Hospital Infections
04/09/2024
44: Preventing the Preventable Harms: The Data-Driven Fight Against Hospital Infections
This hard-hitting episode exposes the alarming crisis of healthcare-acquired infections in U.S. facilities - and the ecosystemic factors compounding the threat. Our guest, Sarah Beatty of Culturewell, pulls no punches in critiquing the reactive "firefighting" status quo within the healthcare system... a passionately well-intended system, yet increasingly missing the life-saving answers readily available in the meta-data. Beatty shares startling data and argues that the missing link is facility-specific environmental monitoring to precisely identify hygiene gaps and deploy cleaning resources—and data-driven solutions. Join this vital discussion shaping the pathway from a reactive to proactive, data-driven model for infection prevention - one resilient to the intensifying challenges across interconnected environments straining healthcare systems. Beatty makes a powerful case for waging and winning this winnable war. Guest: Sarah Beatty, Founder & CEO, Culturewell Co-Hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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43: From Soil to Sustenance: Regenerative Agriculture's Ecosystem Impact
04/02/2024
43: From Soil to Sustenance: Regenerative Agriculture's Ecosystem Impact
Dive into the power of regenerative agriculture to revitalize our food ecosystems. This episode explores the ways regenerative farming methods can enhance soil health and unlock more nutrient-dense foods - nourishing people and planet. Guest Tina Owens, a leader at the intersection of agriculture, tech and wellness, illuminates the pivotal role emerging technologies play in optimizing and scaling regenerative practices. We discuss the ways AI, molecular mapping, and lifecycle assessments are reshaping food production into ecosystem-reviving force. Don't miss this compelling vision for an ecosystemic future of sustainable nourishment. Guest: Tina Owens, Managing Director @ Nutrient Density Alliance, Strategic Advisor @ Regenerative Food Systems Investment, Non-Profit Board Member of Non-GMO Project and Mad Agriculture & Farmer Co-Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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42: Launching the Lunar Ecosystem
03/26/2024
42: Launching the Lunar Ecosystem
The US Government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is actively working to establish the framework for a commercial economy on the moon - convening an ecosystemic collaboration to make it happen by 2035. DARPA's program manager for this project, called Luna10, Michael Nayak, call sign Orbit, joins the podcast to discuss the approach of leveraging what we know from Earth economies and commercial industries in order to create a unified, self-sustaining lunar economy. To activate the ecosystem for the lunar economy - Orbit and team are convening 12 commerical entities and a host of value chain enablers to build the framework. Join us for more fascinating discussions regarding the ways that ecosystems are shaping new economic engines. Guest: Michael Nayak, call sign Orbit, Program Manager for DARPA program Luna10 and Logic Co-Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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41: AI's Critical Role in Intergenerational Human Flourishing
02/20/2024
41: AI's Critical Role in Intergenerational Human Flourishing
The intergenerational transmission of values, norms, and aspirations has always shaped expectations for transcendent belonging. What does it mean to live a good life, to be successful? The integrated ecosystem that supports human flourishing encompasses all aspects of society, industry, and policy. With generative AI anticipated to impact society more than any other technological advancement in recent decades - we now face the first generation, specifically Gen Alpha, that will age entirely with the benefits and opportunities of this advanced technology. In this episode, Mica Le John - entrepreneur, educator, and writer - joins us to tug at the core threads that bind all people regardless of demographic and explore ways that intergenerational collaboration with advanced technologies can lead to solutions for wicked problems and a more resilient future for humanity. Guest: Mica Le John, Entrepreneur, Educator & Writer Co-Hosts: Mark Stephen Meadows, Science Fiction Writer / Researcher for CAS, NASA Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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40: How secure is your AI/ML? And how can you be certain?
02/13/2024
40: How secure is your AI/ML? And how can you be certain?
We're often unaware of security vulnerabilities until there's a breach. In today's rush to leverage AI, organizations often overestimate security and underestimate risk, while teams expose unique AI threats to otherwise reasonably safe businesses. Organizations are also changing the way they use AI - shifting from owning it to renting it. This delivers faster results but less control over important data and access, introducing risks that organizations may not yet fully recognize. Protect AI leaders join us to explain the differences between "safe," "secure," and "governed" in AI and how to safely create an AI-empowered future. Guests: Daryan "D" Dehghanpisheh, Co-Founder, Protect AI Marcello Salvati, Senior Engineer & Researcher, Protect AI Co-Hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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39: AI & Governance: Redefining Infrastructure for a Tech-Enabled Society
02/06/2024
39: AI & Governance: Redefining Infrastructure for a Tech-Enabled Society
Civilization came together when people agreed on a shared "code" about building communities and cities. Today, some believe there is a need for a new layer of accountable, transparent, and contestable code - to support our digitally-enabled society. Join us for a conversation with Ben Cerveny, President and Founder of the Foundation for Public Code, an organization helping public institutions develop and maintain public code in a tech-empowered society. While it may seem that tech giants have the edge on developing systems at scale - the public sector can assume a leading role in the development of public code, and inform beneficial future pathways for society. Barcelona, Estonia, Taiwan, and Ukraine have all created public code-based efforts - in this episode we delve into these innovative efforts that are paving the way with ecosystemic methodologies, protocols, and community engagement programs. Guest: Ben Cerveny, President & Chairman of the Board for Foundation for Public Code Co-Hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Mark Stephen Meadows, Science Fiction Writer / Researcher for CAS, NASA Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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38: AI and Decentralized Systems of Trust
01/30/2024
38: AI and Decentralized Systems of Trust
How do you solve the problem of trust? Confidence is a prerequisite for large-scale adoption. With the deluge of speculation about Generative AI, organizations everywhere are establishing regulations and certifications to solve for fidelity, trust, and assurance. We're also seeing substantial debate regarding the viability of such efforts at this stage in the adoption of AI-empowered capabilities. Guest Emre Kazim is the co-Founder and co-CEO of Holistic AI, a hot startup empowering organizations to adopt and scale AI with confidence - which at its core, is solving the problem of trust. Emre shares an overview of the current ecosystems within and across the AI landscape - policy, industry, and society... federal, state, and local levels of activity. The path to AI governance is heating up and challenges us to answer the difficult questions - who will be the ultimate arbiter of trust and what are those entities' self-interests; what trade-offs are made and tolerated within AI-enabled systems of trust; what gaps exist between AI-powered capabilities, regulations, and policy... As you might suspect, the proximity of policy-making to the development of the capabilities they govern is key. Controlling the harm depends upon understanding the specific use case, the context of use, and the underlying layers of operability and interoperability - enabling a more precise assessment of the corresponding risk. Steady experimentation in practical, tangible use cases are the path forward enabling the real shift possible with AI. At the core - trust comes from confidence, and confidence comes from using these systems over time. Good governance will come from the same ecosystem that innovated these capabilities. Guest: Emre Kazim, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Holistic AI Co-Hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA G. Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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37: Why Trust Outweighs AI in Reimagining the Future
01/23/2024
37: Why Trust Outweighs AI in Reimagining the Future
Join our co-hosts and guest Jan Bunge, Director at Squint/Opera, who has built global partnerships and leveraged advanced technologies to support large city planning projects. This episode delves into the benefits of leveraging virtual experience twins to help establish alignment and trust within diverse stakeholder networks. We explore the unique ways that AI can help simplify complexity and accelerate outcomes - while affording the flexibility needed for evolving priorities. This insightful discussion cuts through the hype of advanced technologies to offer practical examples, use cases, and suggestions to help avoid some of the traps that ensnare adopters of these powerful tools. Guest: Jan Bunge, Director, Squint/Opera Co-Hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Mark Stephen Meadows, Science Fiction Writer / Researcher for CAS, NASA Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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36: Understanding AI: Navigating Bias Concerns in Healthcare
01/16/2024
36: Understanding AI: Navigating Bias Concerns in Healthcare
We have to remember AI does not think like humans and it's risky to attribute too much understanding and knowledge to AI solutions - especially when used in healthcare scenarios. Guest technologist and entrepreneur Steve Schwartz provides an overview of the evolution of AI for a non-technical audience - sharing insights from a healthcare perspective on AI's capability, bias concerns, and how to use AI within a layered approach for truly powerful partnerships between people and technology. Guest: Steve Schwartz, Startup Founder and CTO, Owner at Alfa Jango Co-Hosts: G. Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Shownotes: Link to Steve Schwartz' AI for Non-technical Investors presentation
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35: The Role of AI Across Professions
12/19/2023
35: The Role of AI Across Professions
Technology and AI are changing the calculus on which categories of work are assigned to human versus digital agents. Co-hosts James Villarrubia and Dyan Finkhousen connect with Richard Susskind, President of the Society for Computers and Law to discuss his perspective on the history of AI and how it's informing potential futures for all professions. Guest: Richard Susskind, President, Society for Computers and Law Co-Hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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34: AI's Renaissance Moment: Defining What it Means to Be Human
12/12/2023
34: AI's Renaissance Moment: Defining What it Means to Be Human
Media outlets love to amplify AI hype with fear, yet humanity also has much to gain from thoughtful, intentional application of AI. What will it take for industry, society, and governments to shift to human-centric AI? In this episode we connect with technologist Phil D. Hall who started working with the first iterations of AI in the early '80s, and today focuses on highly contextualized healthcare AI systems. Guest: Phil D. Hall, CTO CareEnabler from SeraCares Co-Hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Mark Stephen Meadows, Science Fiction Writer / Researcher for CAS, NASA
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33: AIming for Economic Antifragility
12/05/2023
33: AIming for Economic Antifragility
AIming for Economic Antifragility With economic resilience elusive - what role, if any, can regulation play in unlocking innovation? What is the ecosystemic impact of regulation? Join our co-hosts as they explore the role of AI in our economy with Professor Luke Froeb, former Chief Economist at the US Department of Justice and at the Federal Trade Commission. This episode packs heady and hard-hitting perspectives on a full spectrum of economic implications - the need for regulation in the AI ecosystem; surprising correlations between Generative AI and the Search Engine market; funding and development of AI models; the future of intellectual property rights within the context of large language models and generative AI; and the hype and potential promise of the current inflection point with Generative AI. Guest: Luke Froeb, Professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management Co-Hosts: G. Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA
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32: AI Convergences: Humans & Machines, Hype & Reality
11/28/2023
32: AI Convergences: Humans & Machines, Hype & Reality
Transformational or transitional? Will AI elevate humanity, or exploit? This season of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast investigates the potential, practicalities, and perils of AI applications in society, industry, and policy. Join co-hosts Dyan Finkhousen, Mark Stephen Meadows, Ed Powell, and James Villarrubia as they frame a pragmatic exploration of the history of AI, and the potential futures it may unlock.
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31: Ecosystemics - The New Economic Engine for Organizational & Societal Resilience
09/12/2023
31: Ecosystemics - The New Economic Engine for Organizational & Societal Resilience
This episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast delivers the capstone on what have been an extraordinary first two seasons. These two brilliant seasons explored the undeniable fact that ‘The Future is Ecosystemic and Interconnected’... Establishing a new way - an ecosystemic way - of understanding our dynamic world and how to thrive within it. These first 45 conversations delivered a bounty of universal truths and strategic surprises: from the role of trust and ethics in society; bio-inspired models; ‘Strategic Surprise’ and systemic thinking to help shirk conventional norms; and the critical importance of designing for systemic resilience. An exceptionally diverse, prismatic collection of perspectives devoted to defining new horizons for humanity, industry, and policy... each conversation reinforcing that the world is increasingly interconnected and ecosystemic - and that we have a unique, generational opportunity to optimize performance and elevate the human experience... through intentional, ecosystemic design. The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast is provided by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project - connecting with the world’s brilliant minds with wicked opportunities to help us better innovate, operate, and navigate in our increasingly connected world.
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30: Isaac Arthur Part 3: Resilience by Design in Space Ecosystems
09/05/2023
30: Isaac Arthur Part 3: Resilience by Design in Space Ecosystems
Concluding this series on space, this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast focuses on the industrial and societal pathways for the space economy. The conversation explores the new, much more expansive, frame for what's possible as we consider the operationalization of space. In this new frontier - geographic borders no longer offer clear boundaries for frameworks like economic system governance and security infrastucture. The development of in situ resource utilization and other foundational capabilities will begin to pave the way for the accessibility, affordability and sustainability of this next horizon for humanity. Guest: Isaac Arthur, Futurist and host of the popular youtube channel ‘Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur’ Co-hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures With an emphasis on space exploration and the future, our guest Isaac Arthur joins our hosts in this fascinating discussion, exploring objectives that may help to prepare us for new outcomes for humanity. Thinking beyond the scope of our planet, the conversation explores innovative practices and the advancement of technologies, encouraging learning and opening our minds up to the realm of possibility.
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29: Isaac Arthur Part 2: Space Futures
08/29/2023
29: Isaac Arthur Part 2: Space Futures
As we race to space, are we orchestrating with a new paradigm for what's possible - with a mindset for abundance or scarcity? With a bias for collaboration, competition, or conflict? The space economy offers a unique, generational opportunity to design an incredible array of exploration and development for the betterment of society and industry. The choices we make here will define the next chapter for the future of humanity. In this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, we connect again with Isaac Arthur, President, National Space Society, futurist and host of the popular YouTube channel ‘Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur’, to continue our conversation about the rapidly evolving frontiers in space. With a fascinating perspective on innovation and planning, this episode will challenge your thinking about our place in the universe, and the futures it may unlock. Join us for another great discussion from the Ecosystemic Futures community. The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast is provided by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project - connecting with the world’s brilliant minds with wicked opportunities to help us better innovate, operate, and navigate in our increasingly connected world. Guest: Isaac Arthur, President of the National Space Society, futurist and host of the popular YouTube channel ‘Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur’ Co-hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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28: Isaac Arthur Part 1: Space: The New Frontier
08/22/2023
28: Isaac Arthur Part 1: Space: The New Frontier
The world's brightest minds have been unlocking the mystery and magnificence of space for decades - and with new technologies now being developed at warp speed, space is now taking on a larger and more practical role in the future of industry, society, policy - and for humanity. Humanity has always looked to the skies for inspiration, adventure, and opportunity. Knowing what we do of what the universe has to offer, and knowing that we’ve only begun to understand the vast complexities of space - we look to the experts to help us understand what wicked problems space might help resolve. Isaac Arthur, host of the popular youtube channel ‘Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur’, sits down with our hosts in this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast to discuss life beyond our planet and the potential role that space exploration could play in safeguarding our future. Guest: Isaac Arthur, President, National Space Society, futurist and host of the popular youtube channel ‘Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur’ Co-hosts: Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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27: Steve Hatfield Part 3: Ecosystemic Resilience at Work
08/15/2023
27: Steve Hatfield Part 3: Ecosystemic Resilience at Work
To conclude this series on the future of work, this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast explores exciting options to design workforce ecosystems for resilient futures - enabling organizations and teams to maintain pace with rapidly advancing technologies, markets, and models. Steve Hatfield, Global Future of Work Leader at Deloitte joins us to discuss the practical decisions and actions that organizations can enact today to improve work, worker and workforce outcomes and experiences. Steve and our hosts discuss the profound opportunities that are possible in the convergence of technological advancement, human-centered ecosystemic design, and thoughtful change management. Guest: Steve Hatfield, Global Future of Work Leader, Deloitte Co-hosts: David Wagner, PhD, Computer Research Engineer, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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26: Steve Hatfield Part 2: Flexibility: The Key to Successful Work Futures?
08/15/2023
26: Steve Hatfield Part 2: Flexibility: The Key to Successful Work Futures?
Our first episode in this series on the future of work outlined challenges as we move to a more digitally-enabled human experience. Organizations and teams are grappling with new technologies, business models, dynamic market landscapes, reskilling requirements, and mindset shifts. In this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast we connect with Steve Hatfield, Global Future of Work Leader at Deloitte to continue the fascinating discussion about the shifting landscape in work and workforce design - and in this episode we explore potential future state scenarios for work, worker and workforce design. Guest: Steve Hatfield, Global Future of Work Leader, Deloitte Co-hosts: David Wagner, PhD, Computer Research Engineer, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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25: Steve Hatfield Part 1: The Shock Behind the Shift - Workforce Ecosystems
08/15/2023
25: Steve Hatfield Part 1: The Shock Behind the Shift - Workforce Ecosystems
The landscape for work, the workforce, and for workers - has been evolving for a very long time. The degree to which markets are interconnected and interdependent however, has never been greater. Emerging technologies unlock both promise and challenge for organizations and their teams. On this episode of Ecosystemic Futures, our hosts sit down with Steve Hatfield, Global Future of Work Leader at Deloitte to discuss this dynamic landscape, the challenges faced by leaders responsible for work and workforce design - and the importance of the skills-based strategies for workforce ecosystems. In this episode, Steve shares his perspective regarding the constraints within the current frameworks for work that could prevent us from leveraging the full promise of the Future of Work. Guest: Steve Hatfield, Global Future of Work Leader, Deloitte Co-hosts: David Wagner, PhD, Computer Research Engineer, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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24: Pascal Finette Part 3: Becoming AI Resilient
08/08/2023
24: Pascal Finette Part 3: Becoming AI Resilient
Have your AI talk to my AI. In a world where generative AI is transforming the way things get done - the first step is to simply begin learning about and experimenting with the capabilities in order to build up your own muscle memory. To conclude this series on generative AI, our hosts connect with Pascal Finette, co-founder of Be Radical, to explore the practical actions we all can take to thrive within a world with increasingly pervasive generative AI. The conversation explores the practical adjustments to mindsets and methodologies that enable us to take advantage of these new capabilities in a responsible manner, to achieve great outcomes. Guest: Pascal Finette, Cofounder at Be Radical Co-hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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23: Pascal Finette Part 2: What AI Can’t Do, And What It Means for our Future
08/08/2023
23: Pascal Finette Part 2: What AI Can’t Do, And What It Means for our Future
Can you spell 'mayonnaise'? Apparently AI cannot. Now, how much do you trust AI to operate your car with your children inside? To help get the next lander to the moon? We know AI can hallucinate. But can it dream? It can retrieve. But can it innovate beyond the boundaries of recombination and human imagination? In this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, our hosts connect with Pascal Finette, Founder of Be Radical, to continue the conversation about generative AI - what it can and can’t do. With the speed at which these technologies are being applied within the complex systems around us, are we accelerating beneficial outcomes, or amplifying risk? Understanding the inherent limitations and practical capabilities of these technologies is essential to more effectively safeguard our ecosystemic futures. Join us as we delve into the unimpossible futures generative AI can unlock, and how we discern better pathways with these smart agents at our side. Guest: Pascal Finette, Cofounder at Be Radical Co-hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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22: Pascal Finette Part 1: Will Artificial Intelligence Outthink Us?
08/08/2023
22: Pascal Finette Part 1: Will Artificial Intelligence Outthink Us?
Generative AI is everywhere, and societies worldwide are grappling with what it is, what it's becoming, and what that means for humanity. In this episode of Ecosystemic Futures, our hosts connect with Pascal Finette, Co-founder of Be Radical, to discuss this shift, and the many options to leverage emerging technological capabilities like generative AI, large language models and more as our 'trusted co-pilots' in work and life. Can we trust them though? With disruptive technologies like generative AI reaching a pivotal moment where they now touch the lives, workstreams and social feeds of many who may not yet understand the implications of that interface - the potential for unintended or harmful outcomes can accelerate dramatically. On the side of positive outcomes - research and learning functions that may have taken hours or days in the past, pouring over vast amounts of structured and unstructured data - can now be synthesized by technology in minutes, enabling the human co-pilots to spend more time with strategic and creative work. Accelerating innovation and solution pathways. The difference? Ecosystemic resilience. Designing for resilience, adaptability, and beneficial outcomes within and across complex, interconnected systems in society, industry, and policy. And maintaining a position of constant sensing, sensemaking, discernment, and thoughtful action in these complex, dynamic environments. Join us for another great discussion from the Ecosystemic Futures community. Guest: Pascal Finette, Cofounder at Be Radical Co-hosts: James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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21: Brian Evergreen Part 3: Ecosystemic Resilience - From Problem Solving to Future Solving
08/01/2023
21: Brian Evergreen Part 3: Ecosystemic Resilience - From Problem Solving to Future Solving
To conclude this series on artificial intelligence and organizational design, this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast focuses on pathways to resilience with effective ecosystemic design. Brian Evergreen, C-suite advisor and author of the new book Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, engages with our hosts to explore the natural tension between managing within the context of accelerated change, and a thoughtful approach to designing for ecosystemic resilience. Guest: Brian Evergreen, Senior Fellow, C-Suite Advisor, Author of Autonomous Transformation Co-hosts: Ed Powell, CEO, TensorX James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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20: Brian Evergreen Part 2: AI-enabled Futures - Evaluating Innovation Failure & Opportunity Cost
08/01/2023
20: Brian Evergreen Part 2: AI-enabled Futures - Evaluating Innovation Failure & Opportunity Cost
Our first episode in this series on artificial intelligence and the role it can play in transforming organizational structure explored the pitfalls of embracing technology while ignoring fundamental flaws in organizational design. In this episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, our hosts connect with Brian Evergreen, C-suite advisor and author to continue the conversation. In this episode our hosts and guest explore AI futures, and the implications of innovation failure in the context of rapid technology adoption including how to measure success, evaluate opportunity cost and drive transformation instead of reformation. Guest: Brian Evergreen, Senior Fellow, C-Suite Advisor, Author of Autonomous Transformation Co-hosts: Ed Powell, CEO, TensorX James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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19: Brian Evergreen Part 1: Organizational Transformation in the Era of AI
08/01/2023
19: Brian Evergreen Part 1: Organizational Transformation in the Era of AI
Artificial Intelligence and other advanced technologies present profound opportunities for transforming organizational structure, strategy, and design. While it’s tempting to focus on the positive outcomes of this integration, on today’s episode of Ecosystemic Futures, our hosts sit down Brian Evergreen, a C-Suite Advisor and author of the new book Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, to discuss the broader implications. Guest: Brian Evergreen, Senior Fellow, C-Suite Advisor, Author of Autonomous Transformation Co-hosts: Ed Powell, CEO, TensorX James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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18: Mickey McManus Part 3: Designing a Future of Ecosystemic Resilience
07/18/2023
18: Mickey McManus Part 3: Designing a Future of Ecosystemic Resilience
To conclude our series on taming complexity for humans - today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast addresses the importance of planting seeds around where things are going next, and reviewing complex systems to activate better decisions and pathways. Mickey McManus, a pioneer in the field of strategy, innovation, pervasive computer and human-centered design and education, guides our hosts through lessons learned from generative AI systems and harnessing complexities to design for ecosystemic resilience. Guest: Mickey McManus, Senior Advisor and Leadership Coach at Boston Consulting Group Co-hosts: Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Advisors James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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17: Mickey McManus Part 2: Strategic Surprise
07/18/2023
17: Mickey McManus Part 2: Strategic Surprise
Our first episode in this series contemplated taming complexity for humans, in an increasingly dynamic landscape . In today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, our hosts connect with Mickey McManus, a pioneer in the field of strategy, innovation, pervasive computer and human-centered design and education to discuss the notion of strategic surprise within the context of complexity - and the importance of deliberate planning to prepare for possible futures. Guest: Mickey McManus, Senior Advisor and Leadership Coach at Boston Consulting Group Co-hosts: Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Advisors James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures
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