??? EP. 3 | Transformational Economics, Ecology, & Equality
Danelle Marqui Brown
Cross-sectoral Problem-Solving | Innovation Architecture + Design | Planetary and Social Well-being Stewardship | ALM, BIA, SEA, and TRUE Advisor
An accelerated systems-change is needed for an equitable future on our finite planet.
Forward-thinkers from across history beckoned attention to this matter, from as early as the 18th century. Yet, here we are in 2023.?
Insights from the past and present can help us forge a path towards an Earth4All, within the planetary boundaries. This Silo Solving episode’s conversation sparks such an exploration.
In this guest pairing, the President of the Thomas Paine National Historical Association ( Gary Berton ) and the Co-President of The Club of Rome + Project Lead for Earth4All ?( Sandrine Dixson-Declève ) meet for the first time to converse with me on the topic of “Transformational Economics, Ecology, & Equality.”?
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(Closed Captions are available via the Silo Solving YouTube channel)
SHOW NOTES
00:00?Episode Begins
00:38?Introduction of Guests and Theme
03:42?Silo Breaker (Ice Breaker) Exercise?
15:14?Historical Parallels and a Future Earth4All
17:25?Historical Reflections on Democratic thoughts as Economic Ideations
28:19?Reflections on Socio-cultural Dynamics, Economic Systems, & Inequality
37:36?Movements and Communication?
49:29?What can we do to Make an Earth for All & Equitable Economics??
54:09?Innovating the Scholarly Realms of History
58:52?The Need for a Democratic Basis
01:02:08 Conversation Round-up
01:05:45 Episode Concludes
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Episode Backstory
The idea for this episode came to mind after I fairly recently read a particular body of Thomas Paine’s work from 18th century (referenced in this episode), for the first-time. Knowing the legacy of The Limits to Growth (1972), reading on the Earth4All initiative (2022), and having a growing awareness of Paine’s legacy (i.e., sparking an ongoing revolution for equality and modern democracy around the globe, etc.), a light bulb went off and curiosity rambled.
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Nearly 250 years ago, with the 1776 publication of?Common Sense, and later such works as?The Rights of Man?(1791/92) and?Agrarian Justice?(1796), the unsung founding visionary for America, Thomas Paine, sparked an ongoing revolution for equality and modern democracy. Still, work remains to be done.
Fast-forward to the 1972 publication of?The Limits to Growth, by the Club of Rome, a 50-year and counting revolution in the global sustainability movement began. Still, work remains to be done. Hence, the Club’s newest co-initiative, Earth4All,?which aims to accelerate the systems-change needed for an equitable future on a finite planet, via transformational economics.
History often repeats itself, if lessons go unlearned, and action steps not made.
About the Guests
Gary Berton?is the President of The Thomas Paine National Historical Association (TPNHA). Founded in 1884, the organization is amongst the oldest historical associations in the United States, and the single most respected source for accurate information about Thomas Paine. It is the Association’s mission to ensure Paine’s rightful place in history as a preeminent founder of the United States of America, and the key political theorist in the age of democratic revolutions around the world. In the course of his lifetime, Paine was the most influential political, philosophical, and social figure in the entire world. Additionally, Gary is on the International Editorial Board for an upcoming project on the Collected Works of Thomas Paine.
Website:??https://www.thomaspaine.org/
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Sandrine Dixson-Declève?is an international and European climate, energy, sustainable development, sustainable finance, and complex systems thought leader. She is currently the Co-President of the Club of Rome and divides her time between lecturing, facilitating difficult conversations and advisory work. As co-president of The Club of Rome, along with Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, they are the organization’s first women presidents! The mission of The Club of Rome is to apply holistic, interdisciplinary and long-term thinking to ensure broader societal and planetary wellbeing; to move towards more equitable economic, financial, and socio-political models; ensure an inclusive human dimension to all systems change; and to emerge from emergency. In addition to being the Project Lead for the Earth4All initiative, Sandrine is a co-author of,?Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity.
Sandrine has spent her career working with, and bringing together business leaders, policy makers, academia and NGO’s to unpack complex challenges. She currently Chairs the European Commission, Expert Group on Economic and Societal Impact of Research & Innovation (ESIR) and sits on the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Platform, amongst her other extensive roles current and previous roles.
The Club of Rome:?https://www.clubofrome.org/
Earth4All :?https://www.earth4all.life/
Another Episode-Themed Playlist!
Three episodes in and I came up with an another bespoke eclectic DJ Silo Solver playlist, inspired by this episode’s theme/discussion, including Earth4All's 5 Extraordinary Turnarounds identified for accelerated change:
With only 4 more episodes left in the Silo Solving limited-podcast series, I figure I'm up for this little creative/reflection exercise. Other songs could have been added. However, it's long enough to get you through a commute.
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About the Limited Podcast Series: Silo Solving
The?Silo Solving?podcast aims to foster and discuss sustainable and innovative solutions for our shared common goals. In each episode, I pair two guests from various walks of professional and business life, to step with me outside the realms of siloed-thinking. These human-centered and solutions-based conversations roam within nuanced crevices of thoughts, colors outside of the lines of typical business- and industry-based narratives, by incorporating the liberal arts (i.e., the humanities, arts, natural and social sciences, etc.) into the mix.?
By modeling and creating such interdisciplinary conversations, new bridges of thought can provide opportunities to connect dots and co-create solutions.
Whether you are a leader, a manager, a team player, or even an entrepreneur, regardless of your work background or industry, these intersectional conversations are for the collective workforce.?
A seed that sprouted into this podcast was in part due to my experience as one of 120 participants selected to be the?1st Technology & Innovation class of the U.S. LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program (LICAP), during the fall of 2022. Thank you again,?LinkedIn, for the opportunity, to learn, discover, and develop as a creator, over those 6 weeks! It laid a great foundation for the development and production of this limited series podcast, my first podcast ever! I was able to apply so much of what I learned through the?#LICAP / #LICreatorAccelerator, to the creation of my podcast this winter.
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