Ecosystemic Futures

Ross Dawson, a seasoned futurist with a passion for artificial intelligence, shares his insights on the rapidly evolving role of AI in decision-making. He discusses how AI can amplify human cognition while stressing the importance of human intent in this synergy. The conversation also highlights the risks of over-reliance on AI and the need for ethical governance frameworks. Dawson emphasizes the potential for AI to enhance collaboration, advocating for adaptive strategies to navigate the complex landscape of human and machine decision-making.

To conclude this series on Blockchain & The Next Generation of Ecosystem Design - today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast focuses on the future. Joining us for this discussion is Anne Connelly, a leader in the blockchain arena, who walks us through private and public sector roles, and the importance of ecosystemic orchestration in the digital era. In today’s episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast, our hosts sit down with Anne Connelly, a leader in international development, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, to discuss the key problems and opportunities that are instigating the exploration of blockchain-based capabilities, and how could blockchain enable a better path forward for humanity. Guest: Anne Connelly, Instructor, University of Oxford Impact Finance Innovations Programme at Saïd Business School, Faculty, Boston University Blockchain-based Business Models for Social Impact Co-hosts:  Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners on Twitter at @marcoannunziata James Villarubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures  Shoshin Works | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | White House Presidential Innovation Fellows

Our first episode in this series on Blockchain & The Next Generation of Ecosystem Design - we discussed what blockchain is, how it works, and the landscape of problems and opportunities that can be addressed with this new capability. In today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, our hosts sit down with Anne Connelly, a leader in the blockchain space - to explore the vast array of potential future scenarios for society, industry and policy that could be enabled with blockchain technology. Blockchain gets a lot of attention these days, with financial technology and banking utilizing it as more data is shared worldwide and security is paramount. But what is blockchain and its popular network bitcoin? How does it work?  In today’s episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast, our hosts sit down with Anne Connelly, a leader in international development, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, to discuss the key problems and opportunities that are instigating the exploration of blockchain-based capabilities, and how could blockchain enable a better path forward for humanity.      Guest: Anne Connelly, Instructor, University of Oxford Impact Finance Innovations Programme at Saïd Business School, Faculty, Boston University Blockchain-based Business Models for Social Impact   Co-hosts:  Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners on Twitter at @marcoannunziata James Villarubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures      Shoshin Works | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | White House Presidential Innovation Fellows

Blockchain gets a lot of attention these days, with financial technology and banking utilizing it as more data is shared worldwide and security is paramount. But what is blockchain and its popular network bitcoin? How does it work? In today’s episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast, our hosts sit down with Anne Connelly, a leader in international development, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, to discuss the key problems and opportunities that are instigating the exploration of blockchain-based capabilities, and how could blockchain enable a better path forward for humanity.     Guest: Anne Connelly, Instructor, University of Oxford Impact Finance Innovations Programme at Saïd Business School, Faculty, Boston University Blockchain-based Business Models for Social Impact   Co-hosts:  Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners on Twitter at @marcoannunziata James Villarubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures      Shoshin Works | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | White House Presidential Innovation Fellows

To close out this series on Shell’s Energy Security Scenarios, today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast  brought to you by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project focuses on understanding how Shell’s process and approach can be translated very quickly into other events. Geraldine Wessing, chief political analyst at Shell, guides our hosts through lessons learned from the scenario planning process, and what principles can be extracted to apply as we design for ecosystem wellness.     Guest: Geraldine Wessing, Chief Political Analyst and Scenario Planner at Shell     Co-host: James Villarubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures series host    

Our first episode in this series on Shell’s Energy Security Scenarios discussed the history and impact these models have had.  In today’s episode of  Ecosystemic Futures episode brought to you by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, our hosts sit down with Geraldine Wessing, chief political analyst at Shell to discuss how different countries may respond to the scenarios, given varying resources and priorities affecting how they navigate this critical time. What do the scenarios teach us, and how do those lessons differ?     Guest: Geraldine Wessing, Chief Political Analyst and Scenario Planner at Shell    Co-host: James Villarubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures series host  

Shell publishes energy security scenarios as a way to understand potential evolutions of the world in the future.  Informed by data, constructed using models and containing insights from leading experts in the relevant fields, Shell hopes that by developing these models, it will inspire readers to evaluate choices, explore assumptions and consider options for significant change.   In today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, brought to you by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, our hosts sit down with Geraldine Wessing, chief political analyst at Shell, to discuss the history of Shell’s scenarios, the impact they have had on future planning, along with the importance of risk management.   Guest: Geraldine Wessing, Chief Political Analyst and Scenario Planner at Shell    Co-host: James Villarubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures series host  

In the AgriTech and Food sectors, “the most significant unlocks haven’t been achieved with the tech innovation... they’ve been with the business model innovation”. In this Ecosystemic Futures episode brought to you by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, our hosts sit down with Melissa Clark-Reynolds - futurist with a focus on food, agriculture, and technology - to discuss the wicked opportunities ahead for our most precious resources. A truly fascinating take on designing for ecosystemic resilience, this episode showcases the brilliant complexities in the expanding ecosystem for food, agriculture, energy, and technology.  Guest: Melissa Clark-Reynolds, Futurist, Strategist, Professional Director    Co-hosts:  Jon Rask, Life Sciences Generalist for Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works and Ecosystemic Futures series host   Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode    Atkins Ranch https://www.atkinsranch.com/ this is the company I am on the Board of Directors, on.  You can buy our lamb at Wholefoods. Our skins are in these Regenerative Ugg boots - https://www.ugg.com/classic-regenerate/ Force of Nature Regenerative Meat https://forceofnature.com/ Monarch Electric Tractor https://www.monarchtractor.com/ Plenty Vertical  Farms https://www.plenty.ag/ Helaina Precision Fermented Breast Milk Lactoferrin https://www.myhelaina.com/ Solar Foods https://solarfoods.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/soleinprotein/?hl=en Air Protein https://www.airprotein.com/ Singaporean Food Policy - https://www.ourfoodfuture.gov.sg/30by30/   Melissa writes a free newsletter sponsored by NZ Government Callaghan Innovation onSignals from the Future of AgriFoodTech - sign up and read archived issues here https://content.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/global-signals-about

Transforming a sector dominated for decades by deeply entrenched organizations requires not just a better way of doing things, but an ecosystem that’s willing to make the shift with you. Dr. Enass Abo-Hamed knows a thing or two about pioneering sector-level operating systems. With an interest in engineering from an early age - she started her company H2GO Power 9 years ago, focusing on building hydrogen storage infrastructure and the predictive AI that optimizes storage system operations. On today’s Ecosystemic Futures podcast, our hosts connect with Dr. Abo-Hamed to discuss the potential impact of this technology, and how she’s focusing on using science, innovation and ecosystems to revolutionize how we live. 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 who are leading research and development in areas that will help us better innovate, operate, and navigate in our increasingly connected world. Guest: Enass Abo Hamed, co-founder and CEO of H2GO Power Ltd.  Co-hosts: Christopher Potter, Senior Research Scientist, Ecosystem Science & Technology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center Dyan Finkhousen, Founder and CEO Shoshin Works; Ecosystemic Futures series host

Connectivity has unlocked paradigmatic shifts in work, workforce and workplace design. But are we focused on the right problems? Are the Future of Work narratives missing the critical, nuanced opportunities for these shifts? "Mark Zuckerberg pointed out that remote engineers were performing less well than engineers... what is fascinating about seeing these arguments is that they're essentially an admission of the company, that they are not investing in tooling, training and transformation to enable engineers to perform better remotely. When leaders put things out there like this, they think that it's an indictment on remote work, but it's actually an indictment on their own operations and their lack of evolution because someone can only perform as well as the system that they are performing within. And that's where the opportunity is. So much of this narrative is fixated on the where, but the real magic is in the how. How does work happen?" - Darren Murph Today co-hosts Tom Cooke and Vik Shyam sit down with remote work pioneer Darren Murph to explore the problems worth solving. Darren is a visionary, supporting organizations in designing and scaling remote operations. Currently the VP of Workplace Design and Remote Experience at Andela, Darren hopes to unlock significant value as he enables remote work globally, encouraging others to pursue their purpose portfolios through work flexibility. 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 who are leading research and development in areas that will help us better innovate, operate, and navigate in our increasingly connected world. Guest: Darren Murph, VP of Workplace Design and Remote Experience, Andela and Remote Work Pioneer, on Twitter @darrenmurph Co-hosts: Vikram Shyam, PhD, Futurist, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Tom Cooke, Founder & CEO, Spacely Series Host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works