The topic of climate change ignites impassioned debate worldwide - a topic that has made its way into mainstream dialogue, from wall street to mainstreet, and achieved an extraordinary amount of global investment. The ecosystemic implications of this are fascinating. A global issue - with implications for society, industry, economy and policy. A long-standing debate. Yet clear consensus and paths forward remain elusive, suggesting potential misalignment in systems of information, and incentive. A leading concern is the belief that even the most aggressive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are unlikely to prevent their harmful impacts - especially to those people, organisms and ecosystems that are already vulnerable. While many believe solar geoengineering shows great potential to manage some components of climate change - it also poses environmental risks and governance challenges of its own. As we consider the global level of discourse, investment in research and development, and regulatory activity - it’s imperative we In this episode, our hosts Chris Potter and Marco Annunziata sit down with International Environmental Policy expert Jesse Reynolds to discuss the capabilities and limitations of solar geoengineering, and where we go from here. Show Highlights: “Cutting emissions is a collective action problem where everybody kind of wants to drag their feet and hope that the rest of the world does a good job. And then the benefits of costly emissions cuts go to the future, whereas the costs are born by the present.” –Jesse Reynolds “Climate change economics often quickly gets into the trillions of dollars when you're talking about impacts or very aggressive emissions cuts. In fact, if anything, solar geoengineering looks too cheap, right? We don't need to reduce the cost. That's not a barrier here. So the question in terms of is it effective?It's yes … but. It can be thought of best as a palliative or an analgesic, a type of a medicine that temporary suppresses some of the worst symptoms while a cure is being researched and implemented.” –Jesse Reynolds “It turns out that the opponents of solar geoengineering have managed to stop these field experiments saying it crosses a rubicon, that this will legitimize something that we first need a global dialogue about. And you can see how it's the extremes feeding off of each other with the loser in this process being the generation of knowledge and trust that will be essential if solar geoengineering might be able to reduce climate change risks in the future, especially to the most vulnerable populations in the world.” –Jesse Reynolds Guest: Jesse Reynolds, Environmental Policy Expert Co-hosts: Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners Christopher Potter, Senior Research Scientist, Ecosystem Science & Technology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center

Exciting intersections between the ecosystems for architecture, building and material science are forging pathways to regenerative architecture. ‘Bio-Architecture’, a fascinating take on using mycelium to create convergent new systems to generate food, jobs, and building materials that concurrently store carbon. In this 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 Christopher Maurer, architect and founder of Redhouse Studio, to talk about this new capability, and the critical role regenerative solutions play in creating greater ecosystem wellness. Show Highlights: “There are things that inert materials like steel could never dream of being able to do, things that only life can do. And that's why I think biomaterials are really exciting.” –Christopher Maurer “It doesn't matter where you go, you're never going to have a shortage of problems. So the way that we look at this is to turn those problems into opportunities and bio architecture can generally do that.” –Christopher Maurer “I wanted to be able to pair this ability to create impact through the design and the architecture, with the ability to get beyond sustainability honestly, because I think we're well past that at this point. We need to get to regenerative architecture and so that's where I see bio architecture as being the main driver for that.” –Christopher Maurer Guest: Christopher Maurer, Principal Architect at redhouse studio architecture Co-hosts: Tom Cooke, Founder & CEO, Spacely Vikram Shyam, Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Series host: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO of Shoshin Works

The world is increasingly interconnected, change is dynamic, and volatility ever-present. Accelerating this curve - the democratization of technology and data. While these factors are uplifting humanity - they are also destabilizing the way we work, live, and interact. Our guest Dr. David Bray believes that the science of systems will provide structured and beneficial solution pathways. In today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Bray who helps us examine how new systems of governance and frameworks can help inform ecosystemic wellness, to drive beneficial outcomes for society, industry, and the economy at large. Show Highlights:  “I am ultimately convinced that biology is how we're going to be able to solve the challenges associated with climate change and the impact that we're having on the planet.” –Dr. David Bray “The other thing I think that's missing from the conversation, particularly about climate change at the moment. Oftentimes you have climate experts, but you don't have job and policy people present in the room, or you have job and policy people present without climate people in the room. I'd love to create a new discipline, I don't know what I would call it, and it’d probably come off a mismatched name, but that thinks about how we can solve climate while at the same time actually create more jobs.” –Dr. David Bray Guest: Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Fellow at the Henry L. Stimson Center; Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security; CEO & Champion of Positive #ChangeAgents globally on Twitter at @chief_ventures    Co-hosts:  Tom Cooke, Founder & CEO, Spacely Jon Rask, Life Sciences Generalist for CAS, NASA   #ecosystemicfutures

The emergence and convergence of technologies are unlocking tremendous value, and risk. As the digital thread connecting workflows, industries and economies increases - so does the potential for ecosystemic risk. On today’s Ecosystemic Futures podcast, hosts Dyan Finkhousen and James Villarrubia sit down with Reid Blackman, founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consultancy, to discuss the implications of ethics within today's complex technological frameworks and the business-critical nature of ecosystemic risk management. Guest: Reid Blackman, founder and CEO of Virtue and host of the podcast Ethical Machines and author of Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI from Harvard Review Business Press. Co-hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works James Villarrubia, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Digital Strategist for CAS, NASA

In a world where policy makers and business leaders focus on achieving single objectives - for some, that means saving lives; for others, achieving carbon neutrality; for others, creating a more equitable society.  The reality is, the narrative that focuses on the single noble outcome obscures the more important and nuanced reality - that there are no single-variable solutions, only trade-offs.  Every decision requires evaluating many contingencies - and  having a robust, rigorous, and Ecosystemic approach to optimizing complex systems is becoming increasingly important. Considering the components in decision-making models, and valuing the trade-offs between various cost and performance metrics is critical to optimizing complex systems. And openly communicating the trade-off decisions and rationale is essential to establish trust and transparency in the ecosystem impacted by those decisions. In this podcast episode, our hosts Marco Annunziata and James Villarubia sit down with Dr. Ed Powell to discuss the role and opportunity of value-driven model-based optimization, understanding the trade off between price and performance, looking at key performance indicators through a more systemic lens and how this approach can contribute to designing better Ecosystemic Futures.   Show Highlights:  “It’s all economics… it’s a question of the currency.” -G. Edward Powell “Seeing that everything is a tradeoff and what are the compromises…”  -G. Edward Powell   Guest: G. Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc on Twitter at @edpowell63   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 on Twitter at @james_mtc   #ecosystemicfutures

As we exit a period of high inflation, what does the economic framework look like moving forward?   On today’s episode of the Ecosystemic Futures podcast, our hosts sit down with world-renowned economist Marco Annunziata, to discuss the financial impact of inflation, the factors influencing which direction it will take and the broader role that innovation plays in ecosystemic growth and health.   The stage is set for discussions on supply chain, sustainability and global warming, while considering the impact of governance and public policy, along with the role and risks associated with each.   Guest:  Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners   Co-hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Vikram Shyam, Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center Tom Cooke, Founder & CEO, Spacely G. Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc   #ecosystemicfutures

The Future Belongs to Ecosystems. We’re living in an era of unprecedented change - driven by advancements in science, technology, business models - and consistently reshaped by policy and geopolitical dynamics. The level of interconnectivity in society and our economy necessitates a new way - an ecosystemic way - of looking at our world, and our role in it.   In this inaugural episode, the Ecosystemic Futures podcast hosts sit down to discuss how the hyper-connected nature of our ecosystems are shaping the future, the implications for business innovation, operation and navigation.   Co-hosts: Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners Tom Cooke, Founder & CEO, Spacely G. Edward Powell, PhD, CEO, TensorX, Inc   #ecosystemicfutures