EVOLving A More "Conscious" Capitalism with David Sloan Wilson
For the EVOLution of Business
English - February 13, 2020 08:30 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBusiness Society & Culture Philosophy conscious capitalism social entrepreneurship social enterprise business entrepreneurship positive psychology evolution triple bottom line sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
[1:30] Does altruism exist? How does it evolve?
[4:00] What is multi-level selection?
"Selfishness beat altruism within groups, but altruistic groups beat selfish groups."
[6:30] How our ability to cooperate sets us apart from our closest evolutionary relatives
The core design principles as adapted from David's work with Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics: https://www.prosocial.world/post/the-origins-of-prosocial
[13:30] Why being well adapted to your current circumstances is different than being adaptable to changing circumstances - The Toyota Innovation principles
[20:00] Nobel Prize for Enlightened Business
https://evonomics.com/humanizing-corporations-a-nobel-prize-for-enlightened-business-leaders/
[23:00] Re-thinking the "invisible hand" and bringing an evolutionary lens to our economic system
"There is a vitality for capitalism that we want to celebrate, but if it's not harnessed then it becomes destructive."
"Becoming wise managers of evolutionary processes."
[29:00] How to adapt the core design principles to coach groups to make them more cooperative and adaptable
Learn more about how David is applying evolutionary principles to creating more Prosocial groups and companies in his book PROSOCIAL: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable and Collaborative Groups: https://www.amazon.com/Prosocial-Evolutionary-Productive-Equitable-Collaborative/dp/1684030242
...or on the Prosocial website: https://www.prosocial.world/
Learn more about The Evolution Institute: https://evolution-institute.org/
Learn about David's vision for "Completing the Darwinian Revolution" in his latest book: https://www.amazon.com/This-View-Life-Completing-Revolution/dp/1101870206