Changing assumptions to change the system - Dr. Mairi-Jane Fox, ecological economist
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English - February 11, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNon-Profit Business Education bcorp business environment impact sdgs society sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We designed this economy, we can redesign it. Ecological economist Dr. Mairi-Jane Fox, professor at Regis College, challenges the assumptions behind our economic systems.
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THE IMPACT. Dr. Mairi-Jane Fox:
Is Professor at Regis College, where she is Director of SEED Sustainable Economic and Enterprise Development Institute
Has a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Vermont and a M.S. in Ecological Economics from the University of Edinburgh
Researched sustainable impact investing, regenerative business and entrepreneurship, and ecological economics
Presented a new perspective on the economy in her TedX talk called “the answer is more car accidents and cancers”
Has worked as a sustainability consultant for the extractive and finance industry and mentored entrepreneurs
Taught at K-12 Colorado charter schools, Colorado State University and Champlain College
THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore:
The advantages of being an outsider and not belonging to have a new perspective
What is ecological economics, and how it’s different to the neoclassical economics we know
The nature of the economy and GDP - we designed it, we can redesign it
Our role in this moment: “hospicing” the old way and “midwifing” the new