It has been an exciting week. On Monday I addressed the Economic Club of Tampa with a talk centered on the work of the Institute for Economic Evolution and was the first audience for a presentation of the Design Economic Framework. The next bit of news, below, is that Compass Magazine's latest issue has been posted and contains my article introducing the Design Economics Framework.

 

 

 

Without better economics, these global challenges will continue to grow.

The February issue of Compass magazine, the global voice of professional futurists, has just published an article by Institute for Economic Evolution founder, Vinny Tafuro. This quarterly magazine shares the diverse voices of professional futurists from around the world and is publicly available online for free.

 

For economics to address twenty-first-century challenges and prepare for the future, the field must become more adaptive. Economics must simultaneously rely upon past experience while disregarding outdated frameworks. This proposal for design and speculative economics and outline of the Design Economics Framework attempts to address that challenge. By providing initial language and tools for interdisciplinary collaboration, we can shift how we think about and discuss economics, and how the field of economics operates within academia and society.

 

Click here to read a quick excerpt from the article followed by the embedded.

Last summer the community here in Tampa Bay came together to create the Speculative Futures, St. Petersburg chapter. After a couple of in-person programs to introduce and discuss the idea, we decided that our first program of 2023 would be an introduction to foresight that would provide basic tools for anyone to begin integrating foresight in their strategic planning.

 

Foresight is a combination of rigorous research and strategic imagination. These tools can help you see beyond the short-term horizon to better anticipate opportunities and challenges. In this workshop you’ll learn how to set up your own foresight practice. Whether you’re an individual, nonprofit, traditional business, or community leader, strategic foresight can help you create your best futures.

 

To register for our program on February 21, click here.

I really hope you enjoy and are engaged by the Compass article and would love to hear your thoughts. Regardless of your knowledge of economics, the purpose of the Design Economics Framework is to make talking about the economy more common. If we can't or won't talk about economics, there is really no chance we can improve it.

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