Changing assumptions to change the system - Dr. Mairi-Jane Fox, ecological economist

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. - 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