Doughnut Economics

Thriving in a safe space between social needs and planetary limits?

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64 mins

Explore how Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics challenges outdated growth-focused models by redefining prosperity as balance within social foundations and ecological ceilings. Discover how governments, businesses, and communities worldwide are applying this framework to meet human needs while restoring planetary health.

Ep 1:

Escaping Economics' Great Illusion

Unmasking the myths of endless growth and rational economic man, this episode reveals how Kate Raworth reimagined prosperity as a doughnut-shaped balance between human needs and planetary limits.

Ep 2:

Ancient Balance, Modern Rebel

From ancient philosophies of balance to Kate Raworth's own journey, discover how age-old wisdom and one economist's rebellious pencil sketch converged into a radical new vision.

Ep 3:

Seven Shifts to Save Us

Kate Raworth lays out seven radical shifts economists must make—from ditching GDP obsession to embracing regenerative design—to build economies fit for the 21st century.

Ep 4:

Doughnuts in City Halls and Boardrooms

Amsterdam bets its future on Doughnut Economics while businesses wrestle with moving beyond 'doing less harm' toward truly regenerative, planet-healing models.

Ep 5:

Counting What Truly Counts

GDP hides more than it reveals—this episode explores bold new metrics measuring well-being and ecological health, and confronts the staggering scale of global imbalance.

Ep 6:

The Doughnut Spreads Worldwide

Witness how a simple diagram sparked a global movement, from the Vatican to grassroots activists, while confronting the challenges standing between vision and lasting transformation.

Ep 7:

Becoming the Turnaround Generation

As personal choices ripple into systemic change, this closing episode asks whether we can become the generation that finally learns to thrive within planetary boundaries.

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