Intellectual Shamans Discussion with Jasper Kenter and Kate Pickett, hosted by Sandra Waddock

Jasper and Kate discuss why transformation of economic systems is crucial for addressing global crises. Unconventional approaches with holistic human and planetary well-being have transformative potential, but mainstreaming them faces vested interests and intellectual lock-ins. To challenge these, there is a need to build “discourse coalitions” creating new narratives centered around persuasive common narratives. This session presents a structured qualitative analysis of 237 document sources from science and practice by the Global Assessment for a New Economics (GANE) project, which identified analysis ten principles common across 38 economic approaches that provide a basis for such new narratives. We will discuss the ten principles and implications for research, policy, and business practice.