7-Episode Series
The Regenerative Shift Podcast
Exploring the small changes that create massive transformation. Each episode dives deep into a key concept in the regenerative framework.
The Trimtab Principle
How small interventions create systemic change. Buckminster Fuller's concept of the trimtab — the small rudder that turns the big ship — is the foundational metaphor of the Delano Institute.
Key Questions
- — What makes a trimtab effective?
- — How do you identify leverage points in complex systems?
- — Can individual actions really shift systemic trajectories?
The Third Revolution
From extraction to regeneration in economics. The first revolution mechanized labor. The second digitized information. The third must regenerate the systems that sustain life.
Key Questions
- — Why are extractive models failing?
- — What does a regenerative economy look like?
- — How do we transition without collapse?
Monetary Sovereignty
Why money isn't scarce for sovereign issuers. Understanding Modern Monetary Theory and why the 'how will we pay for it' question is fundamentally misguided.
Key Questions
- — What is monetary sovereignty?
- — Why can't sovereign currency issuers go bankrupt?
- — What are the real constraints on government spending?
Community Currency
Karma Cash and complementary currency systems. How local currencies can stabilize economies, incentivize volunteering, and keep value circulating in communities.
Key Questions
- — How does Karma Cash work?
- — What's the precedent for complementary currencies?
- — Can local currencies really compete with national ones?
Bioregional Governance
Organizing by ecological boundaries, not political ones. Why watersheds, ecosystems, and bioregions should define governance boundaries.
Key Questions
- — What is a bioregion?
- — How would bioregional governance work in practice?
- — What happens to existing political structures?
The Purpose Economy
From GDP to well-being metrics. Why measuring economic success by growth alone is destroying the planet and failing citizens.
Key Questions
- — What replaces GDP?
- — How do you measure well-being at scale?
- — What does a purpose-driven economy look like?
Regenerative Democracy
Beyond representation to participation. How to create governance systems that are continuously responsive to citizen needs.
Key Questions
- — What's wrong with representative democracy?
- — How does participatory governance scale?
- — What role does technology play?