Ecosystemic Futures

By: Dyan Finkhousen: CEO of Shoshin Works
  • Summary

  • Ecosystemic Futures engages with the world’s elite thought leaders who are researching and leading meaningful development in areas that could impact society in the next half century. Provided by Shoshin Works in collaboration with NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project - Ecosystemic Futures explores technological advances and structural patterns that will help us better innovate, operate, and navigate in our increasingly connected world. Join the conversation as NASA leaders, and industry and policy luminaries share their perspectives with host Dyan Finkhousen, a leading strategist and global authority on ecosystemic solutions, and brilliant co-hosts.
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Episodes
  • 72. Engineering the Impossible: UAP Insights Transforming Space, Medicine, and Global Innovation
    Jan 7 2025

    In this groundbreaking discussion, intelligence veteran and former Pentagon UAP program director Lue Elizondo reveals how classified research drives innovation across multiple industries. This episode explores how UAP-related discoveries could revolutionize human longevity, space exploration, and global technological leadership, from quantum computing breakthroughs to biotechnology advances.

    Learn why major investors, government agencies, technology leaders, and brilliant entrepreneurs are positioning for what Elizondo describes as a transformative moment in human evolution and how emerging public-private partnerships could accelerate previously impossible technological achievements.


    Highlights

    • Emerging technologies that defy conventional understanding of power generation and propulsion
    • How UAP research is transforming our approach to space exploration and asteroid mining
    • Opportunities for democratizing previously classified technologies
    • Cross-sector implications for medicine, quantum computing, and materials science
    • Breaking down barriers between classified research and public innovation
    • Investment strategies for emerging UAP-adjacent technologies
    • The transformative potential of exotic materials and reverse engineering
    • Integration of UAP research with existing technological roadmaps
    • Collaborative frameworks for accelerating breakthrough innovations


    Guest

    Luis Elizondo, Former Director of AATIP, Disclosure and Transparency Advocate, Author, Husband and Father, Proud Veteran


    Co-Hosts:

    Anna Brady-Estevez, Co-Chair US Interagency Space Economy & Advanced Manufacturing Working Groups

    Larry Forsley, Chief Technology Officer of Global Energy Corporation

    Dyan Finkhousen, CEO of Shoshin Works; Ecosystemic Model Advisor for NASA and Space Force


    Series Hosts:

    Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center

    Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 71. Scientific Storytelling: Transforming Healthcare Ecosystems Through Communication
    Dec 24 2024

    Join host Marco Annunziata and guest Dr. Sophia Ononye, Founder and CEO of The Sophia Consulting Firm, as they explore how scientific

    storytelling reshapes healthcare ecosystems and drives systemic transformation.


    In this illuminating discussion, discover how emerging communication models are breaking down traditional boundaries between

    scientists, healthcare providers, and patients - creating new patterns of interaction and value creation. Learn how ecosystemic thinking revolutionizes everything from clinical trials to drug development while building more resilient healthcare systems.


    Highlights

    - How ecosystem models are reshaping healthcare communication

    - Building trust networks across healthcare stakeholders

    - New patterns of collaboration between industry, academia, and patients

    - Breaking down silos through scientific storytelling

    - Creating more resilient healthcare systems through trust and education

    - Cross-border healthcare innovation and knowledge sharing


    Guest

    Dr. Sophia Ononye - Founder & CEO of The Sophia Consulting Firm, creator of the Amplifying Scientific Innovation video podcast,

    and a pioneering voice in scientific communication and healthcare equity


    Host

    Marco Annunziata - Co-founder of Annunziata + Desai Advisors and former Chief Economist and Head of Business Innovation Strategy at GE, bringing deep expertise in economic trends, technology, and innovation


    Series Hosts:

    Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center

    Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works

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    46 mins
  • 70. More Shots on Goal: Scaling Up Space Manufacturing for Earth's Future
    Dec 20 2024

    Join a groundbreaking discussion with global leaders in aerospace, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing as they explore the

    "More Shots on Goal" initiative - a collaborative effort to scale up manufacturing capabilities in Low Earth Orbit dramatically. From revolutionary drug development to next-generation semiconductors, discover how increased space manufacturing throughput could transform industries on Earth and accelerate innovation across healthcare, technology, and energy sectors.


    This special episode features insights from NASA, DoE, the International Space Station National Lab, and pioneering companies, including Varda Space Industries, Stoke Space, and more. Learn how new platforms, high-throughput systems, and novel funding

    approaches are turning space into a trillion-dollar manufacturing hub that could reshape terrestrial industries and unlock new solutions to global challenges.


    Highlights

    • Accelerating drug development through microgravity research
    • Next-generation semiconductor and advanced materials manufacturing
    • Novel launch and return capabilities for space manufacturing
    • Infrastructure and energy solutions for orbital factories
    • Public-private partnerships and innovative funding models
    • Bio-manufacturing and crystal growth applications
    • Quantum technology development in space


    Featured Guests

    • Rose Hernandez, ISS National Lab
    • Curtis Hill, NASA
    • Lynn Harper, NASA
    • Kevin Englebert, NASA ISS InSpa
    • Devon Papandrew, Stoke Space
    • Olivia Holzhaus, Rhodium Scientific
    • Armin Rad, Encapsulate
    • Partha Dutta, United Semiconductor
    • Ken Savin, Redwire
    • Jordan Swisher, Mattiq
    • Josh Martin, Varda Space Industries
    • Greg Grozdits, Space Force SDA
    • Larry Forsley, Global Energy Corporation
    • Rima Oueid, US Department of Energy
    • Kevin Jackson, National DigiFoundry
    • Heath Mills, Rhodium Scientific
    • Yao-Feng Chang, Intel
    • Yuxuan Cosmi Lin, Texas A&M
    • Shane Hegarty, Axonis Therapeutics
    • Prashant Nagpal, SachiBio
    • Armand Dichosa, Los AlamosNational Lab
    • Mari Anne Snow, Eascra Biotech
    • Ying-Chen (Daphne) Chen, Arizona State University


    Co-Hosts:

    • Anna Brady-Estevez, Co-Chair US Interagency Space Economy & Advanced Manufacturing Working Groups
    • Donna Roberts, Deputy Chief Scientist, ISS National Lab
    • Larry Forsley, Chief Technology Officer of Global Energy Corporation
    • Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners
    • Dyan Finkhousen, CEO of Shoshin Works; Ecosystemic Model Advisor for NASA and Space Force


    Series Hosts:

    • Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center
    • Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works
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    3 hrs and 4 mins

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