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What if Instead? is produced with generous support from:
The Democratizing Innovation Institute
Ever look around you and ask what if instead things worked differently?
The institute takes what we used to think only innovators and entrepreneurs did, and makes it normal.
We're on a mission to provide the tools, the space, and the connections to ask the question in practice—by taking part in an experiment in how things could work.
Social Impact Lab BRACU
Learn More About:
TEDx: The Problem with Your Cup of Coffee | Antonio Castillo
Finca La Lechuza Coffee Roasters
7 Jaguars Coffee
Ceiba Coffee Solutions
Lead the Change: The Bard MBA in Sustainability
One Size Fits None: Time for an Entrepreneurial Revolution
Key Themes & Insights:
The Invisible Bridge Between Worlds — Making the unseen connection between consumer and farmer visible as the foundation for structural change.
Efficiency at Whose Cost? — Reframing the industry's optimization logic by asking who actually captures the gains and who bears the hidden costs.
Storytelling as an Economic Tool — Treating narrative not as marketing but as a structural lever that shifts bargaining power back to producers.
Courage as a Collective Practice — Showing that courage is built incrementally through community and iteration, not something you start with.
The Value of Artisan Process — Arguing that craft and provenance aren't lifestyle preferences but the architecture of a different kind of economy.
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Diseconomies of Scale | Michael Shuman
Mentorship & Collaboration: The Alignment That Changes The World | Evelina Van Mensel and Martin Nedev
Talking To People Who Think Like Us Has Made Us Stagnant | Trevor Vaughn and Hunter Buffington
A System for Unexpected Connections | David Garrison
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By Alejandro Juárez Crawford, Miriam Plavin-Masterman, ITSPmagazine, Srijan BanikWhat if Instead? is produced with generous support from:
The Democratizing Innovation Institute
Ever look around you and ask what if instead things worked differently?
The institute takes what we used to think only innovators and entrepreneurs did, and makes it normal.
We're on a mission to provide the tools, the space, and the connections to ask the question in practice—by taking part in an experiment in how things could work.
Social Impact Lab BRACU
Learn More About:
TEDx: The Problem with Your Cup of Coffee | Antonio Castillo
Finca La Lechuza Coffee Roasters
7 Jaguars Coffee
Ceiba Coffee Solutions
Lead the Change: The Bard MBA in Sustainability
One Size Fits None: Time for an Entrepreneurial Revolution
Key Themes & Insights:
The Invisible Bridge Between Worlds — Making the unseen connection between consumer and farmer visible as the foundation for structural change.
Efficiency at Whose Cost? — Reframing the industry's optimization logic by asking who actually captures the gains and who bears the hidden costs.
Storytelling as an Economic Tool — Treating narrative not as marketing but as a structural lever that shifts bargaining power back to producers.
Courage as a Collective Practice — Showing that courage is built incrementally through community and iteration, not something you start with.
The Value of Artisan Process — Arguing that craft and provenance aren't lifestyle preferences but the architecture of a different kind of economy.
More From What If Instead?
Diseconomies of Scale | Michael Shuman
Mentorship & Collaboration: The Alignment That Changes The World | Evelina Van Mensel and Martin Nedev
Talking To People Who Think Like Us Has Made Us Stagnant | Trevor Vaughn and Hunter Buffington
A System for Unexpected Connections | David Garrison
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.