Voices of the New Economy

As the global population moves towards 10 billion people, one question looms increasingly large: how are we going to feed everyone? At first glance, the answer seems obvious. More people means we need more food, which means agriculture needs to become more productive. We need higher yields, better technologies and more efficient farming systems capable

For decades we’ve been told that a better life comes from earning more, buying more and consuming more. Economic growth has become synonymous with progress, and success is often measured by income, possessions and productivity. But what if we’ve been measuring the wrong things? That question sits at the heart of a recent Voices of

Most of us rarely think about how extraordinary the modern food system is. We can walk into a supermarket almost anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand and find shelves filled with food grown thousands of kilometres away, transported through complex international supply chains and available throughout the year regardless of season. But that convenience

There is a strange experience that has become increasingly familiar in our digital lives: a technology we once liked slowly becomes worse. A social media platform that once showed us posts from people we chose to follow becomes an endless stream of advertisements, sponsored content and algorithmic recommendations. A service that was once free begins

What if one of the biggest obstacles to building a better economy isn’t only policy failure or corporate power, but the way we collectively imagine wealth, success, and human worth? That question sits at the heart of a fascinating conversation with writer Diana Colleen on Voices of the New Economy. Through her speculative eco-thriller, Diana

What if the economy was not something separate from our lives, but the way we organise care, food, housing, work, relationships, resources, and responsibility to future generations? That is the question at the heart of the wellbeing economy movement. Rather than treating economic growth as the ultimate measure of success, a wellbeing economy asks whether

When conversations turn to the future of the economy, they often revolve around new technologies, policy reforms or greener markets. But what if the deeper challenge isn’t simply changing the economy? What if it’s changing the worldview that created it? In a thought-provoking conversation on Voices of the New Economy, Professor Yin Paradies invites us

Most conversations about building a new economy begin with a familiar question: how do we move beyond endless economic growth? For Professor Anitra Nelson, that’s only the beginning. After decades of research into ecological economics, degrowth and post-capitalist futures, Nelson argues that if we’re serious about creating a just and sustainable society, we need to

For decades, economic success has been measured by growth. Governments celebrate rising GDP. Businesses pursue expansion. Households are often encouraged to equate prosperity with consumption and accumulation. But what if the real challenge of the 21st century is learning when enough is enough? That question sits at the centre of a recent Voices of the

When a head of lettuce hits $12 and supermarket shelves start thinning out, something shifts. What once felt like a distant systems issue suddenly becomes personal. Food — the most basic of human needs — reveals just how fragile our global supply chains really are. In a recent Voices of the New Economy conversation, Tianda