What Does It Profit Podcast Dr. Dawn Carpenter

Welcome to Season 4. In this kick-off episode, we travel with Dr. Dawn to the hometown of tech, San Francisco. We start the season this way because we feel that it's important to start in the real world before we venture into the virtual one. Dr. Dawn shares her observations of fear, hope, and heart. 
Special thanks in this episode to the Faithful Fools, the quirky souls in the Tenderloin who remind us all to keep it real.
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Welcome to Season 4 of What Does It Profit. In this season, we're bringing you six stories about the hottest topic on the planet-- artificial intelligence (AI). 
Wanting to see firsthand what all the hype is about, Dr. Dawn packs up the WDIP production team and heads to Silicon Valley. In Season 4, we connect the dots between AI and the social and moral value of economic life. We dive into the impacts of AI in the entertainment industry, corporate management, public transportation, engineering, financial services, and religion. 
And in classic WDIP style, we are always asking the question-- in the work that we do, the things that we buy, and the investments that we make… What Does It Profit?
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We've reached WDIP Summer School 2023. Our final lesson might seem a bit technical, but attention to this detail can make all the difference to the success of a social purpose enterprise.
In class today, we learn that how a business is incorporated has a real impact on how a business venture can manage a social mission. Benefit Corporations provide entrepreneurs with a tool to change the culture of business investment and operations.
We urge you to rewind to Season 3, Episode 4 (April 13): Sollar Holler: Miing the Sun in West Virginia to reconnect with the behind-the-scenes story.  When you are there, take a listen and subscribe.
Dr. Dawn also shares about her adventures this summer at the University of San Francisco working with a team of students to create a teaching/discussion guide for Season 3 so that WDIP can be used to encourage future listeners of the show to find the rich lessons embedded in each episode. 
Finally, Dr. Dawn leaves us with a bit of a teaser about Season 4 coming in September. Spoiler: it's all about Ai. 
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WDIP Summer School is powered by the Solidarity Economy Workshop at Georgetown University. Visit our website to learn more.

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It’s not summer school for those who have failed. It’s summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. 
Every two weeks throughout the summer, we’ll look back on lessons learned from Season 3 which was all about making change… right where you are.
In class today, we explain the circular economy– a vision for a more sustainable, stable, and resilient economic system. As it gains steam in cities and towns across America, we will explore its foundations and benefits.
We urge you to rewind to Season 3, Episode 5 (April 26): Industrial Roots: Designing a Circular Economy and Creating Homespun Wealth to reconnect with the behind-the-scenes story.  Take a listen and subscribe. 
WDIP Summer School is powered by the Solidarity Economy Workshop at Georgetown University.  Visit our website to learn more.
 

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It’s not summer school for those who have failed. It’s summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. 
Every two weeks throughout the summer, we’ll look back on lessons learned from Season 3 which was all about making change… right where you are.
In class today, we explain modern child labor. We are not talking about cutting the lawn or doing the dishes, or even the retail or food service work we associate with first-time jobs. We are talking about the hard-core stuff.
We urge you to rewind to Season 3, Episode 3 (March 29): Dangerous Business: Human Cost of the Meat We Eat to reconnect with the behind-the-scenes story.  Take a listen and subscribe. 
WDIP Summer School is powered by the Solidarity Economy Workshop at Georgetown University.  Visit our website to learn more.

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It’s not summer school for those who have failed. It’s summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. 
Every two weeks throughout the summer, we’ll look back on lessons learned from Season 3 which was all about making change right where you are.
In class today, we explain “Greenwashing” and “Social Washing”– two ethically similar ideas that are important to understand for anyone who believes that there is a social and moral value in economic life.
We urge you to rewind to Season 3, Episode 2 (March 14): Brewing Change: Labor Organizing at Starbucks to reconnect with the behind-the-scenes story.  Take a listen and subscribe. 
WDIP Summer School is powered by the Solidarity Economy Workshop at Georgetown University.  Visit our website to learn more.