Sustain. Able?

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A simple podcast about complex topics with Thomas Empson covering: creativity and innovation, design and engineering, environmental and social impact, sustainable development, the circular economy and lots more.

Thomas Empson

  • Aug 13, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 24m AVG DURATION
  • 5 EPISODES


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Pod 4: Professor Shushma Patel @ LSBU

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 26:23


Professor Shushma Patel, Director of Education & Student Experience at London South Bank University, joins Sustain. Able? to discuss what the Doctoral Researcher journey is like for anyone looking to undertake a PhD. As the Director of Studies on my own PhD, Shushma plays a integral role in helping me navigate the journey towards becoming a professional researcher in the field of sustainable engineering. It is a great pleasure to capture her advice on undertaking a PhD as part of the Sustain. Able? journey.

Pod 3: Jonelle Simunich @ Arup

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 33:47


Jonelle Simunich, Senior Foresight Strategist at international engineering firm Arup, joins Sustain. Able? to speak about Arup’s Planetary Boundary Framework and her teams research around designing a regenerative city of the future. Jonelle gives her advice on what consumers, designers, engineers and organisational leaders can be doing to transition towards a more sustainable existence as well as sharing her career journey to date. Links Stockholm Resilience Centre: The nine planetary boundaries Look up Earth Overshoot: 1.7 planets and counting Jonelle Simunich on Medium @arupforesight & @jonellesimunich IG: Sustain. Able?

Pod 2: Nathan Baker @ Institution of Civil Engineers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 34:55


Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), joins Sustain. Able? to talk about the idea behind the first ever Global Engineering Congress in 2018, the legacy work that has happened since and the work the civil engineering community are doing to help achieve the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Nathan urges the engineering community to follow in the footsteps of the institutions forbearers and to take bold action in the context of today challenges to create sustainable solutions for a prosperous future. Links: About the Sustainable Development Goals Coverage of the Global Engineering Congress Measuring impact against the SDGs ICE's Royal Charter IG: Sustain. Able?

Pod 1: Sevra Davis @ The Design Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 25:59


Sevra Davis, Head of Learning at The Design Museum, talks to Sustain. Able? about her career journey to date, discusses the idea behind the museums new national design and engineering challenge for undergraduates called 'The Great Competition' and further considers the growing need for designers and engineers to think and act sustainably for the advancement of society and the preservation of our environment. The Design Museum: What's On The Design Museum: Learning for all About The Great Competition The UK's Industrial Strategy The Royal Commission For The Exhibition Of 1851 IG: Sustain. Able?

It's Season 1 of Sustain. Able?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 2:33


Sustain. Able? is a simple podcast about complex topics with me, your host, Thomas Empson. Season 1 captures my discussions with influential people from across the design and engineering sectors in an accessible, lighter than air format. Join me as I ask the experts about their journey to success, delve into their current work around sustainable design and development and unpick their advice on what you can be doing to sustain our future. The aim is simple - to spark your imagination and fuel your inspiration. Through Sustain. Able? we will reduce the jargon, reuse the inspiration and recycle the sense. So listen in as I ask the experts 'Are we Sustain. Able?'

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