Podcasts about design trust

This week Ilana's special guest is Suzy Annetta, Founder and Publisher of Design Anthology, is a design editor and curator and a recognised authority on design in Asia. Suzy has judged numerous design awards regionally, advised on selection panels, serves on the advisory committee for Design Trust, hosted and participated in numerous interviews and panel discussions at events, live television and podcasts, and has authored and edited numerous books on design and architecture.

Let me unpack what people mean when they say trust your gut. We are looking at the spleen and sacral centers in Human Design. Before you listen look up your Human Design type here. Try the Free Enneagram Quiz!!!! Message me on Instagram @Angie.Alchemist and ask all your Enneagram questions! Check out more at AngieAlchemist.com

In this episode of the Jewellers Academy podcast, Jess speaks with Patricia van den Akker from The Design Trust about the importance of managing our energy. We know a lot about managing our time but that's not the whole story as not all tasks take the same amount of energy for us to complete. In this engaging discussion, Jess and Patricia talk about the importance of self-awareness, acknowledging our stress levels, and finding ways to manage and express emotions as a creative business owners.    Episode description Welcome and introduction (0) Tell us a little bit about this idea of energy management versus time management (01.12)  A lot of creatives are exhausted (03.21) The book 4000 weeks (06.13) 5-10 years ago, business training was all about ‘how can we do more, how can we achieve more'. The focus is different now (8.50) How do we control our energy? (9.69) Anxiety and our stress response (12.07) Get active and release the tension (17.20) How do we get more energy? (23.05) Suggestions for strengthening your mind-body connection (26.41) Change your environment (29.33) Assigning your time - 40% making, 40% marketing, 10% professional development/training, 10% finances and admin (40.45) Remind yourself why you started your business (42.34) The idea behind the planner (45.11) Resources: Learn more about Jewellers Academy Watch this episode on YouTube Join the Jewellers Academy Facebook Group The Design Trust   Exclusive discount Patricia has kindly offered 10% OFF The Design Trust diaries and hardback journal planners for creatives for anybody listening to the podcast. Both the diary & journal planner are packed full of expert advice for creative professionals to get more focused & organised, using quarterly & monthly planning tools and much more. PLUS you will be invited to 2 live online business/finance/marketing planning workshops hosted by Patricia in January too.   This offer is valid until 10 January 2024. Go to https://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/online-courses/ and select your diary or hardback. Use coupon code JACADEMY to get 10% off. Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook

Leslie McBeth has 15 years of experience in design and education. She started her career with an international NGO at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and then moved to New York City to work with the Design Trust for Public Space. Leslie then moved back to Canada to pursue a career in teaching design. In 2016, Leslie joined Future Design School to build and expand professional development programs across North America. She has worked with thousands of educators around the world and is a recipient of the Columbia University Klingenstein Institute Summer Fellowship, a Facilitator for the Ontario Conference of Independent School's Cohort 21 Professional Development program, a Google for Education Certified Innovator, and a TEDx Speaker. This is her third time on the podcast. In this Episode we explore why assessment has to change and the future of Education report produced by the Future Design School The future design Schools future of education report can be found here https://bit.ly/foe2023 A Special Edition of the Future of Education Report, which breaks down our Portrait of a Future Ready Graduate in detail: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WV4RVW9voyuIh9lHmQbhPnJyYo4QPB_a --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edufuturistspodcast/message

Aaron Lau is a tech entrepreneur and thought leader, a technology and marketing executive, who is well known for his work as Chairman & CEO of DDB Asia and as CEO of North America at Cheil Worldwide. He currently serves as founder and CEO of marketing solutions firm Gusto Collective. Aaron Lau BiographyAaron Lau is a prominent business leader who has held leadership positions in some of the world's largest marketing firms. He debuted into the world of entrepreneurship with Bravo Asia Limited which he established in 2006. The company worked alongside top-tier clients like Pepsi, New Balance, Three Mobile, and Moet Champagne. It grew from a small scale to a team of  50 employees, scaling the sales to US$15m, and went on to become a leading digital marketing business. In 2012, Bravo Asia Limited merged with Cheil Worldwide, a global marketing firm listed on the Korean Stock Exchange, and part of the Samsung Group in South Korea. Aaron served as the President (International) and the CEO of North America region at Cheil Worldwide, During this tenure, he led the company's global business across 53 offices in 43 countries outside of its home market of South Korea for over a decade. Before joining Cheil, Aaron was the Chairman & CEO of DDB Asia, where he led an integrated network of branding, advertising, and marketing specialists in 26 offices across 14 markets in Asia Pacific.Aside from his professional accomplishments, Aaron is also a recognised business leader who has sat on a number of advisory boards, including the Shanghai Xu Hui District Mayor's International Advisory Board and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council HK-China Business Council. Additionally, he serves on the board of Parsons School of Design in New York, USA, The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Council, as well as The Design Trust in Hong Kong. He is a long-term member of CEO International and YPO Gold in Hong Kong and New York.He currently serves as founder and CEO of marketing solutions firm Gusto Collective.  Gusto Collective, which Aaron founded in 2020, is the first ‘Brandtech' holding company in Asia and has been recognised as “Forbes Asia 100 to Watch” 2022.  Powered by technology, the company specialises in Web 3.0 marketing services, an augmented reality experience platform, a metahuman platform (MonoC), and luxury marketing services. Gusto collaborates with some of the world's biggest luxury and premium brands clients including Harrods, Canada Goose, Swire Hotels, Estee Lauder Companies, CSL, DFI Retail Group, Tourism Australia and LVMH. Aaron Lau's business career has been marked by his exceptional leadership skills, extensive experience in the marketing industry, and commitment to making a positive impact on society through his work with various organisations and advisory boards.Read Aaron Lau's full biography on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/aaron-lau About Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/dinis-guardaMore interviews and research videos on Dinis Guarda YouTube

Replay: Asian American ArchitectsLeaders of the profession share diverse perspectives on race, equity, and architecture.Against the backdrop of recent acts of hate and violence towards the Asian American community, we are amplifying five stories of Asian American Architects who are actively leading the profession of architecture forward. Practice Disrupted is committed to elevating conversations on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to teach, empower, and build greater awareness across the industry. Guests:Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA, MBA, MPA is a licensed architect in the state of California, with over 15 years of experience working with individuals and companies that are looking to reshape their future. She is the founder of Practice of Architecture, a co-host on this podcast, Practice Disrupted, the first-ever Senior Experience Designer at Slack Technologies, and the first female Treasurer to AIA National‘s Board of Directors.

Procrastination is a natural part of running a creative business, but it doesn't need to control you. In this episode, Patricia van den Akker explains why we procrastinate and shares practical tips for overcoming this habit. Patricia is the founder and director of The Design Trust, an online business school for designers and makers, and the creator of an annual planner designed specifically for creative business owners.    Episode Description: Today we're talking with Patrica van den Akker  of The Design Trust (1:20) What is procrastination, and how does it show up for jewellers? (2:00) How does ADHD play into procrastination? (7:57) Why are deadlines and time boundaries so important? (12:53) Why do we procrastinate? (16:58) How does stepping away from your work help you get more done? (22:14) What is the connection between procrastination and imposter syndrome? (26:28) How do you set mini goals? (30:01) How does perfectionism lead us to procrastinate? (35:23) What is the thrill of the last minute, and how do we overcome it? (38:58) How can the Design Trust planner help us stay organised? (50:21)   Resources Learn more about Jewellers Academy Watch this episode on YouTube Join the Jewellers Academy Facebook Group  Order your copy of “Start and Grow a Profitable Jewellery Business” “Atomic Habits” by James Clear The Design Trust diary The Design Trust planner   Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook

Suchi Reddy is a poet of space. Long before I met Suchi, I fell in love with her work when I experienced the Connective Project in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, an installation of 7,000 glorious, yellow, flower-like pinwheels that filled me with happy. Years later when I met Suchi through our mutual friend, Stacy Fass, Suchi dropped the phrase form follows feeling into the conversation and right then and there I asked Suchi to be on the podcast. I needed to explore this idea and share it with you. Form follows feeling - a design ethos informed by neuroaesthetics (the study of how the brain responds to the design of our surroundings) - is the guiding design principle for Suchi and her firm, Reddymade Architecture and Design. This strong belief that good design, calibrated carefully to the human, positively influences wellbeing, creativity, and productivity informs all of Suchi's projects from conception to details. She believes in the power of joy and whimsy and making the invisible, visible. Suchi really made me think about my home space and my work space, and how important it is to ask myself how I want to feel in those places; that they are living and breathing, in order to support me every day. Suchi's curiosity and sense of possibility are inspiring as is her diverse range of work from the aforementioned Connective Project to Me + You, Suchi's interactive installation blending emotional AI, sculpture, physics, neuroscience and data technology at the Smithsonian, to the Google store in Manhattan to beautiful, serene residential spaces which I love to follow on her instagram. Suchi was appointed the Plym Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois School of Architecture, Champaign–Urbana for the Fall 2019 semester, where her work focused on contemporary architectural experience through the lens of neuroaesthetics, neurophenomenology, and sensory design. She sits on the board of the Design Trust for Public Space, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and Madame Architect; and she is a member of the Dean's Board of Advisors at Detroit Mercy School of Architecture.   Learn more about Reddymade Architecture and Design at www.rmdny.com and follow on instagram at @reddymadedesign.

Is it possible to learn anything? Maybe, but only if you're really young, “You can't teach an old dog new tricks” as the saying goes, right? As an author, speaker, and academic for institutions such as NYU, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the Design Trust for Public Space, Tom Vanderbilt wanted to understand why so many adults simply stop trying to learn new things. Vanderbilt was inspired by a simple question from his daughter to get to the bottom of why so many adults stop learning new skills. Well into his forties, he committed an entire year of his trying, failing, learning, and being coached on five new skills he'd never attempted in his life. He compiled his adventures and takeaways into his book Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, where he found as much joy in the process of learning these skills, as he did at attaining a level of skill with them: something he believes every person can and should achieve. In a time when jobs are changing rapidly, it's critical that we give our workforce, regardless of age, the tools, resources, and support to be able to upskill themselves so they can meet the challenges of the near future. People like Tom Vanderbilt, give us some insight, as to how we can do that. This is another episode you're definitely not going to want to miss, so with that…let's bring it in!

Most business owners have too much on their plates, so it's normal to feel overwhelmed. But how can we keep those feelings from hurting our business? In this episode, The Design Trust Director Patricia Van Den Akker shares her top strategies for feeling less overwhelmed. She also offers some great advice for business owners looking to plan better and set effective goals.    Episode Description: Why did you get involved with The Design Trust? (2:12) How do we become less overwhelmed? (3:43) Take time every day to relax, even if it's just a moment (7:12) Organize your to-do list and allocate your tasks to specific days (10:19) Set 90-day goals for bigger projects (18:10) Make a plan, but be prepared to pivot (23:33) Set goals around things you can control (30:07) How is your planner helping business owners create the lives they want? (33:23) How to connect with The Design Trust (42:25)   Resources Online Diploma in Silver Jewellery The Design Trust The Design Trust Planner Follow the Design Trust on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook   Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook!

A conversation on architecture and public space in Hong Kong, moderated by Design Anthology's head of editorial Philip Annetta and recorded before a live audience at the Lasvit Lounge in Hong Kong.Featuring Shirley Surya, curator of design and architecture at M+ museum, Marisa Yiu, executive director of Design Trust, designer Michael Leung of Studio AA and Massimiliano Dappero of urban design studio Persone.The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Lasvit.

In this episode, Raven Nee and Helen Solomon interview Mathew Clarke, the director at the Design Trust for Public Land. They discuss equity and community engagement, as well as the underlying power dynamics that shape traditional modes of engagement. They break down the historic paradigms and challenge the meaning of community engagement. They discuss a park in Wenatchee, Washington as an example of building community power and the unexpected outcomes that come from a participatory and equitable process. Tune in to hear more about equitable community engagement in parks! Highlights from the Conversation: Equitable community engagement Building community power versus empowering communities Race, gender, background, identity Respecting the agency of communities  Parks are a conduit for building community 10-minute walk to a park Engaging with the physical space, building connections Fear of gentrification and deportation as barriers Protecting vulnerable communities Fostering self-awareness: to know what privileges we rest on Guest Mini Bio: Matthew Clarke is the current Executive Director at the Design Trust for Public Space and former National Director of Creative Placemaking at the Trust for Public Land.  As an architect and planner he advocates for the development of diverse public spaces and equitable communities He also authored “The Field Guide for Creative Placemaking and Parks” Keep up with Mathew on his Linkedin Learn More! Check out the case study from Wenatchee, Washington Kiwanis Methow Park Project   Watch the video (3 minute watch): Parks for People–Wenatchee Valley Case study in Washington, D.C. 11th Street Bridge Park Learn more about tools for building community power from the Urban Institute Credits: A special thanks to Mathew Clarke. Voice, research, and interview credits to: Raven Nee and Helen Solomon. Intro and Outro voice: Alex Davis. Produced by: Raven Nee. 

Episode 035: Asian American ArchitectsLeaders of the profession share diverse perspectives on race, equity, and architecture. Against the backdrop of recent acts of hate and violence towards the Asian American community, we are amplifying five stories of Asian American Architects who are actively leading the profession of architecture forward. Practice Disrupted is committed to elevating conversations on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to teach, empower, and build greater awareness across the industry.  Guests: Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA, MBA, MPA is a licensed architect in the state of California, with over 15 years of experience working with individuals and companies that are looking to reshape their future. She is the founder of https://practiceofarchitecture.com/ (Practice of Architecture), a co-host on this podcast, Practice Disrupted, the first-ever Senior Experience Designer at https://slack.com/ (Slack Technologies), and the first female Treasurer to https://www.aia.org/leadership (AIA National)‘s Board of Directors.

When was the last time you learned how to do something completely new? In this episode of the podcast, I ask best selling author Tom Vanderbilt about his new book "Beginners" and why engaging in the childhood joy of learning is so important, especially as we age.  Public Goods - Use code Unstressed for $15 off your order. Motherhood Unstressed CBD - Stress Less. Use code podcast to save 15% at www.motherhoodunstressed.com  Learn more about my guest at tomvanderbilt.com Get the Book! TOM VANDERBILT, has written for many publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Popular Science, Financial Times, Smithsonian, and London Review of Books, among many others. He is a contributing editor of Wired UK, Outside, and Artforum. He is the author of You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice, Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), and Survival City: Adventures Among the Ruins of Atomic America. He has appeared on a wide range of television and radio programs, from the Today show to the BBC’s World Service to NPR’s Fresh Air. He has been a visiting scholar at NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, a research fellow at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, a fellow at the Design Trust for Public Space, and a winner of the Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant, among other honors. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about my guest at tomvanderbilt.com "Beginners is ultimately about more than learning. It's about the possibilities that reside in all of us." --Daniel H. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of When, Drive, and To Sell is Human The best-selling author of Traffic and You May Also Like gives us an inspirational journey into the transformative joys that come with starting something new, no matter your age Why do so many of us stop learning new skills as adults? Are we afraid to fail? Have we forgotten the sheer pleasure of being a beginner? Or is it simply a fact that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Inspired by his young daughter's insatiable need to know how to do almost everything, and stymied by his own rut of mid-career competence, Tom Vanderbilt begins a year of learning purely for the sake of learning. He tackles five main skills (and picks up a few more along the way), choosing them for their difficulty to master and their distinct lack of career marketability--chess, singing, surfing, drawing, and juggling. What he doesn't expect is finding himself having rapturous experiences singing Spice Girls songs in an amateur choir, losing games of chess to eight-year-olds, and dodging scorpions at a surf camp in Costa Rica. Along the way, he interviews dozens of experts to explore the fascinating psychology and science behind the benefits of becoming an adult beginner. Weaving comprehensive research and surprising insight gained from his year of learning dangerously, Vanderbilt shows how anyone can begin again--and, more important, why they should take those first awkward steps. Ultimately, he shares how a refreshed sense of curiosity opened him up to a profound happiness and a deeper connection to the people around him--and how small acts of reinvention, at any age, can make life seem magical.

  What comes to mind when you hear the phrase lifelong learning? Formal classes, with homework, delivered over Zoom? That's part of it. But there's another dimension that our guest Tom Vanderbilt, the author of the new book Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, highlights. He writes about learning a new skill, as opposed to acquiring knowledge. And he's not focused on professional skills. His book is about learning new skills - for fun. Intrigued by his daughter beginning to learn chess, he decided to learn along with her. And that began a journey of learning how to surf, sing, draw and juggle. His book shares his experiences and explores the science of learning, including why cultivating a Beginner's Mind is key for adults committed to lifelong learning. We discuss: The story of how his daughter learning chess led to this book The benefits of learning a new skill Why being a beginner is more challenging for adults Why  a 'Beginner's Mind' is helpful What gets in our way What he learned about unlearning The advantages of learning a new skill in groups How couples can benefit from learning a new skill together Why juggling can be a good learning experience Why these times are perhaps the best of times for lifelong learning ________________________ Bio Tom Vanderbilt has written for many publications and is a contributing editor of Wired (U.K.), Outside, and Artforum. He is the author of Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) and Survival City: Adventures Among the Ruins of Atomic America. He has been a visiting scholar at NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, a research fellow at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, a fellow at the Design Trust for Public Space, and a winner of the Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant, among other honors. Tom Vanderbilt writes on design, technology, science, and culture, among other subjects, for many publications, including Wired, Outside, The London Review of Books, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Wilson Quarterly, Artforum, The Wilson Quarterly, Travel and Leisure, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, Cabinet, Metropolis, and Popular Science. He is contributing editor to Artforum and the design magazine Print and I.D., contributing writer of the popular blog Design Observer, and columnist for Slate magazine. He has consulted for a variety of companies, from ad agencies to Fortune 500 corporations, and has given lectures at a variety of institutions around the world, from the Eero Saarinen Lecture at Yale University’s School of Architecture to the Australasian Road Safety Conference in Canberra. He has appeared on a wide variety of radio and television programs around the world, including NBC’s Today Show, ABC News’ Nightline, NPR’s Morning Edition, Fresh Air with Teri Gross, the BBC’s World Service and The One Show, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Fox Business, and CNN’s Business Today, among many others. He is a Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, and has received fellowships from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visiting Arts, the Design Trust for Public Space, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. He is also a member of the U.S. Department of Interior’s Cold War Advisory Committee, a group studying the identification of sites and resources significant to the Cold War. __________________________ Wise Quotes On Learning a New Skill "...As my daughter was sitting there learning this new thing, I thought, why shouldn't I also try to learn this thing? ...And so this little experiment was born in which we were, these two people separated by four decades of age, trying to learn the same thing. We were beginners at the same skill, but coming to it from a totally different place. And that experience I went through just opened my eyes as to just how long it had been since I'd really t...

Amy Bucher, PhD is the Vice President of Behavior Change Design at Mad*Pow and the author of “Engaged,” a new book on how to apply behavioral science to the design and development of products. At Mad*Pow, she designs motivating interventions to help people live healthier and happier lives and, in her spare time, knocks 150 books off her reading list every year. (OMG!) Amy was recently recognized as one of 10 behavioral scientists you should know in Forbes magazine. While we did spend a bit of time on the article and her work at Mad*Pow, most of our conversation focused on the book. We talked about motivation and the incredible power that idiosyncratic messaging can have on customers when used properly by marketing and sales. We also discussed participatory design, trust, and how important it is for product developers and marketers to demonstrate trust. She also offered her thoughts on how designers need to do a better job of integrating behavioral science into their products. Some are doing it, but there are lots of opportunities for improvement Amy offered some ideas on this. Lastly, we want to note that Amy wrote that one of the most important reminders for the corporate world: Almost everything a designer makes has behavior change built into it. The smart designers will be thinking about that as they design their products (or enhancements). We hope you enjoy this conversation with Amy as much as we did and hope that this week, you find your groove. © 2020 Behavioral Grooves   Links Amy Bucher, PhD: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybucher/ “Engaged”: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/engaged-designing-for-behavior-change/ CODE for 20% off “Engaged”: BGpodcast1220 “Super Better” by Jane McGonigal: https://www.superbetter.com/  “Atomic Habits” by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits  Forbes Article: “Top Behavioral Scientists You Should Know”: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alineholzwarth/2020/10/29/10-behavioral-scientists-you-should-know/?sh=72ddbe3c42e0 Pattern Health: https://pattern.health/ Ran Kivetz, PhD “Idiosyncratic Fit”: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/idiosyncratic-fit-heuristic-effort-advantage-determinant-consumer Peppers & Rogers 1:1 Marketing: https://hbr.org/1999/01/is-your-company-ready-for-one-to-one-marketing McDonald’s milkshake innovation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stc0beAxavY Adam Hansen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhansen/ Bent Handle Snow Shovel: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/snow-removal-and-equipment/snow-shovels-and-pushers/7200439   Musical Links R.E.M. “Losing My Religion”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg Michael Stipe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe Britney Spears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4 Robyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcNo07Xp8aQ The Doves “There Goes The Fear”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SneuvKIkM3A Pulp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWgOduFM Manchester Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ui9umU0C2g Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI

Cassandra's journey from Canada to Oxford has taken a number of twists and turns, encompassing engineering, travelling, having a family and growing her weaving skills and community weaving business.CreativityFound.co.ukInstagram: @creativityfoundpodcast Facebook: @creativityfoundpodcastClubhouse: @clairewaitebrown and Creativity Found Connect clubOther podcasts cited: Design Trust recommendationsMusic: Day Trips by Ketsa https://ketsa.uk/under Creative Commons Licensehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Day_TripsArtworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.ukSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/creativityfoundpodcast)

Mathew Clarke is the Executive Director of the Design Trust for Public Space and previous National Director of Creative Placemaking at The Trust for Public Land.  He is an architect, planner, writer and an internationally recognized leader in community development, open space, planning, and design.In this episode we talk about how to advocate and create better public space, his origins and how that affected his viewpoint, and the future of public space.  Mathew is doing exciting things, listen to hear more! Listen and Enjoy!! Links:Design Trust For Public SpaceTrust By DesignDesign Trust's Instagram Design Trust's TwitterDesign Trust's FacebookMathew's LinkedInField Guide For Creative Placemaking  We would absolutely love your feedback (seriously!) Please email humancitypodcast@gmail.com, Tweet at HumanCityPod, or message on InstagramHosted By Stig Terrebonne

“What is Chinese design, what is Hong Kong design, what is identity?” These are some of the questions asked by Marisa Yiu, architect and founder of Design Trust, the Hong Kong-based non-profit, grant-funding platform that supports creative endeavours both locally and around the globe, from keeping local silk-making traditions alive, to supporting Rem Koolhaas at The Guggenheim and Cao Fei at Serpentine Galleries.

Creative Placemaking is a strategy and collaborative process that uses arts and cultural expression for meaningful resident-driven engagement and community development. This Restore KC program will provide an opportunity to learn about the field and practice of Creative Placemaking, and why it is essential to deploy now—during this pandemic and social reckoning—in our parks and public spaces where we can address complex community issues to create a deeper understanding of place and shared heritage.This program will be a conversation with Kansas City-based Artist and Interactive Arts Educator Michael Toombs and Design Trust for Public Space Executive Director Matthew Clarke. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Jacob Wagner, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Co-Founder of the Center for Neighborhoods at the University of Kansas City-Missouri and Nia Richardson, Assistant to the Director for Small Business + Entrepreneurship at KC BizCare.

In our latest episode, I had the chance to speak with congressional candidate Lindsey Boylan.  She is a candidate for Congress in NY’s 10th district. I found myself getting emotional a few times during my conversation with her.   She has a very personal reason for pushing a mental health agenda as part of her campaign.  If you do nothing more than watch her short video on why mental health is such a big part of her platform here. In this episode, Lindsey explains how the people in her district are spending more time searching for things like mental health, depression, and anxiety on Google, versus gun control, climate change and plumbers.  Not to diminish those other issues, but her constituents need a candidate who cares about what they care about.  Americans needs politicians who care about what we struggle with because they have experienced it personally. Lindsey is a New Yorker, a lifelong public servant and has done some great work in her service efforts to help secure hundreds of millions of dollars for underfunded public housing in NY, she’s worked to generate job growth in NY state, and she was heavily involved in the fight for a $15 minimum wage in NY. She is a Board Member at the Design Trust for Public Space, she is on the Powerhouse Committee at “Run for Something” which is a group that encourages young progressives to run for state and local office, and she spends time advocating for NAMI-NYC (National Alliance on Mental Illness). You can connect with Lindsey Boylan and learn more about her work here:  Campaign Website, LinkedIn, ‘Mental Health is Personal’ Video, Twitter SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT: What made you decide to run for congress?  Lindsey talks about how she’s spent most of her career focused on solving problems to make systems better for people.  She’s always been very driven to help other people.  In Manhattan, more people are googling “depression, anxiety, and therapy” than “gun control, climate change, and plumbers.”  Not to minimize the latter issues, but our leaders aren’t really focused on the issues that the people are most concerned about.  People want to see politicians focused on mental health, and Lindsey is laser-focused on it from a policy perspective.  Lindsey is running for congress to help bring these very personal issues around mental health, to the forefront in government. Lindsey talks about how mental illness has impacted her and her family.  She is very passionate about changing the mental health system.  Mental health is a core component of her campaign and it drives her personally, as well as professionally. Lindsey produced a video called “Mental Health is Personal” – in the video she explains that we don’t have a mental health care system in this country.  Instead, we have a patchwork of resources for those who can afford it.  We talk about why there is no real mental healthcare system.  Lindsey gives an example about how in NYC it’s almost impossible to see a therapist that is paid for by insurance.  We have this archaic barter system of a scale of payment that is very opaque.  If you’re experiencing a crisis or a hardship, and you don’t know where to go that is affordable, then it’s extremely daunting. We don’t treat mental health the same way we treat physical health in this country.  We talk about the pool of resources that are out there to help people with various ailments and diseases.  We also talk about how many research dollars are available for things like diabetes and heart disease versus dollars available for mental health research.   The legislation is required to get more funding flowing to mental health research. We talk about this forced narrative that exists around violence and mental health.  Most people with mental health concerns are not perpetrating violence.  People often want to only talk about mental health around tragedies and gun control.  It’s frustrating that the only time the mental health conversation comes up in some circles is around tragic gun violence situations. Lindsey explains how frustrated she gets when people force the gun conversation and the mental health conversation to take place in the same breath. We talked at length bout political appetite for mental health bills in congress. Lindsey explains that when she decided to run for congress, she spent a lot of time thinking about how we can move policy forward with regards to mental health.  At first, she wondered who the members of the mental health caucus are, and if any are from her state of NY (as it turns out, only one congressman from NY is apart of the mental health caucus – it is Rep. John Katko from the 24th District of NY – a republican).  She realized that the people in NY are concerned about mental health and the elected officials from NY are not focused on this problem.  We talked about what inspires her as a politician.  Lindsey explained that she decided to run and was most inspired by leaders who have made politics personal.  Personal experience with the problems we are trying to solve help us inform the debate.  She is personally motivated to solve problems around mental health and once elected, can use her personal experience to help drive real change on this topic. We talked about the bipartisanship we saw in 2018 around Tyler’s Law.  We talked about what can get done, and how much willingness there is to pass mental health legislation in Congress.  Lindsey explains that with the Affordable Care Act, we were able to move the conversation forward.  Parity laws were important as well.  Lindsey is a proponent of Medicare for all which would help drive more money and more coverage to more people who need mental health care as well.  Lindsey explains how we have had several decades of lackluster investment in research. As we start to revamp our healthcare system in the country, we need to make mental health a central part of whatever system we have in the future. We talked about how there isn’t really a great way to deal with crisis in this country when the problem stems from a mental health problem.   There are so few resources available that most people call the police whenever there is a problem.  Police often escalate a situation that doesn’t need to be escalated.  This can make a situation more severe than it needs to be.  We need to reform how we treat moments of crisis.  Most people facing a mental health crisis are mostly potentially harmful to themselves, so we need to re-think about how we resource the emergency management system in this country.  The current system moves toward hospitalization and police involvement.  We can do better. We talked about prison reform at length as well, which in our opinion, has a lot to do with mental health.  Lindsey told me that 40% of the people in Riker’s Island jail have a serious mental illness.  Are we dealing with people in a way that is putting these people in prison who used to go to mental institutions? Are there more humane ways to deal with these people?  Could we all live more productive lives if we get this right?  We need to spend money researching this so we can have the answers and reform these systems.   Connect with the Stigma Podcast in the following ways: Website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Email Connect with host Stephen Hays here: Stephen Hays Personal Website, Twitter, LinkedIn,  What If Ventures (Mental Health Venture Fund)

Leslie McBeth (https://twitter.com/lesmcbeth) is the Director of Professional Development at Future Design School, where she empowers teachers around the world to develop future-ready skills in students. Leslie has been working at the intersection of design and education for nearly 15 years. She started her career at the Design Trust for Public Space, where she worked […]

In this bonus episode, I chat with Sarah Hamilton, founder of the JUST A CARD campaign which aims to encourage people to buy from Designer/Makers and Independent Galleries and Shops by reinforcing the message that all purchases, however small, even 'just a card' are so vital to the prosperity and survival of small businesses. This is a campaign and cause, so close to my heart - those who have listened to the first episode of Small and Mighty will know that I once worked for an Independent trader that didn't make it through the recession. With the constant threat of rising rates, Brexit and much more; our high streets remain a place of uncertainty. This episode is brought to you purely because of my passion for the creative independent industry and because if you do one thing this Christmas, please buy "just a card". Connect with Me Website: http://smallandmighty.co Instagram: @samburgessuk Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness/   Connect with Sarah and Just A Card Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justacard/ and https://www.instagram.com/sarahhamiltonprints/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahHamiltonPS and https://twitter.com/Justacard1 Hashtag: #JACIndieFriday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slhprints/ Website: https://www.justacard.org/ Newsletter: Head to the homepage and sign up at the bottom Benedict Cumberbatch Cards: https://www.justacard.org/shop/ House of Cards Book: https://www.instagram.com/hoc.cardbook/   Links mentioned The Design Trust http://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/ Michael Fram, The Leaping Hare & Framers https://twitter.com/LeapHareGallery Sarah Cowen https://twitter.com/letticadesign Crafty Fox Market http://www.craftyfoxmarket.co.uk/ Anno Africa annosafrica.org.uk Angela Chick http://angelachick.com Lisa Greener https://www.instagram.com/lisagreener/ Louise Lockhart, The Printed Peanut https://www.instagram.com/theprintedpeanut/

Quilian Riano presentation at the McDonough Museum on Thursday, July 7th. Quilian is a consultant with Youngstown State University's recently acquired National Endowment for the Arts "Our Town" grant. Quilian (pronounced: Killian) is an architectural and urban designer, researcher, writer, and educator working out of Brooklyn, New York. Quilian is the founder and principal of DSGN AGNC, a collaborative design/research studio exploring political engagement through architecture, urbanism and art. In practice and academia, Quilian works with stakeholders and trans-disciplinary teams to create comprehensive research that can be used to propose a variety of spatial designs, targeted policies and actions that seek to increase agency at various scales — from pamphlets to strategic master plans to architectures to landscapes. This process has been used for public plaza, garden and park projects with groups such as the Queens Museum of Art, the Van Alen Institute, the Design Trust for Public Space, Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden, often working with immigrant and other underserved communities.

Susan Chin, Executive Director of the Design Trust for Public Space, and Neil Gagliardi, Director of Urban Design at the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) join Host, Miguel Angel Baltierra today to discuss the El Space Program documented in their new book Under the Elevated, Reclaiming Space, Connecting Communities. Published in March of this year.