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Collectively, the global student protests demanding university divestments from Israel are one of the largest mass protests in recent history. Student protesters are risking their futures as they demand their institutions financially divest from Israel and companies connected to supplying weapons and technology to Israel's government.Last week, in Calgary, police descended on the University of Calgary campus with riot gear, using shields, batons and rubber bullets, to forcibly remove a group of protesters from an encampment set up on campus.On today's podcast, Vinita speaks with Pratim Sengupta, professor of learning sciences at the University of Calgary. Sengupta was there the night police engulfed the protesters and says the violence he saw shook him to his core. Also on the podcast is Sarita Srivastava, a university leader of a much smaller arts and design campus in downtown Toronto. Srivastava (sister to Vinita) is a sociologist by background and author of the recent book, "Are You Calling Me a Racist?" Together, they look back on what's been happening on campuses amid this mass protest but also plot out a new - gentler - way forward than the one we've been witnessing.

Episode Summary Jeff Ranson, Director of Responsible Development at Northcrest Developments, discusses his interest in sustainability and how mass timber fits into sustainable building design. He highlights the beauty and form of mass timber as a compelling aspect and its potential for creating good urban density. Ranson describes mass timber in relation to the development goals of the Downsview Airport Lands master plan, touching on sustainability, economic viability, and procurement methods. He discusses areas for innovation in mass timber construction and the importance of considering the environmental impacts of different building materials as a system. Ranson emphasizes the role of mass timber in addressing the housing crisis and the potential for hybrid structures and low carbon materials in the future. In This Episode  Jeff joined Northcrest Developments to lead the Responsible Development strategy for the redevelopment of the 370-acre Downsview Airport Lands in Toronto. He brings two decades of experience with sustainability leadership positions at BOMA Toronto, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), Sustainable Buildings Canada, and Toronto 2030 District. He frequently advises on public policy including appointments to the City of Toronto Climate Advisory Group and the Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel (2017-2023).  He received his MDes and the President's Award for Graduate Studies at OCADU for his work on developing market transformation roadmaps for low-carbon housing in Peru and holds an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University.    Connect with Jeff LinkedIn Northcrest Development  Resources Mentioned in this Episode CWC Wood Design Awards - http://www.wooddesignandbuilding.com/publication/   Michael Green TED talk: The Natural Building Blocks of Sustainable Architecture: https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_the_natural_building_blocks_of_sustainable_architecture    The 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design by William Browning, Catherine Ryan, Joseph Clancy.: https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/14-patterns/   We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Science fiction author and futurist Madeline Ashby helps us understand why Hollywood's future belongs to people - not machines.

A scribbly Blind Shovel, this one with cartoonist, illustrator, musician, and teacher Patrick Kyle. We discuss his many creative outlets, black metal, paintings, comics and more."Patrick Kyle is a Visual Artist based in Toronto, Canada. He studied Illustration at The Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, graduating in 2009. He has created illustrations and comics for Adidas, The New York Times, The Nation, Converse, MIT Technology Review, Bloomberg, Cartoon Network, Brasserie Dunham and many others. Patrick worked with Toronto based Koyama Press on eight titles from 2010 to 2019. He is currently published by Frémok in Europe and by Breakdown Press in the UK. Patrick is a sessional instructor in comics and illustration at OCADU in Toronto. He is a co-organizer of Zine Dream, an annual print and publication festival also in Toronto."Patrick's links:WebsiteInstagramHeader image: Patrick Kyle, "Art School Comic", 2023

Zahra Ebrahim is the Co-Founder of Monumental. She is a public interest designer and strategist, and her work has focused on community-led approaches to policy, infrastructure, and service design. She is an established bridge builder across grassroots and institutional spaces, and is a leading practitioner in surfacing key stories and narratives that build trust and connect communities. Prior to this role, she built and led Doblin Canada, focusing on engaging diverse sets of stakeholders to use design-led approaches to address complex organizational and industry challenges. In her early career, Zahra led one of Canada's first social design studios, working with communities to co-design towards better social outcomes, leading some of Canada's most ambitious participatory infrastructure and policy programs. Zahra has taught at OCADU, MoMA, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto. She is the Vice-Chair of the Canadian Urban Institute, and the Board Chair for Park People. She was recently named Next City's Vanguard “40 under 40 Civic Leader”, Ascend Canada's Mentor of the Year, one of “Tomorrow's Titans” in Toronto Life, and one of WXN's Top 100 Women in Canadian Business. Connect with Zhara on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahraebrahim/ Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danielfrancavilla Growth for Good is hosted by Daniel Francavilla, Marketing Advisor & Brand Strategist. The show is produced by CreatorClub for Daniel Does Consulting. Get more from Growth for Good at http://GrowthforGood.ca.  For support with marketing and more for your organization visit https://danieldoes.co.  Looking to produce a podcast of your own? Visit http://CreatorClubStudios.com.

Ep.155 features Shannon T. Lewis (b. 1981 in Toronto, Canada; lives and works in Berlin, Germany). She is an artist of Caribbean descent who reconfigures human forms and the spaces they inhabit within her complex and vivid paintings. Lewis begins with assemblage — the forefront of her practice — utilizing fragments of form and space. Particularly inspired by social cues of ethnicity, whimsical aspects in the work evoke a notion of freedom by examining marginalized identities.    The use of architectural elements is a recurring element, oftentimes inspired by ornate iconography. Painted and interlaced limbs reconnoiter the history of femininity and its relation to Blackness. Lewis offers a window into freedom and body politics as the figurative compositions explore surrealism. Haunting portraits derived from archival and personal sources, Lewis imbues the past and the present to construct a utopian future.    Lewis has exhibited in Canada, the United States, Trinidad, Switzerland, England, and Germany. She has a Bachelor of Arts from OCADU in Toronto (Canada) and a Master of Fine Arts from Goldsmiths, University of London (UK).  Portrait of Shannon T. Lewis, 2022. Photographed by Evan Jenkins. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim Artist https://www.shannontamaralewis.com/ Mariane Ibrahim Gallery https://marianeibrahim.com/artists/60-shannon-t.-lewis/biography/ Elephant Art https://elephant.art/shannon-t-lewis-i-could-stare-at-it-for-20-years-20062022/ UTA Artist Space https://utaartistspace.com/artists/shannon-t-lewis/ NADA https://www.newartdealers.org/programs/in-the-studio-with-shannon-lewis Galerie Magazine https://galeriemagazine.com/shannon-t-lewis/ Juxtapoz https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/magazine/features/shannon-t-lewis-a-performance-of-many-lifetimes/ Contemporary& https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/the-fantasy-of-aspiration-in-the-paintings-of-shannon-tamara-lewis/

These days we're all a little bit sensitive, maybe a little more than ever, and we really need a sense of connection. Community is one of those words that can be misused, but one of the positive things that happened during the pandemic was community building. Whether it was in a branded virtual community like Peloton, a school discord server, or the conversion of outdoor spaces into more comfortable community gathering spots, we craved being together when we were suddenly separated.Today, we're talking to Zayin Hossain, futurist and managing director of OCADU about community building and the implications for branded spaces. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sandra Tarantino received a Bachelor of Fine Arts through the Ontario College of Art and Design in Drawing and Painting, a BA at York University in Psychology and a Bachelor of Education at Western University. She has actively participated in the artistic community as Co-Founder and Director of C1 art space from 2004-2011, AWOL Gallery and Studios from 1996-2012 as well as being part of the AWOL Collective to present day. She has recently opened a new gallery and ceramic studio, ArtQuarters Gallery, in Toronto where she creates, exhibits, teaches and showcases other Canadian artists with her life partner, artist Ross Bonfanti and father Marcello Tarantino. Sandra''s personal art practice incorporates elements of both painting and sculpture through ceramic sculptures, shaped canvases, and other mixed media work; her pieces are held in private and corporate collections across Canada, U.S.A and Europe. She exhibits her works at art fairs including the Artist Project and TOAE as well as with Art Interiors and Blue Crow Gallery.  A large portion of her life also revolves around teaching students of all ages in a variety of media (including mural creation, mixed media painting and ceramic sculpture); this fuels her personal creation practice and explorations.  Sandra teaches at ArtQuarters Gallery, Avenue Road Arts School and throughout GTA communities and schools with arts organizations including VIBE Arts and Arts Access Fund. She is a past recipient of the Ontario Arts Council's Visual Artist Grant, Exhibition Assistance Grant and Artist in Education Grant.On today's episode Sandra talks about her experience in the Florence Program at OCADU, working with artists in various galleries and collectives as well as how her work has evolved from painting to ceramics. Interested in seeing some of Sandra's work. Go to her website at www.sandratarantino.comFind Sandra on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sandratarantino/ Find me on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/artconversationswithlisajayne/ or at my website at www.lisajayneirvine.com

This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click Here Komal Faiz is the founder of ‘Wanderlite' and coauthor in the book ‘contentious cities,' published by Routledge. She has a master's in strategic foresight & innovation from OCADU, Canada, and a bachelor's in communication design. Currently building a new business called 'Wanderlite.' Connect with Komal at: https://www.wanderlite.co/ https://www.komalfaiz.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/komal-faiz/ https://twitter.com/KomalFaiz

Micayla Doria is the founder and CEO of Celebrate Toronto, a non-profit organization that highlights small businesses, artists, musicians, and hosts a large-scale festival each year honouring The City of Toronto's anniversary. Micayla graduated from OCADU, and her extensive community involvement and volunteerism has landed her recognition awards for her outstanding work and dedication to community.On this episode he chat about the Celebrate Toronto organization, the arts, Toronto, culture, and more.Celebrate Toronto EventPlease feel free to reach out to me and provide feedback at MikeRyanG1@gmail.com On Twitter @MikeRyanGOn Instagram  @Conversations_With_Canadians 

NAOMI JOHNSON: Naomi Johnson, Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Bear clan from Six Nations, has worked in the arts for nearly fifteen years as a curator, arts administrator, professional artist, and community arts facilitator.  Naomi served as Artistic Director for seven years and then as Co-Executive Director (2018) of the Woodland Cultural Centre, where she curated and programmed annual exhibitions and performance art events. In June 2019 Naomi accepted the position of Associate Director for imagineNATIVE, having the unique and rewarding opportunity to be mentored by then outgoing Executive Director, Jason Ryle. In June 2020 she assumed the role of Executive Director for imagineNATIVE, she very much looks forward to continuing her work supporting Indigenous talent within the film and media arts sector.DORI TUNSTALL: Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture, and design. As Dean of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design University, she is the first black and black female dean of a faculty of design. She leads the Cultures-Based Innovation Initiative focused on using old ways of knowing to drive innovation processes that directly benefit communities. With a global career, Dori served as Associate Professor of Design Anthropology and Associate Dean at Swinburne University in Australia. She wrote the biweekly column Un-Design for The Conversation Australia. In the U.S., she taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She organized the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative and served as a director of Design for Democracy. Industry positions included UX strategists for Sapient Corporation and Arc Worldwide. Dori holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and a BA in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College.ZAHRA EBRAHIM: Zahra is a public interest designer and strategist, focused on shifting power to people who are typically underrepresented in institutions and systems. Her work has focused on deep, community-led approaches to policy, infrastructure, and service design. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monumental, an organization focused on supporting an equitable recovery that builds fair and just cities and institutions. She is an Executive Advisor to Deloitte on Cities and Design, and a senior advisor to political and public interest initiatives across the country.  Zahra has taught at OCADU, MoMA, and currently teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She has served on the boards of Jane's Walk, St. Stephen's Community House, Toronto Biennial, Canadian Urban Institute, and is the current Chair of the Board for Park People. She serves as an advisor for a range of organizations including Toronto Public Library, Progress Toronto, and Code for Canada. She was recently named Next City's Vanguard “40 under 40 Civic Leader”, Ascend Canada's Mentor of the Year, one of “Tomorrow's Titans” in Toronto Life, and one of WXN's Top 100 Women in Canadian Business.SY BLAKE: Sy Blake is a 3D Artist with a background in Graphic and Product Design, a Graduate of the Central St Martins School in London, with a BA Honours in Product Design.  For many years Sy has worked to bring to life, unique representations of black identity through his skills in 3D character modeling, focusing on black futures and black joy peppered with hints of futurism, sci fi and fantasy. Sy has collaborated with Toronto Based artists and companies like Adidas Canada to help bring his characters to 3D print. And is currently working on his own line of Art Toys. When not working on his own creative projects and collaborations, Sy works as a 3D Modeller for the award-winning Guru Animation Studio in Toronto on the new ‘Sesame Street' show coming to HBO ‘Mecha Builders'.for full bios: harthouse.ca/wellbeing

On this Episode I'm joined by Olivia Allen who is the Membership Services and Recreation Program Facilitator at Hart House . Olivia is also a trained Art Therapist. Olivia Allen is a program facilitator working in recreation and wellness. She aims to create impactful and engaging programming that reflects the diverse University community. Olivia has developed adaptive programming for both youth and adults to provide opportunities to engage and participate in physical activity. Olivia has a strong interest in supporting student well being through movement and the creative arts. Olivia has a degree in design from OCADU and has a strong love of art, design, writing and podcasts. She is always thinking about creative ways to deliver programming.Art Therapy: Toronto Art Therapy Institute Canadian Art Therapy Association

Welcome to Souls Outside!In this episode…We open by chatting about grounding our physical bodies.Next, our featured guest Ece Savas joins us for a “fireside” chat before sharing how we can follow in their soulprints by following the elements as you build your authentic brand!---As always, we have AUDIO, VIDEO & PRINT versions of this content – choose how you prefer to engage!And, join us on Facebook or LinkedIn to join in the conversation, dive deeper into each episode and share what you’ve got on the topic! Plus, be one of the first viewers of each episode by joining us on Facebook for a watch party, every Thursday as each new episode is released! ---Show Notes + Links to Gifts & More!0:00 Welcome & Overview of Today’s Episode0:37 Intro to Souls Outside1:33 Let’s start by chatting about grounding our physical bodies.9:32 We’re joined by Ece Savas to learn more about his/her journey to now!19:29 And let’s learn how to follow in Ece Savas’s soulprints by following the elements as you build your authentic brand!28:40 Thanks to our Founding Sponsors!29:50 P.S. Continue to journey in Ece Savas’s Soulprints with your complimentary copy of The Five Elements Brand Journal! Ece Savas - Artist, Designer, Yogi and Natural Life EnthusiastI'm a heart-driven strategic designer who seeks meaning, joy and beauty in all areas of life. To me business is more than a job I do; but it's a true expression of who I am and an opportunity to create a best version of my life. I'm truly passionate about nature, sustainability and authentic living. So my partner and I recently bought a large wooded land and started building our off-grid home and retreat. I mean building as in actually building it. Our mission is to inspire and empower other like-minded spirits who seek a natural and self-sustainable life.With over fifteen years of agency and corporate design experience Ece has an in-depth understanding of how corporate brands works in the modern world. She has strong intuitive artistic approach and superb eye for visual aesthetics. Ece published her first book - it is a journal- The Five Elements Brand Journal in Oct. 2019 to guide passion driven entrepreneurs to discover and develop their own brands.Ece is an OCADU alumni and a member of RGD and CSI. She loves to bring more kindness, courage and joy to peoples lives with every opportunity. Beside being a creative entrepreneur Ece is also an artist, educator, traveler, yogini and a black belt.

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today I have the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based visual artist David Brown. David graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1992. He has a 25-year award-winning career in the international art and design industry. David taught Industrial Design at OCADU while operating a successful product design studio. David is the founder and managing director of Toronto’s SpeakEasy, creating networking opportunities for established and emerging artists since 1996. In 2013, he initiated the Five Star collective aimed at facilitating member participation in international art fairs. David’s abstract encaustic paintings have been shown at numerous galleries and museums across Canada and the U.S. Recently he had a solo exhibition at The Painting Center in NYC. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections in North America, Europe, and Asia. The products he designed have been sold across North America, and his work has been published in books and magazines throughout Canada and the United States, such as Azure, Canadian Art, Style at Home, House and Home and The Toronto Star to name a few. You can learn more about David at:  http://www.encausticcollage.com/EncausticCollage/home.html https://www.instagram.com/encausticman/   You can learn more about this podcast and podcast host at:  http://curatoronthego.com/podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/curatoronthego/   I want to thank today’s episode sponsor Imagefoundry - a Toronto-based fine art printing boutique that specializes in edition printing, art documentation, editing, custom art reproduction projects and retouching work. Imagefoundry always uses top-notch materials and offers affordable prices and flawless execution. They produce ultra-sharp, direct scans from artworks of any size. Imagefoundry is proud to be a green business that re-uses up to 75% of packaging materials, as well as uses water-based inks, adhesives made from natural materials, and safe, food-grade chemicals for photographic processing.  Imagefoundry's clients include artists: Rebecca Belmore, Suzy Lake, John Massey, Jeffrey James and organizations like the AGO and Art Gallery of Hamilton among many others. Imagefoundry always supports the local art community and provides its storefront space for solo and group shows. Visit https://www.imagefoundry.ca/ to book an appointment and learn more about the company and its services.  

This episode was a live recording for the podcast at the 5th annual Radical Research Summit in Vancouver BC. Our panel topic was collaborative research - Working with people in other disciplines, in other teams, or even in other organizations to produce really impactful research that will get integrated into the experiences we’re creating. The panelists were Ariba Jahan, Innovation Director at Ad Council, Judd Antin, Director of Research at Airbnb, and Komal Faiz, a UX researcher at Zensurince. You’ll get a fuller introduction of them at the beginning of the panel.This episode is special not only because it was recorded live in front of an audience, it was also different because halfway through the panel the fire alarm went off! And yes, we had to evacuate the building. Although we are laughing about it now, it was not, in the moment, terribly funny. I was just thinking, how are we going to make this into an episode? I wasn’t worried about a fire. We edited it out for the podcast but you can see it unedited on our youtube channel. Fortunately, we were allowed back into the building about 10 minutes later to finish up with one last discussion point and then some really great questions and answers with the audience. About everything from who has the power to make decisions to working in agile ways to discovering and incorporating everyone’s knowledge into the process.If your organization or conference would like to host a live recording of the ux cake podcast, you can find out more about that by emailing us at team@uxcake.co. This was the 4th live recording ux cake has had and I mentioned I love doing this because there is such a physical sense of the community, and the community is why I and the rest of the volunteer team do this podcast. Also They’re really well- attended and they get great download numbers so it's a great way to spread the news about your organization to a global audience. OUR PANELISTSAriba Jahan As an immigrant Bengali woman that discovered her profound hearing loss at age eight, Ariba focuses on advocating for diverse, marginalized voices that are often overlooked and ensuring we bring humanity into tech. After a varied background including Biomechancial Engineering, engineering research publications, and a stint at medical school, Ariba lead operations and product management for industry-shifting startups. This work and her passion for social impact brought her to the Ad Council as the Director of Innovation, where she’s charged with scaling design thinking and agile practices, creating digital products to create measurable social impact, and exploring future-forward technology for the organization.https://www.linkedin.com/in/aribajahan/https://twitter.com/aribajahanJudd Antin is Director of Research at Airbnb, where he leads a global organization of over 100 amazing humans across 6 research functions. Prior to joining Airbnb in 2015, Judd was Research Manager at Facebook. Judd is a leader and grower of high-performing, fulfilled teams, and a strategic product and design thinker and doer. Always a researcher above all, Judd is deeply multi-method, fascinated by people and evidence.https://www.linkedin.com/in/juddantin/https://twitter.com/juddantinKomal Faiz is a UX researcher. She is a global shaper at the World Economic Forum (WEF); founder of Design Pakistan; runs a podcast called ‘South Asian Female Travellers’; and is a member of the 'Design Research Society.' She has a master’s in strategic foresight & innovation from OCADU, Canada. Prior to her current role at Zensurance, she worked as a design researcher for a project on 'women's mobility' funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, UK, in collaboration with Coventry University, University of Malaya, and Design Pakistan.https://twitter.com/komalfaizhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/komal-faiz********If you enjoy this podcast and if you think what we’re doing is useful and important, there are some really simple ways you can help us: follow us on twitter - like and reshare our postssubscribe to the newsletter for updates and bonus contentshare this episode, or any of our episodes, with a friend. And we would love it if you would rate & review us on Apple Podcast!Listen Apple | Spotify | Google | WebsiteConnect with UX Cake!uxcake.co | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Linked In See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Noted contrarian Jess Mitchell (@jesshmitchell). Senior Manager, Research + Design at the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCADu. Next week Jess will offer up the closing keynote for the Digital Pedagogy Lab Toronto (@DigPedLab). Terry and Jess chat about her thoughts about that upcoming talk and where it's coming from, and the waterfowl that live outside her window.

Noted contrarian Jess Mitchell (@jesshmitchell). Senior Manager, Research + Design at the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCADu. Next week Jess will offer up the closing keynote for the Digital Pedagogy Lab Toronto (@DigPedLab). Terry and Jess chat about her thoughts about that upcoming talk and where it's coming from, and the waterfowl that live outside her window.

In September, the 10K crew went on location to the 2017 Ontario Universities’ Fair, to interview a dozen higher ed leaders about trends in innovation. Sara Diamond has worked in higher education for 3 decades, at BC’s Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Alberta’s Banff Centre, and Ontario’s OCAD University, where she has been President since 2005. In this special bonus episode, edited to 10 minutes, Ken asks Sara 3 key questions about higher ed innovation. Innovations at OCAD? Sara proudly points to OCADU’s new Academic Plan, which brings together STEAM+D – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (or Medicine) with Art and Design in a powerful interdisciplinary combination. All OCAD students will be provided with basic programming skills so they can be “digital citizens.” OCADU also has a strong focus on Indigenous knowledge, culture and creativity, and “decolonization” is OCAD’s first guiding principle. OCAD has diversified its curriculum and built a cosmopolitan campus, with international students from around the world. And OCAD is opening several new buildings, including the waterfront Campus for the Connected World, and the Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers, both of which will focus on new experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities for students. OCAD’s business incubator for recent graduates, the Imagination Catalyst, has a very high success rate launching new ventures. And OCAD is partnering with UOIT to bring together design and hard science for STEAM+D. The Decade Ahead? Over the next decade, Sara predicts a world of continuous learning in which universities offer increasingly flexible degrees, badges and stackable microcredentials, as well as flexible timetables for working and entrepreneurial students. Digital delivery will intensify, but the “sociality” of learning will continue to bring students together in one place to learn. She also anticipates some really dynamic “international aggregates of institutions” offering students trans-national learning experiences and credentials. And Sara projects ongoing and increasing investment in “blue-sky” investigator-driven research, and the increasing importance of artificial intelligence in the “expressive economy.” Culture of Innovation? Sara emphasizes that university leaders must support the integration of research and teaching, and maintain curricular openness to new learning. They must be “militant proponents of diversity”, be highly collaborative across campus, and also reinforce the “porosity” of the university, building partnerships with industry and external organizations to help build their communities. Ultimately, Sara observes, university research can help solve the world’s big problems, so long as we stay “at the coal face” of the real world. Watch for more interviews soon, or to be sure you don’t miss them, join more than 15,000 Ten with Ken subscribers and followers on any of a dozen platforms. Stay in the Loop by subscribing to our free email newsletter at http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/

In September, the 10K crew went on location to the 2017 Ontario Universities’ Fair, to interview a dozen higher ed leaders about trends in innovation. Sara Diamond has worked in higher education for 3 decades, at BC’s Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Alberta’s Banff Centre, and Ontario’s OCAD University, where she has been President since 2005. In this special bonus episode, edited to 10 minutes, Ken asks Sara 3 key questions about higher ed innovation. Innovations at OCAD? Sara proudly points to OCADU’s new Academic Plan, which brings together STEAM+D – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (or Medicine) with Art and Design in a powerful interdisciplinary combination. All OCAD students will be provided with basic programming skills so they can be “digital citizens.” OCADU also has a strong focus on Indigenous knowledge, culture and creativity, and “decolonization” is OCAD’s first guiding principle. OCAD has diversified its curriculum and built a cosmopolitan campus, with international students from around the world. And OCAD is opening several new buildings, including the waterfront Campus for the Connected World, and the Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers, both of which will focus on new experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities for students. OCAD’s business incubator for recent graduates, the Imagination Catalyst, has a very high success rate launching new ventures. And OCAD is partnering with UOIT to bring together design and hard science for STEAM+D. The Decade Ahead? Over the next decade, Sara predicts a world of continuous learning in which universities offer increasingly flexible degrees, badges and stackable microcredentials, as well as flexible timetables for working and entrepreneurial students. Digital delivery will intensify, but the “sociality” of learning will continue to bring students together in one place to learn. She also anticipates some really dynamic “international aggregates of institutions” offering students trans-national learning experiences and credentials. And Sara projects ongoing and increasing investment in “blue-sky” investigator-driven research, and the increasing importance of artificial intelligence in the “expressive economy.” Culture of Innovation? Sara emphasizes that university leaders must support the integration of research and teaching, and maintain curricular openness to new learning. They must be “militant proponents of diversity”, be highly collaborative across campus, and also reinforce the “porosity” of the university, building partnerships with industry and external organizations to help build their communities. Ultimately, Sara observes, university research can help solve the world’s big problems, so long as we stay “at the coal face” of the real world. Watch for more interviews soon, or to be sure you don’t miss them, join more than 15,000 Ten with Ken subscribers and followers on any of a dozen platforms. Stay in the Loop by subscribing to our free email newsletter at http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/

Terry Greene (@greeneerry) speaks with Jess Mitchell (@jesshmitchell) from the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCADu. We chat about the amazing work they are doing globally with things like the Social Justice Repair Kits and the FLOE Project.

Terry Greene (@greeneerry) speaks with Jess Mitchell (@jesshmitchell) from the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCADu. We chat about the amazing work they are doing globally with things like the Social Justice Repair Kits and the FLOE Project.

Bio: Cat Bluemke and Jonathan Carroll work together as executive members of the new media business art collective Tough Guy Mountain. In her individual practice, Cat works in installation, visual art, performance and textile, often contrasting the art economy with the greater economy. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Jon produces visuals, software, video games and makes music under the moniker People Tanning. He currently works as an educator and freelancer. It was on Jon's advice that I decided to turn the art / work project into a podcast. Look for Tough Guy Mountain's virtual reality video game being released in November 2017 through Trinity Square Video's upcoming V/Art project. Recording Notes: This interview was recorded at the former Tough Guy Mountain headquarters in the rectory space of St. George the Martyr's Anglican Church, nestled between the church itself-- the venue home of Toronto's Music Gallery-- and the former site of OCADU's student gallery-- now bulldozed for condo development. Visual and performance artist Jennifer Chan was present while the interview was taken making use of the laundry facilities. Links: Artist: Tough Guy Mountain: http://www.toughguymountain.com/ Cat Bluemke: http://catbluemke.com/ People Tanning: https://peopletanning.bandcamp.com/ Therapy Font (Jon's art videogames): https://therapy-font.itch.io/ References: One of the fighting boys: https://www.instagram.com/samchampion_/ HackerYou: http://hackeryou.com/ Damien HIrst: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtHistory/comments/3if2mb/why_does_everyone_hate_damien_hirst/ Vapor Wave: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/vaporwave Macintosh Plus: https://beerontherug.bandcamp.com/album/floral-shoppe James Ferraro: https://jjamesferraro.bandcamp.com/ Cinecycle: https://www.facebook.com/cine.cycle/ Jon McCurley: https://soundcloud.com/precariatcontent/pc-03-amy-jon Adrienne Crossman: https://soundcloud.com/precariatcontent/pc-07-adrienne Photo: Cat Bluemke The song used in the opening of the podcast is entitled Eschatologies of Tech (Executive Theme) it was produced for Tough Guy Mountain: a play, which showed at Factory Theatre for Summerworks 2015.

This week we're back with Malcolm (it's my dad, guys!) In this first installation we talk about his experience in high school and picking OCADU as his college of choice. We start talking about his transition into his current position as Vice President of a healthcare company where his main role is marketing and communications. Stay tuned for more great stuff next week!