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What does empathy have to do with design thinking and pipe cleaner hats? Lee is a design thinker, an engineer, and a community builder. She founded a community innovation lab, Design Dream Lab, where anyone with a giving heart can make an impact and dream of a better future. Lee loves building and fostering creativity through everyday experiences and finds joy in connecting dots with other fun-loving and joyful human beings. Lee currently serves as a Service Design Experience Lead at Pfizer. When she is not playing at work, she brings amazing people together to build the future that we desire. Traci was introduced to Lee just because.  Traci never even knew Lee was a bit of a celebrity who made and wore pipe cleaner hats. She had worn them for a year and was covered in a beautiful New Yorker article and video expose.  You are in for inspiration and a positive sparkle in your day when you listen to Lee's creative nudges and design thinking ethos. Episode Timeline [00:09] Intro  [0:58] Meet Lee Kim [4:01] Lee describes the hat she is wearing for our podcast interview. [5:14] How “wearable Tracy” pipe cleaner hats were birthed. [8:33] A family feud repaired through empathy and design thinking. [14:44] Playing empathy kaleidoscope game at Queens Library in New York. [21:00] Creating an end-of-life vision in a New York City Park [27:32] Defining Design Thinking [33:47] Our failed design prototypes are necessary for lighting our path [40:34] Parting wish to listeners [43:32] Outro Resources Mentioned New Yorker Piece on Silly Hats (Article / Video) Design Dream Lab (website) Memory Kaleidoscope (website)    Standout Quotes “...it's impossible to achieve 100 % empathy because even if you were born in the same time go through the same life as a twin or someone, your life is different. So you can never actually 100 % empathize with that person. But as a person who is curious, what we can do is we could try, attempt to be that person.” (Lee) “Oftentimes it is us just helping each other to grow to be a better person rather than us trying to create products to make the world better. (Lee). “The perspective shifting reframing of the questions from the lens of the person who's going through it always start the design thinking process. And that is what designers do.” (Lee) “So what excites me about design thinking is it's never a lone game. There are always partners who are going to come along the journey with you.” (Lee) “And you create prototypes not to prove you're right. You create prototypes to see what you can learn more about the person. And then you go test and iterate, and then you come back to, Okay, this is what we think can help you.” (Lee) “...the solution is communication. The solution is sharing their lived experiences, not the theory that you can find in research papers.” (Lee)  “I think it's important for me to at least know that to myself, am I true to myself.” (Lee)   Connect: Find | Sidewalk Talk  At sidewalk-talk.org On Instagram: @sidewalktalkorg On Twitter: @sidewalktalkorg   Find | Traci Ruble At Traciruble.com On Instagram: @TraciRubleMFT On Twitter: @TraciRubleMFT On Facebook: @TraciRubleMFT   Find | Lee Kim At www.designdreamlab.org On LinkedIn: @leekim   SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST On Apple Podcasts On Google Podcasts On Spotify On YouTube

Andrew Jackson is the Director Emeritus of Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center where he served in that role before retiring in 2017. He is also a past president of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association from 2004-2006. Andrew is currently an adjunct professor at both York and Queens colleges where he has taught a combined 23 years. A published author and essayist, Andrew wrote the Foreword to the 9th and 10th Editions of The African American Almanac and Queens Notes: Facts About the Forgotten Borough of Queens, New York.  He co-edited the award-winning book, The 21st Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges, and his essay, In The Tradition: The Legacy of Cultural Messengers From Langston Hughes to Tupac Shakur, was published in Phati'tude Literary Magazine.  Andrew is currently working on the Third Edition of The Handbook of Black Librarianship, due to be published in 2024.

What should the NYPD do when the Proud Boys invade Queens? In this Boles.tv live stream highlight, David Boles discusses the Proud Boys invasion of the Queens Library to protest Drag Queen Story Hour and he investigates how the NYPD handled the situation to decompress a threat to The City.

Jasmin and special guest Matthew discuss showing up to support a Drag Queen Story Hour in Queens in the midst of protesters, baseless claims of fentanyl-laced Halloween candy, haunting images of the "Pillars of Creation" captured by the James Webb telescope, and some of their favorite Spooky Season stories.

Ralph McDaniels Talks Video Music Box Documentary, Early Nas, Jay Z And The Evolution Hip-Hop MediaRalph McDaniels (born February 27, 1962) is a music video director, DJ and VJ. He co-created and co-hosts the music video program Video Music Box with Lionel C. Martin. After interning at WNYC, and subsequently becoming a radio engineer, he created Studio 31 Dance Party, a television show revolving around recordings of music performances.[ This show would transform into Video Music Box. McDaniels studied communications at LaGuardia Community College and later started the video production company Classic Concepts with Video Music Box producer Lionel Martin. He now works for the Queens Library for Outreach Services

Libraries have long been a great escape for a lot of people – the perfect place to slip away from the hustle and bustle of life. But, when the pandemic forced libraries to shut their doors, library leaders had to move swiftly to make sure they could still serve their communities. Our guest this week is Dennis Walcott, President and CEO of the Queens Public Library. He joins us to talk about how the Queens Library pivoted during the pandemic, and how COVID-19 isn't putting a damper on the Library's125th anniversary celebrations.

Libraries have long been a great escape for a lot of people – the perfect place to slip away from the hustle and bustle of life. But, when the pandemic forced libraries to shut their doors, library leaders had to move swiftly to make sure they could still serve their communities. Our guest this week is Dennis Walcott, President and CEO of the Queens Public Library. He joins us to talk about how the Queens Library pivoted during the pandemic, and how COVID-19 isn’t putting a damper on the Library’s125th anniversary celebrations.

JOIN ESP AS SHE CONTINUES ON "THE JOURNEY TO SELF" ~Melanin in American~ with Special Guest Professor Andrew P. Jackson (Sekou Molefi Baako) -Director Emeritus, Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center (1980-2016) -Member, Board of Trustees, Queens Public Library -Past President, Black Caucus of the American Library Association (2004-2006) -Adjunct Instructor, York College, History, Philosophy and Anthropology Dept - Black Studies Program BS Degree Business Administration 1990 Adjunct Instructor, Queens College, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies MLS Degree 1996 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/espspeaks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/espspeaks/support

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is facing renewed criticism for his support of stop and frisk—a position he held until entered the presidential race three months ago—after a 2015 audio clip surfaced in which he is accused of making racist comments.  Denis Walcott, President and CEO of the Queens Library, former deputy mayor and NYC schools chancellor under Bloomberg, defends the former mayor, and says voters should accept his apology.  Plus, New Yorkers weigh in: Should we let Bloomberg move past stop and frisk? We take their calls. 

December 3, 2018 - In this episode, our time machine turns Zamboni and hits the ice for the greatest fanned shot in sports marketing history, when the New York Islanders -- a decade removed from their four-in-a-row Stanley Cup dynasty of the early '80s -- chose a new mascot that resembled nothing so much as frozen food pitchman The Gorton's Fisherman. Joining us to do color commentary is our friend Nicholas Hirshon who brings us We Want Fish Sticks: The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders. We last heard from Nick when he invited me to conduct a live interview at the Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Our guest that day was Ephemeral New York's Esther Crain who chatted with us about her book, The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910. Nick Hirshon is assistant professor of communication at William Paterson University and a former reporter for the New York Daily News. You've seen his work in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Hockey News. His previous books are Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum -- the arena where the Islanders built that dynasty -- and Forest Hills, about his Long Island hometown, with a forward by actor Ray Romano. Visit him online at NickHirshon.com, @NickHirshon on Twitter and Instagram, or Facebook.com/NHirshon. You meet Nick and talk hockey at these author events...   Book Talk & Signing — Saturday, December 8, at 3 p.m. Queens Library, 256-04 Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks, Queens https://bit.ly/2K7o1le Book Signing — Saturday, December 29, at 6:30 p.m.* Offside Tavern, 137 W. 14th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, Manhattan *Signing will continue throughout televised coverage of the Islanders’ away game against John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs. https://www.offsidetavernnyc.com/ Book Signing — Thursday, January 10, at 4 p.m.* Gerry Cosby & Co., 11 Pennsylvania Plaza (7th Ave) between 31st and 32nd Streets, Manhattan *Signing will precede the Islanders-Rangers game at Madison Square Garden a block away. http://cosbysports.com/

We are back with another episode, Episode 15 - and this time we sat down for a chat with the Author of the soon-to-be-released book "We Want Fishsticks", Nick Hirshon. Before I get into the book talk, I offer a rundown of all the games over the Thanksgiving break and some hard hitting analysis as always. I got pretty amped up this week, as the Islanders powerplay is fair to middling - to say the least. Nick isn't just an author, he's a college professor who wrote his college thesis on - the Islanders, but he's also obviously a huge New York Islanders fan. I reached out to Nick after seeing some promo work on his book via Twitter and we got to talking. Obviously, I invited him here and thankfully he obliged. Like all my guests, we talked about current and past Islanders related topics, the vintage Fisherman jersey we have all come to know and love (well, some of us anyway) and even about arenas and ownership. It was a conversation I thoroughly enjoyed and as it turned out, I learned quite a bit about a few things. Did you know that the fisherman on the crest is modeled after one of the Baymen out here in East Hampton? I didn't know that. In fact, Nick and I talked about all that after recording, in an unfortunate twist of fate - because I am related to one of the oldest fishing families on the east end. Nick did a lot of the research for his book, and the fishermen - right here in my local library. He will be out here again in January for a book signing and we have plans to meet up in person. I'm looking forward to it. Another quick coincidence - the Islanders, today actually, posted that the fisherman jersey is available for purchase and customization RIGHT NOW via their online store. It's something I will be jumping on as well. Fashion comes in

Dennis Walcott, president and CEO of Queens Library sits down with The Wave's Managing Editor Mark C. Healey to discuss the upcoming 31-Hour Marathon that the Peninsula branch will be hosting on Aug 26 and 27.  He'll also discuss how Queens Library is evolving and adapting to technology and the needs of the various community that the library serves.      

Hip-Hop Legend Darryl "DMC "McDaniels talks with Ralph McDaniels (No relationship) at the first Queens Library Hip-Hop talk series. DMC discusses his love for comic books and his own graphic novels. He tells the live audience about how he connected with Joseph "RUN" Simmons and how they broke ground with music, style and content. DMC is an original Queens resident, who grew up visiting Queens Library's, Hollis branch.

Hip-Hop Legend Darryl "DMC "McDaniels talks with Ralph McDaniels (No relationship) at the first Queens Library Hip-Hop talk series. DMC discusses his love for comic books and his own graphic novels. He tells the live audience about how he connected with Joseph "RUN" Simmons and how they broke ground with music, style and content. DMC is an original Queens resident, who grew up visiting Queens Library's, Hollis branch.

Dré Cleveland, Your Personal P.O.W.E.R. Coach, is a Brooklyn native, a prolific speaker and success coach, and the founder of the premiere coaching and empowerment club for forward thinking urban adults called, The Power Players Club TM.  Dré is the author of God Is a Woman: 7 Keys to Self-Love and Empowerment for Women (aka Kioni Carter) and The Power Players Guide to Playing Powerfully in the Game of Life, The Power Players Guide to Playing Powerfully in the Game of Life for Kids, as well as the soon to be released fiction title, Love and Payne.  Her dedication to the true transformation of her clients and her community is what got her the nickname "The Butterfly Queen," with workshops, events, and tele-classes that have proven themselves to be both dynamic in presentation, and thought provoking in nature.   With over 10 years in the field of personal and professional development, Dré has brought eye opening and intriguing programs to various business and social organizations including TASC, Queens Library, and the NYC Public School System. She has also been invited to speak on both national and international stages, sharing the platform with POWERhouse speakers like Bill Walsh, Gary Coxe, and many of Les Brown's Platinum Speakers.  Dré has participated in various radio shows, including The Jeff Foxx Radio Show, and several events including The New York Black Expo and The Sista 2 Sista Youth Summit featured on Essence.com.