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Design is Human

Design is Human

By Atlanta Design Festival

Podcast from the Atlanta Design Festival that presents the stories behind the humans that design for human kind.
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Jason James, VP of Design for Instacart

Design is HumanSep 20, 2021

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Terence Lester: Love Beyond Walls & The Dignity Museum

Terence Lester: Love Beyond Walls & The Dignity Museum

Elayne DeLeo speaks with Terence Lester about homelessness, Love Beyond Walls & The Dignity Museum in Atlanta.

Terence stands as a beacon of compassion and advocacy in the realm of social justice. With an unyielding commitment to uplifting underserved populations, he founded Love Beyond Walls, a non-profit organization that ambitiously seeks to humanize the stories of the homeless and dismantle systemic poverty. Their initiatives span from mobile makeovers for the homeless to providing resources for education and empowerment.

One of the most groundbreaking initiatives by Love Beyond Walls is the Dignity Museum. Unlike any conventional museum, it immersively showcases the stories, challenges, and aspirations of those facing homelessness, bridging the divide of understanding between society and its marginalized members. By placing a spotlight on the inherent worth of every individual, regardless of their socio-economic status, the Dignity Museum reshapes narratives, fostering empathy and reminding visitors of the shared human experience that binds us all.

Lester’s work is a poignant reminder that in the pursuit of justice and equality, love can indeed move beyond walls, transcending barriers and uniting communities.

Sep 13, 202338:56
John Ferguson: Inspiring Young Designers through Mentorship
Mar 06, 202330:32
APT Kenya Applied Paper Based Technology: Changing Lives of the Disabled

APT Kenya Applied Paper Based Technology: Changing Lives of the Disabled

Speakers:
Ruth Stevens, Chairman, The Potters House CBO/APT Kenya
Cath Barton, Pediatric Physiotherapist

APT Kenya is a project run by The Potter’s House CBO since February 2022 addressing this need by using Appropriate Paper Technology (APT) as a low cost and sustainable solution to make seating and standing devices for disabled children in Kenya.APT devices help the child to maintain a comfortable and functional position in either sitting or standing. This good positioning is proven to help prevent contractures and spinal deformities, and can improve digestion, bowel function, and maintain skin integrity. The equipment also enables the child to play and communicate with those around them, increasing both the amount and the quality of their participation in home activities, as well as increasing independence, communication and quality of life.

Sep 19, 202228:34
Donald Burlock, Jr. Designer and Author, Let Empathy Go

Donald Burlock, Jr. Designer and Author, Let Empathy Go

Elayne DeLeo talks to designer and author of Superhuman by Design, Donald Burlock, Jr on his path from dreaming of designing airplanes to experience and brand designer, how to make organizations understand and activate around the value of design process, and why empathy is not the primary motivator for good design.

Donald Burlock, Jr. is an in-demand design leader with more than ten years of experience creating strategies and game-changing results in the marketplace. Donald has launched highly-awarded global campaigns and helped top organizations like Coca-Cola, IDEO, Dolby Labs, and Capital One deliver innovative design solutions to diverse audiences. He has contributed to multiple design outlets and regularly speaks on creativity and design thinking. Currently, he works as a Sr. UX Designer at Lab126 and has recently published a book on his creative journey called Superhuman by DesignKeys to Unlocking Your Creativity for Game-Changing Results.

He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and a Master of Industrial Design degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Aug 04, 202244:59
Elisa Celis, Assistant Professor of Statistics & Data Science, Yale University

Elisa Celis, Assistant Professor of Statistics & Data Science, Yale University

The Good, the Bad, and Ugly of Artificial Intelligence

Elisa Celis is an assistant professor in the Statistics & Data Science department at Yale University. She studies the manifestation of social and economic biases in our online lives via the algorithms that encode and perpetuate them. Her research leverages both experimental and theoretical approaches, and her work spans multiple disciplines including data science, machine learning, fairness in socio-technical systems and algorithm design. At Yale she co-founded the Computation and Society Initiative.

Elayne DeLeo talks with Elisa Celis, an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and professor on the inherent biases encoded in AI and how social platforms like Facebook are lulling users into a false sense of security around their personal data. She discusses how data such as facial recognition is being used and misused, how Facebook and other platforms leverage user patterns to feed a larger percentage of emotional content to users, why ethical AI practitioners need to play a major role on digital platforms, and how these platforms know more than you think they know including how you might be thinking about getting a divorce.

Oct 06, 202140:57
Jason James, VP of Design for Instacart
Sep 20, 202141:04
Andrew Graves, Director of Ortus Economic Research

Andrew Graves, Director of Ortus Economic Research

Elayne DeLeo has a conversation with Andrew Graves, Director of Ortus Economic Research on what defines a design economy, the data and outcomes of his research for the Design Council UK, how design is key to future economic growth and positive societal change, and why cities should invest in a study of their creative industries to understand the impact of design on business growth, real estate value, new investments, employment, GVA and exports, policy decisions, and the use and under-use of design within the economy.


About Andrew Graves

Andrew Graves is an economic development strategy and research consultant with 25 years’ experience of evidencing, designing and evaluating public policies, strategies, programmes and projects.  He has worked in consultancy his entire career, working closely with clients from a range of organisations and across many disciplines to improve economic outcomes for places and sectors.

Andrew brings a wide range of skills – technical, analytical and process – to assess the economic performance and potential of places, sectors, and markets, and to develop solutions for delivering increased competitiveness, productivity and economic resilience.

In 2015, the Design Council UK commissioned Andrew and Ortus to deliver new insight into the skills held by designers across the economy and how these link to productivity, innovation and economic performance for the UK economy. In 2017, MA!, the organizer of Atlanta Design Festival commissioned Ortus to conduct a 1st phase of research on the economic impact of design and creative industries in Atlanta with plans for a full study to be completed by Q1 2022.

www.ortuser.co.uk

Mar 03, 202126:23
Victoria Ayo multidisciplinary designer and researcher
Dec 21, 202039:17
Catherine Clark, Architect and President of the RIBA-USA

Catherine Clark, Architect and President of the RIBA-USA

Elayne DeLeo spoke with Catherine Clark, architect and President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)-USA and former Chair of the New York Chapter of the RIBA-USA. They discuss how architects must take the lead in addressing climate change (and pandemics) through the built environment, her mission and plans for expanding RIBAs role and membership in the US, how identity influences how young architects view joining industry organizations like RIBA and AIA, and why now is the best time for architects to experiment and create buildings that inspire and uplift the spirit.

Catherine has lived and worked as an architect in NY for over 15 years and is the Director of BArC Studio. Her work has been featured in RIBA Journal, Building Design as well as the books Design Brooklyn - an overview of the best architectural and design projects across the borough and The Culture of Practice, which is a snapshot of architectural practice culture from around the world. BArC Studio's design for a Brooklyn restaurant was distilled into an icon for the critic’s review in the New Yorker Magazine. Her experience ranges from master-planning in Hampshire, UK to leading the design of New York’s first ‘Green School’. Catherine studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and is an examiner for the RIBA Part 3 exams.

Dec 03, 202040:24
Carla Swickerath of Studio Libeskind
Sep 21, 202040:45
Dr. Pierce Gordon Innovation Catalyst, Researcher, Facilitator, and Evaluator
Jul 20, 202043:27
Jonas Pettersson of Form Us With Love
Jun 10, 202043:36
Gene Kansas Commercial Real Estate
Mar 24, 202041:08
Chris Hardy Industrial Designer
Dec 12, 201950:17