From Blueprint to Solved

Episode 19: UX for Good & Inzovu

Sat, 25 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Jason Ulaszek discusses his thoughts on design as a tool for social good and his two design organizations, Ux for Good, and Inzovu.

1:00 A Little About UX for Good & Inzovu

2:39 Jason's Thoughts on Design as a Tool for Social Good

7:09 Jason's Journey to Design

12:20 Why Social Impact?

16:40 Kagali Genocide Memorial

Episode 18: Design Without Borders

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Over 75% of Uganda's population is under the age of 35, and doesn't have access to design services. Abigail Turinayo, Design Without Borders' general manager, discusses her journey to the organization, its mission to use design as a tool to improve Uganda's products and services, the changes within the organization, and one of their successful projects.

Episode 17: LifeBank- Connecting Blood Banks to Hospitals

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Temie Giwa Tubosun, founder and CEO of LifeBank discusses her journey to connecting hospitals to blood banks, her vision, and the next steps for her company.

6:15 First Steps

8:50 Biggest Challenges

11:36 Transition from Tech to Tech & Distribution

12:36 Milestones

14:11 LifeBank’s Technology

Episode 16: Growing Up Boulder

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Description:

Mara Mintzer, Program Director of Growing Up Boulder, discusses the inception of the organization, their work with involving children and young people in Boulder’s decision-making, and what adults can learn from children.

In this Episode:

1:25 Growing Up Boulder inception story

5:25 Original idea for Growing Up Boulder

9:40 Pivot/ Growing Up Boulder moves into a different direction

14:00 What adults can learn from children

18:00 Mara Mintzer's takeaways

22:22 Final thoughts from Mara Mintzer

Episode 15: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Description:

Cathy Alderman, the Vice President of Communication and Public Policy at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, discusses the organization's mission and the stigmatization of homelessness.

In this Episode:

3:12 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless' mission & Cathy Alderman's story

5:15 Why inequality exists

7:42 Most difficult part of Cathy's work

10:10 Cathy's everyday

11:09 Keeping level-headed

17:08 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless successes

19:05 Any holes in the system? Improvements?

22:05 What else should we address?

Episode 14: Algae revolutionize printer's ink

Wed, 16 May 2018 05:04:00 +0000

Description:

Living Ink's co-founder, Scott Fulbright, discusses his journey to creating a 100% bio-based ink pigment out of algae.

In this Episode:

1:38 Scott’s Journey

3:41 Living Ink’s Pigment Process

10:37 Other people’s reaction to Living Ink

24:24 Potential for Algae based products

Episode 13: Building Student Portfolios Through Real World Experience With the Student Agency

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Description:

Angie Buckley, creator of the Student Agency at the University of Colorado Denver, discusses the process of matching college students to employers while growing student portfolios.

In this Episode:

2:40 The Student Agency’s Inception Story

5:15 The criteria for The Student Agency

6:15 Challenges

9:12 How Students are matched to employers

11:43 What about the students that don’t know what they want?

13:16 Why is this a solution?

14:49 Students as employees

17:53 Why would a client want to work with students

Episode 12: News-Technology that will change the future

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 05:49:50 +0000

Last Episode, Thomas Frey, Founder of DaVinci Institute, discussed the eight technologies everyone should know. The DaVinci Institute founder calls these technologies the Disruptive 8.

Episode 11: Interview- Futurist Think Tank

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:52:21 +0000

Thomas Frey, Founder of DaVinci Institute, discusses how future technologies will change our daily lives.

In this Episode:

1:33 The inspiration behind DaVinci Institute

2:03 DaVinci Institute current projects

5:02 Future Inventions

8:28 How the DaVinci Institute stays up to date

9:46 The Disruptive 8: Terms everyone needs to know to understand the future

10:42 How Thomas Frey sees the future

Episode 10: News-10 week anniversary and biomimicry examples

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 04:38:00 +0000

Happy 10^th episode! Let’s celebrate by sharing what we’ve learned, discussing our interview with the Biomimicry Institute, and by going over some examples of biomimicry.

In this Episode:

2:42 What we’ve learned so far

5:45 Recap of interview with the Biomimicry Institute

10:06 Biomimicry examples

Episode 9: Interview- Biomimicry Institute

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 19:38:11 +0000

Description:

Megan Schuknecht, Director of Design Challenges at the Biomimicry Institute, defines biomimicry, and discusses her organization's educational efforts.

In this Episode:

2:25 Biomimicry Defined

4:36 Education within the Biomimicry Institute

6:11 Why people aren't using biomimicry

10:27 How to get people more interested in biomimicry

Episode 8: News- Designing With Nature In Mind

Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:30:00 +0000

Episode 8: News- Designing With Nature in Mind

After speaking with Bumble Fumble’s founder, Danielle Bilot, we wanted to celebrate designs that honor nature.

1:47 Recap on episode 7

2:34 Recap on my experience with mindfulness apps

4:54 Top 5 lists: designs that keep nature in mind

Episode 7: Interview Parking Lots, Equality, & Bees

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:00:00 +0000

When we first met Danielle Bilot, she had already started an initiative to implement native bee friendly planters in parking lots: The goal? Help them navigate urban areas. Danielle Bilot, shares with us her discoveries after founding Bumble Fumble.

NOTE: the reference to planters in the beginning should instead be plantings.

1:18 Bumble Fumble Inspiration

3:24 Roadblocks

5:27 Urban heat island effect & bees

9:00 How to improve landscape architecture

11:24 Danielle Bilot’s discovery

Episode 6: News- Apps & Positive Emotion

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:45:00 +0000

After brainstorming with Clear Lens Movement Podcast on positivity app ideas, we did some research on apps that were already out there.

Episode 5: Brainstorming- Positivity, Mental Health, & Glasses

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:34:00 +0000

Clear Lens Movement aims to spread positivity. We talked with its host, Anthony Buscaglia, about being present in the moment, mental health, and meditation.

Episode 4: News- 2D Spaces Stand Up Against Sexual Harrasment

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:05:37 +0000

With countless sexual harrasment cases coming to light, we thought it was time to offer up 2D spaces as both a resource to victims & allies.

Episode 3: Brainstorming- Redesigning Spaces to Combat Social Issues

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 21:05:47 +0000

In The Shoes Of podcast, examines what it’s like to be another person. Its host, Jeremy Nickel, talks about the social issues that are heavy on his mind, brainstorms a way to fight sexual harassment, and discusses the difference a podcast can make.

In this Episode:

1:58 Social issues heavy on our minds

5:01 Brainstorming: How can we combat social issues?

7:56 In The Shoes OF guests & their contribution

11:01 Jeremy’s mission

Episode 2: News- Virtual Reality & Innovative Projects

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:59:00 +0000

Last episode, we interviewed Variable Labs about their work with empathy & VR. This week we’ve complied a list of innovative VR projects, tips for creating your own VR space, and my ideas on future uses of VR.

1:28 Episode 1 Recap

4:14 Three Amazing VR Projects

7:49 Creating your own VR space, and the future of work places

11:17 My hopes for VR & designing spaces

Episode 1: Interview-Soft Skills, Empathy, & Virtual Reality

Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:23:00 +0000

Dennis Bonilla, Variable Labs' Chief Technology Officer, helps create virtual reality (VR) simulations to teach soft skills to Fortune 500 companies. Through different scenarios and empathy, users experience the consequences of their decisions.

In This Episode:

46 seconds -3:12 Variable Labs' inspiration
4:23 VR as a learning tool
6:35 The need for VR
8:27 Success & Improvements
11:00 Roadblocks
12:06 Next Steps