Listen to our latest episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with J Bob Alotta, Media activist, filmmaker, movement strategist and current Vice President, Global Programs at Mozilla.
J Bob sat down with Marco at the Society 5.0 Festival in Amsterdam on October 12-13 where she was one of the keynote speakers. She talked with Marco about building movements for transformation, Mozilla as a driver of change, activism in times of uncertainty and of course, fueled with the topics of AI, big tech and the digital society.
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J. Bob Alotta is a veteran movement builder and nonprofit executive working at the intersection of technology and communities. Now serving as Vice President, Global Programs at Mozilla, Bob leads several ambitious initiatives to make the internet and artificial intelligence more trustworthy and equitable. These include the Mozilla Festival (MozFest), which convenes tens of thousands of technologists, artists, and activists each year. The Data Futures Lab, which reimagines new, better ways for data to be governed. The Responsible Computer Science Challenge, which is training a new generation of ethics-minded technologists. And more.
Listen to our inspiring new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Roland van der Vorst, head of innovation of the international Dutch bank Rabobank and former professor of TU Delft and founder and director of Freedomlab.
Roland sat down with Marco at the Society 5.0 Festival in Amsterdam on October 12-13. He talked with Marco about transitions, looking at things differently, the role and responsibilities of corporates and academia in these transformational times, and of course what it means to be a creative voice and designerly thinker in a corporate environment.
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Roland's professional life is dominated by two activities: trying to understand things and to put things in motion. The first has lead to various books, columns and lectures. The second has put on the path of entrepreneurship. I have always worked at the crossroads of strategic thinking and creative thinking. The last 16 years I did so by advising clients in various industries on brand development. I have managed professional organizations and put my strategies into practice by being an entrepreneur in both Europe and Singapore.
Listen to our new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Matthew Wizinsky, a designer, researcher and educator. He is author of the amazing new book 'Design After Capitalism'.
Matthew talks with Marco and Carola about transition design, the role and responsibilities of academics and educators in design, new visions on the design profession and about capitalism from a designer’s perspective. Matthews's perspective.
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Matthew Wizinsky is a designer, researcher, educator, and author on contemporary issues in design practice and research. He has over 20 years of professional experience in communication, interaction, exhibition, and experiential design, and he consults organizations on future possibilities through strategic foresight. He is an Associate Professor in the Ullman School of Design at the University of Cincinnati, PhD researcher in Transition Design at Carnegie Mellon University, Associate Editor for the communication design journal Visible Language, and the author of Design after Capitalism (MIT Press, 2022).
Listen to our fascinating new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Ruurd Priester,
Ruurd talks with Marco and Carola about the stack of crises, doughnut economics and how he thinks we should transform (the) design (field) for good.
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Ruurd is a systems thinker/doer, a social entrepreneur and researcher, with many years in digital design, marketing, innovation and strategy. He is Co-Founder and strategist of Groundforce Studio, which developed the Doughnut Economics Action Lab website and platform. Ruurd is Co-Founder and Acting Chair of the Amsterdam Donut Coalitie, Co-Founder and strategist of Climate Cleanup, and a former Research Fellow at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science – where he is also leading the sustainability program re-set. Ruurd's favorite motto is from Charles Eames: 'eventually everything connects'.
Listen to our dazzling new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Celiane Camargo-Borges, pioneer in imagineering, researcher and founder of designing conversations where she advocates the power of dialogue.
Celiane talks with Marco and Carola about the potential of dialogue, collective creativity, Imagineering Design and social change.
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Celiane Camargo-Borges is faculty at Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and visiting professor and guest lecturer at several universities around the world such as University of São Paulo in Brazil, University of Padova in Italy, University College Aspira in Croatia, among others. She is also the founder of Designing Conversations (www.designingconversations.us), where she consults, designs and delivers workshops and process design within a diversity of areas where creativity, imagination, innovation and dialogue are central. In addition, she is a member of the Taos Institute Board, serving as a PhD supervisor and facilitator of workshops and online courses.
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Listen to our sparkling new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Aga Szóstek, strategic designer, author of The Umami Strategy and co-host of the podcast The Next Wave.
Aga talks with Marco and Carola about transformation, going beyond human centeredness and the umami strategy.
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Aga Szóstek, Ph.D. is a strategic designer. For the past two decades she worked at the forefront of combining design, technology and business. She collaborated with brands such as Google, Microsoft, Philips, Canon, Samsung, EY, Santander, ING, Orange and many more, bringing the experience-focused strategic approach to project teams and boardrooms. Her approach inspired many organisations to refocus and bet on experiences as their strategic differentiator.
Next to consulting, Szóstek designs tools aiming to support delivering unique experiences and co-hosts a podcast about creative leadership: Catching The Next Wave. She graduated with her Ph.D. from the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and teaches experience design all around the world from the alternative business school Kaospilot in Denmark to Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Listen carefully en leave with fresh inspiration from our new episode of the #21for21 podcast again 🚀 🌏 with Kees Klomp, professor, author and the voice of a different sound in economics.
Kees talks with Marco and Carola about existential economics, personal transformation and being vulnerable in order to thrive.
Kees Klomp is professor of Purpose Economy at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences where he researches and develops an existential approach to economics. He is co-founder of Thrive institute, an organization that aims to re-invent economics and society. Kees is a recognized voice in topics of transformation and new ways of thinking and solving for the complex times we live in.
In his latest book ‘Thrive. Fundamentals for a New Economy’, Kees and co-author Shinta Oosterwaal provide insights into alternative approaches to economics that are sustainable and just for both society and the planet in the long term.
Such an inspiring new episode of the #21for21 podcast again 🚀 🌏 with Orlando Wood, award winning Chief Innovation Officer of System1 Group and author of Lemon and Look Out.
Orlando talks with Marco and Carola about about technology, media, brands and the transformation of advertising.
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Orlando Wood is an advertising effectiveness expert and author of Look out (IPA, 2021), Lemon (IPA, 2019), and co-author of System1, Unlocking Profitable Growth (2017). His research on advertising effectiveness draws on psychology, cultural history and the study of the creative arts. Orlando’s work describes the features of advertising that capture attention, elicit an emotional response and so establish lasting business effects; his work also shows how these very same features have been disappearing from advertising in the digital age. Orlando has influenced thinking and practice in research, marketing and advertising, winning him awards from the ARF, AMA, Jay Chiat, ISBA, MRS and ESOMAR. Orlando is a frequent conference speaker and podcast guest.
Orlando is Chief Innovation Officer of System1 Group, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and member of the IPA’s Effectiveness Leadership Group.
An exciting new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Ron Wakkary, professor of design, author and chief of Future Everyday.
Ron talks with Marco and Carola about about human-centricity, posthumanist design and creative speculation.
Ron is a professor in design in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology, at Simon Fraser University in Canada and professor and Chair of Design for More Than Human-Centered Worlds in the cluster Future Everyday at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Wakkary is the author of the book Things We Could Design for more than Human-Centered Worlds, a critical and creative speculation on posthumanist design.
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A fascinating new episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Minnie Moll, currently chief executive of the UK Design Council.
Minnie talks with Marco and Carola about the role of design, creativity and innovation in the light of 'Design for Planet' and the role of business as a force for transformation.
Minnie Moll is the Chief Executive of Design Council. She was previously Chief Executive of Jarrold Retail in Norwich. Her other roles have included Joint Chief Executive of the East of England Co-op, Executive Director of Marketing at Notcutts Garden Centres, Global Marketing Director of leading innovation company ?What If!, and Managing Partner of advertising agency HHCL.
Minnie was voted Vistage Business Leader of the Year in 2020 and listed as one of the 100 Most Inspirational Women in Suffolk and Norfolk in 2018. She was appointed by HRH Prince Charles in 2016 as his Ambassador for Responsible Business in the East of England as part of Business in the Community. Minnie has been a board member of two Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and a Town Deals Board. She is currently an Ambassador for the charity Fresh Start – new beginnings.
"When you bring together design, technology and media, maybe you can start thinking about the human experience and how we can make it better. It can’t be done in isolation.”
“We were caught off-guard in this moment, and it tells us: ‘here are the gaps’.”
“We need to constantly re-imagine, re-frame and re-shape… and therefore respond and resolve."
“Design is in the space of creating brands, changing behaviours, creating movements. A lot of that is possible by design.”
"We want to spread design as a way of feeling, thinking and doing things.”
“I’m a big believer in dreaming.”
“Complex ideas can be explained simply when you create the right environment.”
“Dear Future, I’m ready… to release the past, remain ever-present, resolve the future, be sensitive, sensible and sensational.”
ABOUT SONIA
Sonia Manchanda is Founding Partner at Spread Design and Innovation. Building expertise at tremendous speed in design, media and technology.
She has a stellar reputation in building creative organisations and leading transdisciplinary project teams on massive transformational projects for governments and industry nationally and globally.
Including the highly recognised Open Innovation and Design Strategy Project Dream:in
More recently, she has designed the Design Barn from the ground up. It is India’s first independent Design Center, which bridges the design and innovation gap.
Her intent is to spread design as a way to sense the shifts, to respond with creativity, optimism and imagination.
Sonia is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She is a member of the CII Design Council, a Governing Council Member of the incubator Forge, and a trustee at
Nityegram, the only ‘dance village’ in the world.
Listen to the latest inspiring episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏 with Philip McKenzie, an anthropologist, strategist and dj from Brooklyn New York.
Philip talks with Marco and Carola about (r)evolutions, systems change, taking bold steps and diving deep in order to thrive.
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Philip L. McKenzie is an anthropologist who uses his expertise in culture to advise organizations on how best to thrive in an increasingly challenging and uncertain environment. Philip uses his quantitative background and Wall Street experience in combination with a qualitative understanding of social, economic and cultural movements to unmask complex opportunities and identify significant trends that impact and uncover viable futures.
Philip’s work has placed him at the center of understanding the significance of culture as a reflection of shared values. As a result he is a sought after strategist working with a myriad of global organizations. He is a content creator and writer. He is the current Executive Director of Advancing Diversity and a columnist for MediaVillage. He is the creator and host of The Deep Dive, a leading culture and insights podcast.
In the past, he has manifested his creative vision as co-host/co-creator of 2 Dope Boys & a Podcast.
Philip is a global speaker, having provided keynotes and workshops in London, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Mexico City and more.
Prior, he was the Managing Partner of FREE DMC, a multicultural and influencer-marketing agency that specialized in integrated marketing strategy, digital content creation, and experiential events. He was also the Global Curator of Influencer Conference, a global content platform that exists at the intersection of values, creativity, culture, and commerce.
Philip is born and bred in what he terms “Real Brooklyn” but travels extensively wherever the wind takes him. He is completing his first book titled No Shortcuts! The Revolutionaries Guide To The Future.
Yet again a very interesting and inspiring episode of the #21for21 podcast 🚀 🌏
Karen O'Brien talks with Marco and Carola about what matters, what is equatable and what is sustainable.
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Karen O’Brien is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oslo in Norway, and co-founder of c-CHANGE, a company committed to engaging people with equitable, ethical, and sustainable transformations in a changing climate.
Her goal is to contribute to a “quantum leap” to an equitable world where all life can thrive.
She has been thinking and writing about climate change for over 30 years. And now, in 2021, Karen was a co-recipient of the prestigious BBVA Foundation’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award for her contribution to climate change science.
Together with Robin Leichenko she has written, Climate and Society: Transforming the Future. Her newest book “You matter more than you think” is just out: be sure to look it up!
Alan Moore is a designer and business innovator on a mission to help businesses discover their own unique beauty.
Working directly with companies and organisations, Alan mentors teams and individuals, delivers inspirational leadership programmes, and advises clients on how to design and build a regenerative business. Alan has shared his knowledge in the form of board and advisory positions, and has taught in institutions including MIT, the Sloan School of Management and INSEAD.
Alan is the author of four books on creativity and business transformation, including Do Design: Why beauty is key to everything (Do Books, 2016). He has spoken at The Do Lectures, SXSW and the Hay Literary Festival and has featured in the media.
Alan still works as an artist. Every day, he tries to lead his life as beautifully as he possibly can.
You can find out more on his website: beautiful.business
A conversation about being pioneers and catalysts, strong design, eudaimonia, and about reconnecting with nature. Marco and Carola speak with Dr. Anne Stenros about transformation, design and society.
🚀 “Dear Future, I’m Ready” says Anne, “because the Earth is.” 🌏
A thought provoking episode, that unpacks the metaphor of transformation as sailing and the quote by Alan Watts: “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
About Anne Stenros
Dr. Anne Stenros is thought leader and an architect with a doctorate in technology. She has over 25 years’ experience in creative leadership and strategic design. Between 2005-2015, she acted as the first Design Director at KONE Corporation, a world leading elevator and escalator company. In 2016- 2018, she was appointed as the first ever chief design officer CDO of a city, namely the city of Helsinki. She has also had a professorship in Creative Leadership at the Aalto University. She has participated as an expert role in many different EU forums, and she was the Member of the World Design Capital WDC 2022 Selection Committee by World Design Organization WDO. Currently she is speaking, lecturing, writing, mentoring and catalysing change. She is curious about the future of cities, architecture, and urbanism. She believes in collaboration, co-creation, and creative collective.
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Another amazing episode of #21for21: Carola and Marco speak with Joe Pine, about experience, transformation and thriving forever.
🎤 “Human beings crave experiences, crave social situations and being around other people… over the past year we’ve moved from out-there to in-here from experiences to experiences, from social and communal experiences to more private and familial experiences and from physical experiences to digital experiences. But we still want those experiences. As things open up, we’ll see a lot of pent-up demand for getting out again, being able to have social and meaningful experiences out there in the real world.”
🎤 “For the re-release of The Experience Economy we’ve added a time model. The most precious resource in the world is time of individual human beings. Too often, what companies do is waste people’s time.”
🎤 "Transformations are a distinct economic offering. We can be that force for good by helping people achieve their aspirations for themselves as well as for the world. For the communities and organizations and businesses that they belong to.”
Joe shows us a future full of possibilities, and inspires us with his vision:
“Dear Future, I’m Ready: to be a force for transformation, creating value for humanity. But I can’t do it myself! I will do all I can to affect others so that they can be a force for change and thrive forever. So that they can affect others so that they can be a force for change and thrive forever. And so on, and so on, and so on.”
Joe Pine is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor. He is the co-founder of the Strategic Horizons LLP, the home of the experience economy, where he and his team help executives to see the world's differently and wrote many books include Mass Customization, Authenticity, Infinite Possibility, and of course, The Experience Economy, Competing For Customer Time, Attention, and Money.
In this episode, Lauren Currie speaks about confidence, the power of design, the need for diversity and inclusion and amplifying people’s voices.
🎤 The changes we face are BIG:
“There is a lot to process and make sense of. The way I think about it, these paradigm shifts are opportunities for progress.”
🎤 The depth of injustice and inequality is being REVEALED:
“The covid-19 crisis has revealed something we could not see before or if we could see it we weren’t paying attention…This global pandemic has pulled the curtain, and let us see the depth of injustice and inequality. And also the scale of the problems that we need to address: the scale of racism and bias, the scale of incompetence we can see at leadership levels across the board from political parties to corporations to local businesses."
🎤 Reminding ourselves of the importance of supporting EACH OTHER:
“When you focus on the power that you do have, you come to the conversation from a place of abundance, optimism and hope. A place of knowing that collectively -when we have each other- we are bigger than any institution, any corporation or any policy."
🎤 Building a confidence REVOLUTION:
”Confidence is a muscle. It is something anyone can learn. It is not something you are born with. It’s not innate within you. You learn confidence the same way you learn to play basketball or you learn to breastfeed. These are really powerful muscles that I believe play a really important part in the conversation that we’re having."
🎤 The importance of SPEAKING UP:
“Call sexism and racism out when you hear it: often it’s these moments that may be passed off as ‘oh, he’s just joking’ or ’this is just his way', or ‘I know there’s an event and we’ve got no women of colour speakers but we couldn’t find any, we asked a few and they all said 'no'’. It’s in that moment where you need to choose: okay I am going to be uncomfortable. I am going say something that is probably make people uncomfortable too. But you’ve got to do that. In fact it’s a necessity."
Nora Bateson, is an award-winning filmmaker, research designer, writer and educator, as well as President of the International Bateson Institute based in Sweden. Her work asks the question “How we can improve our perception of the complexity we live within, so we may improve our interaction with the world?”. An international lecturer, researcher and writer, Nora wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary, An Ecology of Mind, a portrait of her father, Gregory Bateson. Her work brings the fields of biology, cognition, art, anthropology, psychology, and information technology together into a study of the patterns in ecology of living systems. Her book, Small Arcs of Larger Circles is a revolutionary personal approach to the study of systems and complexity. Nora coined the term Warm Data and is initiator of the Warm Data Labs for the exploration of transcontextual information.
Have you ever told someone, when he or she was facing a challenge or was wondering about a life concept: LOOK AT OR ASK NATURE?. Most of us have. But how much do we actually do that?
Biomimicry is the practice that learns from and mimics the strategies found in nature to solve human design challenges — really asking nature, you might say.
In this episode of Dear Future, I'm Ready #21for21 we are very happy to be talking to Hugo Araujo, about exactly that: what can we ask nature, and specifically, how can biomimicry help us solve problems and transform better and more sustainably?
About Hugo Araujo
Hugo is one of the first 30 Biomimicry Professionals Worldwide, certified by the Biomimicry Institute in 2013. He has taken part in ground breaking research in the field of Biomimicry, travelled to remote locations exploring diversity of ecosystems.
Hugo is also an artist and an entrepreneur with special focus on sustainable innovation and business. His main drive is to find a balance between humans and nature. Hugo is the creator of the #7Vortex - a collaborative platform for a new kind of problem-solvers.
Find out more about Hugo's projects and work:
Sustentavía (2009)
7vortex (2017)
7V Health (2019)
Virtual Gaia (2020)
Biominga (2021)