From ancient migrations to last-minute flights, the human desire to explore is undeniable. But what happens when our modern travel habitsâdriven by the hunt for a perfect backdropâcreate more problems than they solve?
To dive deeper into this, we talk to Ketti Wilhelm, the passionate traveller and creator of the award-winning sustainable travel blog, Tilted Map. Ketti challenges the shame-based narratives around travel and offers a realistic, positive path for the modern adventurer.
In this episode, Ketti unpacks the difference between travelling to experience a culture versus simply wanting a different setting with the comforts of home. She provides practical, shame-free travel tipsâfrom booking smarter flights and avoiding tourism leakage to the simple yet profound mindset of "being a guest." This is a great reflection on making trips more meaningful for both the traveller and the places being visited.
Show notes:
This episode is about navigating loneliness in transitional times with Zsofia Gaudi
As summer fades and routines return, have you ever felt a quiet sense of disconnection? That subtle loneliness that creeps in during transitional periods is a universal experience, yet we rarely talk about it.
In this episode, we sit down with Zsofia Gaudiâa community organizer, mentor, and mental health advocate with a background in psychologyâto explore the nuances of mental health. We discuss why feeling "out of sync" isn't a problem to be fixed, but an invitation to connect with our inner wisdom and understand our true emotional needs.
Zsofia shares powerful insights on differentiating between a need (like connection or peace) and a strategy (like buying a new phone). Using the beautiful metaphor of fermentation, she explains how community building thrives when every individual finds their unique place and role. This is a crucial conversation for anyone interested in personal well-being and for designers aiming to create products and services that foster genuine belonging.
When the world feels uncertain, where do you turn for strength? This episode explores not just how we endure challenging times, but how we can reframe them as powerful moments of growth, healing, and profound human connection.
We are honored to be joined by Ella Noah Bancroft, a Bundjalung woman, artist, author, and founder of The Returning Indigenous Corporation. Drawing from deep Indigenous wisdom, Ella guides us through the practice of "remembering and returning"âa powerful call to reconnect with our land, community, and ancestral lineage as an antidote to modern disconnection.
We discuss how to build a sustainable culture based on care, Ella's work in community building, creating spaces for intergenerational learning where elders and youth exchange knowledge, and the healing power of authentic storytelling. This is a conversation about finding our place, strengthening our bonds, and weaving a new story for our collective future.
Key Moments:
[06:45]:Â Shifting perspective: Why seeing difficult times as periods of birth and growth is crucial for humanity.
[09:29]:Â Unpacking "Remembering and Returning": What it means to reclaim connection to land, culture, and self.
[12:28]:Â How intergenerational communities create "quantum leap learning" and foster deep-rooted wisdom and belonging.
[26:59]:Â The "Mother Care" program: A powerful example of building a business rooted in a community care economy.
[32:59]: Rediscovering the role of storytelling as the fabric of our DNA and a vital tool for healing and understanding.
Satu inaugurates the Tacito in english season two, by bringing to the table a rich combination between #sustainability, planetary wellbeing, encouragement to pursue unconventional paths as designers and to give voice to the voiceless.Â
In this episode you will learn that itâs never too late to reinvent ourselves professionally, how design and #diplomacy share common goals in creating solutions and how we can look beyond oneâs own bubble for addressing complex challenges.Â
#Earthovershootday #planetary wellbeing #systemicchange #voicetothevoiceless
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Show notes
From episode:
- Sustinaires ry (Satu's on digital sustainability)
- Happiest Countries in the World 2025
- UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research based in Geneva in Switzerland)
From roundup:
The day has come!
Get to know the TĂĄcito team and the surprises of this season.Â
If you are reading or listening to TĂĄcito, we are glad you found us â€ïžwe hope you enjoy the content that we prepared with care.Â
They say that the tastyness in food comes from all the care that the cook puts into the process. Enjoy!!
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This week we have Giovanni de Grandis as our special guest, he is a philosopher working in the areas of responsible research and innovation, and coordinator of the Afino project. Today, he is speaking to us, not to bring answers or definitions, but to start the spark of new conversations about applied ethics between creatives.Â
How do you think a designer can start to get involved in applied ethics?
Oona is super curious about culture and collaboration, this calling has taken her to gain experience in SD and User Research across europe, Africa and North America. She will be one of the speaker for the Service Design Global Conference in Helsinki to talk about Crafting Services for Scalable Success by Cultivating Cultural Impact.Â
I want to give a big shout out to Service design Network for supporting the podcast. SDN is offering a 5% discount in online conference tickets, you just need to go to the conference website: www.servicedesignglobalconference.com and write the code TACITOVIRTUAL5 when buying your ticket.
You can check out the conference Agenda here: https://www.servicedesignglobalconference.com/program
Enjoy the episode!
We'll be back in September with new episodes in Spanish and English each week. And we are looking forward to two special episodes that will be recorded at the service design global conference in Helsinki from the 2nd - 4th of October.Â
ÂĄSee you soon! And enjoy your summer!
Today we talk about the secret sauce to designing a global conference! From one side we have Elii the SDN Helsinki local chapter lead and conference experience lead, and on the other side, we have Adam, this year's Service Design Global conference director. We chat about local food, the Finnish design culture and the secret sauce for organizing such a big conference. I recommend you to listen to this episode and discover all the process and care that itâs being put into designing this conference experience.Â
In this episode, we dive into the design process of a food designer and have a sneak peek into a new business idea that our guest, Sewuese, is cooking! She is a researcher, entrepreneur and food designer. So prepare yourself a nice snack and enjoy the conversation about science, design, and food!
I tend to draw comparisons with design or whatever daily life situation I find similar. And when I met Wassim at improv theater, I couldn't make an exception. I found it fascinating to see how his work as a postdoc researcher in literature relates to design. So today, we have him as a guest, and we will explore the world of a literature researcher and find similarities between his work and design.
In this episode, we discuss the multicultural nature of Germanyâs food, the importance of recognition and the Service Design Award, its inception, and some secrets to submitting an outstanding proposal! Our guest, Birgit Mager, brings lots of laughs and light into the episode. Sheâs one of the pioneers of building the mindset and market readiness for service design and the president of the Service Design Network.
I hope to see you and your project at the Global Conference in Helsinki from the 2nd to the 4th of October. Submit your project proposal with a 10% discount using the promo code PARTNER-10 by following this link:https://8189.evalato.com/Â . The deadline is June 30th.
To get your ticket to the conference with a 5% discount, use the promo code TACITOVIRTUAL5 by following this link: https://www.servicedesignglobalconference.com/event-details/service-design-global-conference-2024Â
Thank you, Birgit, for sharing with us! Iâm looking forward to seeing you all at the conference!
Todayâs guest Federico Cavallucci, heâs a sustainability expert and energy engineer! we talk about reducing carbon emissions, the popular jargon of his industry and the rules of an italian aperitivo!
Today we have a conversation with Siddharta Saxena, a passionate about LEGO blocks! In this episode, we explore how this passion has helped him develop an approach to decision making in complex business ecosystems. We explore a bit aboul exploiting and exploring, Shaping, making and taking, and how to impact younger generations.
From today, all our english episodes will be in this channel!
Today we have a conversation with Judee Bendiola, head of marketing of service design network. We talk about the Philippines and her transition from journalism to marketing and all the way to service design. In this episode, we do a quick recap of the basics of what service design is for whoever is new to this discipline and where to start if youâre curious about learning more!
Check out the SDN Academy courses to learn about Service Design, research, futures and more! https://www.sdn-academy.org/courses
Today we welcome Mostafa Gado. He has worked across different cultures, including Africa, the Middle East, Europe and LATAM, working as an entrepreneur, Innovation strategist, Startup Mentor and Venture Developer.Â
In this episode, we chat about what venture building is, the process of designing a venture, and the role that culture plays within a company.
You can follow Mostafa Gado's work in Linkedin following this link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mostafagado/
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Todayâs guests are Jihee and Jaidon co-founders Young talent board, also known as YTB. This is a community of people who are directing their career into service design and the organizers of the Next Gen Service Design Conference. Jihee and Jaidon are both also very into AI and have organized an amazing workshop in Seoul Corea, with engineers, scientist and designers.Â
This episode is brought to you by Service Design Network. Annnnd since the Next Gen Conference is Approaching we will be gifting four Tickets. Listen to the full episode and discover how to get your entrance to this service design event! Which will be Happening on the 12 of April. This yearâs theme is âInfinite Threads: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Unlock the Power of Service Designâ
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The guest of today is Silvia Rosetti, she's a lover of working with international networking communities, she's now the experience lead of the Next Gen Conference of Service Design Network while also working with business development at an innovation consultancy based in Kenia.
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