We're back with another episode of TheSquare's Curious Conversations, where we connect the design community with leaders and visionaries across several industries to explore new ways to problem-solve and find inspiration through fresh perspectives. In this week's episode, Corgan sat down with Steve Rader, Deputy Program Manager for NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation, which is working to infuse challenge and crowdsourcing innovation approaches at NASA and across the federal government. 

With a wide range of projects projects under his belt— from robotic arm designs and software projects for tracking astronauts nutrition to logo designs and machine-learning algorithms to detect asteroids— Steve discusses his team’s focus on the study and use of curated, crowdsourcing communities that utilize prize and challenge-based methods to deliver innovative solutions for NASA and the US government. Listen in as he dives into the advantages of open innovation and machine learning, how to solve problems through people outside the domain, being optimistic about all ideas, and even touches on his 20-year hobby—playing the bass. Let's get curious! 

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