Barriers to Entry

This week on the pod, the gang receives a masterclass in embedding innovation into a business from the Director of Innovation at S/L/A/M Collaborative, Keith Fine. Keith took a moment of necessity to create a virtual workflow at the onset of COVID and has used it to chart a path to redefine how the firm is now using 3D Spatial and AI technology to work both with its clients and internally. Tune in for a can’t-miss conversation as we talk about sourcing and inspiring talent, create a new competitor for Siri, drop some golf metaphors and teach Bobby and Tess a thing or two about Star Wars.

Connect with Keith Fine on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

(5:46) Keith's 'a-ha' moments and dealing with skepticism

(13:24) Re-defining 'the metaverse' and breaking up with goggles

(17:01) Building process and identifying talent for innovation internally

(28:37) How technology is powering client-focused storytelling

(38:55) The industry innovation view and steps to the future

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

S/L/A/M Collaborative

Design Futures Council

https://slamcoll.com/case-study/80/kaiser-permanente

https://slamcoll.com/case-study/170/kaiser-permanente

https://slamcoll.com/article/57/slam-teams-accelerate-design-using-3d-technology

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-s-l-a-m-collaborative/

https://www.instagram.com/theslamcollaborative/

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We’re keeping it in the (SANDOW) family this week as we welcome the Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis Magazine, and leading thinker on industry sustainability, Avi Rajagopal. Buckle up as the team nerds out with Avi on everything from how blockchain technology can impact supply chain, to judging the first Interior Design Metaverse Architecture & Design Awards, to what Indigenous culture is teaching us about how how to use AI. If you’ve ever thought that your Alexa might need a hug from time to time, it’s a conversation you won’t want to miss.

Connect with Avi Rajagopal on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

(11:35) Challenges with sustainable certification, and the possible role of technology

(21:01) Why AI won't take our jobs (and why we're conditioned to fear that it will)

(28:18) Metropolis meets the Metaverse

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Metropolis Magazine

Ronald Rael on Instagram

Interior Design Metaverse Architecture & Design Awards finalists and winners

Seven Generation Sustainability

Metropolis Deep Green Podcast

Metropolis Climate Toolkit

Chat GPT

Indigenous Artificial Intelligence Working Group

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The summer of BTE continues as the pod travels to Chicago for Design Week where we sit down with Karli Slocum, the Vice President of Product and Marketing at 3Form, live from the SnapCab podcast studio at NeoCon (is that enough plugs for you??). Kicking off talking about the company’s roots in Utah, Karli shares insights from a number of signature initiatives including her transformative partnership with Interior Design to create the 'DesignScene' showroom at the Merchandise Mart at Neocon. She then dives deep into the journey 3Form has been on to build out their MAD Award-nominated virtual showroom for the brand. Much like Salt Lake City in winter, you won’t want to miss this conversation.

Connect with Karli Slocum on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out:

(5:05) Partnering and prepping for Chicago Design Week

(11:37) The origins and economies of exploring a digital showroom

(19:29) Building a vision - and sales strategy - for how digital compliments physical

(29:12) The future potential of the product

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

3Form 

DesignScene at NeoCon 2023

3Form Virtual showroom

Visit Utah

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This week on the pod, while Bobby is away, Tess and Andrew hold down the fort and welcome a Global powerhouse in the world of trends. Patti Carpenter, the Global Trend Ambassador for Maison et Objet, joins us for a far-reaching conversation that touches on how metaverse and other emerging technologies are becoming trends, the pandemic's impact on the fashion and design industries, and her work in developing countries helping to create equity and opportunity through design. A conversation you won’t want to miss!

Connect with Patti Carpenter on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

(00:00) Intro

(04:24) How the pandemic disrupted Global trends

(09:41) How technology is driving new trends in experiences and design

(16:44) Artificial intelligence's impact on the world of IP and cultural credit

(26:53) Patti's process to define a trend and the metaverse as a trend vs a fad

(40:26) Patti's work with Aid to Artisans and Maison et Objet

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Patti Carpenter / Carpenter + Co

Maison et Objet

TeamLab (Multi-sensory Exhibitions)

Aid to Artisans

Pantone

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In a NYCxDESIGN special, the pod squad assembles live at the Audo Copenhagen showroom in Tribeca for an in-person conversation with 3rd generation member of the founding family, Joachim Kornbek Engell-Hansen. In this wide-ranging conversation in front of a live audience, we get into the evolution of the Audo brand, the many ways in which design innovation is achieved through collaboration with different kinds of partners, and the impetus for the re-branding of MENU and by Lassen to Audo Copenhagen, as announced during the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.

Connect with Joachim Kornbek Engell-Hansen on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out:

The inspiration behind Audo Copenhagen as a 'design lab' (starts at 3:59)

Product design collaboration from sketches to 3D models (starts at 11:16)

MENU becomes Audo Copenhagen - inside the re-branding (starts at 15:34)

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Audo

Audo House Copenhagen 

Colin King candle holder

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This week on the pod, we welcome a true icon in the world of 3D spatial design, Philip Rosedale. Philip is the co-founder of High Fidelity, a company committed to connecting people through superior digital audio, but he’s probably best known as the brain behind Second Life—a pioneering virtual world launched wayyyy back in 2003. If you’re a long-time listener, you’ve definitely heard us mention Second Life on BTE before, and this week we dive into it with one of the OG’s of the metaverse and explore its early role as a testing ground for architects, designers, and manufacturers. 

Buckle up for a deep dive into the evolution of 3D Spaces, the role of Artificial Intelligence in technological advancements, and insightful discussions on AI's effects on the design community.

Connect with Philip Rosedale on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

The origin story of Second Life (and the metaverse) (Starts at 7:25)

Returning 20 years later and the new world of remote work and learning (Starts at 22:00)

Barriers to entry for collaborative virtual spaces (Starts at 25:11)

The impact of Artificial Intelligence, ethics in technology development, and predictions for what happens next (Starts at 32:09)

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Special game-based ‘metaverse’ edition

Second Life (Official Site)

Second Life (Wikipedia)

Roblox

Minecraft

Fortnite

Decentraland

VR Chat

Rec Room

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Today on the pod the gang welcomes a leader in innovation at one of our industry’s most renowned firms, Perkins & Will. While Yehia Madkour currently resides in Vancouver, allowing Tess and Andrew to claim him as a ‘Canadian’, he hails from one of the world’s most bustling and populous cities, Cairo, Egypt, where his appreciation for architecture, technology, and transportation systems was first forged. Today he leads a global innovation network that’s experimenting with bleeding edge tech to deliver innovation for both his clients and the firm itself and takes the time to share with us that process, how he got started and much more.

Connect with Yehia Madkour on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out:  

Exploring innovation in the context of architecture (Starts at 7:09)

Driving and embedding innovation within the firm (Starts at 14:33)

Transportation, innovation and AI collide (Starts at 24:36)

The role of VR, AR and the 'digital layer' of the physical world (Starts at 30:27)

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Inhabit Podcast from Perkins & Will

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On the latest episode of Barriers to Entry, we sit down with an early leader at one of the most publicized and possibly most criticized of the ‘metaverse’ worlds, Decentaland. Sam Hamilton came to the Decentraland Foundation through a journey stemming from art and music that intersected with technology in the early days of the rise of cryptocurrency and NFTs. Today, he oversees the direction of a digital world that has made global headlines with its Metaverse Fashion Week but is still largely misunderstood.

Listen in as the pod squad dives deeper to understand the intricacies of how Decentraland operates, its goals to democratize and create a more human internet, and the tools and governance that its created in order to allow design, creativity, and autonomy to flourish.

Connect with Sam Hamilton on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

Creating a platform to allow independent creators to thrive (starting at 12:30)

The Decentraland visual aesthetic and the opportunities to evolve how we interact with the internet (starting at 18:39)

Bringing an architects' mindset to world building (starting at 24:23)

Learning from Metaverse Fashion Week and the role of Artificial Intelligence moving forward (starting at 35:43)

Connect with our hosts on LinkedIn;

Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Decentraland

Decentraland Worlds

Definition of a “DAO”

Visit the MAD Awards in Spatial.io metaverse

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In this special Bonus Pod episode, we welcome the Founder of Architecture Hunter, Amanda Ferber. While Bobby gets the day off, Andrew and Tess get into it with Amanda about the rise of her Global brand from a collection of images in folders on her university computer, then Tess and Amanda discuss their impressions of being judges for the inaugural Interior Design Metaverse Architecture & Design (MAD) Awards and the implications of the metaverse on the future of design.

Connect with Amanda Ferber on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

Working with brands while retaining creative independence (starts at 7:02)

Amanda and Tess discuss their impressions of judging MAD Awards submissions and the varied approaches to design (starts at 10:12)

Exploring virtual reality with architects around the globe (starts at 18:52)

Connect with our hosts on LinkedIn;

Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Experience the MAD Awards in the Metaverse (available on desktop, mobile, tablet and with goggles)

Architecture Hunter 

Instagram

YouTube

Newsletter

The Hunt

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This week, the gang is joined by an A&D leader fresh off appearances on stage at CES and SXSW, two of the world’s most prominent tech conferences. Lighting Environments and Elevated Environments CEO, Erin McDannald, joins the pod to talk about learnings from their company’s industry-leading office digital twin, the impacts of technology on talent, and how the metaverse has the potential to eliminate… PowerPoint. A practical conversation filled with first-hand insights that you won’t want to miss.

Connect with Erin McDannald on LinkedIn!

Moments to check out: 

Creating purpose with your workforce / when not to say 'metaverse' (starts at 8:10)

When the digital begins to impact the physical (starts at 13:55)

First steps and workforce insights from creating a digital twin (starts at 19:54)

Early learnings for the future of work (starts at 28:26)

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Bobby Bonett

Tessa Bain

Andrew Lane

References and resources:

Lighting Environments

Elevated Environments

Team Human, by Douglas Rushkoff

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