Conscious Design Podcast™

Today Ian welcomes Robert Rouse on the show to talk more about technology startups and making their strategies more partner based. Robert and Ian both talk about how technology companies changed through the years and how it might affect the market. Robert then mentions how new startups can accommodate and potentially turn into successful projects. Robert then explains how new technology helps to lower the entry fees and overall the barrier for people to take place and bring their ideas on the topic. Robert and Ian explain the concept of the hub companies and then outline their importance and benefits. Robert then shares his final thoughts and invites people to contact him if needed.

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About Robert Rouse:

Early in his career, Robert spent years talking directly with consumers about their issues and how companies can better deliver solutions to them. This drove a burning passion in him to help be an advocate for the customers as a Product Manager. Over the last two years, he has been able to help drive the Mobile strategy at his company to deliver products that help keep the backbone of our country (Truckers) stay rolling.

Know more about Robert Rouse and DAT Freight & Analytics here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-rouse-csm-ctb-15529981/

https://www.dat.com/

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Today Ian invites Adam Hook from SolarPod to be a guest at the Conscious Design Podcast. Adam introduces the mission and what his company does as a part of the introduction. Adam also explains more about the technology his company is providing and how is it special and what does it bring to the market. Adam then elaborates more on the way his company is able to adapt to higher consumer demands and awareness. Adam and Ian discuss more about materials and how to be more eco-conscious with them. Adam also mentions some future plans for the company and if they want to support a DIY solar projects to lower the costs for the consumers. To conclude Adam shares some sites and places, where he or the company can be found.

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You can find Adam Hook here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineeradam/

https://ases.org/these-roofing-options-pair-best-with-solar-panels-2/

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Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today the guest is Alexander Yevzelman, a man with 30-year experience in the automotive industry. They are going to talk about the future of the automotive industry from the perspective of Alexander. Ian and Alexander discuss Alexander’s past observations and experiences and try to at least hint what could change in cars moving forward into the future and Alexander also discusses why all of these changes are starting to happen now. Alexander then talks about the problems that many people see in electric cars. Alexander shares his final thoughts on the current relationship between environment and automotive industry and invites people to share their opinions with him on his social media.

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You can find Alexander Yevzelman here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-yevzelman-35828111/

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This content is part of the movement to make the Conscious Design approach to developing products, brands, and companies widely used. Ian Peterman is the leading expert in Conscious Design, hosting the Conscious Design podcast and co-author of the book Conscious Design.

Today Ian welcomes Amit K Mehta from North American Lightning. Amit introduces himself in and talks about a bit about the company he is working for, NAL. Amit then continues to explain how his company is preparing for the technological advancements in the automotive industry. Ian and Amit then discuss the history of headlights and how have they developed and what we can expect from the headlight industry moving forward. Later Ian asks whether now power or size limitations are of a concern and Amit answers the question, revealing what he expects to be the top limitation when considering headlight design. Amit then explains what is one of the most expensive parts when constructing a vehicle and why is it important. Amit and Ian then discuss the idea of autonomous driving and what must change in order for it to take off. Amit then explains the idea of competing in multiple markets and how that can bring more value both to the customer and to his company. Amit concludes the show by talking about some of the current projects they are working on and invites more questions if the audience has some.

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About Amit Mehta:

Amit’s years of experience has brought him to his current role of Head of Innovation for North American Lighting, Inc. His experience spans product and design engineering, as well as optimizing and benchmarking products in terms of cost, performance, technical, and brand advantage. In addition to his work with NAL, he’s a podcast host and a start-up advisor.

You can find Amit Mehta here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-mehta-4b5b5a1a/

https://www.nal.com/

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This content is part of the movement to make the Conscious Design approach to developing products, brands, and companies widely used. Ian Peterman is the leading expert in Conscious Design, hosting the Conscious Design podcast and co-author of the book Conscious Design.

Today Ian welcomes Timothy Mahoney to the Conscious Design Podcast. Timothy introduces himself and talks about his experience at different automotive companies working as CMO. Timothy continues to describe how he was able to build better customer relations and what it took for each company. He also discusses the surprising similarity between working with Subaru and Porsche from a marketing standpoint. Timothy and Ian then discuss how you can make people feel better about donating to a greater cause and make it feel less like a “nice tax”. Timothy then discusses more about proper customer and market research. Timothy shares some final thoughts and invites you to contact him to conclude the episode.

Background (2:47)

Love For Cars (5:59)

Taxes For Greater Good (11:43)

Knowing Your Customers (15:05)

Final Thoughts (21:15)

About Timothy Mahoney:

You can find Timothy Mahoney here:

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Today Ian welcomes his guest, Nick Mailhiot with Michelin Tires to talk about design, challenges in design, and the Michelin Movin’On Challenge Design in 2021. Nick starts off by introducing himself and talks about his first impressions and challenges when he took over a big project. Nick and Ian continue to talk about the potential impact an idea can have and how it can inspire even the competition to do better. Nick answers Ian’s question about which age demographic engages with the Movin’On Challenge Design, which has been running since 2001. They also talk about some of the ideas with most potential come from and what they have been in the past. Nick also talks about the importance of having multiple inputs. Ian and Nick then talk a bit more about the importance of mobility in the modern-day era. Nick then shares contact details and some final thoughts and invites anybody to contact him, if they are interested.

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About Nick Mailhiot:

Nick is an experienced designer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Creative Problem Solving, Visual Storytelling, User Research, Sketching, and Product Development. Highly driven to the betterment of people and the planet through Human Centered Design. He’s been involved in many projects and is also the Chairman of the Movin’On Challenge Design through Michelin.

You can find Nick, Michelin, and Movin’On here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mailhiot-51334133/

https://www.michelinchallengedesign.com/

https://www.instagram.com/michelin/

https://twitter.com/movinonconnect

https://www.movinonconnect.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrS71kSCwkl6bu1Vm0cgAbg

https://www.facebook.com/movinonconnect/

Welcome back to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian welcomes his guest Jon M Quigley of Value Transformation. They start off, as usual, with a brief guest introduction and the priorities and health work/life balance. Ian and Jon have a long talk about how passionate working differs from working for a paycheck. Jon talks more about how the meaning and reason for doing a certain job can define how hard you will be able to work on a project. Ian and Jon then continue talking about how humor helps to break the ice and makes the team work overall better. Ian stirs the debate into a topic about the courage to speak up against some wrongdoing and how that individual is needed in every team, no matter the backlash they might face, to which, Jon agrees. Jon then shares his top observations on how to prevent a burnout in a team and in an individual. During the parting words, Jon shares his contact details and invites you to chat with him.

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Today Ian welcomes Ryan Shindler from triARC architecture and design and founder of CoShape. Ryan shares a bit about his background and what brought him to the career of an architect. Ian comments how the methods of building houses have not changed and Ryan explains how many buildings are constructed to fit the budget and not to enhance human experience and feelings. Ryan also talks more about how focusing on human experience would be very beneficial for houses and other structures we live and work in. Ian and Ryan both talk a bit about the impacts of architecture and how it can personally affect the people and Ryan provides a few examples of how housing spaces could be made to be more experience comfortable. Ryan also explains how past cultures did architecture and why people admire buildings from ancient eras. Ryan and Ian talk more about how shopping centers have been capitalizing on changing up small details that make the customers feel a certain way. Ryan concludes the episode by sharing some final thoughts on the topic.

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About Ryan Shindler: Ryan is passionate about elevating the built environment to a layer that inherently supports and improves our lives. With his background in both architecture and research, he takes a multi-scale systems thinking approach in bringing this dream to life. His approach synthesizes building planning, research, design, and construction to foster better outcomes. Quantifying the impact space has on the human experience and applying design strategies grounded in science and research is a huge part of his work. "Let’s choose to ask more from our surroundings." 

You can find Ryan and CoShape here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-shindler-48b06663/ https://www.coshape.space/

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Today Ian welcomes two guests, Travis Falstad and Beth Ann Falstad, from The Building Community who strive to solve the issue of homelessness through an interactive and conscious process. The pair explains what the homelessness problem means for them and why they have started this initiative. After Ian asks what motivated them to create this project, Beth and Travis explain their initial process of brainstorming and then elaborate on how the project went from an idea into a real program. They also spend some time explaining the goal of the entire project. Ian asks how feedback has changed the objectives of the project and the pair provide an extensive answer about how they implemented suggestions into the final design. Beth Ann talks a bit more about the differences in the community and how much homeless people rely on each other to survive as a community. Ian asks about the materials used in creating the community housing they designed, which the pair happily answers. Ian ends the episode with a discussion about the future goals of the team and looking forward to restarting post-pandemic.

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Today Ian welcomes Perry, owner of FuFluns Foods. Ian introduces the guest and Perry tells his personal story of how he became a business owner. Both of them move on to discuss supply chain and why the consumer should be conscious of them while buying their food. Perry talks more in detail about the different unwanted ingredients a consumer might find in his/her food and why you should care or watch out for those specific ingredients. Ian asks about the process of how the company is able to obtain the correct product and Perry happily explains. Perry also explains what inspired him to do this specific process. Ina asks about the experience of working with new plants and Perry explains what he has to learn when working with a new crop. In the Final Thoughts, Perry talks a bit about the future of the company and where he would like to see himself and FuFluns in a few years.

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