Kim Erwin

An Evanstonian of two decades, Kim Erwin is the author of the book Communicating the New: Methods to Shape and Accelerate Innovation. She is currently working with the Emergency Design Collective, a nationwide volunteer network of doctors and designers addressing COVID challenges, and the National Academy of Medicine measuring community engagement. Jill Schacter's discussion with her focused on her research into the role communication plays in the innovation process. They spent a lot of time talking about whether communicating is enough, or if we want to actually make a connection. Kim discusses how wanting to be understood and make change is a human condition