In this episode Danielle and Jen interview Shiva Farrokhi, founder of in-it, a video crowdsourcing platform focusing on social change. The phrase video virtual memory is mentioned, so you know this is going to be good.

Shiva is an Iranian designer, strategist and social entrepreneur currently living in Portland, Oregon. She started in-it due to her experience of living through 2 important socio-political times that negatively impacted her life in Iran & USA -Green movement and the Muslim ban-. They made her realize that we, the people, don’t really have a voice in deciding anything that pertains to us socially, politically and economically. So she decided to use the power of design and technology to fix that.

In this episode, Collin Gabriel and Danielle Olson interviewed Tom and Sheri Eckert who are both counselors and the founders of the Oregon Psilocybin Society. They are the forces behind getting a 2020 ballot measure to legalize the facilitated use of psilocybin.

You’ll learn about:

• the history of psilocybin
• it’s current status in terms of the law and social perceptions
• the potential benefits of “facilitated use” are (guided experience with a trained professional)
• the steps that Tom and Sheri have taken to create an organization and campaign to change people’s minds and the law

In this episode, Hatch Program Manager, Danielle Olson sits down with A Social Ignition founder Sonja Skvarla.  A Social Ignition runs two core programs for men serving time in prison across the state of Oregon: The Ignition Option and The Long Haul.

"The Ignition Option is a 12-session entrepreneurship series that builds confidence, exercises creativity, and teaches the language of business.

Graduates may enter The Long Haul, our individual coaching program to push students to their particular goals."

Get Involved

EP30 - Tea Fleets and Painted Streets  Picture yourself strolling down the beautiful tree-lined streets of Portland when suddenly you are struck by the sight of a large mural painted right in the middle of a 4-way stop. As you stand there, thinking to yourself “how did this get here? Who made this place?”, you notice a bench made out of clay, open and inviting, placed on the sidewalk and right next to a tiny neighborhood library. You sit and take in this odd, idyllic scene - spending a moment to connect with your surroundings. Very often these murals and sculptures are the work of collaborative, community projects facilitated by City Repair, a group of permaculturists, anthropologists, environmentalists, and citizens devoted to bringing neighbors together through neighborhood projects. In this episode, Collin Gabriel and Frankie Ku sit down with RIdhi D’Cruz, Adrian Haley, and Jasmine Co from City Repair to discuss placemaking, houselessness, chocolate cake, a tea “horse”, and the upcoming 17th Annual Village Building Convergence, a 10-day spread of permaculture, natural-building, and intersection painting events open to all!   Hosts Collin Gabriel, Channelsmith, Hatch Innovation Frankie Ku, Brand and Marketing Manager, Hatch Innovation   Guests

Ridhi D'Cruz, Co-Director of City Repair

Ridhi D'Cruz is a Co-Director with City Repair. This is her sixth year working with City Repair and the Village Building Convergence. As an intercontinental cross-pollinator, sociocultural anthropologist and permaculture educator who has been living in Portland since 2010, Ridhi participates, facilitates and supports Placemaking capacity building, houseless advocacy, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cultural Sustainability, Social Permaculture and transformational leadership development. She is also a passionate herbalist, urban wild-crafter, natural building enthusiast, participatory technology activist, animal lover and permaculture urban homesteader.

 

Adrian Thalasinos Haley, Volunteer at City Repair

Adrian Thalasinos Haley, a BFA alumni in sculpture from UW Madison, joined the larger movement of Portland’s creative, justice driven, and growth motivated communities over 13 years ago. His unique blend of skills and experience in metal fabrication, construction, and marine engineering has empowered his gadgeteer and mad-scientist spirit.

He served as welder for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an ocean going environmental organization, from 2003-2005, and occupied his time inventing and implementing various ocean defence projects around the world. In 2006, he co-formed the Gadgetron, a community shop in the Portsmouth neighborhood of North Portland that explored appropriate technology(1). Its intention was to liberate technology from industry and empower individuals to be makers, fixers, and creators. Adrian also served as the tool coordinator at the North Portland Tool Library in 2007.

Crows Foot Creatives is a project that Adrian started up to crystallize his maker skills and make them available to the larger Portland community. He has since served small business and co-ops, organizations, and individuals in their desire to implement their visions.

Jasmine Co, Intern at City Repair

Jasmine Co is a PSU student, artist, and massage therapist. She has a passion for ecological change and collective growth. This year she is excited to be interning with City Repair and the Village Building Convergence. Jasmine has been focusing on their newest mobile placemaking project, the T-crab.

In this episode you’ll learn

1. The inspiring history of City Repair and how it was founded.
2. All about the Village Building Convergence and how you can get involved.
3. Shared experiences that deepen community by connecting neighbors and neighborhoods
4. How to work with local government to develop codes and laws that meet the needs of community members
5. How the team at City Repair utilizes a largely volunteer staff.
6. Decision-making strategies for building community
7. Why process development is the primary goal of the VBC
8. Where and when you can find yourself under the T-Horse and the rest of the T-Fleet.

 

Links to Resources Mentioned

1. City Repair
2. The Village Building Convergence 2017
3. The T - Crab Fundraiser
4. Hatch Innovation

EP29 - ‘Soup’er Communities with Amy Kaherl In this episode, Danielle Olson sits down with Amy Kaherl, founder of Detroit Soup. In 2010, Amy was able to transform a small potluck-style event for funding the arts into a larger funding mechanism for community projects aimed to do good for Detroit. For as little as $5, attendees eat, hear pitches from entrepreneurs, vote for a winner to receive the cumulative funds, and ultimately create change. Detroit Soup has hosted 151 meetings as of this podcast and has become an international movement, with communities developing their own unique flavor of this original event (including our own here at HatchLab, The Social Pitch). Added to that, Detroit Soup has managed to raise over $132,000 dollars directly from the Detroit community, directly for the Detroit community. Listen in to Amy’s inspiring thoughts about its journey, and how entrepreneurship and community-building intersect. Host Danielle Olson, Program Manager, Hatch Innovation Guests

Amy Kaherl, Founder of Detroit Soup

In this episode you’ll learn

1. The origin story of Detroit Soup and how it has become an international movement.
2. Amy’s thoughts on what community is, and how events like Detroit Soup can help to cultivate it.
3. Lessons learned from the years of hosting community pitch events
4. A step-by-step process on how Detroit Soup runs their event.
5. How the Soup community events can cultivate synergies between entrepreneurs.

More about Amy Kaherl

I love Detroit. Detroit is unique as it is enormous. People here are passionate without large egos and are eager to problem solve with amazing and unique ideas. I started with SOUP in 2010 with some fiercely passionate ladies who were excited to try out an idea in a loft above a bakery. Never in my wildest imagination did I think it would grow to become a staple to the flow of the city. I studied theology and popular culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA after growing up and going to college in Michigan. I wanted to study connection and meaning in our everyday experiences and since departing in 2008 I have found the ability to do that here in Detroit. SOUP is a place for connecting with people who begin as strangers and become friends, a safe space to explore what matters to us as individuals and as a community, and a place to practice democracy. When I am not running SOUP, I help curate events at The Jam Handy and DJ as Amy Dreamcatcher with the monthly Nothing Elegant! If you have further questions or want to connect, please feel free to email me!

Links to Resources Mentioned

1. Detroit Soup
2. Rebel Nell
3. The Empowerment Plan
4. The Jam Handy Event Space
5. Hatch Innovation

 

HTF 028: Chicken Eggs and Chasin' Dreams In this episode Amy Pearl sits down with Henlight Co-Founder Edward Silva.  Edwards unique story highlights the path that some entrepreneurs take when entering into prize based competitions, in this case the Thought For Food Challenge.  Interestingly, Edward’s journey with the Thought For Food Challenge did not end with his team’s victory.  Instead, along with a small team of enthusiastic volunteers, they expanded the reach of this challenge worldwide, inspiring innovative ideas from young people across the globe.  

 

Host Amy Pearl, Executive Director, Hatch Innovation

 

Guests

Edward Silva, Co Founder of Henlight

 

In this episode you’ll learn

1. Edwards story, and the way he drew on his own experiences to come up with a novel innovation.
2. How the Thought For Food Challenge incentivized the innovations behind Henlight.
3. The story of Edward’s journey after winning the challenge, and how an ambassador network allows Thought For Food to expand their global reach.
4. Examples of winners and innovations from the Thought For Food Challenge.
5. How incentive based prizes inspire innovations in areas that may be lacking new ideas.

 

More about Edward Silva

I believe in leveraging the power of technology to create a more food secure world. As a Prize Developer at XPrize and co-founder of Henlight – a solar powered solution to help small-scale poultry farmers – I actively support building a bridge to a more abundant future by leveraging appropriate technology.

Throughout my career, I have been afforded the opportunity to participate in an array of activities in the U.S. and abroad related to food, agriculture, and renewable/natural resources . Winning the 2013 Thought for Food Challenge, being selected as U.S. Delegate for the Y20 Summit, studying international agricultural development at the University of California, Davis and most recently serving as Executive Director of Thought For Food, have allowed me to gain a unique global perspective on how to develop products and solutions in a more creative, open, and innovative way.

Links to Resources Mentioned

1. XPrize
2. The Thought For Food Challenge
3. Henlight

HTF 027: Happy Brain Science “We go about pursuing happiness backwards. We think once we accomplish our goals we’ll be happy, but science shows that happiness is essential as a first step to accomplishing our goals.”

 

Can we be truly happy at work? Science says yes. Hear from two leaders who have made it their mission to make you happy. When these experts say happiness, they mean deep, sustained well-being. New research on happiness is comforting. Learn what you can do to bring your “prime brain real estate online” and improve your life in ways that will make you a more satisfied person. This is not based on opinion, but backed by science.  

 

Host Amy Pearl, Executive Director, Hatch Innovation

 

Guests

Scott Crabtree, Chief Happiness Officer, Happy Brain Science

Ayla Lewis, Speaker and Facilitator, Happy Brain Science

In this episode you’ll learn

1. Why happiness -- “subjective well being“ -- could change your life.
2. Happier people are more successful, make more money, have more satisfying relationships, and even live longer.
3. Becoming happier is possible, in some cases within four week. This is backed by peer-reviewed research.
4. Why happiness has to happen before success and achievement can occur.
5. Learn the single most effective thing you can do to boost happiness.

More about Scott Crabtree

As the Founder and Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Brain Science, Scott Crabtree empowers individuals and organizations to apply findings from cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology to boost productivity and happiness at work.  Scott’s audiences range from intimate groups of five CEOs to groups of thousands at conferences. Recent clients include Microsoft, Bose, Blizzard Entertainment, and Dreamworks. His insights have been quoted in Inc., InfoWorld, Fortune, and VentureBeat among other publications.

In his 25-year career, Scott has served as a leader in game development and software engineering. He’s founded startups and worked at a variety of technology companies large and small. In early 2012, he resigned his position as Tech Strategist at Intel to pursue his passion full time: helping people apply science to be happier and more successful.

“I loved making games and apps,” he says, “But when I began to delve into the science of happiness, I realized that I was onto something. Beyond just being pleasant, happiness at work can significantly increase productivity, creativity, and engagement. It makes for better organizations and more successful people.”

Scott holds a B.A. in Cognitive Science from Vassar College. When he is not immersed in scientific data, he loves spending time with his wife, young daughters, and mutt, especially in nature, and also enjoys playing in a band. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

More about Ayla Lewis

An expert in utilizing systems and strategies, Ayla thrives on working with individuals and organizations to maximum their success. As a certified teacher with two education degrees, she is adept at guiding clients through a process of learning and application. Her experience includes helping organizations increase their outreach and impact, mediating department mergers, and instituting systems to increase purpose and productivity. Whether co-presenting or on her own, Ayla resonates with audiences in interactive workshops that help people get the best from their brains.

Ayla helps others live happier, healthier lives. Her current favorite authors are George Seldes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel and Napoleon Hill.

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Links to Resources Mentioned

1. Happy Brain Science  Find products, courses, and recommended reading here.
2. The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by author Sonja Lyubomirsky
3. Harvard scientist Daniel Gilbert and his TED talk called “The Surprising Science of Happiness” and his book "Stumbling on Happiness"  Daniel Gilbert’s Personal site
4. Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk “How Great Leaders Inspire Action”
5. Kelly McGonigal Ted Talk: How To Make Stress Your Friend
6. Huffington Post article about our brains and work
7. Review of General Psychology Research Paper “Bad is Stronger than Good” 2001
8. Harvard Business Review article: Bad is Stronger than Good - for Bosses

HTF 026: Living In Waste: How Our Trash Can Be Our Treasure with Michael Reynolds In this episode, Collin Gabriel, longtime fan of Earthships, chats with architect and Earthship founder, Michael Reynolds. 35 years ago, Michael designed a living structure that can harvest its own water, power, food, heat and comfort with most of its building supplies composed of used tires, dirt, and trash. He called it the Earthship. Since then, Michael (he calls himself Mike) and the Earthship have propelled an unbelievable movement in sustainable home design, with students from all over the world descending on Taos, New Mexico, home to Earthship innovation, to learn from a team of experts while living in Earthships. Naturally, the Earthship has captivated the minds of aspiring builders, architects, sustainability enthusiasts – humans – who are looking for a better, freer, more organic way of living. As Michael says, "The sun is our powerplant in the sky. That's the point. All we have to do is relate to it." Tune in to hear how Michael stumbled across the Earthship concept, how the Earthship works, where they’ve been built, how they fulfill the needs of emergency crises, and how our waste ultimately liberates us. Host Collin Gabriel, Channelsmith, Hatch Innovation   Guests

Michael Reynolds, Architect, Earthship Biotecture

• Born in 1945 and graduated from University of Cincinnati in 1969.
• He is a self-described “guy who’s trying to do some sustainable housing for the future”
• He believes our consumerist society is destroying our natural resources and ecosystems.
• And thus called “King of garbage”

In this episode you’ll hear about

• The history of Michael and Earthship Biotecture, and how the Earthship design originated
• How the Earthship focuses on 6 key principles: Comfort, Water, Natural materials, Food products, Sewage treatment, Electricity
• Why we don’t need leaders, just roadmaps.
• How the Earthship Academy is training a growing movement of students across the world.
• New innovations that have been integrated into the Earthship system
• How the Earthship design is being adapted for a diverse set of environments, as an answer to a diverse array of natural disasters

Links to Resources Mentioned

Hatch Innovation

Garbage Warrior Documentary

Earthship Biotecture

Earthship Academy

Earthship Island

Earthship Simple Survival app

Quotes

"The sun is our powerplant in the sky. That's the point. All we have to do is relate to it."

"If you can get past the definitions, you could really live your life!"

"We don't need leaders now. We need pathways, maps. Because people are willing to go. They just need the maps."

HTF 026: Women Impact Investing

“If women farmers had the same financial resources as male farmers, it’s estimated that yields would increase by 20-30%, creating the potential to lift 120-150 million people out of poverty.” Malaika Maphalala, Investment Advisor, Natural Investments

In this podcast, Amy Pearl is joined by Malaika Maphalala and Carrie Van Winkle of Natural Investments, LLC, a socially responsible investment firm, to discuss the growing and influential role of women across the global impact investing landscape.  Carrie and Malaika also host their own web interview series called “Women Invested” that details pioneering women who are changing the world in a positive way through investment decisions.  Prepare for some inspiration, as we realize that the more we invest in women, the more we create resilient communities, and healthy returns, which is a pretty good deal.

Provocateur Amy Pearl, Executive Director, Hatch Innovation Guests

Malaika Maphalala, Investment Advisor, Natural Investments, LLC

Joining Natural Investments was the culmination of her life-long journey of contributing to the creation of a sustainable future. For the past ten years, Malaika has shared her talents in non-profit administration and within community arts organizations in Hawaii.

Carrie B. VanWinkle, Socially Responsive Financial Advisor, Natural Investments, LLC

Carrie brings 12 years of experience working with individuals and couples to build confidence in their personal financial lives, including financial goals related to homeownership, retirement savings, and education savings. Carrie’s mission as a financial planner is rooted in the belief in the power of financial goal setting, education, and empowerment to achieve the life you want, while ensuring your finances reflect your values.

Carrie has dedicated her life to building a healthy, sustainable, and just community, both locally and globally. Her work at Natural Investments is a pivotal part in achieving this goal by empowering individuals and families to build their own financially sustainable future while having a positive impact on the community. Carrie is a part of NI’s Louisville-based team at Just Money Advisors. In this episode you’ll learn

• What it Impact Investing is, and why women are playing a larger role.
• About Malaika and Carrie’s new series on Women-Invested.com
• Inspiring stories that can help inform your own investment decisions
• How one investor changed the direction of Root Capital simply by being interested in women run enterprises
• Some of the data that has emerged from impact investments worldwide
• What regenerative investment means, and why this concept helps inform your investment decisions

Links to Resources Mentioned

Hatch Innovation

Hatch Oregon

Women Invested Interview Series

Iriquois Valley Farms

Trillium Asset Management

Root Capital

Calvert Foundation’s Community Investment Note

 

The Remedy Club: Inclusion & Exclusion

This edition of THE REMEDY CLUB invites you to talk about systems of exclusion, topics that usually aren’t deemed appropriate at the dinner table. By listening to personal stories from our panelists (see below) and conversing with each other about uncomfortable but necessary topics, we will take on the challenge of breaking that initial barrier when it comes to the untalkable—starting the conversation.

Welcome to The Remedy Club, a quarterly series on the dynamics of power and powerlessness, hosted by Hatch Innovation. We invite you to listen in to this dynamic panel discussion recorded on November 4th, 2016. Walk away with new insight, new connections and ideas for action.

In this episode you will learn:

• Stories of exclusion and strategies for change
• Hot button issues to be aware of
• Insights from different points of view

Links
Hatch Innovation   Abbey Creek Vineyard     Panelists   Emilly Prado, Writer, Photographer, Future Librarian,   Bertony Faustin, Proprietor, Abbey Creek Vineyard   Don Merrill, Journalist, Author, Co-Founder of CNBSeen   Charles Letherwood, Outreach Coordinator, Tom Dwyer Automotive Services, Inc.   Moderator   Frankie Ku,  Brand Manager, Hatch Innovation