Impact Boom Podcast - Social Enterprise & Design

Guido Charosky of Drop defines innovation, drawing on his experience across different sectors and academia to share insights into user centred design and global trends in design education.

Àlex Jimenez Higueras of NutCreatives discusses some of the challenges and opportunities for sustainable product design to address a range of global issues as well as giving insights into design education and the creation of positive impact.

Stephanie Hughes of Akka Architects talks us through key insights into tackling complex problems with comprehensive innovation, she discusses her theory behind architecting interactions & shares some inspirational projects.

Lucia Bruni of Lucirmas shares her insights about sustainable design, alongside her experience in setting up Lucirmás; a design studio and brand which creates products (and services) primarily from upcycled glass.

Ingrid Mulder of TU Delft shares her experience in participatory city making projects and academia, the shift in tertiary education and the importance of empowering citizens to engage in dialogue and impact projects.

Tessa de Geus of Kennisland shares her international experience, discussing a range of social innovation initiatives, providing insights into civil society projects and useful methodologies and tools.

Ruben Walker of African Clean Energy provides insights into running a global social enterprise, shares valuable experience gained in the field and talks about some of the challenges he has faced along the way.

Tatiana Glad of Impact Hub Amsterdam discusses some of the key ingredients for spaces that foster social innovation, she gives clear insights on entrepreneurship and provides tips on creating positive social impact.

Jeroen Beekmans of Pop Up City discusses a variety of interesting city initiatives that have taken place in the Netherlands to create positive social impact. He shares insights into activating city spaces, funding, running Pecha Kucha, concerns he has for Amsterdam, as well as an exciting ’sharing economy’ apartment project Pop-Up City has in the pipeline.

Daniela Martinez of Cirklo discusses key learnings from her experience in social innovation, shares insights about social entrepreneurship, talks about collaborative work environments and discusses some inspirational impact initiatives in Mexico.