Social Design Insights

Initially a “wedding registry for humanitarian aid,” NeedsList is software that any organization can license to match needs and offers in real-time for urgent local needs.

The Refugee Academy is a Berlin-based non-profit that creates learning spaces for refugees seeking to assimilate.

Mariam Traore Chazalnoel is a Senior Policy Officer at the Geneva Headquarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Dr. Nina Hall’s advocacy and research span varying fields. Her professional work looks specifically at how international agencies like UNHCR, IOM, UNDP, DFID, etc. are grappling with climate change, new threats in the age of...

Kilian Kleinschmidt is an international networker, development, and migration expert with 30 years of experience in a wide range of countries, emergencies, and refugee camps as a United Nations official, Aid worker, and diplomat.

Amanda Baillieu founded Archiboo in 2014 as a new kind of architectural discussion space, building on the changing landscape of design media after the Great Recession.

Asad Syrkett is a design editor, writer and brand strategist in Brooklyn, New York. He currently works at Elle Decor as their Editor in Chief.

Spencer Bailey of Phaidon Publishing joins us to discuss concepts of ‘slow’ media, and how to be more conscientious about the media we consume.

Diana Budds is a design writer & producer based in New York City. She writes, edits and produces stories about design at all scales, with a particular focus on how design affects and reflects culture.

Aaron Seward is a writer and editor with over 20 years of experience in architectural publishing, currently serving as the Managing Editor at Perkins&Will.