Nature X Design | A TEALEAVES Podcast

You may be of the opinion that modern agriculture is the epitome of perfectly designed food, but mother nature has a better idea. Learn how incorporating wild and feral foods could enhance your diet, while benefitting the planet.

Featuring Professor Philip B. Stark, Professor of Statistics and Associate Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, and the founder of Berkeley Open Source Food, an organization that researches and promotes urban foraging and the integration of weeds into our food systems.

Hosted by Carly Williams. 

What is Retrospective Archiving? It is the curation of the present. We depend on archives to learn about the past, but how do we document the present? Who chooses what is collected and saved and what is forgotten? How can we engage communities in the storytelling and make the process transparent and personalized?

In this episode we hear from the team behind The Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit that produces journalism from the lawless realm that is our oceans. From documentaries to original music, their unique storytelling skills help them cut through the noise of the overstimulated modern age. We will discuss the power of multi-media storytelling to spark change. 

Can we flatten the curve of a city, the way we flattened the curve of the pandemic? Can sustainable solutions also aid in the prevention of disease?

Join us in our conversation with MIT Professor Carlo Ratti of Carlo Ratti Associati, Joe Iles Circular Design Program Lead from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Clare Miflin Founder of ThinkWoven and the Center for Zero Waste Design, to learn how we can create a new future for our cities and ourselves.

When considering the future of artificial intelligence, the mantra can no longer be “move fast and break things”.

This episode features four leading female figures in the future of AI discuss the responsibilities and opportunities for designers using data as material to create social impact through a more inclusive design of products and services.

This episode explores the concept of industrial symbiosis. Learn how an industrial ecosystem can mimic the natural ecosystem (where everything is reused, there is zero waste) from the leading academics in this field and discover how companies can effectively manage waste, reduce costs, increase efficiencies, protect the environment while increasing the bottom line. 

This episode dives into rituals as a tool for creativity. Featuring world-leading designers Albert Shum, CVP of Design, Experiences & Devices Group at Microsoft, and John S. Couch Vice President of Product Design at Hulu and author of “The Art of Creative Rebellion: How to champion creativity, change culture and save your soul”). This discussion will focus on their rituals for creativity and methods for connection during times of isolation. 

How will our methods of connection to nature change because of the pandemic? We know the physical effects will last, but will the social changes be negative, or positive? 

Join Nature X Design for a moderated conversation with leading experts in botany and design, speaking to the importance of our relationship with nature and the significance it lends to our mental and physical well-being. The discussion explores how we can recalibrate ourselves within our own ecosystem by learning from the world’s oldest innovators (plants!), thus contributing to the betterment of humanity and a greener future.