COVID-19 hit the entire world hard, but it has been detrimental to certain communities in a very specific way: The isolation and educational interruption widened pre-existing skills gaps, making it tougher to stay competitive. That is the case

How Might We Lead The Way In Designing For A New Socially Responsible Generation? With Pamela Gill Alabaster, Mattel Head of Global Sustainability & Michelle Lee, IDEO Managing Director Play Lab

Feb 15th, 2022 38m 9s

In this episode of The Big Question, we ask Pamela Gill Alabaster, Mattel Head of Global Sustainability, and Michelle Lee, IDEO Play Lab Managing Director… How might we lead the way in designing for a new socially responsible generation?We’re

How Might Health-System Incumbents Treat Patients More Like Consumers? With Ramon Soto, Northwell Health Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer & Timothy Peck, IDEO Executive Portfolio Director of Health

Feb 1st, 2022 36m 49s

In this episode of The Big Question, Detria Williamson, IDEO CMO, asks Ramon Soto, Northwell Health Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Office, and Timothy Peck, IDEO Executive Portfolio Director of Health… how might healt

How Might We Embark On A Journey Of Diversity, Inclusion And Transformation In A Radically Transparent And Collaborative Way? With Frances Frei, Harvard Business School Professor & Lauren Collins, IDEO Chief Of Staff

Jan 18th, 2022 35m 8s

Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords. They are fundamental to an ever shifting societal landscape, with open discourse around these themes becoming increasingly more widespread in day to day life. How do we measure how diverse

How Might We Empower Society To Move Rapidly Towards A Cleaner Future? With Constantin Schwaab, Wirelane CEO & Franz Blach, IDEO Alum

Jan 4th, 2022 50m 29s

One of the most pressing questions of our time is surely, how might we protect the planet for future generations? What can we do, not just as individuals, but as a society to move to a more sustainable future that will preserve our home? The

How Might We Build A Food System That Is Healthy For People & The Planet? With Sudhanshu Sarronwala, INFARM Chief Impact Officer & Axel Unger, IDEO Partner

Dec 21st, 2021 38m 30s

The current food system cannot meet the needs of the growing urban population. In fact, producing food the way we currently do would require an extra planet’s worth of resources to feed the 7B people living in cities by 2050. It’s also unsustai

How Might We Bring Change To An Industry Giant With A Heavy Legacy? With Usha Raghavachari, D-Ford Global Innovation Lab Director & Luis Zunzunegui, IDEO Executive Director

Dec 7th, 2021 41m 11s

In 1924, Henry Ford released his first print ad, making the bold claim that Ford would “open the highways to all mankind”. And for the next eighty years or so, they achieved this...However with the ever increasing shift in public focus toward

How Might We Design A Radically Different Restorative & Regenerative Business Model? With Joe Iles, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Design Programme Lead & Chris Grantham, IDEO Circular Economy Executive Director

Nov 23rd, 2021 44m 37s

The linear economy’s, “take, make, waste” approach has been the dominant business model on which our current economy has run since the industrial revolution in the 18th century.And it’s worked... billions of people have been empowered through

How Might We Enable Businesses To Be More Responsible? With Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor, Intercorp Chairman & Sandy Speicher, IDEO CEO

Nov 9th, 2021 42m 14s

A few years ago, Intercorp Chairman, Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor read a Harvard Business Review essay called “Creating Shared Value” by Mark Kramer and Michael Porter, that changed the trajectory of their business. Carlos immediately refocused Inte

What Happens If We Don't Ask Big Questions? With David Kelley, IDEO Co-founder & Stanford Professor

Oct 15th, 2021 26m 34s

In the first episode of The Big Question, Detria Williamson is joined by David Kelley, IDEO co-founder, Stanford professor and design maverick. David shares how his perspective on the world shifted with the birth of his daughter, how his percep

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Oct 15th, 2021 1m 55s

How can we improve the U.S. food system and reduce the 40% food waste while better serving the 10% of households living in food insecurity? How do we incentivize vaccine skeptics? And what are businesses responsible for in today’s society? Thes