Hear from people who are working in creative ways to advance new directions in the built environment, cities, and the economy. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.its-material-views.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.its-material-views.com</a>
It's Material - the pod
Claim This Podcastby Annabel Short
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Hear from people who are working in creative ways to advance new directions in the built environment, cities, and the economy. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.its-material-views.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.its-material-views.com</a>
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9/29/2024
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January 14, 2026
Short take: A pause to introduce It's Material
<p>Thank you for being a trusty subscriber to the It’s Material newsletter! </p><p>What you may not know, is that It’s Material is a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.its-material.com">company</a> too. Check out the short video above, for an intro to why It’s Material does what it does, and how. </p><p>We focus on “arenas” with huge potential for building connection across silos and driving change (whether transformational, or incremental!). Those arenas are <strong>finance</strong>, <strong>tech</strong>, <strong>cities</strong>, <strong>sports</strong>, and all things <strong>built environment</strong> - i.e. infrastructure, real estate, architecture, design and engineering. </p><p>If you are looking for ways to overcome obstinate obstacles, expand who you engage with in creative ways, tease out clarity from complexity or get something new off the ground (lightly and effectively), then <a target="_blank" href="https://www.its-material.com/contact/">get in touch</a>! </p><p>And if you’re here for the newsletter insights and updates, fear not, stay put - regular programming will follow!</p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to It's Material at <a href="https://itsmaterial.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">itsmaterial.substack.com/subscribe</a>
November 30, 2024
In conversation with Dr. Mehret Mandefro
<p><strong>“It’s Material - The Pod” is a space to hear from people who are working in creative ways to advance new directions in the built environment, cities, and the economy.</strong></p><p>In this episode, Annabel speaks with producer, writer and entrepreneur Dr. Mehret Mandefro.</p><p>They speak about the crucial importance of story and language in opening doors for new directions in the built environment. Mehret lifts up opportunities for investment in creative industries as part of cities’ and countries’ economic strategies, and the need for “spaces that feed your mind”.</p><p>Having started her career in medicine, Mehret sees strong synergies between science and the arts.</p><p>A few highlights from the conversation:</p><p>“The best doctors…what they do is kind of read the body like a text - the signs and symptoms, and put a story together. If you are doing your job right, you’re listening to the patient and trying to also understand what’s being said. And then you give that story back to them in a way that will allow them to understand what’s going on.”</p><p>“What a lot of technocratic frames do is take lived experience and kind of flatten it. Storytelling is really great for restoring the complexity back. It’s also just the way people learn.”</p><p>By 2050, one in four people in the World will be living in Africa. I always tell companies, if you don’t have an Africa strategy, you’re going to miss it all.”</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to It's Material at <a href="https://itsmaterial.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">itsmaterial.substack.com/subscribe</a>
September 29, 2024
In conversation with Alejandra Rivera
Annabel explores the vast potential of cities to drive social and environmental change with Alejandra Rivera of Urban Matters, highlighting inspiring examples of overcoming obstacles in the built environment.
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