Optimistic Design is a practical, positive look at the future of design, ethical innovation, and technology. Tune in each month with Wilma Lam, Substantial’s Strategy Director, as she is joined by creatives, makers, and thinkers to talk about what it means to design with hope for our ever changing world.
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Optimistic Design is a practical, positive look at the future of design, ethical innovation, and technology. Tune in each month with Wilma Lam, Substantial’s Strategy Director, as she is joined by creatives, makers, and thinkers to talk about what it means to design with hope for our ever changing world.
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October 4, 2022
Jaymes Hanna
<p>In this episode, Jaymes Hanna talks about how education technology continues to evolve, especially during the pandemic, and how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is designing education to meet people where they are. He also discusses the challenges of change management and how they are attempting to overcome them.</p> <p>Jaymes Hanna is the senior program officer of Market Dynamics at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His work focuses on improving the design awareness and adoption of evidence-based programs, products, and services that support teachers and increase student success, including the use of human-centered design. Previously, Jaymes held roles with Leap Innovations and was the manager of Monitor Deloitte strategy console.</p> <p><br></p> <h2><strong>In this Episode</strong></h2> <p>1:03 Jaymes' quest to find solutions to real-world problems.</p> <p>2:47 What piqued his interest in human-centered design.</p> <p>4:54 His role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the primary focus of the K12 team.</p> <p>6:06 The ideal role of technology in education.</p> <p>11:42 How they involve stakeholders and school leaders in achieving a common goal.</p> <p>14:59 Scalability to meet more people where they are.</p> <p>18:25 Human-centered design's role in shaping the future of education</p> <p>21:22 Considerations for designing education.</p> <p>25:22 Establishing reasonable and respectful expectations regarding the locus of control and the willingness to change.</p> <p>32:28 Education, design, and technology’s bright future.</p> <p><br></p> <h2><strong>Resources and Social</strong></h2> <p><a href="https://doblin.com/ten-types"><u>Ten Types of Innovation</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaymeshanna/"><u>James Hanna on LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/"><u>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bill-&-melinda-gates-foundation/"><u>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/gatesfoundation"><u>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Twitter</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gatesfoundation/"><u>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Facebook</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gatesfoundation/?hl=en"><u>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Instagram</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GatesFoundation"><u>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Youtube</u></a></p>
August 8, 2022
Adha Mengis
<p>In this episode, Adha Menghis discusses how his journey from teaching young people to developing a love and passion for design and innovation began.</p> <p>Adha currently serves as the project director for community and design at Digital Promise, where he designs learning experiences for educators rooted in equity and metacognition. He is passionate about excellent pedagogy and supporting people to realize their innate potential.</p> <p>Adha talks about how digital learning has evolved in the last decade and how Digital Promise works with students, teachers, and communities to close the achievement gap and foster opportunities for lifelong learning.</p> <h2><strong>In this Episode</strong></h2> <p>1:02 How Adha's experience as a teacher sparked his interest in educational design and human-centered design.</p> <p>3:23 People who influenced Adha's designer mindset.</p> <p>5:28 About his role at Digital Promise and its mission of closing the digital learning gap.</p> <p>10:00 I'm also curious, you know, as you think about the broader design field, and what ways do you think the broader field could maybe better address designing for equity as well?</p> <p>12:26 Collaborating with students, educators, and communities.</p> <p>14:36 Creating a level playing field for everyone through experiences and activities.</p> <p>17:18 How they promote student co-leadership.</p> <p>19:46 Working together with system leaders to integrate the human-centered design with sizable, already-existing systems</p> <p>22:26 The contribution of design to societal transformation</p> <p>26:37 A valuable piece of advice he received.</p> <p>28:19 Digital Promise’s series of products and services for lifelong learning.</p> <p>21:34 The future of design, education, and technology.</p> <h2><strong>Resources and Social</strong></h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adha-mengis-40377b25/"><u>Adha Mengis on LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://digitalpromise.org/"><u>Digital Promise website</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/digitalpromise"><u>Digital Promise on Facebook</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/DigitalPromise"><u>Digital Promise on Twitter</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-promise/"><u>Digital Promise on LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/digitalpromise"><u>Digital Promise on Youtube</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://digitalpromise.org/inclusive-innovation/"><u>Center for Inclusive Innovation</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://verizon.digitalpromise.org/about-this-project/"><u>Verizon Innovative Learning Schools</u></a></p>
July 8, 2022
Dr. Ijeoma Azodo
<p>In this episode, Dr. Ijeoma Azodo, talks about her inspiration for transitioning from surgery to digital innovation and design for healthcare, as well as how NHS Education Scotland develops new projects to help improve the healthcare ecosystem.</p> <p>Dr. Azodo, brings together service and systems design with her expertise in surgical care, health research, and patient-centered outcomes to build digital healthcare experiences.</p> <p>Dr. Azodo is the Associate Director of Service Design at NHS Education Scotland technology service, an honorary clinical tutor with the Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, and a council member in the Faculty of Clinical Informatics.</p> <h2><strong>In this Episode</strong></h2> <p>1:03 Dr. Azodo's inspiration for shifting her focus from surgery to digital innovation and design for healthcare</p> <p>2:32 How her work influenced her learning and understanding of design, innovation, and technology and their roles in healthcare</p> <p>4:41 The role of technology in the healthcare ecosystem of NHS Scotland</p> <p>8:06 The NES Technology Design team and Dr. Azodo’s responsibilities as the associate director</p> <p>13:26 Essential skill sets in their line of work</p> <p>14:34 The advantage of working in the NHS to the work that they do.</p> <p>16:07 Fundamental shifts in patient-provider relationships</p> <p>18:04 Her perspective on the trajectory of digital innovation in the healthcare space.</p> <p>23:05 Developing design and technology principles centered on behavior change and equity for all patients.</p> <p>25:10 The impact of design, research, and technology on the healthcare system.</p> <p>29:42 How healthcare has evolved in terms of innovation throughout her career.</p> <p>31:42 The future of healthcare</p> <h2><strong>Resources and Social</strong></h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ijeoma-azodo-md-chm/?originalSubdomain=uk"><u>Dr. Ijeoma Azodo on LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://nds.nhs.scot/"><u>NDS Scotland website</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndsscotland/?isFollowingPage=true"><u>NDS Scotland on LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ndsscotland"><u>NDS Scotland on Twitter</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/"><u>NHS Education for Scotland website</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NHSEducationforScotland/"><u>NHS Education for Scotland on Facebook</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/nhseducationforscotland"><u>NHS Education for Scotland on Vimeo</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/NHS_Education?s=20"><u>NHS Education for Scotland on Twitter</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vTzERRdMu9LJH4ZnnVSfw"><u>NHS Education for Scotland on YouTube</u></a></p>
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