Design Lab with Bon Ku

EP 128: Designing the Future of Food | Dan Barber

This week we talk about how real food is the best medicine.Dan Barber is chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York, and the author of The Third Plate. A fierce advocate for sustainable, ethical farming and cooking, Barber’s opinions on food and agricultural policy have appeared in The New York Times and other publications. He also co-founded Row 7 Seed Company, which brings together chefs and plant breeders to develop new varieties of vegetables and grains. Barber has received multiple James Beard awards including Best Chef: New York City (2006) and Outstanding Chef (2009). President Barack Obama appointed him to serve on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. Barber continues his work to blur the line between the dining experience and the educational, bringing the principles of good farming directly to the table.This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Ideas: Health Festival. Special thanks to the Aspen Ideas team for making this happen! Bon also wrote a blog post for the event, 5 Reasons Why Clinicians Should Think Like Designers.Episode mentions and links:Blue Hill FarmStone Barns Center for Food and AgricultureBook: The Third PlateRow 7 SeedsChef Dan Barber brings new veggie varieties to the aisle with Row 7 Seed CompanyMichael Mazourek: Culinary Breeding NetworkDan’s photo credit: Richard BollFollow Dan: Twitter | InstaFollow Blue Hill Farm: Twitter | InstaEpisode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/128

EP 127: Designing Brand Strategy | Howard Belk

This week we talk about simplicity as a strategy.Howard Belk pulls double duty as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer of leading global brand experience consultancy Siegel+Gale, which he claims is one (or two) of the six best jobs on the planet.He is an entrepreneur who helped a 50-year-old branding firm reestablish industry leadership by embracing its disruptor legacy. Since his arrival at the firm in 2004, he and his colleagues have established Siegel+Gale as The Simplicity Company, truly the go-to firm to help untangle the mind-bending brand mash ups that result from the entrepreneurial adventures of the CEOs they love.Over his career, he has partnered with Fortune 500 clients to embrace the power of simplicity, purpose, experience and design to transform and grow their companies. Today, he is one of those rare birds who understands both business and design, and more importantly how to embrace one to succeed at the other.Episode mentions and links: Siegel+GaleSiegel+Gale: CVS Case StudySiegel+Gale: BMS Case StudyHoward’s photo credit: Madeline KingHoward’s restaurant rec: OmenHoward’s book rec: The Last Days of Night by Graham MooreFollow Howard: Twitter | Insta | LinkedInFollow Siegel+Gale: Twitter | Insta | LinkedInEpisode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/127

EP 126: Designing with Neurodivergent People | Katie Gaudion

This week we talk about designing for diverse perspectives Katie is a designer and researcher; she is a design consultant and Senior Research Associate at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design which is an Inclusive design Centre based at the Royal College of Art in London. Katie is neurodivergent (Dyslexic and Dyspraxic) and for the last 16 years has collaborated with neurodivergent people to explore ways to make their everyday lives comfortable and enjoyable. Katie has worked within a range of contexts: Supported living accommodation, mental health hospitals, garden design, healthcare services, developing design standards for the built environment and street design.An important aspect of Katie’s PhD called: A designer’s approach: Exploring how autistic adults with additional learning disabilities experience their home environment, was to explore how to connect and engage with people beyond verbal speech. A great lesson learnt was the importance of empathy, something that can grow and develop.Katie speaks not as an expert but as a person with lived experience and the privilege of collaborating with lots of different people. Episode mentions and links: Design Lab Podcast Ep 36 with Rama GheerawoHeart n Soul: Believe in UsStreets for DiversityStreets for Diversity SurveyKatie’s restaurant rec: The JettyFollow Katie: Twitter | LinkedInEpisode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/126

EP 125: Designing Home-Based Care | Gregory Snyder

This week we talk about designing human-centered care, at home.Gregory Snyder is a clinical innovator and physician executive leading technology-enabled care delivery models to improve healthcare quality and safety. He is a graduate of Princeton University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Internal Medicine residency, and Harvard Business School. He practices hospital medicine at Mass General Brigham Newton-Wellesley and is Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Mass General Healthcare Transformation Lab. Greg is Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, Associate Faculty at Ariadne Labs, and adjunct faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. He is focused on scaling virtual hospital at home programs and improving the quality and safety of home-based care as Vice President of Clinical Strategy & Quality Improvement for Medically Home. Greg has partnered with diverse healthcare technology ventures to improve healthcare quality, safety, value, and experience.Episode mentions and links: Medically HomeGreg’s restaurant rec: Parc PhiladelphiaFollow Greg: LinkedInEpisode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/125

EP 124: Designing Nursing Care | Sarah DiGregorio

This week we talk about the story of nursing how it has shaped our world.Sarah DiGregorio is the critically acclaimed author of Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human and Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World. She is a journalist who has written on health care and other topics for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Slate and Insider, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her daughter and husband. For more information please visit her website: http://sarahdigregorio.com/Episode mentions and links: Sarah’s WebsiteBook: Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our WorldBook: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being HumanBook Review: Healing the Unsung Healers via NYTSarah Digregorio at HarperCollins PublishersSarah’s restaurant rec: Ayat NYCFollow Sarah: Twitter | Insta | LinkedInEpisode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/124