Can there be design without community? Can complex social and design challenges be solved independently? How might true curiosity, conversation, relationship connection, and social justice values advance the work of any organization? If questions like these resonate, you need to meet Sloan Leo. The possibility, honesty, joy, and creativity shared in our conversation with the committed and brilliant founder of Flox Studio will brighten your day and might help you recognize a connection.

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What drives a design career? Designers from all backgrounds have many different paths to choose, and we invite you to spend this ONEder Podcast with us hearing some of the details from one expansive design journey. Yana Ronin, a designer, strategist, community builder, entrepreneur, world citizen and lifelong learner, details the first half of her career and hints at what else the future may hold. Enjoy the story, her insights and energy are illuminating and infectious.

As the cost of housing development continues to increase across the Bay Area, the homeless community also continues to grow. Additional pressure from the pandemic only amplified the need. Dr. Brian Greenberg, VP of Programs and Services at LifeMoves, a non-profit providing interim housing and supportive services for homeless families and individuals, shares his observations on the urgent need to scale these resources, and what each of us can do to help.

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There’s a growing mental health crisis in the US, and a growing need for behavioral health resources. Listen in to this fact and experience filled conversation with a provider, Charity Holmes from the University of Washington Behavioral Health Services and a behavioral health designer/planner, Lori Epler from SRG Partnership. Learn with us more about their challenges, their successes and their hopes for the future of behavioral health resources.

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Explore how classroom design can improve student engagement. One Workplace offers consultations for educators to create effective learning spaces...

Can mass timber construction successfully meet the rigorous requirements for life science buildings? The structural engineers, sustainability leaders and designers at DES Architects & Engineers have done research, calculations, and designs to suggest it can. Listen in to Kenny Hung and Tom Parrish enthusiastically describe their journey of discovery.

The need to address inclusivity and belonging in the workplace along with recognized wellbeing attributes drove the team at QA to consider how and where to insert that in the design process. Kate Albee and Roderick Allen joined the ONEder podcast to describe their research process and learnings, as well as the toolkit they developed to integrate corporate values and holistic wellness into workplace design. The conversation is mind expandingly specific!

How might the K12 library evolve to meet the needs of 21st century students and school communities? A team of K12 design experts from EHDD tackles this question and actively involves student populations to generate new design thinking. Emily Bello, Charlotte D’Acierno and Lalyn Yu explain how research suggested that an analog gaming approach might be the perfect solution to engage students in their research. Listen and learn how your school and students might participate.

A consortium of concerned built-environment professionals created the CARE tool enabling users to compare the total carbon impacts of renovating an existing building vs. replacing it with a new one. Listen in to this fast-paced conversation with Erin McDade from Architecture 2030 and Lori Ferriss from Goody Clancy, describing the CARE tool features and benefits to effect climate action in the build environment.

Can design impact patient recovery? Explore the ways behavioral health design can improve patient outcomes and promote healing in healthcare settings...

Three percent of manufacturing businesses are owned by women, and just imagine the leadership styles they bring to their organizations. Susan Pilato, CEO of Mantra Inspired Furniture, shares her story of commitment, concern and celebration of American craftmanship with the ONEder podcast. Modeling a simple code of behaviors, partnering with Amish maker workshops, creating sustainable, legacy, solid wood furniture and paying it forward in support of women entrepreneurs, Susan and her team are making manufacturing history.

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