Episodios

  • Design Thinking to Electrify Industry

    Design Thinking to Electrify Industry
    Dec 24 2020
    How do you convince medium sized companies to convert their fossil-fueled industrial processes to renewable energy?  And how do you do that if the amount of emissions saved seems tiny compared to the overall problem of global warming? It requires listening deeply to them, and building partnerships to meet them where they are, even if that means less electricity use in the short-term.  It means understanding the fundamental economics behind their decisions,and working with them to develop solutions that address their fundamental concerns. Sarah Williams of Simply Energy has taken a Design Thinking approach to help medium to large New Zealand companies have deeper conversations around how they source and use energy. 
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    34 m
  • How Safe Is It to Talk About Circularity? Conversations Around Sustainability Challenges

    How Safe Is It to Talk About Circularity? Conversations Around Sustainability Challenges
    Dec 10 2020
    The concept of circularity is an exceptionally challenging topic for many businesses.  Today, most companies push out products, and then it's up to the consumer to figure out what happens to them at the end of their useful lives. Circularity closes the loop, to look at how waste products can become feedstocks for other processes that continue to generate value.  It has the potential to completely change the role that a company plays in delivering customer value, the business model, and the product itself.  How do you introduce such a difficult topic, and how do you even begin to generate the ideas you need to develop innovative products and services with circularity at their core?
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    29 m
  • “For the Greatest Benefit of All Humankind”

    “For the Greatest Benefit of All Humankind”
    Dec 3 2020
    In this episode, I share more about why I chose to launch this project at this time, and how it fits in with my own personal story. You'll hear about my time at HP, how Rapid Learning Cycles developed, and a visit to the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm that proved to be transformative, showing me what work was mine to do. If you are working in this area, I encourage you to connect with me here, or on LinkedIn, to continue the conversation.
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    21 m
  • Water In Sight: Better Data to Make Better Decisions About Water

    Water In Sight: Better Data to Make Better Decisions About Water
    Nov 26 2020
    When people think about innovations around climate change, they naturally go to the big projects: solar energy farms, offshore wind, and the electrification of everything that uses fossil fuels today.  But a lot of the technology we need doesn't generate the same kinds of headlines, or attract the same level of funding and government support.  In this episode, we're going to go into one of these small-but-important pieces: water management data collection. Droughts and floods are both effects of global warming that are already increasing in both frequency and severity. And the impact hits low-income populations hardest and soonest. 
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    31 m
  • Who Are the Stakeholders for Innovations That Change the World?

    Who Are the Stakeholders for Innovations That Change the World?
    Nov 18 2020
    Deborah Stine is a bridge between scientists, engineers and the policymakers, community leaders and other stakeholders whose choices can either accelerate an innovation team’s work or place obstacles in their way. In this interview, she shares how to identify and engage with these stakeholders so that you can integrate their needs and concerns into your solutions from the beginning.
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    34 m
  • The Last Responsible Moment – Decisions for Climate Change Tech That Stick

    The Last Responsible Moment – Decisions for Climate Change Tech That Stick
    Nov 8 2020
    The Last Responsible Moment is a powerful practice for improving decision-making in the fog of uncertainty. We are clearly past the Last Responsible Moment to address climate change. We needed these solutions yesterday. So how can we use this concept to accelerate these solutions?
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    14 m
  • Barrio Electrico: Community Powered Distributed Solar

    Barrio Electrico: Community Powered Distributed Solar
    Nov 4 2020
    This project brings distributed solar power to Puerto Rico through community-based networks. It's based on a unique partnership between community organizations that bring consumers together, with trained local support teams and a for-profit partnership to provide...
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    35 m
  • Products To Accelerate Net Zero

    Products To Accelerate Net Zero
    Oct 30 2020
    In this episode, Will Harrison of Synapse Product Development shares his thoughts around how to build sustainability into all types of products from the beginning stages of development. To achieve Net Zero, eventually every one of the products we use on a daily basis will need to be carbon neutral. But how do we get there?
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    32 m