Episodes
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How do we know what we know? What does it mean to ‘know’ anyways? To unpack these age-old questions, we speak with design anthropologist Adèle Worsley.
Adèle Worsley is a wanderlust driven design researcher and strategist guided by innate curiosity of the beliefs and dreams of others. In this conversation, Adèle shares some of her greatest learnings on epistemology – a long journey enabled by the great works of others – some of whose work is highlighted in the resource list below.
Listen:
* Prof Maggie Walter on Indigenous Statistics: Keynote Address – Professor Maggie Walter - YouTube
* The Free Black University on Patricia Hill Collins' 'Black Feminist Thought' - The Free Black University (@freeblackuni) • Instagram photos and videos
Short Read:
* Pacinthe Mattar, The Walrus - 'Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists'
* Assoc. Prof Candis Callison, The Narwhal - 'Who tells the story of the present?'
* Jara Dean-Coffey - 'What's Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice.'
* Dark Matter Laboratories 7GenCities: 7GenCities - Dark Matter (darkmatterlabs.org)
Long Read:
* Prof Patricia Hill Collins - Black Feminist Thought (1990 / 2022)
* Minna Salami - Sensuous Knowledge (2020)
* Prof Robin Wall Kimmerer - Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
* Prof Linda Tuhiwai Smith - Decolonizing Methodologies (1999)
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production by Marco Gamboa
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
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In this episode we speak with Jon DeWaal, founder of Liminal Space.
AI. War. Climate catastrophe. Authoritarianism. Are these signs that our social systems are dying? Will new social systems be born? How do we navigate these times? How do we deal with the dissonance of disruption? What does it mean to be “in between?” These questions have never been more important as we face a seemingly unprecedented onslaught of existential risks to human civilization.
From the personal to the professional, Jon helps us understand disruptive change in new ways and shares some much needed wisdom to navigate these times.
Learn more about Jon and his work at https://www.inaliminalspace.org/
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production by Marco Gamboa
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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In this episode we speak with Laura Francois. Laura is a socio-environmental impact strategist and entrepreneur working at the intersection of the creative arts and the environmental movement. She the cofounder of the Awe Exchange, a nonprofit laboratory developing awe-based tools for change-makers to reimagine the possible, to foster collective action rooted in curiosity and wonder. The Awe Exchange focuses on answering how our universal emotion of awe can be practically leveraged to drive collaborative socio-environmental action. Laura is currently editing her first publication, Reload.Earth, an exploration on the human experience of navigating binaries in the climate movement.
To learn more about Laura's work and get involved, visit https://www.awe.exchange/
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Marco Gamboa
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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In this episode we have the immense honor to speak with Melissa and Natalia – the co-founders and co-editors of Mother Tongue Magazine.
In our conversation, we explore all sorts of themes orbiting the concept of mother. From the inspirations that shaped the origins of Mother Tongue to their editorial approach of embracing the wholeness of the experience of motherhood – Melissa and Natalia are asking questions from the lens of motherhood that we should all be asking, regardless of gender, orientation, or parental status.
To learn more and subscribe to Mother Tongue, visit mothertonguemagazine.com
Melissa Goldstein is a California-based lifestyle writer and editor. She has contributed to T Magazine, WSJ Europe, British GQ, Sunset, Intelligent Life, SPIN and Lonny Magazine, and has worked on staff as an editor at Nowness, California style magazine C, online design publications MyDomaine and Lonny. She also co-wrote the Abrams book ABODE with the founders of General Store, and Ikebana Unbound with San Francisco’s Studio Mondine.
Natalia Rachlin is a freelance journalist and editor, covering design, architecture, art and interiors for publications including The New York Times, T Magazine, WSJ. Magazine, Wallpaper*, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and ARK Journal. She is also the Design Editor-at-Large for the digital storytelling platform, NOWNESS. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, spent many years in New York and London, and currently lives in Houston, Texas with her family.
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Jared Price & Marco Gamboa
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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Day to day, we hear a lot about the planetary crisis we're facing. Yet we often fail to begin imaging the solution to climate change may be in our own bodies, our cells. Levels of cellular inflammation in our body are at an all-time high, fueling sky-rocketing rates of physical and mental disease globally.
This is what we're discussing today with Harvard trained physician Parneet Pal.
In this very interesting conversation, Parneet brilliantly outlines how cellular inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction influence our decision making, making us impulsive, stuck in old patterns of thinking and doing, and resorting to short-termism. These decisions - as individuals, consumers, business leaders - shape the systems we build around us, especially those that perpetuate our climate crisis.
In this way, Parneet argues that if we solve our wellbeing, we can solve our workplace and ecological challenges. We can use our biology to work for us, not against us, as a powerful lever to intervene and shift our system towards wellbeing for all as we cultivate a regenerative planet.
Learn more about Parneet and her work at https://www.parneetpal.com
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From adolescent to adult. From idea to reality. From nothing to something. From sketch to built structure. The process of creativity, of becoming, is a process of transformation.
In this episode we explore the concept of transformation with Freya Kennedy. Freya is a Transformationalist and Enneagram Advisor who helps individuals, couples, and professional teams deepen and expand their unique potential by understanding their internal motivations and learning how to expand into a more dynamic self.
Learn more about Freya and her work at www.freyakennedy.com
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Jared Price
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
This is a story often attributed to Ernest Hemingway, although the link to him is unlikely. It is a story so short, yet so dense – hope, anticipation, planning, then loss, disappointment, grief. These are universally human experiences. And maybe thats what makes a good story – its universal resonance. As Niel Gaiman said, "stories are good lies that say true things."
But what is the difference between a story and a myth? Are these just synonyms for the same thing? Why does the difference matter? Is one more suited to universal truth than the other? Why should we care? What are the myths that animate our beliefs and our behaviors? Has the canon been sealed? Are our myths inherited, or can we make our own?
In this episode we speak with Alonso Toledo about mythology, the role of mythology in our lives and work, and the myths that animate us as humans.
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Jared Price
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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Simba Mafundikwa was born in New York City to a Guadeloupean mother and Zimbabwean father, the latter country being where he grew up. In Zimbabwe his love for architecture, design, and photography was conceived and incubated. Now working in the United States, Simba joins us for a reflective conversation on how his experiences across cultures shape his imagination and his work as a designer.
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Jared Price
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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Jacob Simons is not shy about his identity beyond work – husband, father, and friend. As the Northwest Strategy Practice leader at Gensler, he brings these parts of himself to his profession in magical ways. In this vulnerable conversation, we explore some of his personal story, his inspiration, the relationships that have shaped him, and how he approaches leadership.
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Jared Price
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
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Emilie Baltz is a multi-sensory artist and designer best known for her delightful use of food as a medium (and metaphor) for designing experience. She also believes in unicorns.
Listen to this conversation and inspiration is guaranteed!
The Fuzz is hosted by Carolina Montilla and Joel Fariss
Brand design by Krista Reeder
Production and original music by Jared Price
The theme music was written by Ido Maimon
To learn more about The Fuzz, please visit our substack: thefuzz.substack.com
To learn more about Gensler, please visit Gensler.com
Thanks for listening.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefuzz.substack.com -
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefuzz.substack.com
