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DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Lyndsay WatkinsIt is a challenge that we all, together, face. Decarbonization planning has become critical to achieving net zero targets and building a sustainable future. This week on DesignIDEATE, we're joined by a Gen Z professional who has carved out a unique specialty in this urgent field, bringing fresh perspective and expertise exactly when we need it most.Dynamic Decarb"We're dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a rate the Earth hasn't seen since the mass extinctions. We just can't seem to break our addiction to fuel, producing...
2025-11-0351 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Mattie MeadWe expose the innovative world of Mattie Mead, founder and creator of Hempitecture, who is revolutionizing sustainable construction through natural fiber materials ranging from US grown and rapidly renewable, hemp-based insulation to groundbreaking PlantPanel and FiberFill products. This visionary entrepreneur reveals how bio-based building materials are transforming the future of construction and environmental responsibility.Bio Building"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." – Robert Swan, Polar ExplorerKnown as a pioneer in sustainable construction, walking in to join us on...
2025-08-2936 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Robert ReichWe probe into the mind of Robert Reich, R2AI, who consults with large financial institutions to utilize AI, ML, Strategy as a team member to augment and automate routine compliance. A serial entrepreneur with a long affiliation with the University of Colorado at Boulder, reveals how AI is innovating the future of work. Innovation Insight “AI will not replace humans, but those who use AI will replace those who don't.” Ginni Rometty, Former CEO of IBM Known as a visionary, this week’s gue...
2025-06-2953 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Russ StoddardAuthor of the national best-seller, 'Rise Up', this week’s guest, Russell Stoddard hails from Boise and has been instrumental in guiding the business community’s value system, setting a new path for future business. Culture Catalyst "How you climb the mountain is more important than reaching the top.”- Yvon ChouinardThe founder of Oliver Russell, a marketing/advertising firm, candidly admits that his intuition leads, often jumping forward into new ventures. His need to carve his own path...
2025-04-1336 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Matias del CampoThe world of architecture and design is poised for a profound transformation. As artificial intelligence emerges as a revolutionary force, its integration into creative disciplines is reshaping not only how we design but also how we think about design itself. Generative Design“AI-powered generative design tools allow… (designers).. to swiftly generate and explore numerous design alternatives, optimizing layouts and selecting materials for innovation and practicality.” – Hassan Ragab, AI artist In this special series of DesignIDEATE, we delve into the future...
2025-01-2551 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Matias del CampoGenerative Design“AI-powered generative design tools allow… (designers).. to swiftly generate and explore numerous design alternatives, optimizing layouts and selecting materials for innovation and practicality.” – Hassan Ragab, AI artist The world of architecture and design is poised for a profound transformation. As artificial intelligence emerges as a revolutionary force, its integration into creative disciplines is reshaping not only how we design but also how we think about design itself. In this special series of DesignIDEATE, we delve into the future of the profession by exploring the concept o...
2025-01-221h 10
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Rose TourjeIt might have been an ordinary day in downtown LA, an Interior Designer with a large A&E firm tasked with modernizing a number of college campus facilities, heard the sounds of ground shaking demolition. An unusual (or was it?) scene was occurring nearby ...Full Circle “Sustainability is circular and businesses need to be circular to be truly sustainable” – Paul Hawken It continued for three days. Rose Tourje couldn’t shake it from her mind. Big equipment sounds, beeping, scraping, metal and wood c...
2024-11-0355 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Steve RaderBusiness leaders are looking to reinvent organizations, aligning their new AI informed work processes with the latest in technology, and with rapid solution delivery. Innovation within governmental agencies may be top of mind when we think about generating the latest methods for worker recruitment, but when your organization is responsible for solving interplanetary questions, it’s a natural. Open Innovation “Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down!” - Ray Bradbury Our guest t...
2024-10-141h 01
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Zackery BelangerBending Diffusion"Stradivarius was the most amazing craftsman ... because he figured out something with the sound and the science of acoustics that we still don’t fully understand” - Joshua Bell Zackery Belanger Bio:Zackery Belanger is an expert on the intrinsic acoustic influence of shape and material in architecture. He is educated in physics and architecture, and has practiced on the design teams of projects such as Grimshaw's Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer. He was the inaugural Researcher-In-Residence at EMPAC, and is...
2024-09-2242 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Tariq HassanInvisible Comfort “The best inventors are not bound by the limitations of their time”– Rupe GoldbergIf you think you’ve fallen down a mechanical shaft, (imagine a scene from ‘Die Hard’) you have! And rightfully so, the infrastructure within a building is essential to its support of the users and user experience, contributing markedly to the innovation in building design, and certainly central to LEED and energy modeling. We work hand in hand, shaping the space and providing for the air circulation passageways needed by the selected smart-controlled heating/cooling systems.The invis...
2024-07-2847 min
CREducation PodcastEpisode 019 - Interior Design and CRE with Janice Stevenor DaleDrey and Tayler are excited to introduce you to Janice Stevenor Dale of JSDA Inc. Janice is a visionary design theorist and practitioner, shaping the profession of commercial interior design. Her company, JSDA Inc., is a nationally renowned design firm specializing in large-scale corporate interiors, high-end residential and preservation projects. On this episode, Janice breaks down the meaningful impact that thoughtful and sustainable design work can have on a CRE project and the CRE community. Her thoughtful remarks opened up our eyes to many aspects of interior design that if, well done, can have a major and...
2024-04-2645 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Whitney Mestelle"Despite seven large orgs recently losing their Black women HR/DEI leaders, there are many who can lead DEI and shifting culture. But, the work is not the kind of work that people may want to do - it is deep, it is significant, it is seeing actual change from the top down. The biggest challenge that orgs are facing is themselves. Change happens beginning with the ability to see potential, invest in people and set aside funding to support people.” -Whitney Mestelle, iMentorDiversity GainsWith shifting population demo...
2024-03-1758 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Beth Ineck, CEcD“Pre-pandemic, we were a vibrant location with a lot of positives. Our community is a very relational community…without six degrees of separation. Because of a strong sense of community and relationships… together with mayoral leadership, we made adjustments quickly to meet the challenges.”-Beth IneckLeading Economic Recovery What is the secret strategy behind topping out the J.P. Morgan Chase 2023 study of the nation’s recent economic recovery? Our guest this week, Beth Ineck, CEcD, reveals just that. On this episode of DesignIDEATE, we engage with Ms. Ineck, Dir...
2024-02-2141 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Lori Tierney, Tierney Management, LLCOur bodies are incredibly intelligent instruments that respond to the frequencies we emanate … when we cultivate positive thoughts and emotions, we raise our vibrational frequency, which, in turn, creates a more harmonious body-mind connection.”- Deepak ChopraCurating Wellness within WorkplaceOn this episode of DesignIDEATE, we engage in a deep-dive, tracking a spiritual path connected to design, curating wellness in the workplace … more specifically, we will look at the evolution of the workplace and how wellness spaces within are playing a role in hybrid work solutions, the associ...
2024-01-1748 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Chip Israel, Lighting Design Alliance"Lighting heightens visual cues, accentuating user experience; it manipulates perception for intended psychological response.” - Chip IsraelCaptivating IlluminationOn this episode of DesignIDEATE, we explore one of the most important and evolving components of design - the illumination of space or, more specifically, the pathfinding of space with the aid of lighting systems that fully enhance and are integrated with the design.Chip Israel has been a lighting designer for over 38 years. In 1992, he founded LIGHTING DESIGN ALLIANCE, a ful...
2023-10-1954 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Matt Byrd, Nexus 3D"Incorporating 3D reality capture into the design process allows architects and designers to bridge the gap between imagination and execution. It brings precision, accuracy, and a deeper understanding of the built environment, leading to more efficient and innovative designs." - Bjarke Ingels, Architect and Founder of BIG 3D Reality Capture and its Impact on the Design ProfessionThis episode of DesignIDEATE will explore a newer and most fascinating realm of design documentation: 3D Reality Capture and its impact on the Design profession. It’s a next level...
2023-07-281h 01
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Brad Peirce, Sustainability Mindshift"We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein Changing our Minds How do we change our mind? While some might experiment with psychedelics, changing the way we think is merely a shift of cognitive behavior, through therapy of sorts. Daily, we encounter much cognitive dissonance: noise that interrupts perhaps good intentions. Change of mindset is happening not only in individuals and in the leadership of organizations across the country, changing up ‘me for we’, and reorienting mission statements toward those with rea...
2023-05-3056 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Ron Burkhardt, Newmark"The Tech industry is the leader in giving back space and the leader in sublease space. We have over 12 million square feet of sublease space available in greater LA and over 50% of that is tech or tech related space. We are rising to that current challenge." - Ron Burkhardt The rapid evolution of real estate, commercial real estate, is reverberating with emotional and intellectual energy, forces that have intensified in the face of adversity. Change is afoot now when hybrid work remains the norm and the barometer of work practice is yet unbalanced, perhaps even more or...
2023-04-2735 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Brian Reilly, ClearTech Media"We’re seeing a lot of brilliant people working on technology upgrades … and yet, the technology really is secondary - it’s all about producing something - something meaningful and relevant for the company that you work for - and yes, you really do need the right tools to get that accomplished … great advances are being made." - Brian ReillyWorkplace and educational landscapes are transforming; change is the only constant. Labor shortages and supply-chain issues are taking a toll on businesses. In the face of those pressures as well as greater productivity and need for new communic...
2023-03-0134 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Carolina Manrique Hoyos, PhD Associate Professor, University of Idaho“Recent research in graphic statics, the flow of forces (as expressed in the work of Gaudi), has inspired us to explore the dream of 3D printing using renewable wood cellulose." - Dr. Carolina Manrique HoyosThis episode of DesignIDEATE reveals a new industry disruptor, 3D printing utilizing the emerging development of a renewable print media: nanofibrillated cellulose. Dr. Carolina Manrique Hoyos at the University of Idaho reviews her inspiration and formative NSF funded research. Renewable resources are yet underutilized or wasted in construction. Buildings emit more than one-third of greenhouse gases globally and lumber ef...
2023-01-2448 min
DesignIDEATEDesignIDEATE with Lisa Whited, WTF, AWAOn this episode of the DesignIDEATE podcast we welcome Lisa Whited, author of new book "Work Better. Save the Planet", Senior Associate at AWA and founder of WTF. Whited is a change management professional whom enables organizations of any size to drive change. We break down the challenges facing the future of workplace with strategies and case studies offered by Lisa in her book. Janice Stevenor Dale interviewed Lisa, just after the release of this book, amid great change in workplaces resulting from the remote work phenomenon experienced by some in t...
2022-10-1929 min
None of my BusinessNone of my Business S8-E3. Janice Stevenor Dale
In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Janice Stevenor Dale. Janice is the President of JSDA INC which does commercial interior design.
We had a wonderful conversation over a myriad of topics. Janice tell me how she got into design and how she started her own firm. We talk about the design process in which there are 5 phases. I really enjoyed the part of our talk where we discuss how workspaces have changed and continue to change, especially in a post-Covid world.
Thank you so much for coming on the podcast...
2022-03-0846 min