Climify

Raz Godelnik joins Eric to share his years of research and teaching sustainable design and ethical business models. He discusses what went into writing his new book “Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis - A Strategic Design Approach” and why it's so important now that design and business alike work together to write a new story about sustainability.

Former Climify guests Katie Patrick and Lisa Zimmermann rejoin Eric for a panel discussion on this special episode recorded at the 2021 AIGA Design Educators Community ShiftED Conference. Each tackles tough questions about how and why all designers must address climate change in their work teaching in the classroom and creating in the workplace.

Akilah Stewart joins Eric to discuss how sustainability is all about people and why it must be inclusive and acknowledge indigenous peoples' wisdom who gifted us this knowledge to live in harmony with the planet. Akilah also shares the work of her company FATRA which is already redirecting plastic and textile waste streams into a more closed-loop system creating products that educate, alleviate, a...

Sahara James joins Eric to discuss how designers can be an integral part of climate solutions by creating large systems-based sustainability solutions in supply chains and how she's tackling the climate crisis as a business consultanthelping communities make the switch to renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions by making their homes more energy-efficient.

Katie Patrick joins Eric to discuss why if educators and designers really want to create climate action they must use a behavioral science toolkit to actually get people to act. Only teaching about the climate isn't enough to create a big enough change, but instead using environmental or energy data to design fun competitive reward-based games will create that positive climate action we need.

Katharine Poole joins Eric to share how her skillsets as both a climate scientist and a brand designer are a perfect combination to craft better and more informed communication strategies for organizations and campaigns. She also explains why designers should reach out to climate scientists to collaborate as climate change needs a rebrand.

Lisa Zimmermann joins Eric to share her research and teaching tips in sustainable design from her day job as Lecturer at Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. She laments how much we still don't teach in design school – from where paper comes from to the life cycle of the products we make, and how changes in our design curriculums don't come fast enough to match the quickly changing times.

Dr. Gerardo Celis, a plant ecologist, joins Eric to share his research and consequent predictions on permafrost thaw in the Arctic, its effect on global warming, and why designers are amazing and needed collaborators to help better tell engaging stories that detail the day in the life of climate scientists and visualize the data from their work.

Jasmine Sanders joins Eric to discuss how twists of fate and faith led her to become a Climate Scientist and Marine Biologist who fights daily for an equitable future through climate action; and, of course, how designers can help best join her in this important journey.