Conscious Design Podcast™

Ian today welcomes Doc Hudson, the founder of Odin Materials, who will talk more about his production of hemp wood and how it might be a future for wood production. Doc explains what his product is and what exactly are the benefits of hemp wood. Doc also mentioned some future plans that he wants to realize as the company moves forward. Doc mentions future products, future plans and how he envision...

Today Ian welcomes Amy Kurr at the Conscious Design Podcast and she will be talking about how she works with students in the STEM fields. She first talks about how she feels the industry is changing and then follows up with a brief commentary on how people don’t often realize their talents. Amy then talks about how you should feel special about yourself and realize what your strengths, passions an...

Today Ian welcomes Robert Creighton to talk a bit about education of designers. Robert introduces what he does and talks a bit about his journey and his mission. Then he moves on to discuss more where the classical education lacks a little bit and how is he trying to fix it and teach students a plethora of skills. Robert also talks about his personal vision for the future and he explains what he d...

Ian welcomes Keith Hutchings of the Comfortable Home Project to the podcast and they start off by introducing what Keith is doing and what the Comfortable Home Project is all about. Keith also explains the difference between design and technology. Keith also mentions some of his most interesting projects. Keith and Ian talk about the possibility of fixing a bad design. Keith and Ian talk a bit abo...

Welcome back to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian welcomes Lane Rasberry. Ian lets the guest introduce himself and his connection to Wikipedia. Lane quickly shifts to the topic of the community surrounding Wikipedia and reveals how it actually works there. Ian and Lane go ahead and discuss how Wikipedia deals with user data and how they try to keep the balance and gener...

Ian in the episode meets with Peter Sprague, an entrepreneur who has worked in many technology companies and has been an integral part of the industry for the past years. Ian begins the episode with a short intro and then Peter presents his new invention and talks about his most recent book recommendation. Peter then spend some time talking about his early beginnings and tells the story of how he...

Today Ian welcomes Robert Rouse on the show to talk more about technology startups and making their strategies more partner based. Robert and Ian both talk about how technology companies changed through the years and how it might affect the market. Robert then mentions how new startups can accommodate and potentially turn into successful projects. Robert then explains how new technology helps to l...

Today Ian invites Adam Hook from SolarPod to be a guest at the Conscious Design Podcast. Adam introduces the mission and what his company does as a part of the introduction. Adam also explains more about the technology his company is providing and how is it special and what does it bring to the market. Adam then elaborates more on the way his company is able to adapt to higher consumer demands and...

Summary: Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today the guest is Alexander Yevzelman, a man with 30-year experience in the automotive industry. They are going to talk about the future of the automotive industry from the perspective of Alexander. Ian and Alexander discuss Alexander’s past observations and experiences and try to at least hint what could change in cars movin...

Today Ian welcomes Amit K Mehta from North American Lightning. Amit introduces himself in and talks about a bit about the company he is working for, NAL. Amit then continues to explain how his company is preparing for the technological advancements in the automotive industry. Ian and Amit then discuss the history of headlights and how have they developed and what we can expect from the headlight i...

Today Ian welcomes Timothy Mahoney to the Conscious Design Podcast. Timothy introduces himself and talks about his experience at different automotive companies working as CMO. Timothy continues to describe how he was able to build better customer relations and what it took for each company. He also discusses the surprising similarity between working with Subaru and Porsche from a marketing standpo...

Today Ian welcomes his guest, Nick Mailhiot with Michelin Tires to talk about design, challenges in design, and the Michelin Movin’On Challenge Design in 2021. Nick starts off by introducing himself and talks about his first impressions and challenges when he took over a big project. Nick and Ian continue to talk about the potential impact an idea can have and how it can inspire even the competiti...

Welcome back to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian welcomes his guest Jon M Quigley of Value Transformation. They start off, as usual, with a brief guest introduction and the priorities and health work/life balance. Ian and Jon have a long talk about how passionate working differs from working for a paycheck. Jon talks more about how the meaning and reason for doing a ce...

Today Ian welcomes Ryan Shindler from triARC architecture and design and founder of CoShape. Ryan shares a bit about his background and what brought him to the career of an architect. Ian comments how the methods of building houses have not changed and Ryan explains how many buildings are constructed to fit the budget and not to enhance human experience and feelings. Ryan also talks more about how...

Today Ian welcomes two guests, Travis Falstad and Beth Ann Falstad, from The Building Community who strive to solve the issue of homelessness through an interactive and conscious process. The pair explains what the homelessness problem means for them and why they have started this initiative. After Ian asks what motivated them to create this project, Beth and Travis explain their initial process o...

Today Ian welcomes Perry, owner of FuFluns Foods. Ian introduces the guest and Perry tells his personal story of how he became a business owner. Both of them move on to discuss supply chain and why the consumer should be conscious of them while buying their food. Perry talks more in detail about the different unwanted ingredients a consumer might find in his/her food and why you should care or wat...

Today Ian Peterman welcomes Josh Flagner, a planning manager at Cleveland Tank and Supply. They start of talking about conscious design and Josh shares what are the hardships that you have to overcome to become greener. Josh also expands on the topic of some work market problems he has observed. Next Ian and Josh transition to talking about how to stay competitive in a growing market and new job b...

Your host, Ian Peterman interviews Richard Schreiber of the Ubuntu Initiative. First, Ian lets the guest introduce himself to the audience before talking more about his product. Next, Richard explains the basic idea behind his initiative and what personal story made him realize that something like this is possible. Richard continues to explain how his goal took the physical form of Ubuntu Initiati...

In this new episode of Conscious Design, Ian Peterman talks about resellers. Learn more about how these resellers can help you with your business. Learn more about the different types of resellers and the importance of each. Find out why customers are crucial in growing your business. Learn tips on marketing. ///////// Have a question you want us to answer? Submit your question for a chance to get...

Can sustainable products be made? Ian Peterman answers that questions. In this video, he talks about the definition of sustainable. Learn about the importance of sustainable products in today’s environment. Find out the difference between sustainable and regenerative. ///////// Have a question you want us to answer? Submit your question for a chance to get a shoutout (don’t forget to tell us who y...

Be the value to add to your product. In this new episode of Conscious Design, Ian Peterman talks about the value t add to your product. Learn about the concept of value adds. Find out ways to add value to your product. Learn more about the difference between services. ///////// Have a question you want us to answer? Submit your question for a chance to get a shoutout (don’t forget to tell us who y...

In this new video, Ian Peterman talks about an overload of features. What does it mean? Ian discusses everything about it. Learn about the definition of the concept. Find out the elements. Learn more tips about a successful product strategy and how these features add to its success. ///////// Have a question you want us to answer? Submit your question for a chance to get a shoutout (don’t forget t...

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design channel and today we are going to be talking about the 3 distribution models. Ian starts off by explaining each and every one of the distributions models, their main features and their main differences. Ian then continues to explain which distribution model is best for your specific needs and how to identify this. The episode ends with a brief dis...

What does sustainability mean for a product? Find out the answer in this episode of Conscious Design. Ian Peterman Talks about sustainability. He provides areas for aspiring investors. Learn about recycling and what items fall into this category. Find out about the different types of reusability on various products. Learn tips about how the manufacturing process can be tailored for sustainability....

As a small business, you must develop your prototype. In this episode of Conscious Design, Ian Peterman talks about the vital part of prototyping in developing your product. Learn the importance of user testing. User testing narrows down on what your product should focus on. Find out how your product works by using the user testing strategy. ///////// Have a question you want us to answer? Submit...