Design Influence

What if we could redesign the systems that don't work? Design Influence is about exploring how we can use business and design to reimagine the world’s constructs. In other words it’s about adventures in entrepreneurship, social innovation and capital.

Design Influence is a business podcast hosted by Seven25, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Seven25 hosts Design Influence, a business show with 24 episodes published.

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  Episode #2

  Season IV / Episode 2: Concrete Molds—the Architecture of Control

  Dec 16, 202440 minS4

  <p>Isabelle welcomes Dr. Tim Cunningham in this episode. A social justice advocate and urban design specialist, author of 'Human Rights and the Architecture of Conflict' (forthcoming) and Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute, Tim is based in New Jersey.</p> <p>We discuss the deliberate use of urban planning and architecture as tools for controlling marginalized communities both historically and in the present day. </p> <p>As we trace historical patterns of segregation through infrastructural designs, leading to socio-economic and cultural isolation, we move on to recent promising developments and successful alternatives to create cities for greater inclusion and...

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  Season IV / Episode 1: Transformation Collab—Redefining Health, Safety, and Justice.

  Oct 2, 202431 minS4

  <p>In this episode, host Isabelle Swiderski is joined by Alexzandria Poole, Director of Defender Initiatives at Zealous, as she shares her journey from being a public defender to spearheading systemic advocacy. </p> <p>Through her personal story and work at Zealous, Alexz highlights the power of storytelling, education, and media in challenging systemic injustices from the inside and fostering community-led change.</p> <p>00:00 A Touching Encounter with a Client</p> <p>00:26 National Advocacy and Zealous Organization</p> <p>00:54 Transition from Public Defender to Systemic Advocate</p> <p>01:43 Community Initiatives and Systemic Advocacy</p> <p>02:54 Teaching and Training Public Defenders</p> <p...

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  Episode #5

  Season III / Episode 5: Communities, Networks, and Ecosystems — Platforms for Change

  Oct 10, 202338 minS3

  <p>Host Isabelle Swiderski sits down with Meaghan Kennedy, founder of Orange Sparkle Ball, an innovation consultancy focused on public-private partnerships to explore the role communities / networks / ecosystems can serve as a supportive framework for change. </p>

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  Episode #4

  Season III / Episode 4: What if we ran the thing?—Building Economic Democracy

  Aug 8, 202326 minS3

  <p>“What if we thought of the Bronx as an economy of scale? And what if we try to create a plan for the borough that actually brings all of us in, where we share a vision, where we share in leadership, and where the wealth and capital is owned by us and bred by us? So the simple phrase is: what if we ran it?”—Michael Partis</p> <p><br></p> <p>Host Isabelle Swiderski sits down with Michael Partis, current Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative and previously ED of the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative to discuss the ma...

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  Episode #3

  Season III / Episode 3: The Practice of Democracy—From Redlining to Equity

  May 24, 202334 minS0

  <p>This episode features April De Simone, a transdisciplinary practitioner working at the intersection of architecture, planning, and systems thinking. She collaborates with different communities across the country, bringing to light the lasting impacts of redlining, urban renewal, and gentrification. </p> <p>What are new ways to explore housing as a key node in ecosystems underpinning community fabric and the reinvention of democracy? How might we consider where we live as one aspect of our entire experience and health? How can under-represented voices finally be heard and valued to co-create equitable systems and shared value?</p> <p>April shares insights...

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