09-21-20

3 Female Founders share their lessons learned six months into the crisis

GoldieBlox CEO Debbie Sterling, Black Girls Code CEO Kimberly Bryant and Landit CEO Lisa Skeete Tatum discuss how their businesses pivoted post-COVID and how they are re-thinking the way they work.

Latest Videos

How Convoy plans to modernize the trucking industry

On this episode of the World Changing Ideas podcast, host Talib Visram chats with Jennifer Wong, head of sustainability at Convoy, to talk about the company’s plans to tackle inefficiency in the trucking industry.

How Convoy plans to modernize the trucking industry

Should I have my Zoom Camera on at work?

In this episode, hosts Christina and Yasmin speak with Dr. Courtney McCluney, an assistant professor of organizational behavior and labor relations at Cornell University, about the nuances and challenges of remote work for people of color and notions of professionalism through the lens of gender and race, as well as the pros and cons of anonymity in the workplace.

Should I have my Zoom Camera on at work?

The challenges and benefits of remote work for employees of color

In this episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ hosts Christina Royster and Yasmin Gagne speak with Dr. Courtney McCluney, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Cornell, about how remote work has affected people of color.

The challenges and benefits of remote work for employees of color

How Nike designed its first hands-free sneaker

Legendary Nike sneaker designer Tobie Hatfield breaks down the process of designing the GO FlyEase, Nike’s first sneaker with a hinge that lets you slide in and out without using your hands.

How Nike designed its first hands-free sneaker

Jeff Bezos’s PR disaster and Patagonia fights restrictive voting—brand hit and miss of the week

Amazon pulls the PR equivalent of peeing in a bottle, and Patagonia donates a million dollars to fight restrictive voting laws.

Ben & Jerry's has successfully blended ice cream and activism for decades—here's how

At the intersection of activism and confectionary delight is none other than Ben & Jerry’s. The company has stood up for everything from climate change to same sex marriage to Black lives matter and defunding the police. And in June 2020, the brand took a bold stance against white supremacy, proving that in business, silence is no longer an option. Host Chris Denson spoke with Head of Global Activism Strategy Christopher Miller and Global Social Mission Officer Dave Rapaport about the realities of being a mission-driven brand and what they’re doing to change their internal culture to reflect the brand's own outward ideals.

Ben & Jerry's has successfully blended ice cream and activism for decades—here's how

Lil Nas X's devilishly good branding play and VW's painful April Fools joke

Lil Nas X courts controversy while expanding his personal brand with his latest song and music video and Volkswagen fails with its leaked April Fools Day joke on this week's brand hit and miss.

Lil Nas X's devilishly good branding play and VW's painful April Fools joke

Will 3D-printed houses fix the housing crisis?

On this episode of the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, Talib Visram talks with Jason Ballard, CEO and cofounder of Icon, a digital construction company that prints 3D houses. They discuss how this new technology will revolutionize home building—and potentially make it to the moon.

Will 3D-printed houses fix the housing crisis?

3 ideas to revitalize your home this spring

From smoke-free firepits to millennial pink air purifiers, senior writer Liz Segran has tips as you say "out with the old and in with the new" this season.

3 ideas to revitalize your home this spring

3 ways you can resist the urge to multitask

Research shows rapidly switching between tasks can cut your productivity by as much as 40%. Luckily, Pavithra Mohan shares 3 things you can do to resist the urge to multitask.

3 ways you can resist the urge to multitask

Impact

Washington State plans to phase out new gas cars by 2030

Google Earth’s new time-lapse feature reveals decades of planetary damage

Every new car and truck in the U.S. can be electric by 2035

News

Disneyland tickets are on sale, and people are already waiting hours in virtual lines to get back in

Jeff Bezos shareholder letter: Amazon is developing an ‘algorithmic’ solution to workplace injuries

Congressional Democrats introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices

Co.Design

Why P&G is asking you to change your habits to save the planet

White Castle’s new designer uniforms include a durag

California tapped a star designer to make an ‘I Voted’ sticker for COVID-19 vaccinations

Work Life

It’s time to end the taboo of employee departures. Here are 3 ways to do it

Zoom sessions consistently draining? Take an energy audit of your meetings

This is how to keep your cool during an emotionally taxing conversation