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Design Lab with Bon Ku

Bon Ku

Does living in a well-designed city make you healthier? How can surfing increase your creativity? Have you ever wondered why hospitals are so ugly? Bon Ku is a physician and an avid fan of d...

Episodes

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EP 128: Designing the Future of Food | Dan Barber

This week we talk about how real food is the best medicine. Dan Barber is chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New...

30:46Jul 20, 2023

EP 127: Designing Brand Strategy | Howard Belk

This week we talk about simplicity as a strategy. Howard Belk pulls double duty as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer of...

36:24Jul 13, 2023

EP 126: Designing with Neurodivergent People | Katie Gaudion

This week we talk about designing for diverse perspectives Katie is a designer and researcher; she is a design consultant and Senior Researc...

30:43Jul 6, 2023

EP 125: Designing Home-Based Care | Gregory Snyder

This week we talk about designing human-centered care, at home. Gregory Snyder is a clinical innovator and physician executive leading techn...

40:29Jun 29, 2023

EP 124: Designing Nursing Care | Sarah DiGregorio

This week we talk about the story of nursing how it has shaped our world. Sarah DiGregorio is the critically acclaimed author of Early: An I...

39:35Jun 15, 2023

EP 123: Designing Oceans | Helen Czerski

Today we talk about building a healthy relationship with the ocean. Helen Czerski was born in Manchester. She is an Associate Professor in t...

35:01Jun 8, 2023

EP 122: Knock Knock, Hi with the Glaucomfleckens | Will and Kristin Flanary

This week, Bon talks about redesigning medicine with Will and Kristin Flanary (aka the Glaucomfleckens)! Knock Knock, Hi! Is a podcast and Y...

51:04Jun 1, 2023

EP 121: Designing for the Future | Manuel Lima

This week we talk about The New Designer: rejecting myths and embracing change. Manuel Lima is an internationally renowned designer and auth...

33:58May 25, 2023

EP 120: Designing Self-Care | Pooja Lakshmin

This week we talk about designing real self-care versus faux self care. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD is a psychiatrist and author, the founder of...

35:56May 18, 2023

EP 119: Designing Dementia Care | Sandeep Jauhar

This week, we are talking about designing better dementia care. Sandeep Jauhar has written several bestselling books, all published by Farra...

29:18May 11, 2023

EP 118: Designing Health Equity | Adriane Ackerman & Robert Fabricant

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing for health equity. Adriane Ackerman is a community convener, strategic innovator an...

41:34May 4, 2023

EP 117: Designing Open-Source Medical Software | Maya Friedman & Kelly Watson

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing open source medical software. Maya Friedman is a digital product design lead and ar...

47:06Apr 27, 2023

EP 116: Designing Hope in American Medicine | Ricardo Nuila

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing hope in American medicine. Dr. Ricardo Nuila works as an internal medicine doctor a...

36:47Apr 20, 2023

EP 115: Designing the Built World for our Bodies | Sara Hendren

In this episode, we talk about what a body can do and how we meet the built world. Sara Hendren is an artist, design researcher, writer, pro...

39:58Apr 6, 2023

EP 114: Designing with Biology | Ritu Raman

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing with biology. Dr. Ritu Raman is the d’Arbeloff Assistant Professor of Mechanical En...

32:19Mar 30, 2023

EP 113: Designing a Good Death | Sunita Puri

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing a good death. Dr. Sunita Puri is the Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative...

42:32Mar 23, 2023

EP 112: Designing Careful and Kind Care | Dominique Allwood

How can revolt against industrialized healthcare? Can we design careful and kind care? Dr. Dominique Allwood is a healthcare leader with alm...

35:01Mar 16, 2023

EP 111: Designing Sh*t | Saffron Cassaday

Today, we are going to take a deep dive into the promising therapy of fecal transplantation Saffron Cassaday directed her first documentary...

32:01Mar 9, 2023

EP 110: Designing for Behavior Change | Sherine Guirguis and Michael Coleman

Learn how behavioral designers are tackling the most complex health challenges on the planet. As a founder and lead strategist at Common Thr...

40:50Mar 2, 2023

EP 109: Designing Harm Reduction | Kimberly Sue

On today's episode, we are going to talk about designing harm reduction. Dr. Kimberly Sue is an Assistant Professor of Medicine with the Pro...

34:56Feb 23, 2023