GERALDINE SAKUDA // La Tarumba Circus // Lima // July 19th 2017 // Geraldine at La Tarumba invited us to visit their circus school and to a night in the Big Top. La Tarumba is a circus, theatre and music company from Peru. The school is based in the centre of Lima, and runs courses... Continue Reading →
ANDRES MARAGANO LEVEQUE // La Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Talca // Talca // July 17th 2017 // I was invited to visit Andres at the School of Architecture in Talca. I had heard a lot about the work of Talca, and their commitment to creating a University which connected directly with its... Continue Reading →
EDER DELGADO // Coordinador de Comunidad y Espacio COLAB // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // I was fortunate to grab a quick meeting with Eder who gave me some more information and some literature on the CoLab, an innovation lab with a relationship to the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas at La Pontificia Universidad Católica... Continue Reading →
MARIA SAN MARTIN & SEBASTIÁN SALINAS // Emprediem & Balloon Latam // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // Maria and Sebastian welcomed me at their offices, and explained how Balloon Latam was founded through it's relationship with Emprediem. Emprediem is about democratizing entrepreneurship and social innovation. Grupo Emprediem is a group of companies that work together... Continue Reading →
GABRIELA VALENZUELA ARCUCH // Centro de Desarrollo de Negocios de SERCOTEC // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // I met Gabriela for a quick chat at her offices to understand more about her work and the work of Centro de Desarrollo de Negocios. They are a network of walk-in centers stationed in different neighbourhoods across Chile,... Continue Reading →
LUIS M VALENZUELA // Centro de Inteligencia Territorial & Investigador Centro de Conflicto y Cohesión Social // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // Luis works at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in the DesignLAB. He is the Director of the Centre of Intelligent Territory. A Research Centre that uses mapping techniques to better understand the complex and interrelated functions... Continue Reading →
ELISA BRIONES & MARIANA LAVÍN // El Laboratorio de Gobierno // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // This Innovation Lab at the heart of the Chilian Government. It was first announced by President Michelle Bachelet in 2014, the Lab was created from this initial call to action, and has grown in size and shape since... Continue Reading →
JAMIE OLHABERRY AGUILAR // Facultad economía y negocios, Universidad de Chile // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Jamie in the University of Chile, his work is very connected to the network of educational institutions that are coming together in Chile to look at their responsibility to solve/tackle the social challenges in the... Continue Reading →
FRANCISCA VARGAS // Instituto de Innovación Social, la Universidad del Desarrollo // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Francisca in la Universidad del Desarrollo, thanks to an introduction from Vincente Lorca. Francisca works at the Instituto de Innovación Social which is inside the university. The Institute was formed in 2012, with a team of 2 people.... Continue Reading →
ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ CASTRO // El Circo del Mundo // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // I met Alejandra and her team at their space in a community called Pajaritos in the east of the city of Santiago. They are a social enterprise who create and perform circus shows, funding a social outreach programme which trains... Continue Reading →
IGNACIA NUÑEZ // Universidad Finis Terrae and Founder of Minka // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // Ignacia is the Director at the Social Innovation for the University of Finis Terrae, and is also the Founder of the Minka, a fashion enterprise that employs and supports vulnerable women. "I love working with people, getting things... Continue Reading →
MARCELA GODOY CARRASCO // Eco-Design and Sustainability Consultant IDMA and Founder of Adc Circular // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // Marcela is an Industrial Designer who specialises in design for sustainability, eco-innovation, circular economy and sustainable consumption. She is passionate about bringing more thoughtfulness to the environmental sustainability of products and systems in Chile.... Continue Reading →
JULIAN UGARTE // Socialab Chile // Santiago // July 11th 2017 // Julian is a co-founder of the Socialab in Chile. He also established the co-working space IF, which is where Social Lab is based in Santiago. Social Lab was founded by some of... Continue Reading →
VICENTE LORCA // Universidad del Desarrollo and Founder of My Social Prism // Santiago // July 11th 2017 // Vicente is the coordinator of the Innovation centre at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, he is also the founder of My Social Prism. My Social Prism is an open source 10 step methodology for people trying to define their... Continue Reading →
JUAN CARLOS PACHECO CONTRERAS // Artesanías de Colombia // Bogotá // July 7th 2017 // I met Juan for a delicious lunch in Chapinero, near the office of Artesanías de Colombia. He is a passionate advocator for the development of artisan practice across Colombia, he has a PHD in environmental and rural studies at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana,... Continue Reading →
DAVID SERNA // Co-Founder of 100in1day // Bogotá // July 6th 2017 // I met David, one of the Founders of 100 in 1 day in a bike themed cafe. He loves bikes, like a lot of people I met in Bogota. 100 in 1 day was set up in 2012 by a small group... Continue Reading →
CRISTIAM SALAZAR // Co-founder and designer at Creatorio.co // Bogotá // July 6th 2017 // Cristiam is an Industrial Designer with an interest in "Design for a Culture of Mobility". He has a Masters degree in creative education from the National University in Colombia. He has been co-founder of design groups and citizens such as 100en1dia, Agentescultóricos and Bicicírculo... Continue Reading →
DAVID LOUIS UNIMAN // Director of Cycling in the Mayors Office // Bogotá // July 5th 2017 // I met David for a drink towards the North of Bogota. David works for the Mayor Enrique Peñalosa Londoño as the Director of cycling. He is designing Bogotá’s public bicycle system, which has gained international recognition over... Continue Reading →
GERMÁN SARMIENTO // IDPAC - Instituto Distrital de la Participación y la Acción Comunal // Bogotá // 5th July 2017 // Germán is passionate about his city of Bogotá, he is the creator of http://www.miBLOGota.com, a blog that invites ideas in response to the issues and opportunities within Bogotá's urban landscape. He is also an urban... Continue Reading →
JODY PARRA // Strategic Design in Equipo de Innovación Pública y Social del DNP // Bogotá // 5th July 2017 // Jody is an Industrial Designer working in the Public and Social Innovation team inside the central government. He is the only designer in the team, and works with a philosopher and behavioural scientist, and... Continue Reading →
LEONARDO PARRA // Designer, artist and educator // Bogotá // 5th July 2017 // Leonardo is an Industrial Designer interested - amongst many things - in citizen creative participation, technology and the city. He talks about the intersection between people, place and technology and is studying a PHD called Street Interventions for Change. He is... Continue Reading →
ALFREDO GUTIÉRREZ BORRERO // Professor in Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano // Bogotá // 4th July 2017 // Alfredo works at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano and is developing a project called Diseño del Sur (design of the south). He has spent the last 5 years trying to build bridges between a northern and southern perspective on design. When... Continue Reading →
ADRIANA BASTIDAS // Design Teacher in Universidad Autonoma // Bogotá // 3rd July // Adriana is working on social design programmes inside Universidad Autónomo in Bogotá. This work is done through the RAD (Academic Design Network), the RAD, facilitates a link with two institutions: Prospera Social and Fundación Social. Each semester the students form teams in collaboration with... Continue Reading →
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