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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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