Women of Impact NYC, Spring 2019!
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Women of Impact Presentation Video Highlights
Women of Impact presentation The Women of Impact project consists of a book, museum exhibition, and presentation. Here are the presentation highlights with the inaugural group […]
Women of Impact e-book is available on Amazon!
Women of Impact e-book is available on Amazon!
Montecito Journal covers WoI event
Thank you, Joanne Calitri, for covering Women of Impact project in the Montecito Journal! On July 19th, at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, there […]
Pat Mitchell, Editorial Director TED X Women, supports WoI
Thank you, Pat Mitchell, media pioneer and TED X Women Editorial Director for writing the foreword to impactmania’s Women of Impact book and sharing it with […]
Women of Impact on the Homepage of UCSB’s The Current News
‘Women of Impact’ The Art, Design & Architecture Museum and impactmania present their inaugural collaboration By Suzanna Ackroyd Wednesday, July 18, 2018 – 14:30 Santa […]
RSVP and Meet 18 Women of Impact on July 19
This exhibition is complemented by a panel discussion on July 19th that includes women featured in the book from across the country, among them: Jean Kilbourne, Women Hall of Fame inductee 2017; Teresa Herd, Intel’s vice president Global Creative Direction; Laura Jana, M.D., award-winning author; Aliza Shvarts; artist and scholar; Jodie Grenier, Marine Corps Veteran and executive director, Foundation for Women Warriors; Teresa Goines, executive director, Old Skool Café; Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, CEO and Chair of Pacific Air Industries and philanthropist; Carla De Landri, former senior producer ’20/20′ TV series and ABC News, Marla McNally Phillips, Theatre Producer, Miyoung Chun, scientist and entrepreneur, Thais Barros Beldi, Manager Strategy and Innovation, Facens University, from Brazil and Brittany Teei, Founder and CEO, KidsCoin from New Zealand.
Your Turn to Meet 18 Women of Impact Live, July 19!
This exhibition is complemented by a panel discussion on July 19th that includes women featured in the book from across the country and the world, among them:
Peter Schoonmaker is Designing for the Future
I want to design from the future, and for the students to design with their heads in 2050. What would it be like to time travel back to 2018, 2020, 2025 from that future to anticipate the needs and understand resources trends, so that we can all live well together long into the future.
Future AD&A Museum and impactmania Projects Announced
In January 2018, the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara (AD&A Museum, UCSB) partnered with impactmania and launched a unique collaboration. To cement this partnership, Paksy Plackis-Cheng, impactmania’s founder, was named Senior Fellow of Research and Media.
130 Women of Impact in 30 Countries
Although most media would like us to believe that women have taken a backseat in driving cultural, social, and economic impact, impactmania has featured more than 130 female change-makers in 30 countries, including ambassadors, impact investors, architects, a Grammy award-winning concert pianist, social entrepreneurs, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Considering the current empowering spirit, and the enduring equality issues raised by women, this theme is perfectly timed.
Meet the Women of Impact, July 19th
This multifaceted project looks at the accomplishments of women in 30 countries and is represented by an online archive and book featuring in-depth interviews and an exhibition at the Art, Design & Architecture (AD&A) Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Women of Impact Exhibition at AD&A Museum, July 19th – September
Most media would like us to believe that women have taken a backseat in driving cultural, social, and economic impact. In two years, impactmania featured more than 125 female change makers in 30 countries including ambassadors; impact investors;
AD&A Museum, UC Santa Barbara Partners with impactmania!
In January 2018, the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara (AD&A Museum, UCSB) will partner with impactmania and launch a unique collaboration. To cement this partnership, Paksy Plackis-Cheng, impactmania’s founder, is named Senior Fellow of Research and Media.
Design with Cultural, Social, and Economic Impact – A Conversation at PNCA
December, 2017 PNCA’s MFA Collaborative Design and MA in Design Systems welcomed impactmania’s founder Paksy Plackis-Cheng for a conversation about design with cultural, social, and economic impact. […]
Living in the Creative Zone: Nordic Health Innovation
Jody Turner met Jonas Berggren, who is working intensely on the cyber healthcare of tomorrow.
Living in the Creative Zone: André Bogsjoe on Uniti’s Electric Vehicle
Writer Jody Turner interviews Swedish social change maker André Bogsjoe whom she met while speaking at Lars Lings’ Nordic Future Days in Sundsvall, Sweden. André Bogsjoe talks about his current project UNITI, an eco focused car, a product that can be delivered directly to your door.
Living in the Creative Zone: Anders Härén, CTO at Leeroy
Writer Jody Turner interviews Anders Härén, Chief Technology Officer of Leeroy in Sweden. Anders Härén spoke about leaving the traditional, loud media behind, and working with customers to build and maintain loyalty in innovative ways: creative retail intelligence.
Living in the Creative Zone: Ivy Ross, Vice President at Google
Living in the Creative Zone, Transforming the World One Idea at a Time is a collection of interviews with international figures driving change forward through […]
By The Ocean We Unite: Realizing a Plastic Free Zone Island
Thomas van Thiel is realizing a plastic-free island in Croatia and dreams of a global expedition with other ships. Learn about the most important action you can take to minimize plastics flowing into the oceans.
Amir Abo-Shaeer: Project-Based Education for the Future
Amir Abo-Shaeer, Founder of Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy and the first high school MacArthur Fellow teacher, discusses how DPEA prepares students for careers that don’t exist today.
Innovator Daan Roosegaarde on Being Future Proof
Innovator Daan Roosegaarde on Being Future Proof BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Daan Roosegaarde, the global impact maker, designer, and innovator, has made a name for himself with […]
City of Rotterdam: Smart City Development
Paula Verhoeven is the Director of City Development of the municipality of Rotterdam. She shares her insights on fostering successful private-public-nonprofit partnerships and how the City is advancing as a Smart City.
Gilbert Curtessi on Crisis Driven Innovation
Gilbert Curtessi on Crisis Driven Innovation BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG SUGU develops and manufactures products and services for new markets to accelerate the transition to the […]
Building the First 3D-Print Canal House: Co-founder of DUS Architects, Hans Vermeulen
DUS is currently leading an international team of partners in “research and doing,” connecting science, design, construction, and community by 3D-printing a canal house in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
DUS Architects: Hans Vermeulen is Building Your 3D-Print Canal House
DUS Architects: Hans Vermeulen is Building Your 3D-Print Canal House BY PAKSY PLAKIS-CHENG DUS Architects was founded by Hans Vermeulen, Martine de Wit, and Hedwig […]
Philip van Traa: Gardening on Rooftops
Philip Van Traa, founder of GrownDownTown, has been transforming the rooftops of a number of commercial buildings in Amsterdam.
He collaborated with Master Chef Chris Naylor, of the Michelin-starred restaurant Vermeer in Amsterdam, to develop Rooffood, a year-round, higher-yielding roof garden for the restaurant.
Robert Zimmermann on the Berlin Phil Digital Concert Hall
Robert Zimmermann, Managing Director of Berlin Phil Media, pioneered the Digital Concert Hall. One of the first paid online subscription model for an orchestra.
UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory Science Symposium
UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory Science Symposium BY CHELSEA CATANIA On February 2-3 at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) […]
Prediction Technology: Helping to Prevent or Solve Problems
Prediction Technology: Helping to Prevent or Solve Problems
Akte01 – After Chrysler Abandons an Engine Plant
Sandra Arndt and Lasha Brown, architects and founders Akte 01, discuss their upcoming entry for the Oslo Triennale and their winning proposal for the UD4U International Urban Design Competition for the abandoned Chrysler Engine Plant in the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
George Bolster: SETI Institute Artist-in-Residence
George Bolster (b. 1972, Cork, Ireland; lives in New York City) is an artist-in-residence at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in Mountain View, California.
This residency differs from a typical one because Bolster collaborates with leading scientists such as the SETI Institute’s Bernard M. Oliver Chair, Jill Tarter and Laurance Doyle who discovered Tatooine (Kepler-16b). They are part of the next-generation of explorers looking for life outside of planet Earth.
In our interview, Bolster spoke about his work Archive for an Unmade Narrative (2015-2016).
Lessons from Nobel Laureates
Lessons from Nobel Laureates BY LEAH KURITZKY “If you don’t find intense joy from discoveries, even small discoveries, then you are in the wrong business, […]
Science and Technology Highlights from UCSB Materials Research Symposium
The Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) promotes research of its affiliated faculty, students, and alumni in part through its annual research symposium, which took place on Feb. 2-3 2016.