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Live from NeoCon 2023

NeoConversations - June 28, 2023 05:01 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Amy Devers guides listeners through audio collected at the fantastic NeoCon Podcast Studio, powered by SURROUND and sponsored by SnapCab. From First NeoCon-ers and IIDA CEO Cheryl Durst to ThinkLab Trendspotters and moss walls—this episode is jampacked with NeoCon gems. NeoConversations is part ...

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Our 5 Bold Predictions for NeoCon 2023

NeoConversations - June 07, 2023 05:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
The bets are in! In this episode, host Amy Devers delivers the top five big predictions we heard from across the design industry for this year’s NeoCon. Do the predictions in this episode match yours? Let us know in person at the NeoCon Podcast Studio powered by SURROUND and sponsored by SnapCab....

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Navigating NeoCon: Keynotes, Presentations and CEUs - Oh, My!

NeoConversations - May 31, 2023 05:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Keynotes, Presentations, and CEUs - all on today's episode of NeoConversations. Amy Devers chats with Joseph Cephas, SVP, Novita, about his experience at NeoCon and the panel he's moderating, before breaking down all the keynotes and presentations this year's NeoCon has to offer. After that Amy m...

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A Practical Guide to NeoCon

NeoConversations - May 24, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Amy Devers welcomes NeoCon veteran AJ Paron, host of Once Upon A Project, to sift through the best onsite strategies and practical tips for surviving NeoCon—hint bring comfortable shoes. Then a lesson in NeoCon history and some insider intel about THE MART from Lindsey Martin, Director of NeoCon ...

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Positive Disruption: Optimize Technology in the Classroom

KI Furnishing Knowledge - October 20, 2022 15:48 - 22 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Dr. Kevin Berkopes is CEO of education nonprofit Crossroads Education and the founder and CEO of XR Technologies, an Indiana-based company that utilizes technology to help schools improve their mathematics education. Kevin sits down with KI's Jonathan Matta to discuss how technology can break ba...

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Where do motivation, learning and growth STEM from? with Yamilée Toussaint Beach

KI Furnishing Knowledge - March 18, 2022 16:31 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Have you been asked, or asked yourself: “What is the future of education?” There is no one answer, but it’s happening in pockets all around us, from Kindergarten to PHD’s. Within this podcast, KI speaks with leaders and disruptors inside of education doing just that to learn what they are buildin...

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Connecting with Your Students, School Community and Yourself with Joe Sanfelippo

KI Furnishing Knowledge - February 16, 2022 14:56 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Have you been asked, or asked yourself: “What is the future of education?” There is no one answer, but it’s happening in pockets all around us, from Kindergarten to PHD’s. Within this podcast, KI speaks with leaders and disruptors inside of education doing just that to learn what they are buildin...

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What Now? Exploring Scenarios for Moving Forward with K-12 Learning Spaces

KI Furnishing Knowledge - November 17, 2021 19:12 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Have you been asked, or asked yourself: “What is the future of education?” There is no one answer, but it’s happening in pockets all around us, from Kindergarten to PHD’s. Within this podcast, KI speaks with leaders and disruptors inside of education doing just that to learn what they are buildin...

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Well, Now What?

KI Furnishing Knowledge - July 09, 2021 15:20 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Jonathan Matta, National Education Leader with KI Furniture, takes us through a bird's-eye view of lessons learned from the pandemic. We address topics like learning vs. education, why the term "learning loss" is a bit of a misnomer, re-imagining learning culture, the importance of flexible lear...

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Designing Branded Spaces

NeoConversations - August 21, 2019 05:01 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
What does it take to effectively design brand character into a space? How can brand values and purpose be communicated through materiality, visual language, ambiance and experience? What’s in the tool kit needed to implement a design program company-wide? In this episode, Amy Devers talks to Rene...

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The Evolution of Tile Surfacing

NeoConversations - June 05, 2019 05:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Trusty and timeless tile is making its way into exciting new territory with large format panels, countertop slabs and high-resolution digital printing. The design opportunities are almost limitless. In this episode, Amy Devers talks to Laura Muller, CEO of Four Point Build Inc., Frank Douglas, VP...

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Powering Flexible Workplaces

NeoConversations - May 29, 2019 05:01 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode we are taking on the challenge of designing flexible workplaces - specifically, designing in power and data distribution solutions that can keep up with the speed of evolving technology, business transitions, budget demands and the ever-changing need for adaptable power configurat...

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Design and the Circular Economy

NeoConversations - May 22, 2019 05:01 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of NeoConversations, we are asking: What is the circular economy and what role do architects and designers play in it? How can we design truly sustainable spaces and specify materials in which the entire lifecycle has been considered, including eventual reuse? What are the implic...

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Details Make the Difference

NeoConversations - May 15, 2019 05:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Details can impact us on every level—they can add an extra element of, structure, protection or aesthetics, while also being on trend. In this episode, Amy Devers talks to Dana Madden, Architectural Product Manager at Tamlyn, and Wayne Braun, Principal at PDR about architectural trim and how it c...

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It's Their Career Path - Let Them Run It

KI Furnishing Knowledge - August 06, 2018 13:26 - 31 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Jeff Bott is the Division Head of Career and Technical Education P.E., Health, Drivers Ed, for Buffalo Grove High School. Jeff has been a dedicated high school educator for 17 years, spending his first 12 years in the classroom teaching engineering and architecture. His current role has him over...

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Designing a Healthy, Sustainable HQ

NeoConversations - June 27, 2018 05:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
What are the challenges and opportunities involved in bringing teams from disparate offices together into a unified headquarters? If that HQ doesn’t exist yet, what is involved in the design and construction of that project so that it emcompasses the brand’s DNA, supports company culture and send...

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NeoCon Turns 50!

NeoConversations - June 06, 2018 05:01 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
NeoCon the commercial design industry’s annual launch pad for innovation, is turning 50! Amy Devers talks to Byron Morton, NeoCon’s VP of Leasing, about how every year 50,000 design professionals flood The Mart in Chicago to take part in the innovations, ideas and introductions that have a direct...

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Coming Soon: NeoConversations

NeoConversations - June 01, 2018 18:56 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
NeoCon is the commercial design industry’s launch pad for innovation—offering ideas and introductions that shape the built environment today and into the future. Host Amy Devers talks to interesting thinkers, players, movers & shakers in the contract furniture industry about topics like wellness ...

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What is the Role of the Teacher and the Learner? - Dr. Ena Shelley, Dean of the College of Education at Butler University

KI Furnishing Knowledge - April 18, 2018 13:24 - 38 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Dr. Ena Shelley, Dean of the College of Education at Butler University is a nationally recognized expert in the Reggio Emilia approach. Recently she spearheaded a Reggio-inspired curriculum for the Indianapolis/Butler University Laboratory School at IPS 60 and was named 2010 Outstanding Educator...

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Step To It - STEM From Dance

KI Furnishing Knowledge - March 16, 2018 18:31 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Yamilée Toussaint, Founder and CEO of STEM From Dance, spends time discussing her influencers, organization and why she’s so dedicated to the power the arts have on young minds. 

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