IDEO.com • 13th June 2018

A Future Where Food Is Never Wasted

Many of us have let vegetables wither in the crisper drawer or thrown out a child’s half-eaten restaurant meal, but the sheer scale of food waste around the globe is hard to grasp. The Rockefeller Foundation and IDEO are working together to fight food waste through a series of partnerships with hotels, food banks, foundations, and entrepreneurs.

IDEO.com • 3rd July 2018

Helping a Startup Design Video Games to Build Kids’ Emotional Strength

Working with researchers at Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital, the startup Neuromotion Labs created a tablet game that pairs with a heart rate monitor to "gamify" emotional control. Neuromotion embedded at IDEO for a design sprint to expand its suite of games and prepare for launch.

Earthjustice Quarterly Magazine • 7th April 2017

Sun Rises Over the Bluegrass State

Meet the man charting a greener course for coal country by shutting down the massive Big Sandy coal plant and establishing Kentucky’s largest solar farm.

Earthjustice Quarterly Magazine • 20th June 2016

Damned Lies and Dirty Coal

Developers, politicians, and mining executives wanted to bring California’s largest coal terminal to West Oakland, which already suffers excess pollution. "Why the hell are we going to go backward by bringing coal through here?" asked Reverend Ken Chambers. "No way! Not when my parishioners live two blocks from this site." Residents fought back — and won.

Healthline News • 24th November 2014

Is the Forest of Bacteria Inside You Your Most Precious Resource?

Decades of intensive antibiotic treatments have cost Americans many of their native gut bacteria. Could a damaged microbiome be an underlying cause of conditions like asthma, obesity, and MS?

Jhana.com • 7th July 2021

Podcast: How to advocate for the flexibility you and your team need now

What has the pandemic period revealed about what you need to work at your best? I interviewed leadership coach Maria Sullivan about how to keep what's working and change what's not. Copy this link to download and listen: https://cutt.ly/qQrBEeI.

T: The New York Times Style Magazine • 22nd March 2012

Eye Candy: 'Supreme Beings'

Butoh on the runway? It’s perfect for San Francisco designers Elena Slivnyak and Ilan Rueben, who walk the thin line between fashion and modern art.

IDEO.com • 24th December 2018

Elevating the Craft of Chinese Cuisine

Shinho is a family-owned manufacturer that aims to elevate the quality of food in China and nourish families around the world. Shinho asked IDEO to help define the company’s plan for the next decade of growth. Alongside designers in China, I wrote this case study highlighting the IDEO-Shinho collaboration.

Jhana.com • 20th February 2019

9 tips to listen well and build empathy with co-workers

When you listen to build empathy, you’ll open your mind to others’ diverse perspectives. You’ll be less likely to make biased assumptions based on surface-level traits. You'll form stronger bonds and, ultimately, work together more effectively.

Healthline News • 7th March 2014

World’s Oldest Cheese Found in Tombs of 4,000-Year-Old Mummies

Probiotic cheese found with the bodies of perfectly preserved, 4,000-year-old mummies in Xinjiang, China was likely a dietary staple for local herding tribes.

Earthjustice Quarterly Magazine • 15th October 2015

Righting Civil Wrongs

From California to Michigan, low-income communities of color have been waiting years — sometimes decades — for the EPA to investigate complaints of environmental racism.

Quartz • 15th September 2017

The Next Big Winners in Tech Will Be the Companies that Choose Heart Over Head

I worked hand-in-hand with IDEO's David Webster to write this op-ed for Quartz about the future of emotionally intelligent AI. I interviewed David extensively and drafted the piece in his voice.

The Stockton Record • 31st July 2009

Long Road to Live a Dream

Mark Galey was born deaf, but that won’t keep him from his dream of supporting his family — and seeing the country — by driving a big rig.

Earthjustice Quarterly Magazine • 7th July 2017

Abbie Dillen: Clean Energy Powerhouse

“Sometimes there’s virtue in having no choice but to fight like hell — and that’s this moment,” says Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen.

Earthjustice.org • 24th August 2016

100 Years Wild

This 11-part blog series from Earthjustice celebrates the centennial of the National Park Service. I led the planning, calendaring, and editing of the series.