EPISODE 16: TECH + DESIGN: THINKING FORWARD WHILE EMBRACING OUR HUMANITY
JOIN US FOR A ROUND TABLE WITH WITH GUESTS JOANNA MONTGOMERY AND DAN RUBIN AS WE DISCUSS HOW STORYTELLING IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECH + DESIGN.
THE ROUND TABLE EXPLORES
Join us with guests Joanna Montgomery, founder of Little Riot, and Dan Rubin, Designer & 100cameras Board of Creatives member, as we explore the intersection of tech + design. Together we discuss creating new technology from scratch, the evolution of the smartphone, how storytelling is at the core of it all along with visions of how to make the world a more connected place. Conversation hosted by Angela Popplewell, CEO of 100cameras.
“We need our imaginations to drive us, and we have to hold fast to that vision. When everything is going wrong and everything feels difficult, you have to be completely convinced that you are going to achieve this. When you’re trying to hold fast your vision and achieve something, there will always be people that are telling you're crazy. And there are often more people telling you you're crazy than are saying. ‘Yeah, that's really cool - keep going!’ And it can make you doubt yourself at times,” reflects Montgomery.
“You have to be able to imagine something that doesn’t quite exist yet. If you’re going to move things forward.”
“ Storytelling has been the thing that carried us all the way through. It’s the bridge between something that’s not real and something that could be real.”
MEET THE GUESTS
JOANNA MONTGOMERY. An interaction designer that cares deeply about how humans engage with technology and the impact that has on society. For over a decade, she has worked at the intersection of technology and humans, building products and services that connect, impact and empower thousands of families across the globe. Joanna is the Founder and Director of Little Riot - A technology company that builds things that help us stay human in today's digital world. Their flagship product (and also internet phenomenon), Pillow Talk, is sold in 55+ countries worldwide and their patented technology is used across the healthcare sector to connect sick children with their parents. Pillow Talk has won multiple awards for innovation and is exhibited in various museums worldwide as being one of the first products of its kind. Joanna is a guest on worldwide stages such as WIRED conference and TEDx among others.
DAN RUBIN. A designer, photographer, and creative director based in the United States and United Kingdom. Dan is an IPA Jury and WPO Academy member, co-curator of the portrait photography exhibition 100 | 50 | 1, and host of the Apple Event series Meet The iPhone Photographer. Dan speaks at conferences worldwide including The Photography Show, South by Southwest, UX London, and WPPI, and consults on topics including product design, user experience, photography, brand communication, art direction, and more for startups and established brands around the world. One of Instagram's earliest beta-testers and a speaker at the world's first mobile photography conference, Dan travels the globe on photographic commissions for select clientele including American Express, The Guardian, Land Rover, The Macallan, Nissan, RedBull, Travel + Leisure, and more.