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How to Grow a Cleantech Future from Seed – with Matt Petersen
In this episode I am joined by Matt Petersen, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, who is nurturing the environmentally sustainable technologies of tomorrow. Matt shares with us his professional origins of working on environmental...
read moreNovember City Impact Lab: Kevin Keller on City Planning
On November 7th, Kevin Keller, Executive Officer at LA City Planning, joined us to speak about his approach to large-scale planning and the tactics he uses to manage city-wide projects. We then led a workshop that explored the largest goals of attendees...
read moreSeptember City Impact Lab: Joe Lyou on Cleaning the Air
On September 5th, Dr. Joe Lyou, President and CEO of the Coalition for Clean Air, joined us to speak about the Coalition's tactics for cleaning the air: education, advocacy, and activation. We then led a workshop that explored campaigns that have activated...
read moreThe Future of the Orchestra and Community Engagement – with Simon Woods
This episode John met with Simon Woods, CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who is changing the way orchestras engage their communities. John met Simon in his office at the Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA, where the LA Phil plays during the winter, and...
read moreAugust City Impact Lab: Kris Freed on Homelessness
On August 1st, Kris Freed, Chief Programs Officer at LA Family Housing, joined us to speak about her own experience with homelessness and what it takes to get someone sustainably housed. We then led a workshop that explored our own perceptions of...
read moreJuly City Impact Lab: Michael Lawson on Integrity
On July 11th, Michael Lawson, President and CEO of the LA Urban League, joined us to speak about the difference integrity has made throughout his professional life. We then led a workshop exploring the values attendees were unwilling to compromise on and...
read moreEarthquake Questions with #StratiscopeExpert Answers
On Sunday, July 7th, Stratiscope CEO John Bwarie hosted a Q&A twitter session with #StratiscopeExpert Dr. Lucy Jones, Founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, Ken O'Dell, President of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern...
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Breaking News: Live Q&A with earthquake expert Dr. Lucy Jones
BREAKING NEWS: Sunday July 7 at 3 pm PT - Live Q&A with earthquake expert Dr. Lucy Jones of Caltech Tweet your earthquake questions to @Stratiscope using #StratiscopeExpert Our CEO, John Bwarie, is hosting an exclusive Twitter Q&A with a series of experts including:...
read moreJune’s City Impact Lab with Tammy Tran at Mercado La Paloma
This month's City Impact Lab was hosted at Mercado La Paloma, a bustling market with excellent food that also acts as a community and non-profit hub. Tammy Tran, Senior Manager of Community Engagement at SoCal Edison, started us off by talking about her...
read moreHow Neighborhood Councils Help Government Meet Community Needs – with Grayce Liu
This week John Bwarie sat down with Gracie Liu, General Manager of Empower LA, a department of the city of Los Angeles that gives a voice to communities on local issues by organizing, supporting, and empowering a network of a hundred neighborhood councils....
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