Walker & Company and Cultural Design
Yesterday Walker & Company’s Bevel released their newest product the Bevel Trimmer. Bevel upped the ante in their goal to become the preeminent company creating beauty and health products for people of color. The Bevel Trimmer allows the company to enter a new...
Why Brands Need A Cultural Prime Directive
Two cinematic experiences, one just released in theaters the other celebrating its 25th anniversary, have injected tremendous cultural insight and energy into the public conversation. Sundance indie favorite, Dope, directed by Rick Famuyiwa made its theatrical debut a...
Monolithic Culture: How Siloed Thinking Crushes Creativity
The end of the year usually brings good cheer, solemn reflection and future planning. Countless think pieces give us the obligatory “Best Of” list in music, film and culture in general. The end of 2014 brought a special gift to those of us who are cultural voyeurs. We...
Why if you’re talking about ROI you’re not talking about culture
I have been giving this quite a bit of thought over the last few years since I live firmly in the “culture space”. As the curator of a global conference, I spend most of my time attempting to understand the role that culture plays in our collective world. My attempt...
The Deep Dive
- Episode 190: Combee, Harriet Tubman & Black Freedom w/ Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black May 9, 2024Philip welcomes Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black to discuss her new book , COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. In their conversation they explore the historical impact of enslaved Blacks on the wealth creation of the South and the legacy of Harriet Tubman in the fight against slavery […]
- Episode 189: The AI Dilemna w/ Juliette Powell & Sean Gayle May 2, 2024Philip welcomes long time friends and deep thinkers Juliette Powell & Sean Gayle to the show. In our conversation we discuss Juliette’s book The AI Dilemna: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology. Collectively we engage to parse and dissect the way AI and Big Tech are moving in the world of culture and society. The Drop […]
- Episode 188: Cultural Intelligence for Marketers w/ Dr. Anastasia Karklina Gabriel April 25, 2024Philip welcomes 2x guest Dr. Anastasia Karklina Gabriel back to The Deep Dive to discuss the release of her first book: Cultural Intelligence for Marketers. In their conversation they discuss cultural fluency, the multiplicity of identity, and whether marketers are ready to embrace cultural intelligence. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip […]
- Episode 187: Everest Inc & Climbing Culture w/ Will Cockrell April 18, 2024Philip welcomes Will Cockrell climber/author to The Deep Dive to discuss how book Everest Inc. In their conversation, they explore the sometimes harsh realities behind the growing climbing industry and how Mt. Everest in particular has become the epicenter of the global climbing rush. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and […]
- Episode 186: When the World Is A Bezzle w/ Cory Doctorow April 11, 2024Philip welcomes prolific writer and thinker Cory Doctrow to the show where they discuss two of Cory’s latest books, The Bezzle and The InternetCon as well as the general “enshittification” of our institutions. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. […]
- Episode 185: Hodge Podge, Gaps & Cracks w/ Dan Hill April 4, 2024Philip welcomes Dan Hill, Director, Melbourne School of Design to the show and they take a rambling journey through the worlds of architecture, design, music and all the gaps and cracks they can manage. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative […]
- Episode 184: They Called It Peace w/ Lauren Benton March 21, 2024Philip welcomes historian and author Lauren Benton to the show to discuss her latest book They Called it Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence. In their conversation, they explore how empire, small wars and plunder are key elements of how we think about peace. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his […]
- Episode 183: Resisting Racial Capitalism w/ Ida Danewid March 14, 2024Philip welcomes lecturer and author Ida Danewid to the show to discuss her work Resisting Racial Capitalism. In their conversation, they explore Ida’s scholarship and how it confronts the way we think of racial capitalism and challenge our current governing structures and organizations. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his […]
- Episode 182: Design Social Change w/ Lesley-Ann Noel March 7, 2024Philip welcomes design scholar Lesley-Ann Noel back to The Deep Dive to discuss her latest book Design Social Change. In their conversation they discuss how design intentionally done can be a catalyst for driving social change. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness […]
- Episode 181: Disneyland on the Mountain w/ Greg Glasgow & Kathryn Mayer February 29, 2024Philip welcomes authors Greg Glasgow & Kathryn Mayer to discuss their book Disneyland on the Mountain. Their conversation examines Disney at a remarkable time in its history and how its ambition helped launch the modern environmental movement. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual […]