London climate action week

Healthy Futures: Can we thrive if our planet is sick?

kyu House returned with a special pop-up event for London Climate Action to explore just that. 

On June 26, 2024, kyu companies including IDEO, Lexington and Gehl, along with Kite Insights, hosted dynamic and proactive discussions around health-centric environments and greener health systems. 

 

They asked questions like….

  • What would a healthcare system look like if you kept human and planetary health in balance?
  • How can patients drive climate-positive outcomes?
  • Where can we be more impactful in the climate x health space?

 

Later in the week, SYPartners partnered with Elevation Barn to bring together an evening of elevating impact, and ATÖLYE co-hosted a session with Metabolic spotlighting actionable, investable strategies to mobilize the critical funding necessary for a sustainable future.

Executive Design Director, IDEO

Alex Gallafent

Executive Design Director, IDEO

Alex Gallafent

Executive Design Director, IDEO

Alex helps clients, teams, and individuals imagine and do design work that addresses people’s deepest needs and meets their highest aspirations. Alex grounds complex design projects in clarifying, human-centered research, and builds confidence and excitement through story, language, sound, and immersive experiences. 

Since joining IDEO, he’s worked with major clients in media, government, civic innovation, financial empowerment, hospitality, financial services, and elsewhere. Alex helped found and direct Palmwood/Dubai Design Lab, IDEO’s multi-year creative partnership with the UAE Government. Alex has taught design and creativity modules at institutions including NYU, the New School, and the School of Visual Arts in New York; he’s on faculty at IDEO U. 

He is also a former correspondent for public radio’s ‘The World’ and the BBC World Service, where he reported from across the globe on everything from the rise of digital gurus in India to the intersection of religion and public health in southern Africa.

Executive Design Director, IDEO

Alex Gallafent

Executive Design Director, IDEO

Alex helps clients, teams, and individuals imagine and do design work that addresses people’s deepest needs and meets their highest aspirations. Alex grounds complex design projects in clarifying, human-centered research, and builds confidence and excitement through story, language, sound, and immersive experiences. 

Since joining IDEO, he’s worked with major clients in media, government, civic innovation, financial empowerment, hospitality, financial services, and elsewhere. Alex helped found and direct Palmwood/Dubai Design Lab, IDEO’s multi-year creative partnership with the UAE Government. Alex has taught design and creativity modules at institutions including NYU, the New School, and the School of Visual Arts in New York; he’s on faculty at IDEO U. 

He is also a former correspondent for public radio’s ‘The World’ and the BBC World Service, where he reported from across the globe on everything from the rise of digital gurus in India to the intersection of religion and public health in southern Africa.

Senior Strategist, Sustainability Lead, BEworks

Angela Cooper

Senior Strategist, Sustainability Lead, BEworks

Angela Cooper

Senior Strategist, Sustainability Lead, BEworks

Angela uses her behavioral science expertise to tackle complex behavioral challenges and design actionable solutions for clients in a variety of sectors. She also co-leads the sustainability portfolio at BEworks. Angela has worked with multinational corporations and governments to drive behavior change across a variety of domains, from reducing food waste and water consumption to energy conservation and package reduction. She is passionate about the transformative societal impact to be had by applying scientific insights to address real-world challenges.

Senior Strategist, Sustainability Lead, BEworks

Angela Cooper

Senior Strategist, Sustainability Lead, BEworks

Angela uses her behavioral science expertise to tackle complex behavioral challenges and design actionable solutions for clients in a variety of sectors. She also co-leads the sustainability portfolio at BEworks. Angela has worked with multinational corporations and governments to drive behavior change across a variety of domains, from reducing food waste and water consumption to energy conservation and package reduction. She is passionate about the transformative societal impact to be had by applying scientific insights to address real-world challenges.

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