NeoConversations

Can Responsible Design Repair the Future?

As sustainability becomes a defining challenge for the architecture and design industry, designers are being asked to think beyond aesthetics and performance to consider

Are We Designing Workplaces for Creativity or Just Attendance?

In this episode of NeoConversations, host Nubia Henderson sits down with polymath David Shing, known as Shingy, for a conversation on what it means to design for creativi

The Future Mundane: Nick Foster RDI on Process, AI and Designing What’s Next

On this episode of NeoConversations, host Nubia Henderson sits down with futures designer, author and Royal Designer of Industry Nick Foster RDI to explore how designers

Design as Dialogue: Chris Force on Process, Experimentation and Paved States

What happens when curation becomes the point of view? On this episode of NeoConversations, host Nubia Henderson sits down with Chris Force of SixtySix Magazine to discus

Innovation as a Practice: Jessica O. Matthews on Building Ideas into Impact

What if innovation isn’t a moment of breakthrough but a practice shaped by community, lived experience, and responsibility? In this episode of NeoConversations, Jessica

Introducing Season 2 of Sense of Space

After trucking school, Burning Man, caffeine-fueled NeoCon planning, a new TDEC showroom, and designing a home in Vermont, Ella and Faraz catch up on life and all of thei

The Perfect Podcast Recipe | Pizza and Podcasts at NeoCon 2025

SURROUND Senior Producer Rob Schulte sits down with hosts Bobby Bonnet, Andrew Lane, and Amanda Schneider at the NeoCon Podcast Lounge to discuss the essential ingredient

Exploring Fractal-Based Design | Material Bank at NeoCon 2025

Rebecca Best, EVP of Sustainability at Material Bank, is joined by three sustainability leaders from the design industry: Ethan Barbour of IA Interior Architects, Malisa

Industry Insights and Updates in Manufacturing Certification | Metropolis & BIFMA at NeoCon 2025

Francisco Brown, senior editor and engagement manager at Metropolis Magazine, interviews Steve Kooy, Technical Director of Health and Sustainability at BIFMA, live from t

Quiet Harmony: Where Elegance Meets Sustainability | Pallas Textiles at NeoCon 2025

Host AJ Paron explores the innovative and sustainable work of Pallas Textiles with Dean Lindsley, Vice President of Pallas Textiles, and Geraldine Blanchot Fortier, Lead

Chris Barton: Founder of Shazam, 2025 NeoCon Keynote Speaker

In a special NeoCon edition episode of Barriers to Entry on the NeoConversations feed, hosts Bobby and Andrew are joined by tech and design leader Chris Barton, founder o

Innovation, Design, and What It Really Takes to Build a Buzz-Worthy Showroom | Turf at NeoCon 2025

What does it take to bring bold ideas to life at one of the design world’s biggest stages? Faraz Shah, Brand Director at Turf, takes us on a creative journey from sparks

Sense of Space now on The SURROUND Podcast Network

Enjoy Sense of Space by Turf now available on all podcast platforms. An architect and designer are on a journey to help their community understand the nuances of designi

Powerful NeoCon 2024 Takeaways

What did we learn during NeoCon 2024? In the final episode of this year’s NeoConversations series, SURROUND producer Hannah Viti turns the tables on this year’s host, inv

The Power of Diverse Perspectives

How can we create a better future through inclusive design? In his episode of NeoConversations, host, and editor-in-chief of METROPOLIS Avi Rajagopal sits down with desig

The Power of Our Senses

How can we engage touch, smell, sound, and sight for more meaningful design? In this episode, host and editor-in-chief of METROPOLIS Avi Rajagopal sits down with Faraz Sh

The Power of Storytelling

The former president of Walt Disney Imagineering, Bob Weis, knows a thing or two about narratives and design. In the kick-off episode of this year’s NeoConversations seri

Live from NeoCon 2023

Amy Devers guides listeners through audio collected at the fantastic NeoCon Podcast Studio, powered by SURROUND and sponsored by SnapCab. From First NeoCon-ers and IIDA C

Our 5 Bold Predictions for NeoCon 2023

The bets are in! In this episode, host Amy Devers delivers the top five big predictions we heard from across the design industry for this year’s NeoCon. Do the prediction

Navigating NeoCon: Keynotes, Presentations and CEUs - Oh, My!

Keynotes, Presentations, and CEUs - all on today's episode of NeoConversations. Amy Devers chats with Joseph Cephas, SVP, Novita, about his experience at NeoCon and the p