S1E4: Working with Your Hands with John Paulsen

In this episode, Olivia Hewitt and Kaitlyn Paulsen explore the practice of reflection, self-defined vulnerability, and what it means to invite someone into your world. In this conversation, they share personal experiences as a vehicle to process and understand the value of reflection. Kaitlyn Paulsen is a graduate in Human Centered Design and Engineering from Harvey Mudd College. Olivia Hewitt is a graduate in Human Centered Design from Pitzer College, a post-bac at the Hive, and the host of The Hive Five. To learn more about Kaitlyn Paulsen, visit https://www.kaitlynpaulsen.com or https://www.instagram.com/kaitlyns_watson/ To learn more about Olivia Hewitt, visit https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/about/team/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: The Guest House by Rumi Hosted by Olivia Hewitt. Produced by Isa Berardo, Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen from The Hive at The Claremont Colleges.

In this episode, Shannon Randolph and Kim Griffin explore what it means to treat life like a prototype, the role of authenticity, and what it means to define vulnerability on your own terms. In this conversation, they share how their own personal and professional experiences have impacted how they see the world today. Shannon Randolph is a environmental anthropologist, human-centered designer, and professor at The Claremont Colleges. Kim Griffin is a podcast host, improv extraordinare, coach for emerging creatives, and close friend of the Hive. To learn more about Shannon Randolph, visit https://www.shannonrandolph.com To learn more about Kim Griffin, visit https://thekimgriffin.com If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: Off the Fucking Rails with Kim Griffin Hosted by Olivia Hewitt. Produced by Isa Berardo, Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen from The Hive at The Claremont Colleges.

In this episode, Ken Fandell and Sal Plascencia, discuss how boredom might be the perfect recipe for creativity, how deep emotion should have a place in the syllabus, and how art is sometimes about breaking all the rules. In this conversation, they share how they learned their own creative processes and how they pass these pedagogies on to their students. Ken Fandell is an artist and professor of art at Harvey Mudd College, and Sal Plascencia is an author and creative writing professor at Harvey Mudd College.  To learn more about Ken Fandell, visit http://kenfandell.com To learn more about Sal Plascencia, visit https://salvadorplascencia.com If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: Artists Yoko Ono, Tom Friedman Authors Ted Chiang, Raymond Carver, Dennis Johnson Recommendations Robert Irwin, Seeing is Forgetting the Name of What One Sees James Baldwin, Another Country Hosted by Olivia Hewitt. Produced by Isa Berardo, Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen from The Hive at The Claremont Colleges.

In this episode, Fred Leichter and Dabney Hailey share about defining and synthesis through the practice of Visual Thinking Strategies. Fred Leichter and Dabney Hailey co-taught an Advanced Topics in Human Centered Design class at the Hive in Fall of 2021. In this conversation, they share how Visual Thinking Strategies can be used to help you uncover your underlying assumptions, listen more than you speak, and discover what more you can find. To learn more about Dabney Hailey and The Hailey Group, visit https://www.haileygroup.com/dabney-hailey To learn more about Fred Leichter and The Hive, visit https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: Medium Essay: How Visual Thinking Strategies Unlocks Innovation in a Complex World IDEO Design Methods 101 Design Methods A More Beautiful Question Hosted by Olivia Hewitt. Produced by Isa Berardo, Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen from The Hive at The Claremont Colleges.

In this episode, Asha Srikantiah and Werner Zorman share the fundamentals of getting real. Asha and Werner co-teach a class at The Hive called Interpersonal Dynamics. In this conversation, they show us what it means to put empathy into action by sharing how others make you feel, being vulnerable and honest, and creating space for silence.  To learn more about Asha Srikantiah, and the Hive visit @hive_5c on Instagram and https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ To learn more about Werner Zorman and Harvey Mudd College, visit https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/hmc-experts/zorman-werner/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Mentioned in this episode: Brene Brown, Daring Greatly, and Brene Brown's Ted Talk Stanford Interpersonal Dynamics Esther Perel Hosted by Olivia Hewitt. Produced by Isa Berardo, Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen from The Hive at The Claremont Colleges.

Peeling Back the Curtain with Your Hosts Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen In this episode, we debrief this past season of the Hive Five and share the story behind why we created this podcast. You'll also get a chance to hear from your hosts -- Nick Endicott, Olivia Hewitt, and Kaitlyn Paulsen -- as we share what we've learned about human centered design, empathy, and creativity through the past five interviews.  To learn more about the Hive at The Claremont Colleges and this podcast, visit @hive_5c on Instagram or check out our website, https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

The Key to a Good Story In this episode, we talk with Tom Doelger, former English teacher at Seattle’s Lakeside school and unmatched storyteller. In our conversation, we talk about the joys of teaching, the power of reflection, and how the key to a good story is… To learn more about Tom Doelger you can request a copy of his writings at http://tomdoelgerspeaks.com.  To learn more about the Hive at the Claremont colleges and this podcast, visit @hive_5c on Instagram or check out our website, https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

Working with Your Hands In this episode, we talk with contractor and small-business owner John Paulsen of Sparrow Builders. He shares with us what it means to problem-solve, the value of working with your hands, and reflections on good design. To learn more about John Paulsen you can follow him at @sparrowbuilders on Instagram or check out his website, https://www.sparrowbuilders.com. To learn more about the Hive at the Claremont colleges and this podcast, visit @hive_5c on Instagram or check out our website, https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

Authentic and Present. In this episode, we talk with actor, teacher, director, and improv-er Ernie González Jr. He shares with us his story of discovering the world of improv, what it means to listen, and why authenticity and honesty is so important in our interactions and relationships. To learn more about Ernie González Jr. you can follow him at @allbouternie on Instagram or check out his website at http://www.allabouternie.com/.  To learn more about the Hive at the Claremont colleges and this podcast, visit @hive_5c on Instagram and https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

How are you really? In this episode, we talk with clinical nurse specialist Margaretta Page from the UCSF Brain Tumor Center and creator of the Gordon Murray Caregiver Program. She shares with us her perspective on the world of nursing, how to slow down and ask the important questions, and what it means to put caregivers at the center of care.  To learn more about Margaretta Page and the UCSF Brain Tumor Center, visit https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/margaretta-page To learn more about the Hive at the Claremont colleges and this podcast, visit @hive_5c on Instagram and https://colleges.claremont.edu/thehive/ If you like this podcast, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!