Design Conscious Sarah Lawlor

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Caroline Pidcock, who is the Spokesperson for Australian Architects Declare, Chair of 1 Million Women, member of government design panels and lecturer at a number of architecture schools. 
Caroline shares her authentic interest and experience in regenerative approaches, developed over 30 years of involvement in professional, academic and community commitments, in a conversation about the power of community-led, bottom up movements, inverting and owning perceptions of softness in the sustainability industry, and finding your passion.
Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.   

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Ashleigh Gay, Head of Sustainability Leadership & Communications at Edge Environment. 
Ash brings her expertise in sustainability communications to explore what she calls the translation piece of telling a compelling sustainability story, as well as sharing some thought provoking reflections on the sustainability chameleons leading the next generation of business leadership.  Ash poses this question in the podcast,  is sustainability leadership just good leadership?
Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.   

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Anne Kovachevich, Foresight and Innovation Leader for Arup Australasia. 
Anne Kovachevich joins Sarah from Brisbane to discuss the transition from hypersonic aerospace to sustainability, gender norms in science and sustainability, and the critical role of foresight for our planet.
Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.   

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Lauren Kajewski, Director Sustainability & Learning at Landcom and expert in corporate strategy.  
Lauren is an industry leader and advocate for strategic sustainable leadership, climate resilience, environmental protection, human health and human rights, and in this conversation she shares her advice on how to advocate with a loud, sound and credible voice.  Lauren also shares her insights on leveraging different pedagogies to improve the pipeline of skilled women in the construction sector, and why COVID is Australia’s opportunity to step up the sustainability stakes.
Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.   

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Clare Gallagher, Sustainability Manager at Built.  
The conversation delves into leadership, designing for the end user, and looking at contractors as an enabling middle link in the chain, rather than a roadblock at the end.
Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.   

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Rebecca Miller, a Director with AECOM’s Brisbane office. Rebecca leads AECOM’s Sustainability and Resilience Practice across Queensland and the Northern Territory, working with both private and public sector organisations to understand how they can build resilience to a broad and diverse range of shocks and stresses.  
Rebecca shares her experience on climate resilience, being and having an advocate, and the community cohesion integral to social sustainability.
Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.