Optimistic Design
A practical, positive look at the future of design, ethical innovation, and technology.
Optimistic Design is a practical, positive look at the future of design, ethical innovation, and technology. Tune in each month with Wilma Lam, Substantial’s Strategy Director, as she is joined by creatives, makers, and thinkers to talk about what it means to design with hope for our ever changing world.
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About Our Host
Wilma Lam
As Strategy Director at Substantial, Wilma leads projects to create better digital products for a better tomorrow. She partners with organizations across sectors to identify new opportunities and bring them to market. Projects include emerging brands/platforms, connected devices, digital services, and new CPG business models. Prior to Substantial, Wilma led business innovation and design strategy initiatives at Johnson & Johnson's design group, launched the digital platform Rememory Stories, and worked at LumenLab, MetLife's Innovation Center in Singapore.