TEDWomen | November 2017 (Debuted on TED.com on 2/7/2018)

 

Creative Mornings San Francisco | September 2017

 

Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight: Health | June 2015

Invited by to moderate a special, first-of-its-kind deep dive session into “,” featuring six design leaders, including senior representatives of , , , , , and .

 

Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight: Health | June 2014

Invited by to co-host with the first session, featuring 10 emerging development leaders, all members of the program, supported by .

 

TEDCity2.0 Co-Curator & Co-Host | September 2013

Invited by to co-curate with and co-host with the first conference, which took place at in New York, while being Livestreamed to 138 events in 48 countries around the world.

 

University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning Commencement Address | May 2013

Invited by Dean Geraldine Forbes, John’s commencement address touched on the subjects of diversity, dignity, and women in design. The YouTube video above as well as the text of John’s remarks were subsequently published by .

 

University of Minnesota College of Design Commencement Address | May 2012

Invited by Dean Thomas Fisher, John’s commencement address encouraged graduates to understand that the world needs more connectors; the world is filled with deserving clients like Rachel Lloyd; and that public interest design is movement in the making. The YouTube video above as well as the text of John’s remarks were subsequently published by .

 

Metropolis Magazine 30th Anniversary Interview | June 2011

Invited by editor-in-chief Susan Szenasy, John joined the likes of co-founder Michael Murphy, designer Paula Scher of , David Rockwell of , and Craig Dykers of in reflecting on ‘s of service.

 

UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design Commencement Address | May 2011

Invited by Dean Jennifer Wolch, John’s commencement address, titled “Remember Two Things,” encouraged graduates to never lose sight of where they came from and why they got into design in the first place. The amateur YouTube video above as well as the text of John’s remarks were subsequently published by .

 

City Centre for Urban Ecology | April 2011

Invited by director Mary Rowe, John gave the keynote for the ‘s debut event. The new Toronto-based organization focused on strengthening the ecology of the city, a term defined by Jane Jacobs as “the physical-economic-ethical processes active at a given time within a city and its close dependencies.”