From the Alps to the Rockies
Welcome to the podcast "From the Alps to the Rockies". The broadcasts will feature speakers from Switzerland and Canada, who will discuss various aspects of collaboration from the Swiss Alps to the Canadian Rockies. Episodes will focus on immigration stories, innovation, diplomacy and scientific collaboration. The podcast is presented by the Swiss Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulates General in Montreal and Vancouver.
From the Alps to the Rockies
Nicolas Henchoz - Human-Centered Innovation
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Swiss Representations in Canada
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Season 6
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Episode 2
In this episode, we sit down with Nicolas Henchoz, the founding Director of the EPFL+ECAL Lab, the design research centre at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
Nicolas wears many hats - engineer, art director, curator, researcher, and author - and he is passionate about turning cutting-edge technology into meaningful human experiences. He talks about how disruptive innovation and hands-on experimentation can reveal what really drives adoption and helps ideas stick.
This conversation was hosted by Thomas Schneider, Consul General of Switzerland in Vancouver.