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This is the official podcast of the Design and Technology Association. 'Designed for life' aims to entertain, inform and inspire, bringing the worlds of business and industry together. Design and Technology is a wide-ranging curriculum subject that, along with qualifications in other facilitating subjects, can open doors to students across an ever-increasing breadth of career. England was the first country in the world to introduce this subject to its mainstream curriculum offer in 1988. Whe ...
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Looking to secure your financial future and navigate the complexities of the financial world with confidence? 🌟 Robert Starkey, Portfolio Manager, joins us to dive into the intricacies of the carry trade and explore how adopting a solutions mindset can revolutionise your approach to risk management. Embrace the journey from hard work to smart plann…
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In this episode, we talk with Nick Ford, founder of the design studio Pipsqueak and IP development specialist. Nick talks us through his school education, which took place at a time when neurodiversity was not so easily recognised or accounted for. Several very diverse jobs followed as Nick sought to find his way in the world of work from a mechani…
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In late July the Federal Reserve decided against lowering interest rates despite signals that the economy was cooling. Their inaction heightened concerns Mohamed El-Erian, an economist and an investor, has had about the Fed and central bankers for nearly two decades. In this show, El-Erian highlights the problems he recognised in the financial syst…
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In this episode, we start a series in which we will talk with Design & Technology Association Trustees about their careers to date and the reasons why being a Trustee of the Association and being connected to its work is important to them. We start this series by talking with Bill Williams, Chair of D&TA Trustees. Bill is an experienced CEO across …
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Jonathan Horn is a theoretical physicist, a former managing director of JP Morgan, and now he’s on mission to transform the controversial world of carbon offsetting with his firm Treefera. In this show, we look at the challenges facing companies trying to offset and reduce their carbon footprint, and how AI and machine learning is helping solve tho…
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This is the first episode with young graduates met recently at New Designers 2024 in London. Alex graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a second-class BA (Hons) in Product Design. I was struck by the simplicity of his design project and the clear communication of intent within his work. It is clear that Alex is very passionate abou…
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It's been a wild couple of weeks in the build up to the US election. So we invited Economist, George Brown, and Head of Multi-Asset , Americas, Adam Farstrup to discuss the impact of events that have unfolded. We also talk about the likely outcomes in the race for the White House and control of Congress, and what they mean for the economy and marke…
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There are so many challenges facing investors from the fallout of elections globally to AI and other global forces shaping the economy. On this show, we speak to Philip Chandler, a multi-asset investor, about how investors might deal with those challenges and the opportunities they present. RUNNING ORDER: 00:58 - Part one: Trading elections 06:22 -…
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We have a very special guest for you this week. In the year of elections we thought we'd get a politician on the podcast, or at least a former politician. The Right Honourable Lord William Hague agreed to join us. Lord Hague's held many senior roles, including Leader of the House of Commons, but is best known as the Leader of the Conservative party…
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Leo Quinn is the CEO of infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty. He joined as a graduate but left to explore other opportunities and learn new skills. As a problem solver he was re-hired by Balfour in 2014 and became chief executive the next year. Since then, the company has grown in strength. On the latest mid 250 podcast, Leo joins hosts Jean Roche an…
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In this episode, we are delighted to converse with Design education specialist, advisor, teacher and CLEAPSS consultant Trudi Barrow. It seems like a strange statement, but we rarely have a design and technology teacher and leader on the podcast, so in this episode, we follow Trudi's journey into teaching but then spend a good part of the conversat…
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A very, very late change to the schedule this week but it's a welcome one too. My colleagues Vera German and Jade Zhang had the opportunity to speak to legendary Emerging Markets investor Mark Mobius on the Value Perspective, our sister podcast, and we thought it would be rude not to share that with you. Mark founded Mobius Capital Partners in 2018…
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For years investors have been asking, does engagement matter and if so, how does it affect financial returns? So I sat down with my colleague, Olga Cowings who has been looking to answer those questions. In this show we’ll look how investors engage with companies, whether companies actually listen and how that might affect returns. RUNNING ORDER 00…
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As the crisis in the Middle East threatens to escalate we speak to General Sir Nick Carter about the situation in Israel, Gaza and beyond. Sir Nick is a former British Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff in the UK. RUNNING ORDER 01:01 - Part one: Middle East update 15:20 - Part two: what the near future might hold NEW EPISODES: Th…
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Designed for Life - In conversation with the Textiles Skills Centre (Report released April 24)
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In this episode, we are delighted to talk with Dawn Foxall and Roy Ballam about the recently released paper commissioned by the Textiles Skills Centre, 'Unravelling the Fabric of Textiles Education'. As we seek to move the subject forward, building from the bottom up being our approach at the Association, we need to carefully look at where textiles…
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Despite markets wobbling after a surprise rise in US inflation, the assumption remains that the federal reserve will begin cutting interest rates this year. So, we delved into the data to find out what happens in markets when central banks begin cutting rates. My colleague Duncan Lamont, Head of Strategic Research, is our guide for this episode. RU…
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The last time the Japanese stockmarket was at current levels the Berlin Wall had only just fallen and Billy Joel was top of the hit parade. We speak to Taku Arai, Deputy Head of Japanese Equities at Schroders, about what happened and whether the renaissance can last in the land of rising stocks. RUNNING ORDER: 02:58 - Part one: 80s boom followed by…
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Designed for Life - In conversation with Gordon Fraser (Marloe Watch Co)
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In this conversation, we follow Gordon Fraser, Co-founder of the Marloe Watch Company, on his journey from a difficult school experience to co-founding a successful British-designed watch company. With his Co-founder Oliver, whom he met online, the two founded The Marloe Watch Company and produced their first two watches without meeting (and living…
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Today's show is the latest in our series of Mid 250 podcasts where we speak to CEOs of some of the biggest names listed on the UK's mid-cap stock exchange. Today, James Goodman and Jean Roche speak with Nick Jefferies, the CEO of discoverIE, which designs and manufactures customised electronic components for industrial applications. Since Nick Jeff…
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Energy security and carbon targets are high on the list of priorities among policymakers, consumers and investors. While a lot of people see renewable energy as a solution, Matthew Wald believes nuclear has a bigger role to play in the energy mix of the future. Matthew was a journalist for four decades at the New York Times. He's now an analyst at …
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Recent inflation muddled the picture on when interest rates might be cut, but investors still believe it will be this year. However, how brave do they need to be to invest in markets already at or near recent peaks? Schroders ran the numbers and came up with some interesting findings on how stocks perform after hitting highs and how assets perform …
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The food system is on track to bust the world's entire 1.5 to 2 degree carbon budget, yet it's barely been spoken about by policymakers at climate conferences. Portfolio manager Felix Odey is our guide as we explore the way our food production and consumption is challenging climate targets. We'll look at potential solutions and what it means for yo…
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Designed for Life - In conversation with Claire Holman
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In this episode, we are in conversation with Claire Holman, modelmaking professional and lecturer at Arts University Bournemouth. We follow Claire's journey from a fairly nomadic start as her family moved first to Zambia and then to England, closely followed by Scotland as her father's work dictated their journey. This was followed at age sixteen b…
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This episode sees us in conversation with Sophie Hague - 2022 RSA Student Award winner and UX Designer. Sophie found school difficult, not so much academically, but she found it over-stimulating, crowded and overall, just not an enjoyable experience. The one exception to this was design and technology lessons, where she enjoyed the 'open-endedness'…
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Denim jeans have become an integral part of modern-day life. The majority of us own at least one pair (I personally have to confess to seven)! But how are these garments made? At what cost to the environment? And when they reach end of life how many of us give proper thought to where our once-loved products end up? Josh Myers is on a mission to tur…
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Tom Walker admits that getting anyone to have a discussion about real estate in recent years has been difficult. Then, at the end of 2023, that all changed. Now all anyone wants to talk about is real estate. Tom's Co-Head of Global Real Estate at Schroders and he joins the pod to discuss how real estate went from a difficult conversation to have to…
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Amanda was somewhat destined to work in fashion from an early age. Influenced by her grandmother, who placed her in front of a sewing machine at age eight, she quickly learned how to use the machine and how to make her own clothes. Her grandmother's throwaway comment, having made her own dress only a short time after being introduced to the sewing …
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Former poker player Casper Berry gives advice on how investors might avoid some of the pitfalls that can lead them to making bad decisions in the coming year. NEW EPISODES: The Investor Download is available every other Thursday and will be released at 1700 UK time. You can subscribe via Podbean or use this feed URL (https://schroders.podbean.com/f…
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Designed for Life - In conversation with Reianna Shakil
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In this first podcast of 2024, we are delighted to be in conversation with Reianna Shakil, UKRI Young Innovators Awards 22/23 Winner | Multidisciplinary Designer | Founder + Director of Studio ZRX. In this conversation, we cover Reianna's journey from school through how she overcame problems when her funding ran out part way through her sixth form …
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Designed for Life - End of Year Compilation 2023
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So that was 2023! Twenty-four episodes of Designed for Life were recorded and published over the course of the year, fulfilling our promise of at least one podcast every two weeks. In these pods, I have been fortunate to speak with a wide range of innovators, founders, designers, engineers, academics, teachers and students, and here in this (admitt…
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Chief Investment Officer Johanna Kyrklund and Senior Economist Azad Zangana join the show to discuss the outlook for 2024. We cover everything from interest rates and inflation to artificial intelligence and the US election in just 15 minutes. This is the final show of the year. We thank you for all your support and wish you a very happy and prospe…
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Welcome to a very special edition of The Investor Download where your host is Schroders’ CEO Peter Harrison – and the topic is all things AI. Join Peter as he talks to Michael Bhaskar, one of the authors of The Coming Wave, a 2023 bestseller which critics have described as “vital”, “terrifying”, and “unmissable”. Michael visited Schroders’ London o…
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The Federal Reserve gave the clearest indication yet that their aggressive tightening cycle is coming to an end, sending the price of gold to new highs. For nearly 15 years, the relationship between gold prices and real returns on government bonds remained strong. Whenever interest rates rose and real rates on bonds turned positive, the gold price …
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Where was the first music concert you ever attended? Who was the artist? Who did you see this artist/band with? And finally, how did you feel as you left the gig? If you are like me and love your live music, these are questions that will roll off the tongue. For me, it was the Police. I was fifteen years old and with my best mate from school, the g…
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James Montier is an author, a member of GMO’s asset allocation team and a partner at the firm. He also wrote the book on the seven sins of fund management. In this episode, James takes us through the seven sins, which apply to all investors, not just fund managers. They’re even more relevant today, given the new era we’re entering of markets and th…
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Earth Overshoot Day - the date when humanity exhausts nature's budget each year – fell on August 2 in 2023. Worryingly, that date is getting earlier every year. So, how do economies keep growing without draining the earth of its natural resources? One answer is the circular economy. For investors, it's a huge opportunity. In this show, analyst Joe …
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Designed for Life - BBC/Beano episode with Mike Sterling and Alex Harris
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How many of you reading this have fond childhood memories of reading the Beano? I am guessing many of you could name most of the characters from the Beano now; some of you may still have Christmas Annuals tucked away somewhere in the loft. Well, the good news is the Beano is still alive and well...in fact, it is in rude health. So when I received a…
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Designed for Life - Hethersett Academy (Part Two)
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This is part two of a two-part mini-series in which we explore the development of the design and technology curriculum offer at Hethersett Academy in East Anglia. If you have not yet listened to part one, I suggest you go back and listen to this first, as there is something of a sequence. In this episode, we follow on from our conversation with Kat…
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Peter Hinssen is an entrepreneur, teacher, speaker and author who believes in the "never normal”, within which there are phoenixes and unicorns battling for supremacy. The winner will depend on which one adapts better. Keen to find out what the never normal is and who are the phoenixes and the unicorns? then keep listening. RUNNING ORDER: 01:03 - P…
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In the second of our focus podcasts within a specific school, we are delighted to bring you 'Designed for Life' in conversation with Hethersett Academy in East Anglia. The intention within these podcasts is to provide listeners with a complete 360 journey around the design and technology department in the school, with interviews and thoughts from s…
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It’s now less than a year to go before the US presidential election. And in a world facing heightened geopolitical tensions and the challenge or higher interest rates and higher inflation, the outcome of the election could prove seismic. So, Sam Furlonger sat down with Economist George Brown to discuss current expectations of who might win and how …
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Investment director John Mensack and portfolio manager Autumn Graham lift the veil on emerging markets and in particular the world of corporate debt. They discuss challenges and opportunities in this vast asset class and how it's expected to perform against the backdrop of the 3D reset. RUNNING ORDER: 01:06 - Part one: defining emerging market corp…
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In this episode, we are delighted to be joined in conversation by Jenny Body CBE. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Aerospace Bristol on the morning of our annual awards ceremony on the 13th of October this year. The recording was made almost within touching distance of Concorde, an aircraft that Jenny had the privilege of wo…
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Pets At Home is a company hoping to create a better world for pets and the people that love them. As part of its plan the company recruited Lyssa McGowan as CEO in 2022. On the latest mid 250 podcast, Lyssa joins hosts Jean Roche and James Goodman. They discuss Lyssa's journey to becoming CEO and her life as a CEO, as well as her vision for the com…
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In this episode, I was delighted to be in conversation with Jennifer Campbell, Managing Director of Giles Agency Hong Kong. In the pod, we track Jen's journey from rural Berkshire through the discovery that her natural penchant to quickly strike up conversations with people, together with an ability to sell and the tenacity to hang on in there when…
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Given the conflicts in the middle East and Ukraine, worsening relations between the US and China and instability in Africa, we thought it would be useful to hear the views of General Sir Nick Carter. Sir Nick is a former senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and as commanding officer during conflicts in Bosnia and Kos…
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A recent panic in the bond market sparked headlines in the press of an imminent crash in financial markets, but should investors be worried? Alex Funk, Chief Investment Officer of Schroders Investment Solutions, joins the pod to take us through what's happened, what's next and how investors might tackle an uncertain period for markets. RUNNING ORDE…
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This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. This is the first of a series of live podcasts to come as we take Designed for Life on the road to meet not only our stunning guests but also teachers, students and their parents. In this podcast, I was fortunate to be in conversation with Charlotte Chapma…
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Long Term Asset Funds are a new initiative by the UK government. They've been created in an attempt to boost investment in areas such as infrastructure and climate-related goals and to turbo charge a flagging economy. Known as LTAFs, they are new to the UK but they're similar to schemes already in place in Europe and the rest of the world. But what…
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Designed for Life - In conversation with Larry Sullivan
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Larry Sullivan is a serial entrepreneur, business founder, angel investor and social philanthropist. In this podcast, we track Larry's journey from humble beginnings growing up in Essex to a sudden awakening to academia in sixth form, leading him to be the first in his family to attend university. A chance conversation led him to travel to America …
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