What if innovation isn’t a moment of breakthrough but a practice shaped by community, lived experience, and responsibility?

In this episode of NeoConversations, Jessica O. Matthews offers a powerful reframing of innovation not as an individual act, but as a collective one.

Drawing from her experience building ideas into real-world impact, Jessica introduces her approach to innovation through a pattern-based framework, one that challenges how we identify opportunity, assess risk, and move from concept to execution.

Rather than offering a formula, she invites listeners into a way of thinking, one grounded in discipline, context, and the belief that the most meaningful ideas are shaped in relationship to the communities they serve.

She closes with a clear call to action, urging designers and leaders to rethink not just what they build but how and for whom they build it.

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After trucking school, Burning Man, caffeine-fueled NeoCon planning, a new TDEC showroom, and designing a home in Vermont, Ella and Faraz catch up on life and all of their adventures from the past year.

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SURROUND Senior Producer Rob Schulte sits down with hosts Bobby Bonnet, Andrew Lane, and Amanda Schneider at the NeoCon Podcast Lounge to discuss the essential ingredients for creating a successful podcast. The panel touches on audience insight, strategic alignment, and internal collaboration, while also sharing personal experiences and pitfalls to avoid. The talk offers an exploration into the workflow of podcast production, from pre-production to guest selection, and the importance of internal collaboration for business success.

This season of NeoConversations is sponsored by Material Bank, Pallas Textiles, and Turf.

This episode was recorded live in the NeoCon Podcast Lounge Powered by SURROUND, sponsored by Material Bank, and in partnership with HÅG, Stylex, KI Wall, and Turf.

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Rebecca Best, EVP of Sustainability at Material Bank, is joined by three sustainability leaders from the design industry: Ethan Barbour of IA Interior Architects, Malisa Maynard of Mohawk, and Julia Gillespie of Momentum. Together at NeoCon 2025, they discuss the concepts of fractal-based design and its impact on wellness, plus collaborative innovations between Material Bank and its brand partners.

This season of NeoConversations is sponsored by Material Bank, Pallas Textiles, and Turf.

This episode was recorded live in the NeoCon Podcast Lounge Powered by SURROUND, sponsored by Material Bank, and in partnership with HÅG, Stylex, KI Wall, and Turf.

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Francisco Brown, senior editor and engagement manager at Metropolis Magazine, interviews Steve Kooy, Technical Director of Health and Sustainability at BIFMA, live from the NeoCon Podcast Lounge. They discuss BIFMA's longstanding support for the furniture manufacturing industry, the evolution of sustainability certifications, and the importance of industry standards now more than ever.

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This season of NeoConversations is sponsored by Material Bank, Pallas Textiles, and Turf.

This episode was produced in partnership with BIFMA and recorded live in the NeoCon Podcast Lounge Powered by SURROUND, sponsored by Material Bank, and in partnership with HÅG, Stylex, KI Wall, and Turf.

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Host AJ Paron explores the innovative and sustainable work of Pallas Textiles with Dean Lindsley, Vice President of Pallas Textiles, and Geraldine Blanchot Fortier, Lead Textile Designer and owner of Limn & Loom. Together they delve into their newest collection, Reve. Hear how sustainability and design come together to shape the future of textiles and why NeoCon is the best place to showcase new products.

This season of NeoConversations is sponsored by Material Bank, Pallas Textiles, and Turf.

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In a special NeoCon edition episode of Barriers to Entry on the NeoConversations feed, hosts Bobby and Andrew are joined by tech and design leader Chris Barton, founder of the renowned music app Shazam and one of this year's keynote speakers at NeoCon. The trio dives into insights, stories, and observations from Chris’s impressive career in tech, which includes founding Shazam “in the 1900s” nearly a decade before the App Store existed, followed by roles at pre-IPO Google and Dropbox.

Alongside a series of fascinating anecdotes and a few teasers (not spoilers!) for Chris’s Wednesday keynote, they also explore thoughts on the future of AI and education, the challenges of designing a user-first experience when no comparable product exists, and how that initial spark of an idea evolves over time.

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What does it take to bring bold ideas to life at one of the design world’s biggest stages? Faraz Shah, Brand Director at Turf, takes us on a creative journey from sparks of inspiration to the final showroom reveal at NeoCon 2025. Along the way, he chats with Rob Perri, President of Turf and VP at Armstrong, about the magic (and madness) behind the scenes. But first, he kicks things off with Rob Schulte, Senior Producer at the SURROUND Podcast Network, to dive into why NeoCon isn’t just a trade show, it’s where design dreams take center stage.

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