Designing an Impact Driven Life with Tom Allen | Chasing Good Podcast Episode 1

About The Guest(s):
Tom Allen is the co-founder of Impact Boom, a social enterprise focused on growing the business for good movement globally. With a background in design and strategic consultancy, Tom is passionate about using design thinking and innovation to tackle social, cultural, and environmental problems. He is dedicated to supporting purpose-led businesses and helping them create positive impact.
Summary:
Tom Allen, co-founder of Impact Boom, shares his journey from studying industrial design to founding a design studio in Barcelona. He discusses the importance of aligning business with purpose and the need for a more circular approach to design. Tom also talks about the founding of Impact Boom and its mission to grow the business for good movement globally. He emphasises the value of community and collaboration in creating positive change and highlights the need for constant questioning and improvement.
Key Takeaways:
Aligning business with purpose and using design thinking to tackle social, cultural, and environmental problems.
The importance of community and collaboration in creating positive change.
The need for constant questioning and improvement to stay aligned with one's purpose.
Quotes:
"We don't need an ideas boom. We need an impact boom." - Tom Allen
"Good is when you are ethically and morally aligned with what you are doing, thinking, and how you are acting." - Tom Allen