Zengineering: A Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art & Engineering

Heyo, Zengineers!

This week, we get to be fan boys of our guest. As you all know, Adam and I are life long photographers, so you can imagine our joy when Peter Dering of Peak Design agreed to join us for a few hours to share his experience designing and selling fantastic photography gear, and creating hugely successful Kickstarter campaigns. To our surprise, the connections went even deeper.

Peter was happy to share his thoughts on building great products and a company culture that have a positive impact on customers, employees, and our planet. We talk about the inspiration to start Peak Design, how it happened, and early successful Kickstarter campaigns (of which Adam and Brian both participated with great gusto).

From here we were surprised to spiral a bit off course from where we thought we were headed. In fact, we barely discussed photography. Instead we strayed into a common area of conversation recently on the cast, Climate Change, and what the hell to do about it. As the CEO of a company that makes physical products, an outdoor adventurer, and a generally well read and good dude, Peter understands the challenges facing the world around the release of carbon into our atmosphere. To do his part, he's started an initiative called Climate Neutral to encourage other businesses to reduce and eliminate their carbon footprint. Once again, we're big fans.

We hope you enjoy this winding adventure through the mind and explorations of Peter Dering!

Support the show: http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com
Visit our website for more episodes: https://zengineeringpodcast.com

Cheers,
Adam & Brian
Show Notes
Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-dering-54760718/
Peak Design: https://www.peakdesign.com/
Peak Design's latest succesful kickstarter campaign for the Travel Tripod: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peak-design/travel-tripod-by-peak-design/posts/2564456
Peak Design's Mission (it's great): https://www.peakdesign.com/pages/mission
Peak Design's Sustainability Strategy (also great): https://www.peakdesign.com/pages/sustainability
Climate Neutral (Peter's Climate Innitiative): https://www.climateneutral.org/
Mutual Benfit Corporation: https://info.legalzoom.com/difference-between-nonprofit-mutualbenefit-corporation-27224.html
Project Wren (carbon offsets): https://projectwren.com/

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Show Notes

Heyo, Zengineers!


This week, we get to be fan boys of our guest. As you all know, Adam and I are life long photographers, so you can imagine our joy when Peter Dering of Peak Design agreed to join us for a few hours to share his experience designing and selling fantastic photography gear, and creating hugely successful Kickstarter campaigns. To our surprise, the connections went even deeper.


Peter was happy to share his thoughts on building great products and a company culture that have a positive impact on customers, employees, and our planet. We talk about the inspiration to start Peak Design, how it happened, and early successful Kickstarter campaigns (of which Adam and Brian both participated with great gusto).


From here we were surprised to spiral a bit off course from where we thought we were headed. In fact, we barely discussed photography. Instead we strayed into a common area of conversation recently on the cast, Climate Change, and what the hell to do about it. As the CEO of a company that makes physical products, an outdoor adventurer, and a generally well read and good dude, Peter understands the challenges facing the world around the release of carbon into our atmosphere. To do his part, he's started an initiative called Climate Neutral to encourage other businesses to reduce and eliminate their carbon footprint. Once again, we're big fans.


We hope you enjoy this winding adventure through the mind and explorations of Peter Dering!


Support the show: http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com
Visit our website for more episodes: https://zengineeringpodcast.com

Cheers,
Adam & Brian

Show Notes

Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-dering-54760718/

Peak Design: https://www.peakdesign.com/

Peak Design's latest succesful kickstarter campaign for the Travel Tripod: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peak-design/travel-tripod-by-peak-design/posts/2564456

Peak Design's Mission (it's great): https://www.peakdesign.com/pages/mission

Peak Design's Sustainability Strategy (also great): https://www.peakdesign.com/pages/sustainability

Climate Neutral (Peter's Climate Innitiative): https://www.climateneutral.org/

Mutual Benfit Corporation: https://info.legalzoom.com/difference-between-nonprofit-mutualbenefit-corporation-27224.html

Project Wren (carbon offsets): https://projectwren.com/

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

What is Zengineering: A Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art & Engineering?

Zengineering Podcast is for everyone who loves Science & Technology and also cares deeply about the beauty of Life's Big Questions. We (Adam & Brian) are obsessed with the spot where modern Science, Technology & Engineering meet Philosophy, Art & Spirituality. We have found this to be the place where the most interesting questions are both formulated and discussed. It's the place where mental models are born, and that's what we're really chasing. Are you?