Design This Day

Devin speaks with Kofi Asante, VP of Business Development and Expansion at Arc. Before joining Arc, Kofi worked in autonomy across the trucking and aerospace sectors. Now, he and the Arc team are setting their sights on a new frontier: electrifying the maritime industry. From wake boats to cargo ships, Arc is working toward a zero-emissions future on our waterways. And it all starts with the rugged and hardworking tugboat. Devin and Kofi talk about building trust with operators, tackling infrastructure and cost hurdles, and what it will take to bring electric innovation to an industry that has remained largely unchanged for decades.

0:50 Arc's Mission to Electrify Maritime Industry
2:24 Building an Electric Tugboat Prototype 
3:45 Finding an Early Adopter 
5:29 Addressing Infrastructure and Cost  
7:30 Why Electric?
9:22 Autonomy in Maritime and more 
12:15 Charging Infrastructure Solutions  
15:38 How Quiet Can a Port Be?  
19:53 Lightning Round 

Links
Devin Liddell on LinkedIn
Kofi Asante on LinkedIn
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About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell
Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company. 

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Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

What is Design This Day?

How do we begin creating the future we want, today? Design This Day takes you on a journey to our future world. Join us as futurist Devin Liddell sits down with visionary leaders from some of the biggest names in tech and innovation. Each episode will feature a brilliant mind who is building the opportunities of the future before most people even know they exist. What will living in microgravity in space look like in the future? Can driverless vehicles go off-roading? What unexpected roles will robots play in our future workplaces and homes? We will explore the role that design plays in shaping our future – with the big thinkers and doers who are creating tomorrow, today.

Design This Day is an original podcast brought to you by Teague.

About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell
Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.

Devin explores the gap between present challenges and future possibilities – and invites you to join him as he dives into this dynamic frontier in Design This Day.

Get in Touch:
Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com