Mentorship and Learning for What’s Next

Mentorship and Learning for What’s Next

From Design Nerds Anonymous by ThinkLab and SURROUND

April 30, 2026 · 34 min · Season 10 · Episode 6

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of mentorship and learning in shaping the future of work.

In Season 10, Episode 6 of Design Nerds Anonymous, host  Amanda Schneide r turns to two critical forces shaping the future of work: mentorship and learning. She’s joined by  Elisabeth Mejia , President of IIDA New York and Interiors Leader for HKS in New York, and  Paridhi Chawla , Vice President of Student Development for IIDA New York and a Gen Z designer at TPG Architecture. Together, they explore what happens when institutional knowledge is at risk of retiring out, why mentorship can no longer sit only with the most senior leaders, and how learning must become more distributed, reciprocal, and adaptable to keep pace with change.  Links Mentioned:   Grab your copy of  Work for What's Next .   Sign up for  ThinkLab’s Newsletter  to keep up with industry trends.   Follow  Amanda on LinkedIn  for more workplace insights.  Book Amanda  to speak   This season of Design Nerds Anonymous is presented by Mannington Commercial, THE MART & NeoCon, and The Mav Group. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Schneider

Guests: Elisabeth Mejia, Paridhi Chawla

Topics covered

  • mentorship
  • learning
  • future of work
  • institutional knowledge
  • Gen Z designers

Keywords

  • mentorship
  • learning
  • future of work
  • institutional knowledge
  • Gen Z
  • design

Sponsors

Mannington Commercial, THE MART & NeoCon, The Mav Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IIDA New York, HKS, TPG Architecture, ThinkLab

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