Healthredesigned

Adam Diehl is the lead product designer at Headspace which is an app that teaches guided meditation and helps people live more mindfully. The mission of Headspace sounds simple, but it is far from it. It is to improve the health and happiness of the world. Headspace knows that this is an ambitious and broad goal, but that is intentional because it starts with changing behaviour and perspective. As people become aware of how they feel physically, emotionally, and mentally, they become more aware of the world around them and learn to empathize, and that makes the world a better place. Episode Highlights: The lofty goal of Headspace to create a domino effect of change through awareness. How Andy Puddicombe, Headspace co-founder, moved to Tibet and became a monk for 10 years. He realized he could apply what he learned to a modern day lifestyle. The other co-founder, Rich Pearson, met Andy and they decided to create the Headspace app and reach people digitally. They have 18 million downloads. Things have come a l