Designing a Healthier Future

Episode 35 of the Imagine A World podcast, hosted by Knight-Hennessy Scholars, titled "Designing a Healthier Future" was published on April 18, 2025 and runs 66 minutes.

April 18, 2025 ·66m · Imagine A World

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Episode Description

In this episode, Anson Zhou ('24 cohort) and Ashley Yeh ('24 cohort) speak with David Jiang ('22 cohort) and Longsha Liu ('22 cohort) about their journeys to Stanford and the close friendship they've formed. David and Longsha share the accomplishments and vision behind their KHeystone Project: the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge, which seeks to bridge the gap between healthcare innovation and implementation. Longsha discusses the motivation behind his interests in the intersections of healthcare with technology, research, and business. He also shares his elaborately planned and heartwarming proposal story (which David played a huge role in). David talks about the importance of community throughout his time as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and what creating community during COVID times looked like.

Highlights from the episode:

(04:06) Longsha's journey from Hong Kong to California (and all the places between)

(06:09) The motivation behind Longsha's interests in healthcare, technology, and entrepreneurship

(11:20) David's journey from the Gobi Desert to Japan and then Minnesota

(13:21) David's path to law school

(18:02) Their Immersion Weekend experience, how they ended up becoming close friends, and finding community in Knight-Hennessy during COVID times

(28:46) Longsha's upcoming wedding, David's role as the officiant and co-best man, and Longsha's proposal story

(41:55) Their KHeystone Project: the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge

(51:35) How Longsha's startup influenced the development of the KHeystone Project

(1:00:07) Improbable facts

(1:01:37) Advice for those applying to Knight-Hennessy

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