Publications
Caroline Arvidsson on What Doesn't Fit in the Efficiency Box
Caroline Arvidsson on What Doesn't Fit in the Efficiency Box

Design leader and startup co-founder Caroline Arvidsson reflects on AI's push toward sameness, the 'I might be wrong' mindset, and why curiosity and co-creation - not certainty - remains design's true strength.

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Sven-Anwar Bibi on Design as a Social Discipline
Sven-Anwar Bibi on Design as a Social Discipline

From cabinet maker to transformation leader, Sven-Anwar Bibi reflects on design’s evolution, AI, and why the field’s future depends on reclaiming its identity as a social discipline.

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Ana Viegas on Letting Go of the Title
Ana Viegas on Letting Go of the Title

Strategic experience designer Ana Viegas reflects on AI, education, and why design’s true contribution lies in critical questioning, not hero myths.

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Felix Scharfenberg on Designing Through Disruption
Felix Scharfenberg on Designing Through Disruption

Working across innovation hubs in Asia and at the frontlines of economic turbulence, innovation strategist Felix Scharfenberg reflects on AI, agility, and why design’s future depends on reimagining consultancy itself.

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Göksu Kaçaroğlu on Thinking Beyond the Boundaries of Design
Göksu Kaçaroğlu on Thinking Beyond the Boundaries of Design

Principal product and systems designer Göksu Kacaroğlu reflects on designer’s identity, systems, and why purpose often lives beyond the boundaries of the profession.

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Professor Martin Tomitsch on Designing for the Long View
Professor Martin Tomitsch on Designing for the Long View

From organic farming roots to cathedral thinking, Professor Martin Tomitsch, Head of Transdisciplinary School at UTS, reflects on systems, sustainability, and why design must move beyond objects and methods to take the long view.

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Ciarán Duffy on Power in the Margins
Ciarán Duffy on Power in the Margins

From humanitarian contexts to healthcare systems product designer and board member Ciarán Duffy reflects on AI, strategy, and why the designer’s true value lies in “the last mile”.

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Isabell Fringer on Designing Beyond the Tangible
Isabell Fringer on Designing Beyond the Tangible

From the workbench, through journey maps to boardrooms, CX transformation expert Isabell Fringer reflects on AI, leadership buy-in, and why design’s real superpower lies in making the intangible tangible.

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Upcoming Deep Dives

  • Professor Raja Schaar reflects on design education, industry instability, and why curiosity—not craft alone—may be the most critical skill designers can carry into an increasingly complex world.

  • Social psychologist and UX researcher Maya Ninova reflects on the state of design research in tech, warns against the hype, and why research must be defended as a true specialization.

  • Saurabh Datta traces a career shaped by uncertainty, arguing that the future of design lives not in binaries, but in the gray zone between making, thinking, and building.