Deep Dives

Engineer, educator, and design fiction pioneer Fabien Girardin reflects on why linear design processes break down in an AI-driven world, what mechanical sympathy means for designers, and why curiosity may be the most durable skill we can cultivate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.