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Weekly we sit down with the people reshaping the profession in the trenches. We speak with compelling figures across design, industry, nonprofits, and academia and beyond — about what’s changing, what matters, and what’s next. Subscribe to get each Deep Dive when it publishes.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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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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”.

Prof. Martin Tomitsch: Designing for the Long View

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

Goksu Kacaroglu on Going Beyond the Boundaries of Design

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

Ana Viegas on Letting Go of the Title

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