Managing Director and Vice President at frog Netherlands, Dennis Theunis reflects on the supercharged designer, why business literacy is no longer optional, and how craft at scale is the antidote to a world of vanilla experiences.

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.