Round Tables

Facilitated sessions bringing diverse voices together to discuss, debate, and imagine what design needs next. A space for collective sense-making, critical reflection, and co-creating new possibilities.

Upcoming Round Tables

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.