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DesignThinkers 2019

Lauren Hom on stage at DesignThinkers 2019 Branding: Concrete; Photo: Connie Tsang Photography

Toronto

Jeremy Leslie presenting, "We love magazines" on-screen behind him
Jeremy Leslie presenting, "We love magazines" on-screen behind him
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We Love Magazines

Jeremy Leslie

Yurko Gutsulyak presenting on stage in front of audience
Yurko Gutsulyak presenting on stage in front of audience
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North American designer VS European designer

Yurko Gutsulyak RGD

veronica fuerte on stage presenting
veronica fuerte on stage presenting
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Hey: Thinking About Design by Verònica Fuerte
Alana Ruoso on stage presenting
Alana Ruoso on stage presenting
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Leading a Creative Career with Confidence

Alana Ruoso

Adam J. Kurtz on stage presenting
Adam J. Kurtz on stage presenting
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Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives

Adam J. Kurtz

Maria Giudice presenting
Maria Giudice presenting
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Lessons from the Battlefield: The Life of a Changemaker with Maria Giudice
Nicola Hamilton presenting on stage
Nicola Hamilton presenting on stage
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But What If They All Hate It?

Nicola Hamilton RGD

Tina Roth Eisenberg presenting on stage
Tina Roth Eisenberg presenting on stage
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The Unexpected Power of Side Projects

Tina Roth Eisenberg

Lorna Ross presenting on stage
Lorna Ross presenting on stage
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How technology is reshaping design & rewiring designers with Lorna Ross
Jason Pamental presenting on stage
Jason Pamental presenting on stage
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A New Typography with Jason Pamental
Liz Jackson presenting on stage
Liz Jackson presenting on stage
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Engaging in Disability as a Creative Practice by Liz Jackson
Michelle Hopgood presenting on stage
Michelle Hopgood presenting on stage
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Lessons Learned from an (un)traditional think tank by Michelle Hopgood RGD
Vanessa Eckstein presenting on stage b:lok on screen behind her
Vanessa Eckstein presenting on stage b:lok on screen behind her
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Designing Uncertainty

Vanessa Eckstein RGD

Rebeca Mendez presenting on stage
Rebeca Mendez presenting on stage
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We Are a Counterforce by Prof. Rebeca Méndez
Matt Luckhurst on stage presenting, on-screen behind him words: Care to arrow Create to arrow Challenge
Matt Luckhurst on stage presenting, on-screen behind him words: Care to arrow Create to arrow Challenge
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In Pursuit of the New

Matt Luckhurst

Hamish Smyth & Jesse Reed on stage presenting
Hamish Smyth & Jesse Reed on stage presenting
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Clear Space: Legacy Graphic Standards Manuals and Design Today by Hamish Smyth & Jesse Reed
McLean Donnelly presenting on stage
McLean Donnelly presenting on stage
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UX Meets MBA: A designer goes to business school by McLean Donnelly
Natasha Grand on stage presenting
Natasha Grand on stage presenting
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A Place as a Brand by Dr. Natasha Grand

Dr Natasha Grand

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Brand Naming for Designers

Blake Howard

Brian Collins presenting on stage
Brian Collins presenting on stage
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Reimagining Better Tomorrows

Brian Collins

Cey Adams presenting on stage
Cey Adams presenting on stage
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Designing for Hip Hop Culture

Cey Adams

Greg Durrell presenting on stage
Greg Durrell presenting on stage
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Nation Building by Design with Greg Durrell
Natasha jen presenting on stage
Natasha jen presenting on stage
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Design Management: An Alternative View

Natasha Jen

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600 1:1s by Cap Watkins
Bonnie Siegler on stage with Paddy Harrington
Bonnie Siegler on stage with Paddy Harrington
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Dear Client - In Conversation with Bonnie Siegler

Paddy Harrington RGD

Jay Wall on stage presenting
Jay Wall on stage presenting
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Rallying Together

Jay Wall RGD

Josh Siilverman presenting on stage, words on slide behind him: brand or product
Josh Siilverman presenting on stage, words on slide behind him: brand or product
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Brand is Product is Marketing is Operations

Josh Silverman

David Nuff sitting on the stage presenting
David Nuff sitting on the stage presenting
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The Artful Designer: Creating for Commerce and Culture

David Nuff RGD

Lauren Hom on stage presenting with images of her on screen behind her
Lauren Hom on stage presenting with images of her on screen behind her
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How to Build a Serious Career with Silly Work

Lauren Hom

Collin Whitehead presenting on stage with words Process grab bag on screen behind him
Collin Whitehead presenting on stage with words Process grab bag on screen behind him
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Project management is dead, long live process design

Collin Whitehead

Eric Snowden on stage presenting
Eric Snowden on stage presenting
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How to run a healthy design team

Eric Snowden

Laura Piche presenting on stage
Laura Piche presenting on stage
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It’s a Big World After All by Laura Piché
Liza Enebeis and Merijn van Velsen on stage presenting
Liza Enebeis and Merijn van Velsen on stage presenting
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Identity in motion

Liza Enebeis & Merijn van Velsen

Blake Howard presenting on stage
Blake Howard presenting on stage
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You Want to be Creative Director. Now What? by Blake Howard
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Design: The Last Line of Defense

Ben Fry

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Designing Social Change

Ti Chang

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Identity Design: An Intimate Relationship Between Client and Designer

Sagi Haviv

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Explorations in Design Education

Isabel Mereilles, Karin von Ompteda

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What's Next?

Jenn & Ken Visocky O’Grady

Vancouver

Jamie Cormack on stage with Anicka Quin
Jamie Cormack on stage with Anicka Quin

In Conversation with our DesignThinker of the Year with Jamie Cormack
James Victore presenting on stage
James Victore presenting on stage
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Au Bon Pain by James Victore
Kit Hinrichs presenting on stage
Kit Hinrichs presenting on stage
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Design Thinking: A 50-year Perspective by Kit Hinrichs
Kim Ridgewell on stage presenting
Kim Ridgewell on stage presenting
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Do Good by Kim Ridgewell
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10 Tips to Empower and Engage Organizations in Co-creation

Jane Vita

Liz Jackson presenting on stage
Liz Jackson presenting on stage
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Engaging in Disability as a Creative Practice by Liz Jackson
Leland Maschmeyer presenting on stage
Leland Maschmeyer presenting on stage
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In Regards to Beauty by Leland Maschmeyer
Photo of Sarah Hyndman on stage at DesignThinkers 2019 in Vancouver
Photo of Sarah Hyndman on stage at DesignThinkers 2019 in Vancouver
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Type Tasting by Sarah Hyndman
Cheryl Heller presenting on stage
Cheryl Heller presenting on stage
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How much does design matter?

Cheryl Heller

Yah-Leng Yu presenting on stage
Yah-Leng Yu presenting on stage
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Design x Culture x Context by Yah-Leng Yu
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A New Conversation on Brand Design: Connected Brands + the Power of Language

Jennifer Vano, Augustus Cook

Hans Thiessen presenting on stage
Hans Thiessen presenting on stage
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Doo-Doo: How to Change a Crazy World with Design by Hans Thiessen RGD
Supratim Chakraborty on stage presenting
Supratim Chakraborty on stage presenting
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How can digital designers participate in the sustainability dialogue? by Supratim Chakraborty
Mike Monteiro on stage presenting
Mike Monteiro on stage presenting
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Let’s Destroy Silicon Valley by Mike Monteiro
Karin Fong presenting on stage
Karin Fong presenting on stage
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Main Titles *but were afraid to ask by Karin Fong
Austin Kleon presenting on stage
Austin Kleon presenting on stage
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Creative is not a noun by Austin Kleon
Jessica Bellamy presenting on stage
Jessica Bellamy presenting on stage
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Equity in Information & Experience Design by Jessica Bellamy
Stevie Nguyen on stage presenting
Stevie Nguyen on stage presenting
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The Power of Your Story by Stevie Nguyen
Milena Radzikowska presenting on stage
Milena Radzikowska presenting on stage
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Privilege by Design

Milena Radzikowska RGD

jenny Lam and Hillel Cooperman presenting on stage
jenny Lam and Hillel Cooperman presenting on stage
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What happens when every designer at a big company puts down their swords and works as one?

Jenny Lam, Hillel Cooperman

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POWER SHIFT – Design (Leadership) in a VUCA World

Moira Cullen