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DesignThinkers 2023

Banner outside of Meridian Hall showcasing branding for DesignThinkers 2023 Design: Sid Lee; Photo: Eric Forest RGD

Vancouver

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Designing Canadian Cannabis

Matt Webb

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An Accidental Journey: The Power of Self-Generated Projects

Debbie Millman

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Revitalizing Traditions: How public art can connect us to our roots

Ola Volo

photo of Thas Naseemuddeen on-stage at DesignThinkers in Vancouver, slide on-screen says The Potential of AI.
photo of Thas Naseemuddeen on-stage at DesignThinkers in Vancouver, slide on-screen says The Potential of AI.
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Future of Creativity

Thas Naseemuddeen

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Patterns as a Love Language

Stephanie Lola

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Language as Feeling

Tom Hingston

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How Designers Can Get Consistent Clients

Lauren Gonzalez

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Typography in Digital Environments and Future Technologies

Eleni Beveratou

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Put Yourself in the Game

Parker McLean RGD

photo of Alex Center on stage presenting
photo of Alex Center on stage presenting
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How To Find Your Center

Alex Center

Cey Adams on stage presenting
Cey Adams on stage presenting
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Departure – 40 Years of Art & Design

Cey Adams

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Feel All The Feels

Pum Lefebure

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Character Matters

Theresa Fitzgerald

Calina Hernandex presenting with words Designers are creating new worlds on-screen behind her
Calina Hernandex presenting with words Designers are creating new worlds on-screen behind her
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Designers are Creating New Worlds!

Calina Franz Hernandez

Toronto

Stefan Sagmeister, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Julian Brown, Forest Young, Eleni Beveratou and Min Lew seated on stage
Stefan Sagmeister, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Julian Brown, Forest Young, Eleni Beveratou and Min Lew seated on stage
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Never Have I Ever — Stefan Sagmeister, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Eleni Beveratou, Min Lew, Forest Young

Julian Brown RGD

Photo of Krys Blackwood on stage speaking
Photo of Krys Blackwood on stage speaking
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How NASA Designs for the People, Robots and Cultures of Tomorrow

Krys Blackwood

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Collaborative Design Workflows

Lisa Hong, Stéphan Martin, Simon Clancy

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Lose/Lose Win/Win: Strategies to Succeed for In-house Designers

Andy Epstein

Photo of Paul Trani on stage
Photo of Paul Trani on stage
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Exploring The Interplay Of A.I. And Creativity In Design

Paul Trani

Dalit Shalom speaking on stage
Dalit Shalom speaking on stage
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Designing for Trust

Dalit Shalom

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I’m Not REALLY Listening. Neither Are You. And We’re Missing Out.

Farai Madzima

Photo of Hajj Flemings on stage
Photo of Hajj Flemings on stage
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Reskilling in the Age of AI

Hajj Flemings

Neela Imani on stage speaking
Neela Imani on stage speaking
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The Racial Politics of Graphic Design

Neela Imani

Photo of Mike Schnaidt on stage speaking
Photo of Mike Schnaidt on stage speaking
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I Never Had a Plan...

Mike Schnaidt

Image of Nishat Akhtar on stage presenting
Image of Nishat Akhtar on stage presenting
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Play as Practice

Nishat Akhtar

Rejane Dal Bello on stage speaking
Rejane Dal Bello on stage speaking
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Designers' Syndromes

Rejane Dal Bello

Photo of Kevin King and Peter Bilak on stage
Photo of Kevin King and Peter Bilak on stage
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What is Good Design and can Typography have a Positive Impact on Society?

Peter Biľak, Kevin King

Photo of speaker Emily Cohen on-stage
Photo of speaker Emily Cohen on-stage
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Advocating for Design

Emily Cohen

Stefan Sagmeister on stage speaking
Stefan Sagmeister on stage speaking
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Now is Better by Stefan Sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister

Zipeng Zhu on stage seated on the #rgddt sign
Zipeng Zhu on stage seated on the #rgddt sign
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Getting Confident with Colours

Zipeng Zhu

Photo of Catalina Estrada speaking on stage
Photo of Catalina Estrada speaking on stage
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The Beauty of Colour and the Power of Nature

Catalina Estrada

Photo of Lauren Scully and Brian Studak on stage speaking
Photo of Lauren Scully and Brian Studak on stage speaking
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Creating Context: How Does an Object’s Context Influence our Perception of that Object?

Lauren Scully & Brian Studak

Photo of Min Lew on stage speaking
Photo of Min Lew on stage speaking
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Power of One

Min Lew

Tina Roth Eisenberg on stage speaking
Tina Roth Eisenberg on stage speaking
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Creativity is a Discipline of Optimism

Tina Roth Eisenberg

Renato Fernandez on stage speaking
Renato Fernandez on stage speaking
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Designing Tomorrow: The Intersection of Advertising, Graphic Design and Innovation

Renato Fernandez

Forest Young on stage speaking
Forest Young on stage speaking
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Outside Inside

Forest Young

Photo of Noel Cottrell on stage at Meridian Hall
Photo of Noel Cottrell on stage at Meridian Hall
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Creative Violence Solves Everything

Noel Cottrell

Photo of Chris Do
Photo of Chris Do
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Natural Born Sellers

Chris Do