Instead of a utopian future in which technological advancement casts a dazzling, emancipatory light on the world, we seem to be entering a new dark age characterised by ever more bizarre and unforeseen events. The Enlightenment ideal of distributing more information ever more widely has not led us to greater understanding and growing peace, but instead seems to be fostering social divisions, distrust, conspiracy theories and post-factual politics. How have we come to this point – and has utopia gone forever?
Kevin Langeree on kitesurfing into the future
Nick Caldwell (Reddit) on high stakes of hyper growth at Reddit
Ariel Ekblaw (MIT) on designing our sci-fi space future
Zach Lieberman (Artist and Educator) on Poetic computation
Nicky Birch (BBC) on designing voice-first experiences
Maykel Loomans (Facebook) on meaningful numbers
Purna Virji (Microsoft) on designing conversational AI
Didier Rappaport (Happn) on data, AI & human relations
Des Traynor (Intercom) on product strategy when scaling a company
Tricia Wang on using 'thick data' in marketing
Jelle Prins (Uber) on global design for local audiences
David Rose (Warby Parker) on the history and future of eyes
Lex Hoefsloot on a smart and sustainable mobility economy
David Mattin (Trendwatching) on AI and core human needs
Che-Wei Wang (CW&T) on designing within generative design
Adolfo Fernández (Google) on international expansion for startups
Clarissa Shen (Udacity) on translating data into global good
Ella Saltmarshe (The Comms Lab) on how to be plural
Mike Rigby on R/GA’s guide to connected brands
Leila Janah (Samasource) on transforming the workplace
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