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Interview with Steven Heller on NFTs, designers' roles in Web3, and my Beige Climate drawings.

From host Rachel Weissman: "We dive into experiences that can unexpectedly elicit joy at work – like discovering and operationalizing a new strength or helping to bring someone else’s vision to life – as well as more intentional practices you can use – like getting clarity on your convictions through open conversation with people you trust."

Contributions on building design-led culture at Grab for this research project led by DesignSingapore Council and ROHEI Learning & Consulting

Designing for Humans by Learning from Ground Truths

Singapore URA's (Urban Redevelopment Authority) publication interview on changing work habits, shifts in office culture, and Singapore compared to New York City.

What mindset and skills aide someone joining UX from unrelated disciplines? Along with two other designer leaders, addressing the topic of UX career development through various perspectives.

Fireside chat with UXDX founder Catherine Madden focused on lessons learned building and leading teams in new markets.

The SG Mark is awarded to individuals and organisations whose innovative and exceptional designs spur the imagination and enhance our day-to-day lives.

Design For/In/With: An open sharing of observations and lessons learned after two years working in Southeast Asia.

Closing keynote for fellows and mentors

The President*s Design Award (P*DA) is Singapore’s highest honour for designers and designs across all disciplines. It recognises the achievements of an extraordinary group of people making a difference to the lives of Singaporeans and the global community through excellent design.

Fireside chat with, poet, policymaker and polymath Aaron Maniam to shed light on resilience in moments of crisis and when taking a long view of systems.

The SG Mark is awarded to individuals and organisations whose innovative and exceptional designs spur the imagination and enhance our day-to-day lives.

Design Business Chamber Singapore’s Design for Good Open Call attracted over 120 entries within two weeks and six promising projects are selected for funding, project development & rapid prototyping.

What's Next in 2020

Plans are lies, so let's keep planning.

Presented by GovTech Singapore

keynote

A conversation on "Time Well Spent"

Updated edition of my first book with expanded content and revised illustrations.

T-shirt design for Ghostly International

Discussion with Jessica Helfand and Michael Beirut, centers around designing for online communities and e-commerce.

Served on the selection committee for the National Design Award, given by Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the highest design honor in the U.S.A.

Short interview for ACU Art + Design

"It depends" recorded live at Etsy.

Topics: organising teams, effective over clever, research, value of small frequent change

A forward essay for Lara Hogan's book on balancing aesthetics and speed in software design. Cake-baking makes an appearance as metaphor.

Etsy received the National Design Award for Corporate & Institutional Achievement, the highest design honor in the U.S.A.

Book published by New Riders. John Maeda called it "the book on product design."

Discussion on creative direction, formal education, getting hired at a tech company.

Topic: Design for Continuous Deployment. Hell yes!

Topic: The Future of Branding

Friday Five with Randy J. Hunt of Supercorp

Co-founder & designer of two-sided e-commerce marketplace for designer-made goods. "Great design. Straight from designers."

An essay on reading a book about manufactured desire while in Tokyo.