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WNBA players have made their message clear using protest tees to spotlight pay inequity and demand a fair share of the game they’ve built. Read more on how players have turned warmups into protest, and made labor rights the heart of the game. designobserver.com/say-it-with-yo…
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Design As returns September 9th! Hosted by Lee Moreau, Season 3 features global voices from design, tech, and business exploring how AI intersects with design. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/des…
As millions travel this Labor Day weekend, airports will be full of reunions and returns. But for the displaced, they can mean confinement. What would it mean to design airports as sanctuaries, not just transit hubs? NEW essay 👇 designobserver.com/the-airport-as…
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Design As returns for Season 3 with a special feed drop from With Intent. Hear Anamitra Deb of Omidyar Network on “Shaping an Inclusive AI Future,” recorded at the ShapeShift Summit. First full episode drops Sept 9. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fee…
Explore how artists like Maurizio Anzeri and Hinke Schreuders breathe new life into vintage photos with intricate threadwork. From antique postcards to contemporary masterpieces, this art form blends history, craft, and creativity in stunning ways. designobserver.com/the-renewed-ar…
For years, @WNBA players have been turning warmup tees into protest signs—fighting for fair pay, equity, and justice on and off the court. Their fight isn’t just for basketball, it mirrors all of ours. designobserver.com/say-it-with-yo…
For Cécile Beliot, CEO of Bel Group, food is far more than those iconic Mini Babybel cheese wheels wrapped in red wax. In our Aspen Institute special, she shares how she’s leading massive transitions in energy, food sourcing, and food education—while reminding us that food is…
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Surprise! While you wait for season 3 of Design As, we’re sharing something special: an episode swap with Liz Gerber’s podcast Technical Difficulties. Tune in here: 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/des…
At this year’s Aspen Institute Summit, one theme rose above all: trust. How do leaders balance risk + innovation while leading in an era of growing distrust in corporations + capitalism? Part 1 of our special DB|BD Aspen series is out now: Listen at the link 🎧…
Mexico’s families of the disappeared are finding new ways to be seen. In a new essay, Chantal Flores shows how GenAI art, alongside community practices like weaving, is helping reanimate public attention to a crisis too often ignored. designobserver.com/genai-art-is-e…
What is a Radical Collaborator? At Design Observer, it’s someone breaking silos and building solutions that reflect many voices. That’s the spirit of this year’s DO20. 👇 Learn more and nominate by Sept 5: wkf.ms/45zZQaz
Nearly 300,000 Black women left the U.S. workforce in 3 months. Katica Roy argues this isn’t just a labor story — it’s an economic alarm bell. Equity is a growth strategy. Full essay here ⬇ designobserver.com/300000-black-w…
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We’re looking for Radical Collaborators who break silos, cross disciplines, and solve urgent challenges together. Nominate for the Design Observer 20 -> open now through Sept 5, 2025: wkf.ms/45zZQaz
Tom Haslett left Wall Street on his 40th birthday to ask a bigger question: What’s money for? In his new Design Observer column, he explores how wealth, power, and purpose collide - and how investing in people can deliver the greatest returns. Read the story:…
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