Newsletters: Designing for a better future

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What is design thinking? According to Danish design experts Christian Bason and Jens Martin Skibsted, it's a human-centered approach to innovation and change, and often a process businesses use as "creativity in a bottle." While design thinking has been widely adopted in the business world, how can it be used to address pressing global challenges—and can we design a future that benefits the human experience? Don't miss a new Author Talks interview on how to expand the way we think about design thinking and solving problems. And if you're a leader interested in how design can improve your strategy and performance, check out this blog post by McKinsey partner Melissa Dalrymple.

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Author Talks: Design your future

Danish design experts Christian Bason and Jens Martin Skibsted say humanity needs a more expansive outlook on problem-solving—one that is less human-centered and more future-proof.

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"As AI becomes more widely used across industries, the demand for specialists will continue to rise. We need to inspire the next generation of data and AI specialists to be curious and gain exposure to the workplace at an earlier age."

—Selim Turki, head of data and AI at Careem on attracting cutting-edge AI practitioners in AI and the super app: An interview with Careem's Selim Turki

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Designing for a better future

Author Talks: Design your future

"As AI becomes more widely used across industries, the demand for specialists will continue to rise. We need to inspire the next generation of data and AI specialists to be curious and gain exposure to the workplace at an earlier age."﻿

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"As AI becomes more widely used across industries, the demand for specialists will continue to rise. We need to inspire the next generation of data and AI specialists to be curious and gain exposure to the workplace at an earlier age."