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How communication design can advance justice, improve access to vital services, and empower marginalised communities through inclusive storytelling. >

Patrick Thomas shows how graphic design can empower activism and enable collective action in a time shaped by protest and collaboration. >

Jeanne Gang demonstrates how architecture can strengthen communities, restore ecosystems, and shape more resilient, inclusive and future-ready cities. >

Reimagining embellishment, Elissa Brunato creates bio-based sequins from cellulose, proving sustainability and beauty can coexist without plastic or waste. >

Democratising discovery, Manu Prakash champions frugal science, creating low-cost tools that make scientific exploration accessible to anyone, anywhere. >

Rethinking energy through nature, Catalina Lotero explores generating electricity from trees, positioning living systems as sustainable power sources. >

Designing for dignity and survival, Bas Timmer creates wearable shelters that provide warmth, protection and hope for people experiencing homelessness. >

Looking to the past for solutions, Kathryn Larsen revives eelgrass as a sustainable building material, merging ancient techniques with modern design. >

Reframing fashion as cultural language, Sunny Dolat explores identity, ritual and diversity, challenging narrow views of African fashion. >

In a world of ignored ads, Rick Brim explores how bold, simple ideas rooted in human emotion can cut through noise and truly connect. >

Through “chanting biography,” Nhlanhla Mahlangu uses voice, movement and memory to confront history. >

Designing for urgent care access, Mazbahul Islam reimagines ambulances with Safewheel >

Blending nature and technology, Lonneke Gordijn explores how kinetic installations can evoke wonder, reconnect us to nature, and create moments of awe. >

Reframing engineering as creative and critical, Hanif Kara explores how collaboration, sustainability and equity can reshape the future of the built environment >

A call to reclaim African storytelling, Sunu Gonera explores film as a powerful tool to reshape narratives and build authentic voices. >

Exploring design as experience, Satyajit Das transforms architecture into interactive, participatory environments >

Designing for life beyond Earth, Anna Talvi explores microgravity garments that help the human body adapt, stay strong, and thrive in space environments. >

Olimpia Zagnoli uses bold, playful colour to convey emotion, celebrate diversity, and inspire through joyful, intuitive illustration and subtle activism. >

A rethinking of monumentality, using reclaimed materials to reveal hidden histories of labour, trade and colonialism through large-scale installations. >

A playful, provocative performance reframing food as design, challenging how and why we eat while exposing the systems shaping everyday consumption. >

A powerful reflection on design in a complex world, urging creatives to shape human-centred futures through empathy, curiosity and meaningful questions. >

A groundbreaking rethink of waste, transforming human urine into sustainable building material while challenging how we define value and innovation >

A reflective talk on creativity, identity and resilience, urging designers to embrace imperfection. >

Paul Cocksedge explores how curiosity and experimentation transform everyday phenomena into immersive, wonder-driven design experiences. >