DDThe Design Dividend
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London · Est. 2026

Great design pays a dividend. Most businesses never collect it.

An executive forum and business-development practice for the design industries. Invitation-only roundtables on the questions that matter most, and the alliances and work that follow.

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Invitation only · 12 seats · London, Mexico City, Dubai, Miami

02 / 08 — The Question

The biggest opportunities in design sit on the far side of complexity, risk and cross-disciplinary dependency.

Ideas are rarely the hard part. Aligning the right people, with the right momentum, is. That is what we do.

03 / 08 — The Dividend

How the dividend compounds

01

Convene

THE FORUM

Invitation-only roundtables for senior design leaders.

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Connect

THE PRACTICE

Introductions and alliances between the people at the table.

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03

Originate

THE PRACTICE

Turning shared questions into briefs, partnerships and projects.

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Equip

PITCH READY ↗

Training teams to sell the way buyers now buy.

For design-led brands, agencies and tech firms.

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04 / 08 — The Platform

The Future of Design Excellence

Season 01 · Autumn/Winter 2026Designing for the agentic age

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The edge of AI

How do we use AI to supercharge the creative process, and build the teams and operating models that make it stick?

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Beyond the possible

What new forms of product and brand experience can AI create?

03

A question of purpose

Given everything AI now makes possible, what should we be designing at all?

05 / 08 — The Tracks

Four tracks

LiveBeauty, Wellness, Lifestyle, Food & DrinkSept 2026→MoveRail, Automotive, Air Travel, Urban MobilityOct 2026→WorkGrowth, Consultancy, SaaS, RoboticsNov 2026→PlayHospitality, Tourism, Gaming, EntertainmentDec 2026→

06 / 08 — The Season

Season 01, on the global design calendar

SEP

London Design Festival

OCT

Design Week Mexico

NOV

Dubai Design Week

DEC

Miami Design Week

FDF

Future Design Forum — Dec 2026

Weekly roundtables across Los Angeles, Miami, Mexico City, Barcelona and Dubai, ending in the Future Design Forum, where the season's report is presented.

07 / 08 — The Format

12

Seats

2

Hours

Monthly

Roundtables

5

Cities

Chatham House rule. Senior leaders only. No pitching at the table.

Participants have included

Google

British Airways

Airbnb

Netflix

Mastercard

Apple

08 / 08 — Invitation

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