Mezzo profiles 324 design thinking speakers, including Alex Osterwalder, Tega Brain, and Carlos Moreno. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 513 talks across 116 events.
Who are the top design thinking speakers?
325 speakers · showing 1–24
Craig Mod
Writer and designer | Exploring technology, creativity, and mindful movement
Alex Osterwalder
Business Model Innovation Architect | Author of Global Bestseller 'Business Model Generation'
Tega Brain
Environmental Engineer and Artist | Co-author of Code as Creative Medium
Carlos Moreno
Smart Cities Pioneer | Transforming Urban Life Through Human-Centered Innovation
Es Devlin
Stage Designer | Immersive Art & Interdisciplinary Experiences
Aaron Powers
Partner | Sylvain
Chip Kidd
Legendary book cover designer | Created the Jurassic Park logo, 35+ years at Knopf
Alex Rosenthal
TED Educator | Designing Learning Experiences for Future Generations
Domhnaill Hernon
Global Lead, EY Metaverse Lab | Former VP Research & Innovation, Nokia Bell Labs
Yves Behar
fuseproject founder | Designed One Laptop Per Child, Jawbone; chief creative of August
Mindy Seu
Designer & Technologist | Author of Cyberfeminism Index | UCLA Faculty
Michelle Michel-Mitchell
Creative Director | Transforming Brands Through Design
Christine Vallaure
Design systems educator | Founder of moonlearning.io, bridging design and development
David Blatner
President, Adobe Community Expert at CreativePro Network
Michael Bierut
Partner at Pentagram | Brand Design & Design Thinking
Roger Martin
Global Strategy Advisor | #1 Management Thinker by Thinkers50
Pablo Stanley
Co-founder of Blush (acquired by Figma) | Creator of Humaaans, Open Peeps, design educator
Insiya Jafferjee
Design innovator | Co-founder transforming sustainable materials at Shellworks
Brad Frost
Creator of Atomic Design | Design systems pioneer transforming how teams build interfaces
Kathryn Larsen
Designer | Reviving eelgrass as a sustainable building material
Tom Bancroft
Chief Executive Officer at Pencilish
Morehshin Allahyari
3D Printing as Counter-Colonial Archive | Stanford Digital Media Professor
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Isaac Mizrahi
Fashion Designer & Author | Brand Building & Design Thinking
Maya Raichoora
Author and Visualisation Expert | Transformative Data Storytelling
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Design Thinking — beyond the household names
Venkat Subramaniam
Java and agile development expert | Modern design patterns educator
Maggie Appleton
Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer
Sougwen Chung
Multidisciplinary Artist | Human-Machine Collaboration
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Curator & Art Critic | Exploring the Future of Design
Tiffany Rolfe
Global Chief Creative Officer & Chair | Transforming Digital Experience Design
Simon Brown
Software architecture and design speaker | Creator of the C4 model
Zach Kitschke
CMO, Canva | Digital Design & Visual Storytelling
Amber Case
Cyborg Anthropologist | The Future of Humans and Technology