Yves Behar

Yves Behar

fuseproject founder | Designed One Laptop Per Child, Jawbone; chief creative of August

San Francisco, USA
7 talks
Creative ThinkingDesign ThinkingDisruptive Innovation+2 more

Yves Behar is one of the world's most influential industrial designers, founder of fuseproject, and chief creative officer of companies including August (smart locks) and Canopy (health).

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Web Summit 2025
Small Thing Big Idea 2020
Small Thing Big Idea 2020
TED 2009
TED 2009
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Yves Behar is one of the world's most influential industrial designers, founder of fuseproject, and chief creative officer of companies including August (smart locks) and Canopy (health). His designs span from the iconic One Laptop Per Child XO laptop to Jawbone wearables to Herman Miller furniture.

Named one of the most influential designers by Forbes and Fast Company, he champions design that tells stories and connects products to human values. His work has won virtually every major design award and sits in the permanent collections of MoMA and the SF Museum of Modern Art.

With 4 talks at major events, he speaks on design thinking, sustainable design, and building products that matter.

Featured Talk

How surfboards connect us to nature

Small Thing Big Idea 2020Feb 2020327,551 views
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How surfboards connect us to nature

Small Thing Big Idea 2020Feb 2020

A supercharged motorcycle design

TED 2009Feb 2009

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Yves Behar at Web Summit 2025

Web Summit 2025Nov 2025
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Creative Thinking
Design Thinking
Disruptive Innovation
Product-Market Fit
Sustainable Business Models
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7 events
Small Thing Big Idea 2020
2020
Keynote
TED 2009
2009
Keynote
2009
Keynote
TED 2008
2008
Keynote
2008
Keynote

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