Design director & independent maker
Mara Chen
Mara explores how creative teams protect focus and make room for experimentation. Her sample talk is about the habits that sit behind the finished work.
The work between the work →Different paths. Common ground.
People with
something to share.
A small lineup with room for real conversation. All profiles are fictional examples.
Designer of useful systems
Theo Brooks
Theo turns complicated routines into small, maintainable systems. His sample workshop starts with one repeated task and a blank sheet of paper.
Small systems, better days →Writer & creative facilitator
Imani Cole
Imani works at the intersection of language and design. Her sample workshop helps people notice what they already have something to say about.
Make room for your own voice →More than a keynote
Ways to meet the contributors
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Live working sessions
Small audience questions
Post-talk studio tables
Next step
Bring a real question
The strongest sessions start with a specific problem, unfinished idea, or decision you are working through.
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