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BERLIN

NOV 21, 2025

November 21

8:30-9:00

CHECK-IN

9:00-9:15

Welcome to The Futures Program

9:15-10:30

SESSION 1: Commercial Confidence

Will Shaw (EY STUDIO+)

Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it thrives when it aligns with business goals. Yet many designers struggle to connect their work to topline growth, cost control, and revenue protection. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to frame design in commercial terms, embed business literacy into everyday conversations, and build the confidence to position creativity as a driver of real impact. Join us to unlock the commercial side of design and strengthen your influence where it matters most.

Will Shaw (EY STUDIO+)

10:30-10:45

COFFEE BREAK

10:45-12:00

SESSION 1 (CONTINUED): Commercial Confidence

Will Shaw (EY STUDIO+)

Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum—it thrives when it aligns with business goals. Yet many designers struggle to connect their work to topline growth, cost control, and revenue protection. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to frame design in commercial terms, embed business literacy into everyday conversations, and build the confidence to position creativity as a driver of real impact. Join us to unlock the commercial side of design and strengthen your influence where it matters most.

Will Shaw (EY STUDIO+)

12:00-1:00

LUNCH BREAK

1:00-3:00

SESSION 2: Designers! Don’t Be Afraid of a Little Math!

Ram Yoga (COMPUTAS)

You’ll learn how to connect design goals to business goals, as well as put numbers behind your work to prove its value. Walk away with the tools to speak leadership’s language and make design impossible to ignore.

Ram Yoga (COMPUTAS)

3:00-3:15

COFFEE BREAK

3:15-5:15

SESSION 3: Design Futurism in Practice: How to Think and Ideate for What’s Next

Alex Simon (ZALANDO)

Step into the mindset of an innovation studio and explore how designers make sense of emerging technologies and cultural shifts. Through a series of creative exercises, you’ll learn to stretch your imagination, reframe what’s possible, and uncover new ways to turn future thinking into tangible ideas.

Alex Simon (ZALANDO)

5:15-5:30

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