https://www.ideo.com/journal/how-to-lead-with-confidence-in-2026
Dec 18, 2025 · Here is advice for leading with confidence in 2026 from many of the partners and leaders we admire. Want even more leadership advice? Head over to IDEO U's Creative Confidence Podcast or blog to hear from more partners of IDEO U. Get out of the scarcity mindset
https://www.ideo.com/journal/38-things-wed-love-to-redesign-in-2026
Jan 6, 2026 · Vending machines, cancer screenings, online recipes, and oh so much more.
https://www.ideo.com/journal/8-takeaways-from-ces-26
At IDEO, we approach CES the same way we approach any design challenge—with a human-centered lens. We’re interested in how new technologies fit into real lives, not just how impressive they look on a show floor. CES is valuable precisely because it reveals where ambition meets assumption: what companies think people want, what they think people will tolerate and pay for, and what they ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/the-make-anything-machine
EW: What are the things you and your team are learning, as designers, about using this technology? KT: I think we’re realizing that regardless of how you look at the creative process, the shape of it remains the same. We still start by playing and experimenting to explore the edges of technology. We engineer every aspect of the applications we create, ensuring that we consider people’s ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/the-ai-dividend
Apr 22, 2026 · Every CEO we talk to is focused on the same thing: using AI to become more efficient. We call this the “AI Dividend.” The surplus of human bandwidth, creative energy, and organizational capacity that automation liberates. And right now, most leaders don’t have a strategy to reinvest it. The organizations that win in the coming decade will not be the ones that automated fastest. They will ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/the-luxury-brand-reimagining-the-future-of-e-commerce
Mar 12, 2026 · Founded in 2021, Solomei AI is a small collective of mathematicians, engineers, artists, and philosophers exploring how new technologies can rewrite the web experience. Their guiding principle, “human artificial intelligence,” emphasizes designing systems that complement human values, highlight emotional nuance, and enhance human presence. So far, so San-Francisco-based-start-up, you might ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/building-the-last-piece-of-software
Tucked away behind the brightly-colored restaurant fronts of East London’s Brick Lane is Second Home, a co-working space housing the design team of “vibe coding” company Lovable, one of the fastest-growing start-ups in history. Founded in 2023 by Swedish software engineers Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin, and currently valued at $6.6 billion, Lovable’s mission is to make software ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/make-the-invisible-honest
For decades, the typical relationship between humans and hardware was a straightforward one of command and control. We pushed buttons; machines performed tasks. But as AI migrates from our screens into our physical environments, the nature of that relationship is shifting: Computation is becoming a nondeterministic presence. So far, the industry seems to be caught between what users actually ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/hey-ai-buy-my-vitamins
Feb 12, 2026 · A conversation with rediem on loyalty and discovery in the age of AI.
https://www.ideo.com/journal/its-time-to-tame-the-monsters-of-healthcare
Jun 4, 2026 · The Abominable Experiences Monster Many medical procedures are more uncomfortable than they need to be. Women’s health, in particular, is full of experiences that feel a little medieval—painful, invasive, and undignified. Each one nudges patients toward skipping their next appointment. The Abominable Experience Monster devours appointments. It also gobbles up early diagnoses, follow-up ...
https://www.ideo.com/journal/why-design-must-evolve-alongside-technology
2. Keep evolving: Use dynamic adaptability to meet changing needs Mutualism encourages the creation of flexible systems that can adapt as new information, contexts, and needs emerge. This adaptability ensures that as technology evolves, it remains aligned with the well-being of all stakeholders, from individuals to entire ecosystems. It’s about designing with the understanding that change is ...
