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What If Designing for Joy, Not Speed, Was the Future of Technology?
In this quietly provocative talk, Clara Gaggero Westaway of Special Projects invites us to rethink how we interact with the digital world. By embracing friction, reimagining the familiar, and blending the physical with the virtual, her studio uncovers unexpected magic in the everyday. Through three surprising case studies, Clara will explore how design can transform frustrations into small moments of wonder, and how the most meaningful innovation might already be hiding in plain sight.
Speaker
Clara Gaggero Westaway
Co-founder & Creative Director, Special Projects
Clara Gaggero Westaway is an award-winning designer, inventor and educator dedicated to creating human-centred innovations that improve lives and nurture a healthier relationship with technology. As co-founder and Creative Director of Special Projects, she has designed for global brands such as Google, Samsung, Sonos and Lego, with her work exhibited at MoMA New York, the Design Museum London and beyond. A leading voice in hopeful design, she teaches creative thinking and innovation strategy in executive education at the Royal College of Art and Oxford Saïd Business School, shaping the future of design to bring clarity, delight and human connection.
Speaker
Clara Gaggero Westaway
Co-founder & Creative Director, Special Projects
Clara Gaggero Westaway is an award-winning designer, inventor and educator dedicated to creating human-centred innovations that improve lives and nurture a healthier relationship with technology. As co-founder and Creative Director of Special Projects, she has designed for global brands such as Google, Samsung, Sonos and Lego, with her work exhibited at MoMA New York, the Design Museum London and beyond. A leading voice in hopeful design, she teaches creative thinking and innovation strategy in executive education at the Royal College of Art and Oxford Saïd Business School, shaping the future of design to bring clarity, delight and human connection.
