Backstage Talks, Issue 9 – Ready or Not

Everything is changing, whether we like it or not. What now? We talked to leading creatives about working in our complex and ever-changing world, including Bráulio Amado, Liza Enebeis from Studio Dumbar/Dept®, Tosin Oshinowo and Alice Rawsthorn. Also inside: 5-part guide on changing our messy world for the better.

In this issue, Backstage Talks explores complexity and our role in changing the world for the better. Start by reading How We Walk on the Moon by Martin, or jump into the Business of Substitute Feelings by Zuzana if you want to see how the editors of
Backstage Talks, look at the topic. You can also take the crash-course in complexity science for designers by Professor Karoline Wiesner, or learn how to change this messy world.

But as always, Backstage Talks is a design interview magazine first and foremost. So, come talk to the designer and visual artist Bráulio Amado about the different aspects of his work, or to the architect and curator Tosin Oshinowo about what designers should learn from the Global South. Liza Enebeis lets you peek behind the scenes of Studio Dumbar/DEPT®. No more spoilers: the rest of the magazine is yours to discover!

Backstage Talks is a magazine of casual but in-depth dialogues on design and business. Our decisions shape and influence this complex world—to make the right ones, we need to talk.