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Where Design Is Really Heading: AI, Craft and Careers
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Where Design Is Really Heading: AI, Craft and Careers

with Helen Arvanitopoulos


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This week, I’m joined by Helen Arvanitopoulos, Senior Manager of UX at Decathlon Digital.

Helen’s journey spans startups, enterprises, and digital transformation at scale. In this conversation, she shares deeply reflective thoughts on where design is heading and why curiosity, authenticity, and agency are more important than ever.

What we talked about:

  • How AI is reshaping design roles: from ICs to managers

  • The comeback of craft and what it really means today

  • Why agency matters more than tools or titles

  • The truth about hiring and why the system is broken

  • What authentic design leadership looks like right now

Helen doesn’t sugarcoat the realities of design today, but she reminds us why staying curious, creative, and human will always matter most.

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