Let’s get close!

Name: Let’s get close!
Start: 2026-10-21T10:40:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-21T11:25:00-04:00
Location: Meridian Hall — Main Stage

Nikki Gonnissen

Oct 21, 10:40 - 11:25 AM

Meridian Hall — Main Stage

Schedule

As AI makes our world faster and more efficient, the value of human connection becomes ever more important.

Design starts with paying attention: getting close to the people you design for, the ideas and makers that inspire you and the cultural world around you. In this talk, Nikki explores how personal connection, intuition, dialogue and curiosity can lead to design that is more meaningful, human and culturally relevant.