The Commoditization of Diversity

A short essay on the social, economic, and racial barriers to…

The 5 stages of Data + Design

Designing with Data for enterprise startups.

Founder Stories ep.1

The wherewithal to start up

My parents immigrated to Canada in 1991. My father, an agricultural scientist with a Ph.D from Moscow, and a MA. in Graphic Design, and my mother, a Ph.D in Dramatic Arts, landed in Canada 15 years after fleeing Iraq as…

Applied Design Thinking

How to leverage design thinking for business impact

Our ideal model is to work to learn & learn to work, to create impact and capital. This model is grounded by 2 tenets

1. Design Thinking: which is…

Unifying product, business, design, and development.

A frame-worked approach to building together.

The most challenging aspect of building products is the iteration of processes for…

Design Thinking for Social Innovation

A three-part workshop

A workshop by: @mustefaj

Viscerality, Cadence, and Organizational Momentum.

Design, Jay-Z, & Life.

An inspiration for aspiring designers

“Allow me to reintroduce…

Sometimes you just want a sick designer

Advice for Designers, Managers and Startups

How to Stop Worrying and Why it’s OKAY to be Scared