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OpenAI’s Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber

aired Aug 16, 2026 · 72.0m
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Summary

I've been doing this sentiment survey of the tech workforce. Someone who might be classically trained in a certain way at working, now feeling like, oh my gosh, I need to really change everything.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, think, know, including: Surprisingly, designers are just the most unhappy on every dimension.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Prototype, mock, test, user research, iterate
  2. 02We try a hundred things and we throw out 99 and we finally ship one
  3. 03And other things, we really embrace building in public
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