Design in the Age of AI: Lessons from 2025, Signals for 2026
Hey, Product Friends! 🌟
Welcome to Tokyo Design — one of the most active and largest product design communities in Tokyo, where design meets technology, business, and emerging tools like AI. We focus on practical insights, real-world experience, and learning together.
We’re excited to kick off our first event of 2026 with a special Designer Talk, bringing voices from Japan, Europe, and the U.S. to explore how design evolved in 2025—and where it’s heading next.
AI has moved fast over the past year. Designers are no longer just responding to change—we’re actively shaping it.
Ready to explore how design is expanding beyond interfaces into systems, organizations, and new realities?
Are you:
💡 Curious how AI × Design is actually applied in the consulting industry—and how designers work in consulting to build AI products for clients?
💡 Wondering what it really takes to lead AI transformation at an organizational level?
💡 Interested in how emerging technologies like XR are opening new frontiers for design innovation?
You Might Also Be Wondering:
What were the most meaningful design learnings from 2025?
How is AI reshaping the role and influence of designers across industries?
What signals should designers pay attention to as we move into 2026?
✨ Event Highlights:
💡 Design at Different Scales: From AI × Design in consulting, to organization-wide transformation, to immersive XR experiences
🌍 Global Perspectives: Learn from designers working across Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
🎤 Live Panel & Q&A: A candid discussion on lessons from 2025 and predictions for what’s next in 2026
🎙️ Featured Speakers:
Kay Shuu – Bain & Company
Design & AI in Consulting: What Changed in 2025, What’s Next
Working at the intersection of strategy, design, and AI, Kay explores how AI is applied in consulting today—and how the role of designers is evolving as AI becomes embedded in decision-making and business systems.
Luigi Ianni – Contentful
Scaling AI Beyond Teams: Leading Organization-Level Transformation
Luigi is a Senior Product and Growth Designer with over 10 years of experience building products for fast-scaling startups and major SaaS platforms. He co-founded and successfully exited a company, and has led high-impact work across experimentation, personalization, monetization, and activation.
At Contentful, Luigi is leading the transition to AI-powered design workflows, helping teams move faster, validate ideas more quickly, and ship with greater confidence.
Liya Safina – Google XR
Designing New Realities: Innovation Through Google XR
An inside look at design innovation through XR projects with Google, exploring how immersive technologies expand the future of interaction, experience, and design.
Our Community: Where Curiosity Meets Opportunity, Theory Meets Practice 💫
We’re a diverse, welcoming collective of:
👩💻 Product Managers
🎨 Designers & Creators
🧑💼 Builders & Entrepreneurs
🛠️ Developers & AI Engineers
📈 Marketers
📚 Students
✨ A supportive, judgment-free space to exchange ideas and grow together
✨ We’ll check in with everyone beforehand to ensure a smooth, delightful experience
We’re a Lovable-sponsored community, and participants will receive a one-month free coupon to try Lovable.
Let’s learn how to design better with AI—together. 🚀