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Description: The prolific John Maeda—whose career has spanned Cooper Hewitt, MIT, and KPCB—now leads computational design and inclusion at Automattic. In this conversation with Adobe VP of Design Jamie Myrold, Maeda shares his insights from a long and varied career on the history and current state of diversity and inclusion in the design industry, including: The traits in leaders and teams that promote inclusion How Automattic’s remote-work practice helps its teams develop empathy The surprising history of design’s impact on business And how he harnesses his “secret power” to make immediate change About 99U 99U brings you the best of the creative world through the lens of design and the people and work who are shaping it.