Design has evolved from putting aesthetics into functionality, to championing the case of users. Simply put, it is converting an insight into a solution, product or even a feature. Design, at its best, can change business models and transform products. It can disrupt a marketplace.

This year began with a lot of articles around trends of the decade. They say that “the historian is a prophet looking backwards.” Without understanding how we got here, it is not possible to chart the future we desire for ourselves.