ZAK At Design Thinkers Toronto 2025

ZAK partners Zia and Kristian are excited to have been invited to speak at on October 1st at Design Thinkers Toronto. The whole team will be jetting across the country for a trip to engage in a couple days of design inspiration, research, and of course libations.

Their talk, Creative OS: The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff, explores the hidden systems behind every great project: trust, communication, and emotional labour.

They’ll dig into the human side of creative work – the soft skills that run the show but rarely get the spotlight. From treating tension as a sign of investment to building trust without burning out, they’ll show how relationships shape ideas, guide decisions, and keep teams creatively alive.

Because in the end, who you work with matters just as much as what you make.

You can find out more about Design Thinkers and their talk here. Hope to see you there!