Culture

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The Leader Organizations Actually Need Now

The rules for who gets elevated have changed.

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When Vision Meets Velocity

How ATÖLYE and SYPartners turned creative differences into collaborative fuel.

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How the Collective Is Thinking About AI Now

We asked people across kyu companies how AI is shaping their work and creativity.

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Scaling Smarter

After 17 years, Upstatement’s creative work is taking it to new heights. But what does it take to maintain a company ethos as your business expands?

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Beyond the Deadline

Hear from project managers from across kyu Collective on how they handle complex workstreams, the tools they’re using, and more.

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Embracing the Vibe

SYLVAIN’s in-house DJs talk musical journeys, how their work and DJ superpowers align, and what’s on repeat for them right now.

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Making Impact 3D

Upstatement had only six weeks to pull off an XR-for-good brand launch. Here’s how they embraced unfamiliar territory to expand their creative horizons.

Inviting Creativity to the Table

Hirokazu Toda, director and chair of kyu’s parent company Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc., reflects on 10 years of kyu.

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Putting Freedom in Focus

Go behind the scenes of GDP’s short film for the 2024 DNC convention.

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Designing in the Time of Robots

Design directors from IDEO and Upstatement go deep on how new technology creates new opportunities and shared anxieties in the design world.

kin’22 Takes the Collective Beyond

In May, kyu hosted its second annual collective-wide gathering, kin, designed to represent the thinking that leads kyu’s businesses as they move beyond the pandemic to a world continually transformed by digital innovation.