Stories

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All the Connections Matter

kyu’s creative intelligence platform kyu OS is the network’s largest collaborative initiative. Here’s how it came to be.

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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.

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Taking the Measure of Our Experiences

How BEworks quantifies the human experience in public spaces.

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How Upstatement Lets Strategy Drive Data Visualization

Hint: It’s not really about charts.

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Pushing New Thinking

RedPeak and BEworks CEOs on creative mindsets, humanizing AI, and working together.

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Myths & Misconceptions About Sustainable Architecture

Green design sounds aspirational, but it’s essential.

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The Key to Solving Emissions Is Close to Home

Gehl’s Mads Kjær Ravn advocates for a rethink of our spatial consumption.

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That’s a Wrap for kyu House

After five full days on Alserkal Avenue, kyu House at COP28 comes to an end.

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Wednesday at kyu House

Stories and provocations from around kyu House Dec. 6.

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Tuesday at kyu House

Notes on coalitions, activism and collaboration from Dec. 5

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Storytelling and Human Connection Lead Monday’s Programming

Neol, IDEO, and BEworks wove narratives to address environmental challenges.

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kyu House Is Open

Leaders from around kyu Collective and members of the local community came out to celebrate yesterday’s official opening.

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Introducing kyu House

Why kyu is at COP28 and what you can expect from kyu House

Audi launches Audi RED, in partnership with BIMM

The customer experience digital agency will accelerate development across Audi’s digital consumer touchpoints.

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Godfrey Dadich Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Upstatement

The partnership will foster close collaboration between the agencies.

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Strategic Consultancy Lexington Enters kyu Collective

The strategic communications consultancy helps organizations influence their audiences, navigate challenges and drive new ideas for more than two decades.

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kyu Invests in Learning and Work Platform Neol

The kyu Collective along with Global Ventures, a leading MEA-focused venture capital firm, co-led a fundraise in Neol, a Web3-enabled, next-generation learning and work platform.

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.