Global Scans · Design · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Design thinking will increasingly play a key role in improving systems and customer experiences. Companies will re-learn their approach to innovation and embrace human-centred design principles. Designers will begin to apply knowledge of human interaction, specifically in the area of how we earn trust and respect, to AI systems.

• [New] Interactive planning tools built on MMCN could facilitate community and stakeholder engagement in urban design, promoting collaborative planning. EurekAlert!
• [New] Enterprise leaders will need to design architectures, safety regimes, and operating models that span both worlds, so that artificial intelligence and human intelligence are harmoniously orchestrated to deliver clear, measurable business outcomes. Yahoo Tech
• [New] In 2026, the defining shift will be toward domain-specialized intelligence designed for the specific demands of each sector. Yahoo Tech
• [New] In 2026, businesses that prioritize user experience and user interface design will not only stand out but dominate their industries. Jeevi Academy
• [New] The difference in 2026 is that multimodal design - combining voice, touch, and visual feedback in a single interaction model - has crossed the threshold from experimental to expected. Sanjay Dey
• [New] Designing interfaces that anticipate user behaviour and prioritize usability as recommended in Google's UX Playbooks - not only improves engagement but can also enhance search performance and overall user satisfaction. Brand 360s
• [New] By 2026, AI-driven material science will dominate the future of fashion design. Style3D AI - AI Fashion Design Assistant
• [New] Reaching the throughput required by the 2030s will depend on automated disassembly at scale, standardized pack architecture, and digital battery passport infrastructure enabling condition-based routing of retired packs to reuse or recycling pathways. AZoCleantech
• [New] The CSA will continue work on the RADARSAT + initiative, designing a next-generation Earth observation satellite system. Canadian Space Agency
• [New] Fastest-growing Region: Asia Pacific is expected to be driven by increasing industrialization, rising awareness among industrial designers, and growing investments in fashion design in China and India. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Carra Globe's white glove delivery service is specifically designed for high-value, sensitive electronics shipments where standard freight handling creates unacceptable risk. Carra Globe
• [New] The apartment - Singapore's most common dwelling type - gives the couple ample opportunity to push the boundaries of residential design, even when space is limited. CNA Luxury
• [New] The future of generative art platforms beyond 2026 will be defined by five forces-hyper-personalized AI assistants, decentralized creative marketplaces, immersive mixed-reality creation, ethical data governance, and cross-platform interoperability. The Klay Studio
• [New] While Nvidia makes broad-purpose GPUs, Broadcom is winning business by going bespoke, designing custom AI chips tailored specifically to the needs of individual hyperscalers like Google and Meta. GO Markets
• [New] The semiconductor sector may require over one million additional skilled workers by 2030, spanning design, fabrication, packaging and advanced manufacturing. hcltech
• [New] One of the most distinctive UI design trends of 2026 is the resurgence of what we might call intentional incompleteness: UI that does not try to decorate data or disguise structure, but instead leans hard into raw, schematic, brutally clear layouts. Tubik Studio
• [New] Building on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform, Hyundai Motor Group will establish an integrated autonomous driving architecture scalable from Level 2 through to Level 4. Hyundai
• [New] As economic volatility, tariff uncertainty, and rising technology costs continue to shape the fashion landscape, private equity activity in the US fashion sector is expected to remain strong in 2026. National Law Review
• [New] The cyber risk landscape in 2026 demands resilience by design-leveraging AI to quantify business impact, orchestrate response, and sustain continuity through disruption. ActualTech Media
• [New] The Ottawa-Montreal segment is designed to build momentum early, with the project expected to add $35 billion to gross domestic product and create tens of thousands of construction jobs. Newsweek
• [New] Investors are bracing for a keynote that is expected to formalize the transition to the Vera Rubin platform while providing the first architectural deep dives into Feynman, the next-generation silicon designed specifically to handle the reasoning and long-term memory requirements of AI agents. The Chronicle-Journal

Last updated: 30 March 2026