Accept & Proceed

Accept & Proceeds founder and CEO in conversation with UNKNOWN’s Dan Woodcock (Woody), discussing the future of design, the industry and the world. All thought welcome.

Introducing UNKNOWN’s latest ‘Untalented’ podcast episode with Accept & Proceed founder David Johnston David sat down with Dan Woodcock (Woody) to talk about: - how brands can do better for the world; - the need for agencies to come together to drive positive change; - the overlap between creative and business processes, culture, impact and care; 🔗 Follow the link in the comments to listen to the full episode. #UNKNOWN #AcceptAndProceed #PodcastEpisode #DesignForTheFuture #Impact

Out now: Endless Vital Activity with Anna Jones | The full conversation is live on YouTube ✨ David Johnston and chef, bestselling writer and columnist Anna Jones talk about the overlaps between food, intuition, connection and healing. 🔗 Link in the comments #EndlessVitalActivity #FearlessCreativity #HealingThroughFood #AnnaJones 

Out now: Endless Vital Activity with Anna Jones | Healing through food ✨ David Johnston and chef, bestselling writer and columnist Anna Jones talk about the overlaps between food, intuition, connection and healing. 🔗 Link in the comments #EndlessVitalActivity #FearlessCreativity #HealingThroughFood #AnnaJones 

"We find ourselves in a world of our own making, where the echoes of our decisions reverberate across the globe. (...) This is the world you enter as designers.” As recipient of the University of Technology Sydney's Honorary Fellowship Award, this month Johanna Roca gave the Graduation Speech to the design cohort (UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building). Here is an excerpt from Johanna Roca's Wild Hope ✨ 

We’re proud to be lifting the lid on the IBM Think watsonx Your Business experience, a collaboration between IBM, Accept & Proceed, RenderHeads Ltd and Make Associates IBM commissioned us to design and develop the central activation for #Think24. We were tasked with creating a generative experience, powered by a real-time rendering engine, that tells the story of the transformative role watsonx #AI can play. Watch this space for the full case study A&P team: Matthew Jones, Giorgio Marani, Janneke Geerts, Asaf Reiss, Michele Coralli, Tamara Hoogeweegen, Isaac Izekor Sound Design: Moshe Bonen

Out now: Endless Vital Activity | Season 04 | Ep. 03 David Johnston in conversation with Daniel Flynn Co-founder and MD of social enterprise Thankyou Daniel Flynn talks about disruptive marketing and the importance of reimagining consumerism. Follow the link in the comments to listen to the episode 🔗 #EndlessVitalActivity #FearlessCreativity #ConsumerismReimagined

Last week Johanna Roca received the Honorary Fellowship Award at University of Technology Sydney's Fall Ceremony, in recognition of her creativity and incredible contributions to the design industry and education. As recipient of the award, she also gave the Graduation Speech to the design cohort (UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building). Bravo, Jo!

Our final #MilanDesignWeek Special episode with Helen Job is out now UNSAID – The conversations we’re not having at Vanity Fair Italia’s Garden of Ideas Listen to Borre Akkersdijk of BYBORRE and David Johnston of Accept & Proceed at Milan Design Week 2024, as they speak with Helen Job – future forecaster, brand strategist and Principal @ Observatory Studio. Helen talks about why provocation is important, why great design is communal and why you have to be inside the castle to break down the walls. 🔗 Link in the comments  — Follow us with conversations being released via Endless Vital Activity. Partner: Neutra #MilanDesignWeek #MDW #MDW204 #HelenJob #BYBORRE #AcceptandProceed #Neutra #IlGiardinoDelleIdee

Accept & Proceed Founder and CEO David Johnston will be giving a lecture tomorrow to Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering's Master’s Program in Strategic Design in Complexity, alongside Alexia Molina (EGGS, Part of Sopra Steria) and Javier Gras (The Bio-Leadership Project). Open to the Elisava international student community in Barcelona, the class will delve into three essential layers: self, team, and industry. Explore the agenda below: 5.00 pm: Self-layer: Leadership inspired by nature. Bioleadership - Javier Gras, Impact lead 6.30 pm: Team layer: Leading big design teams for global innovation projects. EGGS consultancy - Alexia Molina, Head of Design 8.00 pm: Industry layer: Leading a new perspective in the industry by working with decision-makers. Accept & Proceed - David Johnston, Founder and CEO #Elisava #AcceptAndProceed #EGGS #TheBioLeadershipProject #Design #DesignThinking #StrategicDesign