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Malaysia’s quiet design revolution at Makers 9

Design, for me, used to be a series of precise steps on a screen. Now, it is a movement—one that shapes communities, drives progress, and connects a nation. Makers 9 brought this vision to life, showing how design is quietly but powerfully transforming Malaysia, one thoughtful decision at a time. Keep Reading

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Advancing design maturity in organisations at Makers 8

Group photo of people who attended Makers 8

What happens when you gather the brightest minds from design, business, and engineering and intersect them? You get magic. At Makers 8, the energy was electric, the talk and panel were lit, and the takeaways made you look forward to Monday. Stampede Makers is a quarterly event that celebrates the designers and builders in all… Keep reading

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Designing the future with AI and data at Makers 7

Design and technology are industries where precision, personalisation, and efficiency are increasingly sought after. At Stampede Makers 7, we explored how data and AI are shaping the future of design. Held at Xendit KL in March, the event brought together designers, technologists, and curious minds to see how these tools are transforming the way we… Keep reading

User Experience

bp’s Most Nurturing Design Partner

Stampede was recently recognised as bp’s Most Nurturing Design Partner at bphxd global’s first partner collab in London. 🎊 We’re excited, humbled and grateful for this recognition. This is a clear signal that our collaboration with bp in enterprise delivery support and nurturing design talents is making waves and impact globally. In November 2023, I… Keep reading

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Raising the Ceiling of Design in Malaysia

Stampede Makers has always been our way to celebrate the spirit and love for the craftsmanship of designers and creators. In December 2023, we ran our Makers Edition 6. It is fully organised by the team at Stampede and over 100 people signed up. Throughout most of 2023, we’ve been curious about our role as… Keep reading

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Building Team Resilience at Work

Ayu with her drawing talent

As a remote team, we approach cultivating a mentally healthy workplace with intentionality. One of our core values, camaraderie, means you should feel psychologically safe and able to trust the people you work with. And leadership starts by looking out for each other. At Stampede, employees and apprentices enjoy our monthly mental health benefits. There’s… Keep reading

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The Users Don’t Know What They Want, or Do They?—Asking the Right Questions for UX

There's a stigma in asking questions in professional capacity. Many people worry that asking questions will make them look less informed or worse, ignorant. But I think one of the greatest things about being a UX practitioner is this: you now have the license to ask. Keep Reading

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Accessibility & MaGIC

Recently Shaza and UX team had the opportunity to facilitate a citizen ideation programme. In this blog post, she talks on designing UX for scale comes with a moral and ethical obligations to champion accessibility and inclusivity for all, especially one for an entire nation. Keep Reading

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Shaza Goes to Web Summit 2016

Shaza Hakim, with an intro akin to Carlos Ruiz Zafon's, tells her adventure of being at this year's Web Summit among 53,000 other likeminded geeks who shape the industry through the products we build. Keep Reading

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Journey Made Possible: An Interview with Syed Ahmad Fuqaha

As part of our Working Remote series, Zana and Shaza speak to Fuqaha of Katsana on running a remote team, the importance of getting it right and Katsana's strength. Keep Reading