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Published · transcript-backedIan Silber: belief
16 Aug 2026 Lenny's Podcast OpenAI’s Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber
“There are probably going to be a bunch of companies that will be left behind because they haven't shifted, but I think that there's plenty of room for amazing great design and that's going to be more true than ever.”
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- Ian Silber
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- 16 Aug 2026
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- Lenny's Podcast
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…Okay. Before we get to our very exciting Lightning Round, is there anything else you wanted to share that we haven't covered? If I could distill it's like I hope that this is just a really fun time to build stuff. And I hope that we as designers can be really adaptive and focus on making really great stuff. And that I think that designers are just like... I think great companies are seeking designers and seeking great design, and I've found that to be really true. There are probably going to be a bunch of companies that will be left behind because they haven't shifted, but I think that there's plenty of room for amazing great design and that's going to be more true than ever. I completely agree. I'm very bullish on design.…
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