What do 50+ global design leaders think about AI and the future of the profession?

I think focusing on building up your AI skills and knowledge is one of the best ways to stand out in the 2025 workplace.

So much is happening every week in AI that it can be overwhelming. Therefore being a person who is calmly progressing, building up their abilities and not getting frazzled is still quite rare and increasingly, a standout quality.

If you want to go in this direction, you must hone your technical knowledge so that you know more on a fundamental level than your peers. Then you can learn to better understand the risks and to actually make AI useful in the practice everyday. People in this category can become new leaders in practice by sharing their progress and methods with others for the benefit of everyone.

Make sure to avoid wild and ad-hoc experimentation as this will not be well received. Instead focus on steady and competant application of methods that can gradually build real value for your practice and you will quickly become essential.