Back when I first started designing, I often lacked direction and understanding in terms of where my career was heading and how I could grow. This doc by garden3d summarises what that journey could look like really well. Link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

We're at the META Foundation's Hospitality 3.0 symposium at NYU School of Professional Studies talking about building a workplace for and with our people.

The world's most intimate 50-person conversation! Last week's pockets event at Index was an occasion of banter, many deviled eggs, and a discussion about building new models for post-patriarchal leadership. Read the dispatch → garden3d.notion.site/Building-New-M…

Each year, our team calculates the total environmental impact of operating the businesses at garden3d and helps the team renew a commitment to 150% carbon negativity. Read the 2023 Sustainability Report → garden3d.substack.com/p/garden3d-202…

TL;DR 👀 any initiative that finds a balance between being highly effective and highly resonant is what we like to call ✨substantive sustainability.✨ Here's our take on substantive sustainability & why it matters:

We take carbon offsetting seriously, knowing that it’s only one part of reducing a company’s overall footprint. Throughout 2023 we purchased carbon offset credits for garden3d from four organizations working across both greenhouse gas emission avoidance and removal.

Tonight we're hosting pockets, a gathering for people who belong to non-dominant gender groups working in the creative industries! Our topic is gender and presence online, as discussed by artists Ari Melenciano, Maya Man & Nahee Kim. Join us! lu.ma/5fmztolq

Hats off to Smallhold founder Adam DeMartino for writing with heart and candor about the experience of "branding a mushroom farm as a technology company." medium.com/@adamdemartino…

Story Points often get a bad rap…but with the right approach, they’re a powerful tool. Here’s how our dev team uses them effectively→ garden3d.substack.com/p/in-defense-o…

Our next pockets event takes advantage of the time of year when the veil is thinnest to set intentions for our new creative journeys and learn from others on similar paths. Register → lu.ma/p50e26ax

A new, human-centric approach to building brands into proud, ethical institutions with multi-generational appeal and longevity, written by hugh francis. garden3d.substack.com/p/expansive-br…