02: Dylan Horvath on why Canada needs to get serious about Industrial Design

Host Michael Grigoriev sits down with Dylan Horvath, a leading figure in Canada’s industrial design community as they explore what industrial design really means far beyond just “making things look sexy” and dig into its power to solve human problems at scale. Dylan unpacks Canada’s untapped potential in using design to commercialize innovation, strengthen the healthcare system, and boost our economy. He shares his own path from systems engineering to design entrepreneurship, why public understanding of design still needs work, and what a more design-literate Canada could look like.

The conversation also touches on the importance of nurturing the next generation of designers through student competitions like Rocket, and why Canada should take cues from countries like Japan and the UK to embed design more deeply in policy and industry.

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