Some signals whisper. Others rupture.

We don’t host events. We trace signals.

They are moments of alignment. Rites of revelation.
Each signal is a designed disruption — a rare pause to interpret what’s shifting, and prepare for what’s next.

Conclave

A confidential circle of Heads of Design. Not a talk. A reckoning. 

Conclave is a closed chamber where leaders confront tensions, challenge inherited frames, and co-author new paths forward.

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Solstice

A moment of collective foresight. The longest day. Where signals converge. And vision expands. 

Solstice is a temporal threshold — a gathering of sharp minds across Europe to reflect, realign, and reorient what’s ahead.

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Eclipse

When two design orgs meet — not to merge, but to collide. A radical exchange of tension, insight, and unlearning. 

Eclipse is a one-off experiment in co-friction and mutual realignment — revealing what systems usually conceal.

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Reveal the signals artefacts

A signal is not an event. It’s a rupture in the pattern.

It doesn’t inform.
It unsettles.

At Designshot, we trace these signals
— then we gather to make sense of what they reveal.

We don’t host.
We align.

Every signal sharpens foresight.
Every gathering plants a seed.

Artefacts remains when the signal fades.

Not everyone was there when it happened.

But the trace remains — encoded in tools, writings, and frames that continue to resonate. 

These artefacts are part documentation, part divination. 

Some emerged from past gatherings. Others are designed for leaders preparing for their own alignment.

The Future Shot

A codex of collective foresight, distilled from Solstice. This document traces leadership tensions, emerging shifts, and the questions that matter most right now — and next.

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The Org Arcana

A tarot-inspired foresight deck for design leadership.  Use it to surface hidden tensions, unlock new readings of your org, or start the conversation no one else knows how to.

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The Career Path

A non-linear map of design leadership growth.  Built from real trajectories, this is not a ladder — it’s a set of archetypes and pivots that reflect how design careers actually unfold.

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