What does it take to keep going? How can we make sure our work is sustainable in all senses of the word? How do we know what is enough in a world that demands constant growth? Do we have enough patience for the things that take time? And shouldn’t we just quit? We asked world-class creatives, including Jessica Hische, Pablo Rochat, Wilfrid Wood, DIA Studio and Emily Keegin, to help us figure it out.

Backstage Talks is a magazine of casual but in-depth dialogues on design and business. Our decisions shape and influence this complex world—to make the right ones, we need to talk.