# Blog – Pekka Hartikainen

> Writing on design leadership, design systems and building teams.

- [The Rise of the Skilled Generalist](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/the-rise-of-the-skilled-generalist.md) (2019-10-29): How are extraordinary products and services born? It is often in the crossing points of different crafts and skills.
- [Life After Design Systems](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/life-after-design-systems.md) (2019-10-18): There’s a lot of talk about how to create design systems and what steps are needed to get there – but what happens afterwards? How is life after the design system is in production?
- [About Hiring Fantastic People](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/about-hiring-fantastic-people.md) (2018-09-12): Companies are trying to attract the very best talent — but are they really ready for them?
- [Interaction 17 conference wrap-up, part 2](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/interaction-17-conference-wrap-up-part-2.md) (2017-08-02): Interaction 17 conference took place in New York City from Feb 3rd to Feb 8th.
- [Interaction 17 conference wrap-up, part 1](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/interaction-17-conference-wrap-up-part-1.md) (2017-02-10): Interaction 17 conference took place in New York City from Feb 3rd to Feb 8th.
- [What is the role of designers when interfaces become more and more seamless?](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/what-is-the-role-of-designers-when-interfaces-become-more-and-more-seamless.md) (2016-12-20): The digital age has brought several new design professions to the world. While product designers shaped objects to better serve their purpose, now the shaping happens in the digital world in the form of websites and apps.
- [On Agile Development, Design and Quality](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/on-agile-development-design-and-quality.md) (2016-03-28): Ignoring quality can make agile development slow.
- [Is Your Organisation Design Driven?](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/is-your-organisation-design-driven.md) (2016-03-09): There’s a lot of talk about design-driven organisations and almost all the directors root for them. But what is the reality?
- [Applying Design in Unexpected Places](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/applying-design-in-unexpected-places.md) (2016-02-20): Case Oppex: making public procurement sexy.
- [Why would a unicorn work for you?](https://pekkahartikainen.fi/blog/why-would-an-unicorn-work-for-you.md) (2015-07-14): The funny thing about startup (and other) CEOs is that they think the product and problem space they are providing to a designer candidate is remarkably interesting.