Rob Cowie

Can Brand Trust Scale Across Ecosystems?

I was invited to take part in a panel discussion at this year's Absa XDC conference, exploring the topic of…

3 weeks ago

2026 Absa Experience Design Collab (XDC)

Part of a panel discussion titled 'Can Brand Trust Scale Across Ecosystems?' at the annual Absa XDC Conference. Discussed customer…

3 weeks ago

2025 Absa XDC Conference

Spoke at the second Absa Experience Design Collab Conference on Designing Propositions. Explored how design can be a strategic capability…

1 year ago

Digital Design & UX in Financial Services: January 2025 Insights

January 2025 has brought a wave of exciting advancements and strategic shifts in the financial services sector. As users increasingly…

2 years ago

2024 Absa XDC Conference

Spoke at the inaugural Absa Experience Design Conference on Designing the Future through Prototyping. The major shift you need to…

2 years ago

2024 Absa Design Hackathon

Presented an overview of UX and Design Research concepts and tools to students at the Vega School, University of Johannesburg,…

2 years ago

Your First Design is Wrong

Designing better and delivering faster is the dream of all designers, but it need not be a just a dream.…

3 years ago

2023 UX South Africa Conference

Delivered a keynote address on Effective Data Visualisation Design at the 2023 UX South Africa Conference in Johannesburg. Effective Data…

3 years ago

2023 Absa Design Masterclass

Presented a talk on 50 Things Every Designer Must Know.

3 years ago

Eight Concepts from Behavioural Economics for Designers

As a designer, I’m interested in bringing concepts and learnings from a wide range of disciplines into the world of…

4 years ago