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Introduction

Co-founder of Driftime®, mentor, design and impact enthusiast.

Abb-d Taiyo is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at digital agency and B Corp, Driftime® – a mission-driven creative partner, helping progressive brands, established companies and sustainable initiatives, achieve long term impact through design and digital empowerment.

Alongside Driftime®, Abb-d is invested in change beyond the design industry by co-founding and co-steering Design Declares!, a progressive movement bringing together designers, design studios, agencies and institutions to declare a climate and ecological emergency.

More recently, Abb-d has been appointed as one of the co-chairs for the B Local in Sussex. A localised community advocating B Corp principles and business beyond the norm.

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Abb-d Taiyo Co-founder & CCO Driftime® Brighton, UK 🇬🇧 [email protected] LinkedIn


Talks About

Design Impact Ethical Business Team Culture Digital Sustainability Leadership

Recent Speaking Engagements

2025 Brighton Better Business Summit South
2025 London B Corp Showcase at The Conduit
2024 Glasgow INTL Assembly
2024 Online Design for Planet Festival
2024 Online Design Layers Conference
2024 Oxford Louder Than Words Festival

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Leadership

https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/if-you-could-top-creative-companies-winners-120624

https://spaces.is/loversmagazine/interviews/abb-d-taiyo

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/28/humane-ai-pin-worst-product-abb-d-taiyo-driftime-opinion/

https://www.agencyhackers.com/blog/driftimes-revolutionary-approach-to-team-structure-a-linear-path-to-success/

https://www.creativereview.co.uk/what-does-the-new-creative-workplace-look-like/

https://www.transformmagazine.net/articles/2024/five-minutes-with-abb-d-taiyo/

https://www.thefuturelaboratory.com/blog/futures-100-innovators-february-2023