Ziyan Hossain

Ziyan Hossain is an artist and systems and foresight practitioner who contributes his solutions across diverse sectors. He is a co-founder of design consultancy Method Collective and the Space for Grief initiative, where his efforts focus on empathetic product and service design with a global impact. His journey in music, as an endorsed artist with Strandberg Guitars and through collaborations with a number of notable artists internationally has spanned genres ranging from film score and hip hop to doom metal. With a beginning in music community organization in Dhaka and extending to technology showcases at NAMM in Los Angeles and curating for the Reel Asian Film Festival in Toronto, Ziyan’s two decades in the arts reflect a deep-seated passion for creative expression and community engagement. In addition, Ziyan has served in a variety of roles such as Managing Director at OCADU CO and Head of Service Management for the Federal Courts of Canada Administration Service. His work includes design updates for Toronto City Hall and a systems inquiry for Curling Canada, as well as work on tangible products, including designing pedals factory presets for Eventide Audio’s award winning H9 and H90 pedals.