What is Unmissables?

Unmissables with Ariba Jahan is a newsletter and podcast for the creatively ambitious—leaders, builders, and decision-makers questioning the systems we scale, the products we ship, and the futures we’re shaping (or ignoring).

It’s where I track shifts in tech, creativity, and culture, and surface what’s worth paying attention to or being overlooked. Expect unfinished thoughts, sharp questions, and frameworks that help us build smarter, lead deeper, and imagine better.

Some issues unpack high-stakes cultural shifts, like how AI-generated content is reshaping trust. Others dive into what’s changing the way we work and lead: from systems-led performance models to immersive design, emerging tech, and product ethics.

You’ll also get behind-the-scenes context from the Unmissables podcast, where I talk to leaders across industries about why they’re building, what they’re questioning, and how they navigate complexity in real-time. From AI and systems thinking to behavioral science and beyond, each episode features someone building with vision and friction—and shaping what’s next.

Who is Ariba Jahan?

I’m Ariba Jahan, a product and innovation executive with a multidisciplinary background in bioengineering, medicine, scientific research, tech, social impact, design strategy, and product experience.

I was named one of the Global Top 100 Women of the Future in Emerging Tech, and recognized by the White House with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for my commitment to women in STEM.

That mix in my career is probably why I’m obsessed with how different disciplines shape the futures we imagine, the products we build, and the people we serve.

As Head of Transformation at Anomaly, I help organizations evolve their product and brand experience—making their what more meaningful and their how more human.

Why this matters?

We’re living in a time of over-optimization. Everyone’s shipping. But should we? For whom? And what are we shaping for the future?

I created Unmissables for the people responsible for what gets built, funded, launched, and led to pause and ask better questions. It’s a space to sharpen thinking, challenge defaults, and rethink leadership when intention, imagination, and defiance aren’t optional.

Because the future isn’t a destination, it’s something we shape today: choice by choice, system by system, story by story.

Subscribe if you're into:

• Thoughtful takes on tech, culture, and product

• POVs that challenge defaults and hold tension, not just resolution

• Conversations that stretch both strategy and imagination

• Rigor—with curiosity at the core

Thanks for being here.

I’m excited to be creating this space with you, under-optimized, hyper-curious and always evolving.