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Community Champion Finalist

Ben Callahan

Sparkbox/Redwoods/The Question

About Ben

Ben Callahan is a recognized leader in design systems, known for advancing both the technical and cultural aspects that make them successful. As founder of a digital design and development agency, he has helped organizations build sustainable systems and has created frameworks like a design system maturity model and the "Four Quadrants of Design System Impact." Beyond consulting, Ben fosters community and learning through the Redwoods Design System community and his YouTube series The Question, while also contributing as a keynote speaker, writer, and mentor in the global design systems space.

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"By building the Redwoods community he has created a supportive, safe space for leaders in the design systems community to come together to get help and learn from each other."

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Timeline

  1. Nominations will be open from Tuesday 13 May. If you have any questions about the nomination process, then check out the FAQs, or if your question isn't answered, please get in touch at community@zeroheight.com

    13 May, 2025

  2. Once the nominations are closed, we'll be collating the longlist and working through it to determine a shortlist. The shortlist will be determined by the team at zeroheight, and will be based on uniform judging criteria (which we will share in a month or two). With the shortlist creation, we aim to remove as much bias as possible and give everyone a fair chance across the board.

    22 August, 2025

  3. In September, the shortlist will be announced, including public voting! We'll notify all folks as to whether they made the shortlist. The judges will then individually judge each shortlisted entry. We'll also have public voting on each category live on the site!

    15 September, 2025

  4. Once all the judges and public votes are counted, we'll then be able to determine the winner for each category, based off a weighted compilation of votes.

    3 November, 2025

  5. In December, we'll gather the community together at an event in London to announce the winners live. We'll also be live-streaming the ceremony for those who can't make it. The live event will be invite only, but we'll offer the community a chance to apply for a ticket later in the year! We'll also post the results to the zeroheight site the day after the event.

    December 2025 (TBA)

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