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For journalists and editors writing about DUMPLING. Download the media pack and press images below, and write to Jess for interviews and comment.

PDF Media pack The news, why now, the four pillars and how we work, October 2026. Download Google Drive Press images Portraits of Jess Tang, the DUMPLING logo and wordmarks, and short films of the website and the Signal Mapping Tool. Open the folder

Recent features

Research Live · 15 October 2026 Dumpling launched by ex-WGSN Asia insights head
Marketing-Interactive · 8 October 2026 Former WGSN Asia insights head launches strategy practice DUMPLING
Campaign Asia · 6 October 2026 Move and win roundup: Week of October 5, 2026

About DUMPLING

DUMPLING is an Asia-forward strategy and design practice. It started in 2019 as an Instagram account, when Jess Tang couldn't find serious cultural commentary about Asia written from inside it.

It is one practice made up of four pillars: DUMPLING AGENCY, DUMPLING 100, DUMPLING U and DUMPLING VENTURES. All four run on the same principles and tools, drawn from the I-Ching (易經), the oldest framework on change from Ancient China.

About Jess Tang

Jess Tang is the founder and CEO of DUMPLING. She was most recently Head of Asia Insights in the consultancy business of global trend forecasting company WGSN, and left in 2026 to build DUMPLING as a practice.

Jess is Resident Futurist at a Fortune 500 hospitality group. She sits on the Course Advisory Committee at Temasek Polytechnic School of Design, and mentors at the University of Hong Kong.

Track record

2026Appointed Resident Futurist of a Fortune 500 hospitality group.
2025Influenced the development of a climate-resilient chocolate line for a global packaged sweet food company.
2021Influenced the design and UX strategy of a best-selling premium headphone line for a Japanese brand.
2021Built the brand strategy for a best-selling brand at Sephora.
Since 2019Building an Asia-forward community of artists, creators, founders and brand operators.
Since 2017Led and moderated workshops for corporates, including Fortune 500 companies.

Press enquiries

For interviews, expert comment on Asia and anything not in the media pack, write to Jess Tang at jess@dumplingand.co.