The first episode of the new season of Design As, from our partners at Design Observer. Recorded at our Shapeshift Summit last May, this roundtable conversation explores a key tension in AI development: moving fast vs slowing down.

A preview of the new season of Design As, from our partners at Design Observer. Their new season was recorded at our Shapeshift Summit last May.

In this episode from ID's Shapeshift conference, we hear from two New Zealand design leaders on how intentionally designed AI can address challenges to democracy. Terry Williams-Willcock, Chief Customer Officer at RUSH Digital, and Chelsea Pratt, Design Lead & Strategist at Thoughtfull, discuss how they're making civic participation more accessible with AI.

In this bonus episode, we hear from Anamitra Deb, Senior Vice President of Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network. His talk explores how we might create a responsible future where access to AI’s benefits are shared by all humans.

This bonus episode features Ryan Powell, Head of UX at Waymo and ID graduate, exploring how human-centered design builds trust in autonomous vehicles at individual, community, and city levels.

The first bonus episode in a new series of ID live events features Patrick Whitney, the school's longest-serving dean who introduced the world to human-centered design.

The season finale of the With Intent podcast explores the design of the Clear RX prescription packaging system by designer Deborah Adler. Hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum discuss how Adler's thoughtful design thinking (inspired by a medication mix-up between her own grandparents) transformed medication dispensing.

This episode of With Intent explores the creation of the OXO Good Grips Peeler, a reimagined kitchen tool designed for accessibility and universal usability. Inspired by Sam Farber’s desire to help his arthritic wife, the design revolutionized product design and established OXO as a leader in inclusive design. Join the Season 3 hosts, Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum, in a discussion about this popular peeler.

This episode of With Intent highlights how Zipline uses autonomous drones to improve healthcare delivery, especially in underserved rural areas. Join your Season 3 hosts, Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum, in a discussion emphasizing Zipline's practical, cost-effective approach and strategic partnerships to scale operations. 

This episode of the With Intent podcast explores the creation of Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer that revolutionized tech education and empowered global innovation. Joined by Sheryl Cababa, hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum discuss stakeholder-centered design, avoiding techno-determinism, and designing for marginalized communities.

Hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum explore the story of LifeStraw, a groundbreaking water filtration device that's changing lives globally. Dive into LifeStraw's origins, innovative technology, and unique business model that balances profit with purpose.

In the season premiere of Institute of Design's podcast, With Intent, explore Massimo Vignelli's 1972 NYC Subway Map. The design itself was a modernist milestone critiqued for practical flaws. Hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum discuss balancing aesthetic innovation with functionality, offering lessons in user-centered design and its impact on systems and society.

In this introductory trailer to With Intent Season 3, hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum introduce themselves as this year’s Latham Fellows at the Institute of Design at Illinois Tech. They share their excitement about co-hosting the podcast and reflect on their 15-year professional partnership, including their collaborative work on a broad range of design projects and their previous podcast, The Design Vault. Their longstanding relationship sets the stage for insightful discussions on design and its impact on society. The hosts outline the themes and focus for the upcoming season, which will explore designs featured in ID’s list of 100 Great Designs of Modern Times, published with Fortune magazine in 2020. They will delve into topics centered around innovation, responsible design, social impact, and scalability. By using notable designs as a backdrop—such as Zipline’s drone-based logistics platform (2014, #69), Massimo Vignelli’s New York City Subway Map (1972, #28), the ClearRx prescription bottle redesign (#36, 2005), the OXO Good Grips Peeler (1990, #6), LifeStraw water filters (2005, #53), and the Raspberry Pi computer (2012, #54)—they foster deeper conversations about design principles and the unexpected insights embedded within these creations.

In the final episode of our second season of With Intent, Jarrett Fuller asks ID Dean Anijo Mathew, Where Must Design Go Next?Anijo discusses ID’s pioneering history and where it’s headed next—summarizing ID’s four eras, defining what he calls Design Plus, and contextualizing the three forces acting on design today and where they will lead us.

In the fifth episode of our second season of With Intent, Jarrett Fuller asks ID Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability Weslynne Ashton and Associate Professor of Design for Technology and Society John Payne, How Can Design Make the Biggest Impact? “In the business world and in the government space, people often look around the world for ideas to select and decide on—as opposed to create. The mindset of the designer is that we are going to get together and create something. —John Payne Weslynne and John discuss working in the private versus the public sector, systems design, service design, why design isn’t just problem solving, and where design is headed next. “We're in a yet unnamed era of design, that is more civic-engaged, that is thinking more about how do we tackle these bigger problems than developing a product or developing a service for particular client. We're going to see more and more people going throughout their careers between public and private sector. —Weslynne Ashton Jarrett Fuller, host of Scratching the Surface, is the 2022–23 Latham fellow at the Institute of Design and hosts With Intent this season. Tune into With Intent to discover where ID is taking design next.

In the fourth episode of our second season of With Intent, Jarret Fuller asks ID Associate Professor of Healthcare Design and Design Methods Kim Erwin and Associate Professor of Civic and Community Design Maura Shea, Why Is Design Always Talking About Complexity? Kim and Maura discuss making change in large communities and systems through asset-based community development, the value of modeling complex systems, and what a designer’s creative output looks like today. Jarrett Fuller, host of Scratching the Surface, is the 2022–23 Latham fellow at the Institute of Design and hosts With Intent this season.

In the third episode of our second season of With Intent, Jarrett Fuller asks ID Associate Professor of Behavioral Design Ruth Schmidt and Charles L. Owen Professor of Systems Design Carlos Teixeira, What If Human-Centered Design Isn’t Enough? Ruth and Carlos discuss the capabilities and limits of human-centered design, the concept of humanity-centered design, and how the evolving role design plays in our organizations and corporations will shape our collective future.

The second episode of our second season of With Intent asks ID Associate Dean Matt Mayfield and Assistant Professor Zach Pino, How Do You Teach Design for Tomorrow? Matt and Zach discuss ID’s ever-evolving curriculum, the relationship of design to art, how students learn about technology at ID, the recent “seismic shift” in students’ goals, and challenges and opportunities of a field in flux. Jarrett Fuller, host of Scratching the Surface, is the 2022–23 Latham fellow at the Institute of Design and the hosts With Intent this season. Tune into With Intent to discover where ID is taking design next. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and then do us a favor and rate and share the episode.

Jarrett Fuller asks, How does someone become a designer? in the first episode of Season Two of With Intent. This episode features Tomoko Ichikawa, Associate Professor of Visual Communication, and Marty Thaler, Associate Professor of Product Design. Tomoko and Marty discuss ID's Foundation sequence—possibly the strongest tie that ID has today with its history as The New Bauhaus. (Foundation at ID makes it possible for nondesigners to enter our graduate school.)

Mushon Zer-Aviv is an activist, artist, and designer. He's currently at work on devising new ways of understanding change and the future—ways that account for the limits of forecasting and consider the "darkness" of the future as a place for hope and possibility. He also discusses systemic bias, the value of small talk, his appreciation for Rebecca Solnit, Naomi Klein, and Milton Friedman, and how his work brings provocation and action together.