Bonus: Design As Fast | Design As Slow from Design As
In this episode of Design As, host Lee Moreau explores a key tension in AI development: moving fast vs slowing down.This roundtable conversation with Ruth Schmidt, Albert Shum, David McGaw, and Ruth Kikin-Gil examines the role of design in responsible AI and what happens when innovation outpaces our ability to reflect on its impact.
Institute of Design at Illinois TechDiscover programs and resources on design and systems thinking.Subscribe to With Intent for more explorations into how design shapes our world, whether we call it design or not.
--------
55:11
--------
55:11
Bonus: Preview of the New Season of Design As
In this trailer, host Lee Moreau previews the upcoming season of Design As, which was recorded at ID’s Shapeshift Summit in May. The summit brought together leaders from the creative, technology, and business communities to discuss the implications of AI on design and human culture.This preview offers a glimpse of their new season as it continues the conversations that started at Shapeshift— conversations that don’t oversimplify AI, but explore the many complicated ways it intersects with design.
Institute of Design at Illinois TechDiscover programs and resources on design and systems thinking.Subscribe to With Intent for more explorations into how design shapes our world, whether we call it design or not.
--------
3:59
--------
3:59
Bonus: AI and Democracy with Terry Williams-Willcock and Chelsea Pratt
In this episode from ID's Shapeshift conference, Terry Williams-Willcock, Chief Customer Officer at RUSH Digital, and Chelsea Pratt, Design Lead & Strategist at Thoughtfull, discuss ways that intentionally designed AI can address challenges to democracy.Key TopicsWhy "AI won't save democracy, but design might."The democratic crisis of trust: why people aren't disengaging from voting because they don't care, but because they don't know who or what information sources to trust.Designing for the margins to benefit everyone: how focusing on visually impaired voters revealed universal barriers to accessing political information and participating in democracy.Their work on Chime: using various AI tools to transform complex policy content into engaging, multi-perspective audio experiences.Why human values must drive AI design principles and move beyond commercial incentives toward transparency, accessibility, and shared truth as the foundation for democratic participation.Additional ResourcesID’s Shapeshift Summit: Shaping Our Future with AIID Events
Institute of Design at Illinois TechDiscover programs and resources on design and systems thinking.Subscribe to With Intent for more explorations into how design shapes our world, whether we call it design or not.
--------
36:06
--------
36:06
Bonus: Shaping an Inclusive AI Future with Anamitra Deb of Omidyar Network
In this episode from ID's Shapeshift conference, Anamitra Deb, Senior Vice President of Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network, makes the case for "hardwiring humanity" into our digital future. Drawing from his grandmother's remarkable use of technology at age 100, from health monitoring to Netflix streaming, he illustrates how innovation succeeds when embedded in structures of human care and compassion. Key TopicsWhy shared agency and societal governance are essential countervails to concentrated tech powerHow expanding who sits at the decision-making table, from kids and teens to workers and faith leaders - creates better technology outcomesThe case for "rules of the road" in digital technology, comparing current Wild West conditions to safety standards in automotive and pharmaceutical industriesStories where partners have had success in developing better approaches, from youth-led advocacy to fashion models winning IP rights over AI-generated likenessesThe three-to-five-year window of opportunity to shape AI's development toward inclusive, equitable outcomesHow designers can be central to creating technology defaults that work for the most vulnerable usersAdditional ResourcesID’s Shapeshift Summit: Shaping Our Future with AIID Events
Institute of Design at Illinois TechDiscover programs and resources on design and systems thinking.Subscribe to With Intent for more explorations into how design shapes our world, whether we call it design or not.
--------
28:14
--------
28:14
Bonus: Designing for Trust in Urban Systems with Ryan Powell of Waymo
In this episode from ID's Shapeshift conference, Ryan Powell shares how Waymo uses design to tackle one of the world's most pressing challenges: the 1.35 million annual traffic fatalities and 50 million injuries from vehicle crashes. Key TopicsThe challenge of building trust between passengers and autonomous vehicles in the absence of human driversThe evolution from Phoenix's suburban environment to San Francisco's dense urban challenges, requiring "legible motion" and LED signals to communicate with pedestrians and other road usersWorking with cities as stakeholders to integrate autonomous vehicles into existing transportation systems, including first-and-last-mile solutions for public transitGrowing evidence that autonomous vehicles are making roads safer, particularly for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclistsThe importance of maintaining human-centered design principles when developing AI applications, focusing on human needs rather than technological capabilitiesAdditional ResourcesID’s Shapeshift Summit: Shaping Our Future with AIID Events
Institute of Design at Illinois TechDiscover programs and resources on design and systems thinking.Subscribe to With Intent for more explorations into how design shapes our world, whether we call it design or not.
With Intent is a podcast from ID where we talk to a range of people—writers, designers, business strategists, policymakers, doctors, community organizers. The common thread? Whether they self-identify as designers or not, they're using design in their work.
México