DMI / Design Leadership Conference

Design leads solutions to an inclusive, integrated and inspiring process that transforms experiences for a better life, through a laser focus on the user. From the large to the small, visible to the invisible, group to the individual, COLLECTIVE DESIGN will surface and reveal the innermost workings in infrastructure, policy, planning, research, organization, innovation and management that occur behind the scenes and on the front lines of design and business. What is the role of design leadership in this new world of collective design?

DAY ONE
BEHIND THE SCENES
Who drives policy? What systems are in place to serve communities? How are multi-disciplinary, open source processes engaging in collaborative design? Who are the unexpected designers and what role do they play behind the scenes?

DAY TWO
ON THE FRONT LINES
How do we enable citizens to participate in design? How are experiences and services delivered to the end-user? How do we connect to the hearts and minds of the individuals? How does design deliver on the bigger promise?