Collective Design is a webinar series from IIDA that provide resources, information, and inspiration to the design community. These virtual sessions explore design from the lens of its larger societal impact as well as examining influencing factors and industries, offering dynamic conversations about design.
Launched in 2020, the program provided a virtual space to feel connected during an uncertain time. As the world faced a global pandemic, IIDA sought to create a way to virtually convene to think about the future of design—what could we learn from the way we shifted how we work, design, and live.
The program continues as the leading design conversation series bringing together leading voices in the industry and fascinating experts form other fields whose work influences and impacts design and our daily lives. Drawing on our vast network of inspirational membership, these conversations continue to focus on a changing world, centering equity, sustainability, innovation, how we work and more.
Season Six
Episode One | How to Build Sustainably Now
IIDA convenes a panel of experts and sustainability leaders to discuss topics like circularity and reuse, and to share best practices, next practices, opportunity spotting, and key strategies to boost sustainable practice now and lay the groundwork for a more sustainable future. Sponsored by Interface. Watch "How to Build Sustainably Now" here
This episode is approved for 1 IDCEC HSW CEU credit.
Episode Two | How to Design Your Way Out of a Housing Crisis
IIDA convenes a panel of urban designers and other industry experts to discuss how design can contribute to resolving the housing crisis and creating a future with new solutions and better options for all. Watch "How to Design Your Way Out of a Housing Crisis" here
This episode is approved for 1 IDCEC CEU and 1 AIA LU credit.
Episode Three | Collective Design Live: How to Design a More Inclusive Future
IIDA convenes a panel of design experts to discuss what will inclusive design look like in the future, and how can we design for that future, starting now? Experts offer practical advice on how to design in a way that embraces our differences, from gender, race, and sexual orientation to neurodivergence, physical ability, nationality, and other aspects of identity. Coming soon
This episode is approved for 1 IDCEC CEU credit.
Episode Four | How to Design a Bathroom
IIDA convenes a panel of design experts and anthropologists to explore how to craft better bathrooms, and how our changing world prompts shifts in lavatory use and design. Register here
This episode is approved for 1 IDCEC CEU credit.
Episode Five | How to Leverage that First Job
For young adults—or older ones embarking on a second career—that first paid design job can serve as a crucial rung on the career ladder. IIDA convenes a panel of mid-career to principal designers to discuss what to expect when you’re wanting to grow a design career, and how to do it right. Coming soon
This episode is approved for 1 IDCEC CEU credit.
Previous Seasons
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Season One
Watch all episodes here
Episode Eight | Sustainability, Wellness, and Adaptive Change
Moderated by John Czarnecki, Hon. IIDA, Assoc. AIA with panelists Sonja Bochart, IIDA and Blaine Brownell, FAIA
Episode Five | Hospitality Design Navigates Change
Moderated by John Czarnecki, Hon. IIDA, Assoc. AIA with panelists Adam Farmerie; James Lee; Margaret McMahon; Meg Prendergast, IIDA
Episode Four | Human Resources: Opportunity and the New Normal
Moderated by Cheryl S. Durst, Hon FIIDA with panelists Meg Brown; Ronda Green; Amy Storek, Ind. IIDA; Betsy Vohs
Episode Three | Design Online: The Education Community Responds to Change
Moderated by Cheryl S. Durst, Hon FIIDA with panelists Tyler Hatton, Student IIDA; Rebekah Matheny, IIDA; Jon Otis, IIDA; Meghan Webster, AIA
Episode Two | Healthcare Designers at the Forefront
Moderated by John Czarnecki, Hon. IIDA, Assoc. AIA with panelists Donald Cremers, IIDA; Tama Duffy Day, FIIDA; Manuel Hernandez, MD; Amy Mays, IIDA
Episode One | Responding to Change
Moderated by Cheryl S. Durst, Hon FIIDA with panelists Gina Berndt, FIIDA, ASID; Susan Chang, AIA; Jordan Goldstein, IIDA, FAIA; Tara Headley, Assoc. IIDA -
Season Two
Episode Four | Decolonizing Design: Moving Beyond 101
We shift the focus from traditional design influences to a more expansive, multi-ethnic view that examines history, values, and current trends. Watch "Decolonizing Design: Moving Beyond 101" here
Episode Three | Design Equity in Action: Growing Our Education Pipelines
We take a look at how designers and firms are breaking barriers in minority communities and the ways in which new education pipelines can grow. Watch "Design Equity in Action" here
Episode Two | Rethinking Space and Work-Life Balance
Designing for a hybrid workforce and a reconfigured model of what work/life balance should be. Watch "Rethinking Space and Work-Life Balance" here
Episode One | Adjusting: Design Through Change
How are designers, offices, companies, and communities maintaining balance during this uncertain time? Watch "Adjusting: Design Through Change" here -
Season Three
Episode Four | Sustainability: Climate Change, Equity, and Inclusion
Design leaders working at the intersection of sustainability, climate change, and equity to talk about the future of sustainable design and exploring how it impacts our firms, our communities, and our lives. Watch "Sustainability: Climate Change, Equity, and Inclusion" here
Episode Three | Work: Place, Space, and Time
Design leaders consider what people, clients and firms need now—how to implement and embrace change while fostering connection, nurturing innovation, and empowering culture. Watch "Work: Place, Space, and Time" here
Episode Two | Designing for New Places and Spaces: Hospitality Takes Over
We gather brilliant minds working in this segment of the design industry to discuss the reemergence of hospitality, how it's changed, and its continued evolution. Watch "Designing for New Places and Spaces: Hospitality Takes Over" here
Episode One | Women Lead Design: New Changemakers
Three changemaking woman who are impacting equity and balance within the design industry discuss the role of women in design and what feminism means to them. Watch "Women Lead Design: New Changemakers" here -
Season Four
Episode Five | Learning New
IIDA convenes education and design leaders as they examine new models for learning. This panel will explore how design education and designing for education, can shift society and the ways it can be a catalyst for growing diversity and expanding the reach of the design community. Watch "Learning New" here
Episode Four | Designing the New Work/Life
IIDA convenes design leaders to examine and explore how shifting culture, people, and real estate/space needs, impact what the new work environments look and feel like? Watch "Designing the New Work/Life" here
Episode Three | Collective Design Live: Beyond Futurism
A panel of futurists and design strategy leaders break down the essential components of thinking and working like a futurist, starting today. How can we all develop and utilize design thinking skills to help improve our work from design, to community, planning and also provide support for our personal lives and careers? Watch "Beyond Futurism" here
Episode Two | The Future of Living Equitably
How can design and planning for housing and community development support racial justice and equity? Design leaders examine structural changes needed and pathways to change. Watch "The Future of Living Equitably" here
Episode One | Future Female: Small and Mighty
Design leaders examine the growth of small women-led firms and the ways in which they are shifting the face of design. Watch "Future Female: Small and Mighty" here -
Season Five
Episode Four | Tapping Into Next Gen Design Wisdom
IIDA convenes emerging designers for a discussion around how they see design’s future evolving; what their priorities are; how they are cultivating career success; how they communicate with clients, manufacturers, and firm principals as young leaders. Watch "Tapping Into Next Gen Design Wisdom" here
Episode Three | Collective Design Live: The Future of Experience
IIDA convenes for our once-a-year live episode for IIDA Day at NeoCon. We talk with design experts and thought leaders who approach the hot topic of experiential design from a range of angles, from high-end hospitality design to neuroscience to future forecasting. Watch "Collective Design Live: The Future of Experience" here
Episode Two | Where Next? Equipping Designers for Future Tech
IIDA convenes experts for an in-depth conversation on AI and future tech. In which direction will those technologies take us? How can designers best use these new tools to create the future of design? Watch "Where Next? Equipping Designers for Future Tech" here
Episode One | Building Sustainable Communities
IIDA convenes a very special Collective Design, with keynote address by renowned urban revitalization specialist and MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter, followed by a post-keynote discussion on design’s role in building sustainable communities, led by Cheryl Durst, with IIDA President Ronnie Belizaire and Dr. Angie Scott of IWBI. Watch "Building Sustainable Communities" here
Collective Design Special Series | The State of EDI Part 3
IIDA convenes design leaders for a discussion on ideas that will help cultivate greater diversity in the design industry. We examine how to create new and strengthen existing pathways for more diversity in design, starting with efforts that empower young designers. Watch "Intentional Design: Building a More Diverse Future for Our Industry" here
Collective Design Special Series | The State of EDI Part 2
IIDA convenes design leaders to examine the current state of design for diverse populations of all types, designing inclusive spaces, and refining actionable strategies around EDI for the design industry. Watch "Inclusive Design: Nothing About Us, Without Us" here
Collective Design Special Series | The State of EDI Part 1
IIDA convenes design leaders for a discussion on designing for sustainability through the lens of diversity and community. We look at different approaches to community-based sustainability practice and the ways in which design can help foster equitable communities. Watch "Intersectional Design: Community, Diversity, and Sustainability" here