The Re-Designed Practice: Threats, Opportunities & The Future of Design

Join DesignMeets in partnership with DIAC on Oct 29, 2026 for a cross-disciplinary evening examining the future of design practice across Canada—spanning Industrial Design, Graphic Design/UX, Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Fashion Design, as well as the future of design education. Assess how practitioners view the evolution of their fields, unpack real-world disruptions, and chart the emerging competencies required to lead the next era of design.

Event Highlights

• Cross-Disciplinary Panel Discussion: Design leaders across design practices debate de-professionalization, threat vs. opportunity, and strategies for navigating our changing fields.
• AI’s impact on the future of design (DIAC): Tim Haats presents short key insights fresh from the Design Management Institute’s Academic Design Management Conference in Atlanta, sharing DIAC's latest research.
• The future of design education (Cumulus): Jacob Kessler and Job Rutgers share short highlights from recent Cumulus sessions, tracing the shift from current educational disruptions to essential future competencies and modernized curricula.
• Q&A: Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with the panelists, ask questions, and explore how these shifts might shape their own practices, careers, and approaches to the future.

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