In 2026, after nearly 90 years, the Institute of Design came under new management. This website is an archive of the impactful and inspirational work produced by the ID community before that transition.

László Moholy-Nagy opened the New Bauhaus in Chicago in 1937, treating design as a discipline that was teachable, testable, and consequential. Nine decades on, its scope had widened from the things people use to the systems they depend on: hospitals, government agencies, classrooms, supply chains, digital platforms. Along the way, ID community members developed the published research, methods, and frameworks that designers rely on every day.

Chief among them is human-centered design: close attention to how people actually live, and advocacy for what that research reveals. It shaped designers who are comfortable with complexity and ambiguity: curious, rigorous, inclusive, and stubbornly optimistic about design's ability to change the systems that shape our lives.

To every one of them, who taught, studied, built, critiqued, and stayed late in the studio: thank you, and keep designing.

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How UX Designers Can Use AI to Strengthen Their Practice

February 4, 2026
5:30-8:00pm CST
Institute of Design
3137 S Federal Street
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Co-Hosted by the Delivery Fellowship and the Institute of Design

Join us for the next Delivery Fellowship event in Chicago, an evening focused on how UX designers can use AI to strengthen their practice without losing craft or judgment.

This event is designed for UX designers and researchers who want to understand how AI fits into their workflows, supports better thinking, and enhances the way products are designed, researched, and delivered.

This event is more than a talk. It’s an opportunity to learn, connect, and engage with fellow UX leaders navigating the future of design.

Seats are limited. We hope to see you there.

Featured Speaker: Chris Riedel

Chief Executive Officer, ConnectSx

  • Executive leader with deep experience guiding teams through technology change and capability shifts in complex organizations
  • Certified Generative AI Leader with hands-on experience aligning teams, tools, and workflows during periods of rapid change
  • Will explore how UX designers can work alongside AI as a collaborator, using it to strengthen thinking, speed learning, and support better design decisions
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