In 2026, after nearly 90 years, the Institute of Design was folded into Illinois Tech's School of Design & Society.
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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Amy Guterman

Senior Director of Innovation, Philanthropy at Salesforce

Amy Guterman is the Senior Director of Innovation, Philanthropy at Salesforce, where she leads the Salesforce Accelerator AI for Impact, de-risking agentic AI solutions in education and sustainability.

With a background in innovation consulting and human-centered design, Amy specializes in designing, building, and launching strategic products and programs that empower organizations to take risks and drive meaningful social change. Her work has been featured in Forbes, FastCo, and Wired and recognized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The White House. Amy is a frequent speaker and educator on the intersection of design, technology, and social impact.

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Emerging Roles in the Age of AI | Friday, May 30

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