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Image of Steelcase Ocular View from Anurag Duddu

AskChuck: Making Design Methodology Accessible Through AI

Knolia.ai: From Passive Video to Interactive Knowledge

A circular framework diagram illustrating Shreya Mathur's design framework for building trust between humans and autonomous delivery robots. Trust sits at the center, surrounded by three sectors: Collaborative Ease (blue), Intent Clarity (green), and Emotional Comfort (pink). Each sector contains designed principles describing how an autonomous product acts and desired human responses, with specific behavioral manifestations radiating outward — such as

Crossing Paths: When Human-Centered Frameworks Are No Longer Enough

EHL AutoDX Project

AutoDX: Optimizing an Automated Documentation Tool to Fit Provider Workflow

Typical robotic hand with limited capabilities

F1 Hand Controller: Feeling What Robots Touch

Taiwan Immersion students Samantha Chandra, Han Wen (Vanessa) Chang, and Bhavani Shivaram Prasad with ID Associate Professor Martin Thaler

Designing Mental Health Solutions in Taiwan

morph: Reimagining the TV Remote for the Smart Home Era

Teacher calling on a grade school student

Transforming Educational Decision-Making

African American male youth seated in lab situation with gloves, working with specimen

Northstar: Young Black Students Explore Career Pathways with Adaptive Technology

Meal on an airplane tray

Reducing Meal Waste for More Sustainable Travel

Embedded Finance for a Cashless Society

Photo of Mark Jones, Associate Professor of User Research and Service Design at Institute of Design, Chicago.

Design Addresses Urgent Organizational Challenges in Age of AI, According to New Report

ID Students Take On Quiet Quitting—And Win the 2024 Rotman Design Challenge

WhimsicalKitchen_UseCase

Rediscovering Sensory Engagement: The Whimsical Kitchen

PillPal Medication Distribution System

Simplifying Medication Adherence with Thoughtful Design

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Improving Wildfire Communications and Outcomes with Generative AI

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Enhancing Pet Wellbeing Through Generative AI

JoyBite Snack Kiosk

Using Behavioral Science to Encourage Sustainable Food Consumption