Shapeshifters: From _____ to Design

At the Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech, we look at the world in new ways to create the change we hope to see in it.Since our founding by Bauhaus émigré László Moholy-Nagy in 1937, we’ve continually turned design into a powerful tool anyone can use to transform the systems that shape our lives—from cities, education, and finance to food, healthcare, and technology.We’re the only US design school devoted completely to graduate students, and the first to offer a PhD. Uniting science and rigor with creativity and rapid iteration, we’re recognized around the globe as pioneers in human-centered design, systems design, and other methods that apply design to the real world.It’s through these unique approaches that students, communities, and corporations learn to observe the systems they’re surrounded by—and envision the new worlds they can build from them.Here, learners and leaders discover what design makes possible. It enables us to adapt with the speed, scale, and complexity of life. To anticipate change and the impact of our actions. And, most importantly, to imagine—then create—brighter futures for us all.Learn more about ID atid.iit.edu.

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Discover the stories of several  IIT Institute of Design alumni, all who entered ID as nondesigners.

Design benefits from a diversity of backgrounds and worldviews. Through its degree programs and <a href="https://id.iit.edu/foundation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Foundation sequence</a>, IIT Institute of Design (ID) prepares students from varying professional backgrounds—from engineers to economists, anthropologists to <a href="https://id.iit.edu/id-news/we-have-become-dash-designers/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">theologists</a>. In a Zoom conversation moderated by current ID student <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxanne-hoffman-2549a3a9/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Roxanne Hoffman</a> (MDes + MBA 2022), ID alumni discuss how they transitioned into design from previous areas and what doing so has meant for their lives and careers. Panelists: <ul><li><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/ewan-duncan" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ewan Duncan</a> (MDes 1994), Senior Partner, McKinsey </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-de-buen-lopez-bb7701150/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fernando de Buen Lopez</a> (MDes 2015), Director of Design, Relish Works, Inc.</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxanne-knapp-1602873b/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Roxanne Knapp </a>(MDes 2017), AVP, Experience Design Strategy, MetLife</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-pew-164a8a106/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">John Pew</a> (MDes + MBA 2018), Strategic Designer, BCG Digital Ventures</li></ul>About exploreIDWhat do we mean when we say ‘design’? Through exploreID, students, community members, partners, and the curious public explore design at IIT Institute of Design (ID) through different lenses and projects, and alumni are invited to reconnect.<a href="https://id.iit.edu/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">About IIT Institute of Design (ID)</a>IIT Institute of Design (ID) builds responsible, cooperative, intelligent futures. Founded by László Moholy-Nagy as The New Bauhaus in 1937, ID is known for pioneering human-centered design and systems design. Today ID is home to the only US design school devoted completely to graduate students. But ID is more than a graduate school. ID is an international community of learners and practitioners who are addressing the biggest issues of our time by eliciting a power unique to humans: creativity. Learn more about ID at <a href="http://id.iit.edu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">id.iit.edu</a>.

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