Recess // Reset: Conversations for Design Tomorrow

ALL AGES

A talk series with top experts exploring AGI, future design jobs, new teaching methods, and urgent ethical questions.

By Carly Cannell, Parsons School of Design + weetu

Date and time

Tuesday, May 20 · 2 - 5pm EDT. Doors at 1:30pm

Location

The New School University Center

63 5th Avenue New York, NY 10003

Agenda

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session 1: What Even Is Intelligence?

Short presentations + Group Reflection exploring: Define “intelligence” from varied perspectives (human, ecological, artificial). Ask: What types of intelligences—tacit, embodied, emotional, ancestra...

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 2: The Future is Friction

Against the Frictionless Future: Defending Difficulty, Doubt, and Dissent: This discussion deliberately foregrounds voices of skepticism, concern, and resistance to AI’s growing influence in creative...

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Session 3: Designing with the Unknown

Fishbowl-style conversation exploring: Explore pedagogy* under uncertainty: How do we teach what we don’t yet understand? Enigma as a design mindset: agility, intuition, iterative failure. “Student a...

About this event

Event lasts 3 hours
ALL AGES
No venue parking

Hosted by Parsons School of Design/The New School, and part of NYCxDesign Festival 2025, this is not a panel discussion, but an interactive series of conversations bringing together top experts, bold thinkers, and educators to help us imagine the future. From Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) shaking up creativity to the future of jobs, new ways of teaching, and the ethical dilemmas that keep us up at night, we’re diving into the unknown with curiosity, a little uncertainty, and a lot of real talk.

Bring your own questions, ideas, and experiences—this conversation isn’t just about listening, it’s about shaping what’s next.

2–5 pm, May 20th:
Starr Foundation Hall
University Center, UL102
63 Fifth Avenue

Organized by

Carly Cannell, Parsons School of Design + weetu