Workshop: Human-Centered Futures In The Age of AI

Register for Human-Centered Futures In The Age of AI on December 16, from 1-2 pm ET / 10-11 am PT.

As AI reshapes the boundaries of creativity, design, and research, how can we stay grounded in what makes us human while shaping what comes next? In this interactive session, Amy Heymans, founder of Beneficent and former co-founder and CXO of Mad*Pow and CDO of UnitedHealthcare, introduces frameworks that help creative professionals navigate uncertainty with purpose, compassion, and imagination.

Participants will explore The Five Cs of Strategic Design in the Age of AI—Clarity, Compassion, Curiosity, Creativity, and Coordination—alongside practical tools from human-centered design, systems thinking, and futures thinking. Together, these methods help designers, strategists, and researchers reimagine their roles as orchestrators of dignified futures.

Through real-world examples and participatory exercises, attendees will learn how to:

• Reconnect design work to purpose and measurable impact
• Integrate dignity and ethics into product and service experiences
• Use futures thinking to anticipate risks and imagine preferred futures
• Collaborate with AI as a creative partner—without losing the human touch

Join us to explore how human-centered design evolves when imagination meets integrity, and discover how to design with futures thinking in an age of accelerating transformation.