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DRC 2009 (Chicago, IL, USA)

The Design Research Conference (DRC), hosted by the IIT Institute of Design, brings together a growing community of design professionals advancing the role of design research in innovation. The conference strives to spread knowledge through the discussion of compelling experiences and case studies, innovative methods and approaches, and the future and sustainability of design research.

In its eighth year, DRC (formally “About, With and For”) will be more participatory in nature. Workshops, student presentations, twenty-minute lightning round TED style talks, and other group activities and networking opportunities will fill the two days.

The Design Research Conference will be the ideal event for designers, planners, design and consumer researchers, educators and students, and managers and executives concerned with learning the latest advanced methods and approaches to human-centered design.

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Institute of Design Strategy Conference 2008 (Chicago, IL, USA)

The IIT Institute of Design Strategy Conference is an international executive forum addressing how businesses can use design to explore emerging opportunities, solve complex problems, and achieve lasting strategic advantage.

Speakers at the 2008 conference are business executives and design leaders with first-hand knowledge of how design innovation can drive business strategy. Speakers so far:

• Bill Buxton, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
• Michael J. Critelli, Executive Chairman, Pitney Bowes Inc.
• Claudia Kotchka, VP Design Innovation and Strategy, The Procter & Gamble Company
• A.G. Lafley, Chairman & CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company
• John Seely Brown, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California
• Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness

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