Research
Develop interdisciplinary knowledge on design intelligence, human–AI co-creation, and responsible innovation.
Connect Founding in 2026 · Global by design
Advancing
design intelligence
for the public good.
01 — Why WDI
Intelligence is no longer only something we use. It is becoming a material we design with—and a force that is redesigning how people create, learn, decide, and live.
WDI brings together design, artificial intelligence, human creativity, and public interest. We believe the future of intelligent systems should be shaped not only by what technology can do, but by what people and societies genuinely need.
Our role is to build shared knowledge, convene diverse voices, support emerging leaders, and make responsible design intelligence a globally accessible field of inquiry and practice.
02 — What we advance
Four commitments.
One shared future.
Education
Make emerging ideas accessible through public programs, learning initiatives, and early-career opportunities.
Open Knowledge
Publish reports, cases, methods, and shared resources that strengthen the field as a public good.
Global Collaboration
Connect researchers, designers, institutions, communities, and responsible industry partners across borders.
Research themes
One field, deliberately interdisciplinary.
Human–AI co-creationCreative intelligenceDesigning with agentsEmbodied interactionResponsible AICollective intelligenceDesign educationFuture interfacesPublic-interest technologyIntelligent organizationsComputational creativityDesign policy + ethics
03 — Founding programs
From a field of ideas
to a field of action.
WDI’s first program architecture is intentionally focused: observe the field, convene the people shaping it, and support those who will carry it forward.
01↗
WDI ObservatoryA living map of design intelligence
Research signals, practices, institutions, and emerging questions shaping the relationship between design and intelligent systems.
02↗
WDI ForumA convening space for the field
Public conversations and working sessions that bring design, technology, education, policy, and culture into one room.
03↗
WDI FellowsSupport for the next generation
A future program for emerging scholars and practitioners pursuing public-interest work in design intelligence.
04 — Founding agenda
2026→2027
Build the
common ground.
- Q3 2026Establish WDI and its founding governance
- Q4 2026Convene the inaugural global roundtable
- Q1 2027Launch the WDI Observatory research agenda
- Q2 2027Publish the first State of Design Intelligence brief
05 — Governance
Global ambition.
Public accountability.
WDI is being established as an independent, board-governed nonprofit corporation. Its governance is designed around public benefit, intellectual independence, transparency, and responsible stewardship.
Independent governanceConflict-of-interest safeguardsOpen and responsible knowledgeGlobal, interdisciplinary participation
Founding partnerships · Research collaboration · Advisory participation
