Robots, AI, and Making Courageous Futures

IDEO has been in the emerging tech game since we designed the first commercial mouse for Apple more than 40 years ago. Since then, we’ve designed the future of everything from kitchens to jet planes, to entire school systems. This year, we’re coming out of our server rooms, turning off our CNCs and inviting you to come explore with us—and our AI agents. Come meet us and hear about what we’ve been making in this era of emerging tech. A sampling of what our evening will include…

• A fireside chat between Tim Brown, IDEO Chair, and Alexander Reben, OpenAI’s first Artist in Residence, on the future of art, design, creativity, and AI

• How lust, greed, and emerging technology can benefit the climate crisis

• A museum of interactive installations from our community

We’ll also share insights on the state of technology in 2024, highlighting the trends and opportunities that excite us the most, and showcase some of our most exciting work commercializing emerging technologies—like AI, XR, and robotics. But we prefer making to talking, so we’ll invite you to experiment along with us. Expect an evening filled with compelling conversations, hands-on activities, and drinks and bites to fuel new ideas.