Design after Design: The Human Competencies AI Can't Replace
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Location:
Hall 1A
Topic:
strategy & ux
Key Learnings
- From Outputs to Competencies
- The evidence that human skills are gaining value as AI scales
- Naming Your Value with a 19-Competency Framework
Speakers
Speaker: Everton Lewis
Profession: Managing Director
Workplace: OCAD U CO
Description
AI is taking over design work, and the entry-level rung appears to be disappearing in many organizations. Many designers wonder if they trained for a job that won't exist. Drawing on OCAD U CO sessions with industry leaders and design educators across four continents, plus recent research on AI-enabled work, we show that the future needs more of what designers are trained to do. Using OCAD U CO's framework of nineteen design-led competencies and real client stories, we explore why these capabilities are becoming valuable. You’ll leave with exercises to help you name your value.