Discover the Future of Design: Chat with Certified Design Futurists
Tue, Dec 16
|Online: Zoom
In this Design Forward session, you'll be introduced to the CDF course and will get a glimpse into key frameworks covered in the curriculum. Whether you're curious about the certification or considering enrolling, this is a great opportunity to gain insights and ask questions.
Time & Location
Dec 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
Online: Zoom
About the Event
Discover the Future of Design, chat with Certified Design Futurists
The Certified Design Futurist (CDF) program from IIDA is a groundbreaking certification course rooted in the strategic foresight methodology developed by renowned quantitative futurist Amy Webb, Founder and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group (FTSG). Working directly with FTSG leader and IIDA’s Futurist-in-Residence, Mark Bryan, IIDA, candidates learn and apply research-based foresight practices to real-world scenarios, and exit the program with new, industry-leading capabilities that add significant value to firms and clients.
Presenter Matt Thompson, CDF, Assoc. IIDA
Matt Thompson of MillerKnoll was among the first 12 professionals to earn this prestigious certification. The CDF program equips design professionals and industry leaders with the tools to anticipate and shape the future using a rigorous, evidence-based approach. Participants learn to identify emerging signals and trends that reveal how people, clients, businesses, and users may behave over the next 5, 10,…
Tickets
Member Ticket
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$5 Legislation Contribution
A portion of ticket sales will be used to support statewide lobbying efforts, led by the Consortium for Interior Design-Washington.
$5.00
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