Professional Development

 

 

GROW

IDSA and Grow have partnered to offer exceptional professional development opportunities for Mid and Sr level designers looking to take the next step into Design Management. During these classes, you will learn practical knowledge, tools and methods to help you to boost the value of design within your company. This beneficial training is the career boost you’ve been waiting for. IDSA members receive a 10% discount on any course taken.  

Healthcare Design and the User Experience

The IDSA Medical Section is pleased to present a series of four webinars focused on design in the healthcare space. The presentations are intended to be both informative and inspirational, providing designers with insights into challenges, techniques and opportunities—and offering paradigms of our ever-changing healthcare industry. 

Autodesk 

Approaches to ecodesign and design for sustainability have been around but many designers are still uncertain about where to begin, and how far to go. Experts Philip White and Louise St. Pierre walked participants through phases of the design process that offer the largest opportunities for reducing environmental impacts. They demonstrated powerful tools and approaches from sources including Okala Practitioner. 

Take the Creative Lead

Building off the success of the District Design Conference presentations, IDSA is launching a new, monthly webinar series—Take the Creative Lead. Join us for three, high-quality and thought-provoking webinar sessions led by IDSA members.                                                                                                          

Ecodesign

Approaches to ecodesign and design for sustainability have been around but many designers are still uncertain about where to begin, and how far to go. Experts Philip White and Louise St. Pierre walked participants through phases of the design process that offer the largest opportunities for reducing environmental impacts. They demonstrated powerful tools and approaches from sources including Okala Practitioner. 

Design Voices

IDSA presents the Design Voices Webinar Series. Starting in March of 2015 IDSA has presented design experts with a voice. Each hour-long webinar offered an information-packed presentation followed by a moderated Q&A where attendees posed their own thought-provoking questions. 

Good Design = Good Business

In summer and fall 2014, IDSA presented experts from top firms who provided deep-dives into specific correlations between good design and business success including:

  • The influence of innovation on big name brands
  • How ID skills can bring entrepreneurial success
  • The convergence of UX, IX and mainstream ID in successful products
  • Creating hit products through direct connection of designer and end-user

Each hour-long webinar offered an information-packed presentation followed by a moderated Q&A where attendees posed their own thought-provoking questions. 

Sponsored Webinars

Who better than the leading software and service providers to demonstrate how to use the latest design tools. Learn and interact with the professionals using these tools. For more information on how you can highlight your company, please contact Carrie Green CarrieG@idsa.org or 703.707.6000 x100.