Emerging Wave

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The Emerging Wave

IDEO's emerging tech R&D weekly series, inviting industry figures and companies to explore the intersection of emerging technologies and human-centered design through talks, brainstorming, and hands-on making. Discover highlights from select sessions here.

AI Variety Show

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AI Variety Show

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AI Variety Show

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The Emerging Wave

IDEO's emerging tech R&D weekly series, inviting industry figures and companies to explore the intersection of emerging technologies and human-centered design through talks, brainstorming, and hands-on making. Discover highlights from select sessions here.

AI Variety Show

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Agentic Shopping

AI storefronts, semantic commerce, and the future of brand intelligence

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January 13, 2026

Designing Robots in the Wild

Prof. Malte Jung

Cornell University

Human-robot interaction and the rise of fluid sociotechnical systems

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April 21, 2026

Figma Edit MCP: Letting AI edit live Figma files without trusting it to behave

Neo Product LLC

The case for an AI design assistant that knows its limits.

Demo

April 28, 2026

Ethical AI Data: A Wishful Relic or Worthwhile Aspiration?

Dr. Wiebke Hutiri

Building consensual benchmarks and protecting creators in the age of generative AI

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May 5, 2026

TeleAbsence: Connecting Across Time Through Design

Designing technology for memory, presence, and relationships across time

Talk

May 19, 2026

Humorphism: Designing AI as a Collaborative Teammate

Hector Ouilhet Olmos

AWS Applied AI Solutions

From user interfaces to human interfaces for AI collaboration

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May 26, 2026

Designing for Women's Health at ŌURA

Julie Russo Ryan

Creating innovative and inclusive experience grounded in science.

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September 11, 2025

Life-autocompletion Research Study

Alternate lives browser powered by AI

Critique

September 4, 2025

Design For Feelings: Robots

Olivia Vagelos, Nirav Beni, Savannah Kunovsky

Exploring how to design for feelings and the emotional consequences of technology, particularly with robots.

Sketchstorm

August 28, 2025

Eyes on the Dome: AI-Powered Art and Human Connection

Haolei Zhang, Sergio Mutis

Exploring the intersection of design, technology, and critical inquiry.

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August 21, 2025

Old Science meets Emerging Tech: Ovul AI

Serhii Zatsarynin

Testing hormones in saliva, using AI to help women live their best life.

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August 14, 2025

AI Variety Show 2025

Alexa Chomat, Jessica Lin

AI as a creative partner for immersive and interactive experiences.

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August 7, 2025

Exploring Gizmo

Grishma Rao, Tiange Wang

A social network for creative experiments using iOS sensors.

Making

July 31, 2025

Language, Land, and AI: Supporting Indigenous Voices in Digital Spaces

Claudio Pinhanez

IBM Research, University of St. Paulo

Using AI to document and vitalize indigenous languages of Brazil

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July 24, 2025

Soft Tech, Big Feelings: The Playful World of Yukai Robots

Yukai Engineering

Creating emotionally resonant consumer robotics.

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July 10, 2025

Entangled Harmonies: Composing with Quantum Machines

Eduardo Reck Miranda

University of Plymouth

Explore how quantum computing can be used to compose music and expand artistic expression.

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June 12, 2025

Health Conferences 2025 Highlights

Brandy Parker, Yicheng 'YC' Sun

Trends and insights from major health conferences in early 2025.

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April 3, 2025

CES 2025 Highlights

Insights and innovations from the world's largest consumer electronics show.

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January 16, 2025

Calm Technology with mui Lab

Robin Moreau, Kaz Oki, Munehiko Sato

Designing calm technology with Japanese Principles

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March 20, 2025

Unconventional Materials in Wearables

Ivory Lin, Inna Yankelovich

Crafting jewelry and playful objects with flowers and resin.

Share

April 10, 2025

SXSW 2025 Highlights

Jenna Fizel, Grishma Rao

Highlights and experiences from SXSW 2025, a major film, music, and technology festival.

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April 17, 2025

Design Fiction of Everyday Toasters

Tomasz Opasinski

A 30-day challenge of toaster reimagination using AI, brand design, and storytelling

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May 8, 2025

Chatbot as Artistic Practice

Royal College of Art

Interactive Storytelling with AI Chatbots and Indie Games

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May 15, 2025

Augmented Coding: Full-Stack in One Week

Jenna Fizel, Daniel DeRuntz

Developing a complex hackathon platform in a week with AI

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May 29, 2025

The Sounds of Edges

Collected everyday sounds into musical composition

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June 5, 2025

AI-Resistant Textiles

Rachele Didero (Cap_able), Martina Motta (Politecnico di Milano), Char Stiles (MIT Media Lab)

Garments that protect biometric data from facial recognition.

Demo, Making

May 22, 2025

ChatGPT Gets Chatty: A Real-Time Voice Conversation

What LLMs have to say, and what that means for us

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September 26, 2024

AI In Music And Sound

The weird, utopian, and dystopian experiments in music and sound design

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October 3, 2024

An Exploration of the flood of AI products hitting the market

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December 12, 2024

A Wearable That Captures Your Life's Audio

The ethics and implications of augmenting our memories

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December 19, 2024

Applying Humane Tech to Slack

Escaping the nigthmare of the late-night notification

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February 26, 2025

Talk to AI, Build in 3D

Jenna Fizel, Miguel Macias

Puppeting CAD Packages to get usable 3D Geometry with AI

Making

April 24, 2025

Making Art Out of Quantum Trash

Artifacts from the future and telling a story through e-waste

Sketchstorm

February 13, 2025

Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow: Living in Your Grandparents Future

Flying cars, replicators, and personal robots in the mundanity of the future.

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March 13, 2025