Design Forge Archives

The first annual Design Forge conference was held in 2018. Since then, we have gathered in-person and virtually to discuss how design thinking can be implemented in many settings and for many purposes. If you missed a session or want to re-experience your favorites, you can do so through the summaries, material links, and video recordings below. They can be filtered by year or theme, or searched by title or presenter.

Past Forge Themes

• 2025 – Relational Design
• 2024 – Design for Well-Being
• 2023 – Intergenerational Communities
• 2022 – Assessing Design Thinking Practices
• 2021 – Participatory Placemaking Practices
• 2020 – Student Wellness
• 2019 – Service Design
• 2018 – Project-Based Learning