🧞 Your design thinking sidekicks
- Date
- 2026-03-12
- Host
- R GENERATION
About this event
Design thinking gets sharper when you have the right sidekicks. This in-person gathering is built for people who want to explore how generative AI can support creative problem-solving, collaboration, and better decision-making without replacing the human judgment that makes great design work meaningful. About the Event This event brings together a community of curious builders, designers, operators, and creative thinkers across APAC and EMEA who are actively figuring out how AI fits into real working processes. The focus is not on hype. It is on practical ways generative AI can act as a useful partner in design thinking: helping you frame problems, expand options, challenge assumptions, and move ideas forward faster. Because the event is in person, the format is designed to create the kind of energy that only happens when people are in the same room. Expect conversation, shared examples, and opportunities to compare how different teams and individuals are using AI as a support tool across research, ideation, synthesis, communication, and iteration. At its core, this is a community-driven session about better questions, better workflows, and better collaboration. Whether you are already experimenting with AI tools or just starting to think seriously about them, the event is meant to give you a clearer sense of what is useful, what is noise, and where thoughtful human-led design still matters most. What to Expect You can expect a structured but conversational experience that blends insight-sharing with networking. The event centers on how generative AI can act like a set of design thinking sidekicks rather than a magic solution: useful for exploring possibilities, spotting patterns, and speeding up parts of the process while still leaving room for critical thinking and human interpretation. Likely themes and discussion areas include: Using AI to support idea generation without defaulting to generic outputs Turning rough thoughts into clearer concepts, prompts, or directions Exploring how AI can help with synthesis, reframing, and pattern-finding Discussing where AI is genuinely helpful and where it creates more work than value Sharing workflows, experiments, and lessons learned across teams and disciplines Because this is a community and networking-oriented event, you should also expect meaningful informal conversations. Some of the most useful moments may come from hearing how someone in another function, market, or industry is approaching the same challenge from a completely different angle. The session is well suited to people who like learning through dialogue. Rather than treating AI as a standalone topic, the event places it inside the broader practice of design thinking, where empathy, framing, iteration, and communication are just as important as the tools themselves. Why Attend If you have been wondering how to use generative AI in ways that actually improve your thinking, this event is a strong place to get grounded. It offers a chance to move beyond broad takes and into more practical conversations about how AI can support creative and strategic work in ways that feel responsible, useful, and realistic. You will leave with sharper language for thinking about the role of AI in your own process. That might mean a better understanding of where AI can help you diverge and explore, where it can help you converge and clarify, and where you still need to slow down and rely on lived context, team discussion, and human judgment. There is also real value in being in a room with others who are working through similar questions. If you are navigating change inside your team, trying to improve your workflow, or looking for peers who take both design thinking and emerging tools seriously, this event gives you a place to compare notes and build connections that can continue beyond the session itself. In short, you should attend if you want to: Learn how others are using generative AI in design-oriented work Pressure-test your own assumptions about AI and creativity Discover practical ways to support ideation and problem-framing Meet thoughtful people across APAC and EMEA with related interests Build a more balanced, human-centered approach to new tools Practical Details This is an in-person event, which means attendance is best suited to people who value live discussion, spontaneous conversation, and relationship-building alongside the main session content. If you learn best by hearing real examples, asking questions in the moment, and meeting peers face to face, the format will work well for you. The event takes place on Thursday, March 12 at 4:00 PM GMT+8. If you are coordinating across regions, the listed time is especially useful for attendees connected to APAC and EMEA communities, and the event framing reflects that cross-regional mix. A few useful things to keep in mind before attending: Come ready to talk about how you currently think, design, or collaborate Bring questions about where AI helps and where it falls short Expect a mix of structured discussion and networking Be open to hearing practical examples from people in different roles and contexts If you are looking for a thoughtful, grounded conversation about generative AI through the lens of design thinking and community exchange, this is the right room to be in.
Who should attend
This is for people who want to think more clearly about how generative AI can support real design and problem-solving work, not just talk about it in the abstract. - You work in **design, product, research, strategy, innovation, or a related field** and want practical ways to use AI as part of your thinking process. - You are **experimenting with generative AI tools** and want to compare notes with others on what is actually useful versus what creates noise. - You care about **design thinking, facilitation, ideation, and collaboration** and want to explore how AI can strengthen those practices without taking them over. - You enjoy **learning through conversation** and want an in-person setting where networking is as valuable as the formal content. - You are part of a team navigating new workflows and need **better language, examples, and peer perspectives** to guide how you adopt AI responsibly. - You are based in or connected to **APAC or EMEA communities** and want to meet others thinking seriously about the intersection of creativity, technology, and human-centered work.