AI Conversations We Aren't Having

Portland Design Thinkers are thrilled to announce our next event: AI Conversations We Aren't Having with Elise Keith

AI is reshaping design work, but the narrative often loops around hype, fear, and sweeping claims. We often react instead of clarifying assumptions, comparing perspectives, or questioning whether these are the conversations we need now.
In this interactive session, we’ll use 5D Thinking to map your experience with AI as a design thinker, surface where we’re talking past each other, and identify the dimensions today’s noise ignores. We’ll also experiment with prototype Seeing Otherwise cards to open new conversational paths. While we'll center our conversation around AI, these techniques can be applied to any complex topic.

Designed for practitioners who want clearer thinking, visible options, and conversations that expand design space.

About our Speaker:
Elise Keith is the founder and CEO of Lucid Teams, the New Rules for Work Labs, and the open Ways of Working initiative, where she helps teams elevate their meetings, decision making, and ways of working. With over 20 years of experience merging research with practice, she’s the author of Where the Action Is: The Meetings That Make or Break Your Organizationand a frequent guest on media and event stages. She works with clients from across sectors and regions, including IKEA, Under Armour, Intel, City of Portland, Logitech, ICANN, Calendly, Conservation Colorado, WorkDay, and more.

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