The goal of the program is to provide specific, intensive workshops geared toward young design leaders who are growing from “doing” tasks to “leading” in their firms and the industry. Designers are nominated by their firm’s principal and typically have several years of work experience and feel ready for the type of content, mentoring and networking offered. The program will include a curriculum with monthly workshops being taught by experts. Once the program is completed, IIDA requires the class of Emerging Leaders to join an IIDA committee in their City Center the following year.
Click the following to learn more about the 2023 EL program in each of our City Centers:
Los Angeles
San Diego
Orange County
Testimonials
Words cannot express how thankful I am for having the opportunity to participate in the Emerging Leaders program this year. Although we were only able to have one session in person, with the remainder going virtual, just being able to meeting with this incredible group of designers each month was amazing.
– Caroline Ingalls, HGB
The Emerging Leaders program has been a fantastic way of both introducing, as well as, enhancing the designer’s knowledge on the business of design. Covering numerous topics, the participant from my firm was helped to grasp some of the more complicated nuances of the ‘why’ behind decisions we make every day.
– Laura Andrews, LPA
The Emerging Leaders program was a refreshing and highly beneficial program offered to up-and-coming designers. It is a very organized and well thought out program. It provided very useful tools and resources and I wish I had a program like this 20 years ago!
– Tiffany English, Ware Malcomb
