AI in Design Report 2026: Read It, Debate It (20 Designers Wanted!!)

Designer Fund and Foundation Capital published the AI in Design Report 2026 last week, and there's a lot to unpack.
This session is simple: we read it together, and we talk about it. What does the data actually say? Does it match what you're seeing at work? Where do you agree, where do you push back?
I'll walk through the key findings and surface the most interesting tensions in the report. From there, it's an open roundtable. No panel. Just a circle of people with opinions and enough context to have a real conversation.
Format: 2 hours. Up to 20 people. No laptop needed, just show up with a perspective.
Who this is for: Designers and PMs using AI in their current work, whether in-house, freelance, or consulting. Not aimed at students or people just starting to explore AI.
Requirement: Working professionally in a design or product role.

P.S.
If time allows, we'll also look at a framework that's been circulating lately: a practical map for integrating AI into UX research workflows, from The Research Ops Review. Useful context alongside the report.
https://www.theresearchopsreview.com/p/how-to-ai-uxr-a-map?open=false#%C2%A7download-the-map