In fall 2022, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Board of Directors convened a summit of design leaders to consider implications of a 2022 CIDA-commissioned environmental scan and to strategically inform future accreditation standards development. The 2022 environmental scan covered eight areas of inquiry within a specified scope: global and regional, social and demographic, health and wellbeing, mental health, workforce, technology, and built environment. The following report summarizes the: a) overarching trends identified in the 2022 environmental scan, b) broad implications for interior design discussed at the fall 2022 summit of leaders, and c) relevant content and learning for interior design education.

CIDA will use the results of the above activities to strategically inform future accreditation standards development. The content is also intended to help inform interior design continuing education content and identify potential areas for future research. The CIDA 2022-23 Summit Report is available here.

CIDA’s annual future scan and summit brings to fruition the organization’s goal to both predict and respond to the myriad rapid changes impacting interior design. CIDA uses the results of the above activities to strategically inform future accreditation standards development. The content is also intended to help inform interior design continuing education content and areas for future research.