State of Design & Make 2024

Read the annual global report from industry leaders on how digital transformation is driving business resilience, sustainability, and talent management

Insights From Company Leaders

For this year's report, State of Design & Make 2024, Autodesk interviewed 5,399 business leaders to gather insights from leading figures across various sectors about what drives change and builds resilience. Managers in fields such as architecture, engineering, construction, design, manufacturing, as well as media and entertainment industries, are optimistic about creating a sustainable and resilient world for the future.

Key Themes of the Report

Business Resilience

Digitization boosts business resilience amid continued challenges. See selected graph (p. 24) from the report here.

Talent

Companies tackle talent challenges with upskilling, digitization, and sustainability initiatives . See selected graph from report (p. 45 ) here.

Sustainability

Sustainability has become a central issue for employees, customers, and investors, as well as a powerful driver to secure business success. See selected graph on sustainability (page 63) from the report here.

Companies Are Making Significant Progress in Their AI-Implementations

Business leaders see a promising future for artificial intelligence (AI) in areas such as design and manufacturing. AI-driven tools from Autodesk have shown increased interest among users, primarily in generative design.

AI is not only used for generative design but also to streamline processes, leading to increased productivity and automation of repetitive tasks.

78 %

are confident that their company will make the right decisions regarding AI

78 %

agree AI will enhance their industry

79 %

agree AI will make the industry more creative

66 %

agree in 2–3 years, AI will be essential across the board

Read the Report here

Company Performance Is Improving

Companies were asked to answer the survey question:

How has your company or organization performed compared to corporate expectations in each of the last 3 years?

And the answer indicates that optimism is returning. See graph below:

Percentage of businesses that outperformed corporate expectations.

More on Sustainability

Sustainability and the regulatory environment supporting the sustainability agenda are strong drivers for you and your customers to work in a more sustainable way. Read more about how we approach sustainability in order to design and make a sustainable future for all.