How to go from designer to chief design officer

As design school grads launch into their chosen professions, it’s a good time to remember that your career is the one design project that you control. And, like design, there is no single right answer, but there is an array of options. So the path you take is entirely up to you. Just consider the […]

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Good Business is Good for Design

Interesting twist. Many of us have embraced the phrase “Good Design is Good for Business” for years. Thomas Watson Jr, former IBM Chairman, made this phrase popular after Paul Rand inspired him with “Good Design is Good Will” (Yale University, 1987). Good design is absolutely abundant today. Come to think about it, I really can’t […]

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Design-led Innovation and building brands by design, interview with Mauro Porcini

I’ve had many opportunities to collaborate with Mauro Porcini, SVP & Chief Design Officer, PepsiCo. We developed a conference together in Milan, have been speakers at conferences in Seattle, Boston, London, Copenhagen and a small town in Norway, Advisers to DMI, and attended many other activities. I’ve deep admiration for what he has accomplished professionally, […]

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Design Leadership: What’s Next?

I just wrote an interesting post for FastCo Design about the future of design leadership. Read the full article here – Design Leadership: What’s Next? It’s based on interviews I conducted with the heads of design from 3M, Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Pepsico, Philips and REI. There are seven areas of focus: Remain driven […]

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Seven Design Drivers for Business

I have a great deal of respect for Raymond Turner. He has held posts as the Design Director for Heathrow’s Terminal 5, the Heathrow Express high speed rail, the Principal Design Manager consultant to Eurotunnel, Managing Director of Wolff Olins in London and Design Director of London Transport. He’d been a pioneer in defining the […]

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How to critique user experience design portfolios

Here are seven tips to evaluate UX designers Critiquing user experience design portfolios accurately can be a challenge. It’s tough to know what is appropriate design for a given project, tough to isolate a persons exact role and contribution, and even more difficult if you are evaluating the work of design leaders. To help evaluate […]

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Fast moving design methods

There has always been a lot of focus on fast moving consumer goods, but what about fast moving ideas? Having recently helped create and run the “Tsinghua-DMI International Design Management Symposium” in Hong Kong, I think it’s time to talk about fast moving design methods. I am very impressed with the advancement of design management […]

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Advanced training for Korean design managers

I recently had 22 design managers from Korea visit me for a week of training. It was inspiring, challenging and exciting to say the least. DMI has collaborated with KIPD, the Korean Design Council, many times on research and conferences, including creating the Samsung case study for Harvard, but this was the first time we […]

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