Show notes: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/meredith-black-a-new-era-of-designops
Design Operations, or “Design Ops,” is entering a new era. No longer the new kid on the block, it’s becoming a required discipline in many design organizations. We wanted to catch up to see where design ops is now, so who better to chat with than Meredith Black, a guest from ... Show More
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Phil Gilbert: Making a 114-year-old, 400,000 person company care about design
Changing the culture of a 400,000-person company isn’t just hard—it’s the kind of transformation most leaders wouldn’t even attempt. But when Phil Gilbert joined IBM as General Manager of Design in 2010, that’s exactly what he set out to do. And remarkably, he had a lot of succes ... Show More
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This is a preview of a premium episode. You can find a video version of the full episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dvoGPZEY1g
We’ve been on the road this week, recording some in-person episodes in Portland Oregon, with Ryan Coulter—co-founder of ... Show More
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16. What's up with DesignOps? (feat. Kate Kaplan, Insights Architect at NN/g)
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74\\ A Mother-Daughter Tale of Design Business Partnership With Susan Hayward & Jillian Schaible
<p>Is it possible to run a successful business partnership with a family member?</p>
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The Future of Design Education is Flexibility
With pretty much every design student in the world learning remotely, it’s a good moment to talk about the state of design education at the college and university level. To train a well-rounded designer, the number of things students need to learn increases every year, but the am ... Show More
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These days, design roles are becoming more multidisciplinary, while designers are rapidly evolving into leaders. Shouldn’t design education also shift gears, and cater to more inclusive skillsets? Our guest today is Ekaterina Solomeina, creative director, TEDx speaker, and co-fou ... Show More
40m 31s
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352: Building a Better Design Industry ft. Maurice Cherry
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