Design Leadership
grow from IC into lead or head of design role with advanced leadership, AI integration, stakeholder management, and team collaboration skills
experience
senior product designers, design managers
start
November 11, 2024
Group
30 students
Duration
6 weeks
Schedule
Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m (UTC +3)
Instructors from:
Apple, Meta, Deliveroo, Zalando, Ernst&Young, GetYourGuide and 10+ world-famous companies
Language
English
experience
senior product designers, design managers
start
November 11, 2024
Group
30 students
Duration
6 weeks
Schedule
Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m (UTC +3)
Instructors from:
Apple, Meta, Deliveroo, Zalando, Ernst&Young, GetYourGuide and 10+ world-famous companies
Language
English
it's a match, if you are:
- 01
a senior interface designer, product designer, or design manager seeking to enhance your leadership skills and strategic impact in design
- 02
aiming to transition into a design leadership position, with a solid foundation in design principles and practices
- 03
experienced in managing design projects, conducting research, and working with stakeholders, and looking to advance your career
learn how to grow
into a design leader
what you’ll be able to do after completing the course:
- develop and pitch a design roadmap and strategy to stakeholders
- conduct extensive market research and share the results across your organization
- measure and improve design based on data and metrics
- innovate with your team using proven design thinking methods
- apply proven leadership and management frameworks such as Lean Canvas, design briefs, and the Value Proposition Canvas
- iterate on your product, projects and team faster using AI tools
- move from designing individually to leading projects, organizing people and creating value
- cultivate trust and cooperation within your team, and master the essentials of the feedback culture
program
new insights and challenges
timetable
Mon, Thu — 7:30 p.m (UTC +3)
- 01.week 1. design leadership in detail
- understand the three types of design leadership, and core skills that separate a good leader from a great one
- discover 12 qualities of effective organisations needed for truly effective design teams
- map the real needs of your team and organisation with tools like design maturity index and adapt your leadership style for maximum impact
- formulate a step-by-step design leadership plan tailored for both distributed and co-located teams
- design rituals that reinforce the beliefs and behaviours of creative teams and organisations
- 02.finding opportunities & defining impactful business problems
- get proficient at the problem framing that inspires others to search for creative solutions
- master the frameworks like lean canvas, design briefs, value proposition canvas that help to deal with ambiguity, shape the right problem and cut ineffective business requests
- learn how the design discovery process can help you drive consistent innovations and do it collaboratively
- discover how to use strategic research, foresight and system thinking to identify biggest opportunities and motivate your team for design greatness
- get fluent at communicating ideas in a way to get a business buy-in
- 03.week 2. leading design projects for defined problem space
- learn how to work soft (not hard)
- distinguish between design and art, foresee the future of design, and leverage emerging opportunities to achieve world-class outcomes
- discover how to find simplicity amidst chaos and make decisions without regret
- learn strategies to maintain focus during moments of despair and confusion
- cultivate trust and cooperation within your team, and master the essentials of 'housecleaning' in a professional context
- 04.helping your team succeed during solution phase
- craft a team agreement to create a culture of belonging
- set the stage for creative thinking with intentionally designed meetings and modes of thinking
- become proficient in creative facilitation using the 4C model to ensure the engagement of the right stakeholders in the most effective formats
- utilize AI tools effectively during the inspiration gathering and brainstorming phases
- develop skills to critically evaluate and select the best ideas, enhancing the potential for innovative solutions
- 05.week 3. how to be a good design leader
- get a different perspective into what leading for creativity means and how might your team or organisation benefit from more creative support
- dive deeper into the 3 types of leadership
- discover what will be easy to integrate into your team or organisation and what will be difficult
- create your strategies for staying present and engaged. Learn how you will know when to lean in and when to create space for your team to take ownership
instructors.
they will be there for you
what you’re in for
access to exclusive industry insights and trends
- 2 online webinars per week and 10+ hours per week to complete homework
- a lot of feedback from experienced instructors, many edits and improvements
- interactive online meetings, where listening in the background will not work, because you turn knowledge from lectures into skills, analyzing projects with the instructors and fellow students
- certificate for achievements — completion of homework
price of the course
77 500 UAH
pay by yourself
or through your employer
price of the course
77 500 UAH
pay by yourself
or through your employer
have you decided?
here's how to get on the course
1apply
2fill in the application form
3pay for the course
4start training
- 1
apply
- 2
fill in the application form
- 3
pay for the course
- 4
start training
*According to the research of the Projector.
The study involved 567 respondents
among graduates of the courses in 2022.
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