Design Leadership
this course provides senior designers and design managers with advanced leadership skills, emphasising AI integration, stakeholder management, and team collaboration
experience
senior/lead 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)
experience
senior/lead 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)
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
..then it's a match!
Over six weeks, you will:
— master advanced research techniques, including rapid research and data analysis, and learn to leverage AI tools to find insights, іdentify potential bottlenecks and resource gaps;
— develop business and product strategies, understand competitive landscapes, and integrate compliance checks into your design processes;
— utilize essential metrics and data analysis methods to measure design success and inform your decisions;
— enhance your stakeholder management skills, conduct effective workshops, and gain hands-on experience in creating prototypes and maintaining high UI standards.
skills
you’ll master
hard skills:
- formulating design leadership plan for teams
- business and product strategy development
- prototyping and maintaining high UI standards
- compliance integration and market research techniques
- metrics and data analysis for measuring design success
- design thinking and innovation techniques
- leadership and management frameworks: lean canvas, design briefs, value proposition canvas
- AI tool utilization to work on complex project structures
- AI ethics and responsible use
soft skills:
- effective stakeholder management
- navigating and resolving disagreements constructively
- advanced communication and storytelling
- strategic vision setting and alignment
- adaptability to different organizational maturity levels and problem-solving
- empathy and user-centered design
- conflict resolution and mediation
- change management
- facilitation and creative leadership
program
new insights and challenges
timetable
on Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m (UTC +3)
- 01.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.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.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 instructor and fellow students
- certificate for achievements — completion of homework
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
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apply
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fill in the application form
- 3
pay for the course
- 4
start training
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The study involved 567 respondents
among graduates of the courses in 2022.
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