You’re not a designer, you’re a coach
As the tools we use every day as a designer are being democratised and made more accessible through Design Thinking, our roles as Designers are changing to include an unexpected soft skill, Design Coaching. The diversity of the teams we bring to our challenges frames the solutions we come up with but not everyone knows how to best utilise our wonderful box of Design tools and techniques to their best advantage. This talk includes practical ways to coach your colleagues and stakeholders to be effective when they pick up design tools and get great outcomes.
It also includes way to reorientate your own perception of your role as a designer so you can stay relevant and contribute positively in this rapidly changing world. By sharing our expertise with those trying to use the tools of design to solve problems, we lift everyone up.