Misalignments and connections: Managing design in a platform world
5 pieces of goodness I’ve been given…
I am not what you call a typical design manager. I am a human centred collaborative problem solver with a purpose – sitting patiently at a turning point in Australian business design – well it feels like it anyway.
It is amazing to see how far we’ve come – big corporate design teams operating in most businesses, government, consultancies – all have design. We have seen design services start to be delivered as platform services through a range of players.
In this exciting if tough environment - I’m going to share 5 pieces of goodness that underpin my views of how design will need to be delivered.
I will share some stories about how my team and I are navigating through the business world and where it’s having impact. I’ll take you through some of the key milestones, reframing and learnings including why I really don’t need an innovation lab…