4.3
(3 ratings)
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Become a strategic partner by connecting design with business, driving discovery, and crafting compelling narratives that build alignment.
4.3
(3 ratings)
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Become a strategic partner by connecting design with business, driving discovery, and crafting compelling narratives that build alignment.
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Course overview
Feeling stuck in a role where you’re merely executing someone else’s ideas? Ready to move beyond just moving pixels and start leading the charge in shaping product strategy? Unsure how to make that next jump in your product design career?
This course is your blueprint for making that leap—from being perceived as a pixel pusher to becoming a strategic partner and design leader.
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What You’ll Gain:
• A path to promotion: Build the skills that get you noticed—and promoted. Learn how to align your design work with business objectives, influence product direction, and lead strategic conversations that drive decision-making.
• Practical tools for immediate impact: Get templates, frameworks, and real-world strategies that you can apply immediately to increase your influence and visibility within your organisation.
• Confidence to lead: Whether leading product discovery sessions, presenting your work to stakeholders, or managing cross-functional teams, you'll develop the confidence and skills to lead with authority.
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This course is for ambitious designers who want to:
Communicate the value of their work:
• Learn how to articulate the impact of your designs in ways that resonate with stakeholders.
• Master frameworks and templates to showcase your work’s alignment with business goals.
• Gain tips for advocating for your work and driving its recognition.
Lead product discovery sessions:
• Understand how leading discovery can fast-track your career growth.
• Use a proven discovery template to uncover actionable insights.
• Get practical advice for running discovery sessions that lead to real outcomes.
Present their work with conviction:
• Use my versatile presentation structure to craft compelling narratives.
• Cut through the noise of storytelling advice to use a tried and tested framework to communicate your work.
• Request structured feedback in ways that improve your designs and your reputation.
• Get access to the slide deck I used to land my last role.
Shape the future of their product:
• Learn stakeholder management strategies and frameworks.
• Practical advice for aligning leadership, planning workshops and driving a cohesive product vision.
• A three-part framework to transform your role.
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Is this course right for you?
This course is perfect for product designers ready to take control of their careers, get promoted, and make a real impact.
However, it might not be the right fit if:
• You’re looking for design tool instruction: This isn’t a Figma tutorial or a beginner’s guide to design.
• You’ve never worked in a design role: This course assumes you have some design experience.
• You’re not in the tech industry: Our focus is on tech-driven product design.
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Ready to take the next step in your design career? Enrol now to start your transformation into a design leader.
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Aspiring design leaders: For designers aiming to transition into leadership roles, seeking to increase their influence.
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Ambitious designers: Junior to mid-level designers aspiring to senior and beyond roles, eager to be seen as strategic partners.
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Overlooked design teams: Where advocacy is critical to elevate the role of design within product and engineering-led organisations.
Showing value and connecting your work to business goals
Learn to connect your design work to business objectives, speak the language of stakeholders, and demonstrate tangible value.
Drive product discovery
Ensure you solve the right problems with the right solutions. Gather insights, validate assumptions, and lead discovery sessions that engage cross-functional teams.
Showcase your work
Present your designs in a way that leads the conversation and drives decision-making.
Position yourself as a key strategic player
Transform your role from executing tasks to building alignment and mapping out the future of the product. Gain the skills to influence product direction.
8 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
12 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
4 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Strategy and Influence for Product Designers
Week 1
Nov 11—Nov 17
Events
Mon, Nov 11, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Fri, Nov 15, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM UTC
Modules
Week 2
Nov 18—Nov 24
Events
Mon, Nov 18, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Fri, Nov 22, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM UTC
Modules
Week 3
Nov 25—Dec 1
Events
Mon, Nov 25, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Fri, Nov 29, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM UTC
Modules
Week 4
Dec 2—Dec 8
Events
Mon, Dec 2, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
Fri, Dec 6, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM UTC
Modules
Transform your career with insights from a seasoned design leader
I've worked in the design industry for over 17 years. During the last decade, I've led design and research teams and helped product designers achieve their best work.
As a product designer and UX manager, I've driven the design strategy for various startups and established companies, ensuring alignment between design and business goals.
This course is the culmination of years of experience and knowledge. It will serve as a practical toolkit to help you excel in your career and make a meaningful impact in the industry.
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Winter 2024
$649
Dates
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4-6 hours per week
Every Monday
12:30pm - 2:00pm EST
Live sessions will be held to discuss the modules' content, visualize the frameworks, and answer questions.
Weekly projects
1 optional project per week
Completing the projects before the end of the week Q&A sessions will help you identify areas where you want more context and feedback.
Every Friday
12:30pm - 1:15pm EST
A Q&A session to go through any questions you might have about the course content and the projects.
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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