Product Design Career Accelerator

4.7

(19 ratings)

5 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

From design strategy, business storytelling to getting buy-in, transform into a strategic and influential designer in 4 weeks.

Product Design Career Accelerator

4.7

(19 ratings)

5 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

From design strategy, business storytelling to getting buy-in, transform into a strategic and influential designer in 4 weeks.

Hosted by

Jacalin Ding

Product Design Leader | Coached 350+ Designers | Top-NPS-ranked GA instructor

Jacalin Ding

Product Design Leader | Coached 350+ Designers | Top-NPS-ranked GA instructor

Course overview

Stop being a feature design machine. Start impacting businesses with design

So you have the burning desire to step up and crave driving a bigger impact as a designer. Perhaps there's a lack of guidance to show you where and how to add impact. You feel powerless and wonder what it takes to become an influential and strategic designer.

Designers with the most success in our industry are business-aware.

If you think narrowly and talk about "design and design only" without factoring in business growth and understanding how to share the value of design, your impact will stay shallow.

Tap into the strategies and success frameworks I've used to grow my own career, as well as mentoring and coaching 350+ designers and design teams.

This course will give you the skills, frameworks, scripts and adaptable knowledge necessary to influence design in your company and change the way you show up as a designer forever.

Commitment: 4 weeks. 5 hours/week.

P.S. Reimburse the cost of this course if your company offer Learning and Development budget. Otherwise, seek accounting advise regarding related to your role should be tax deductible.

Who is this course for

Mid-weight Designers

You're ready to go beyond craft-focused design. It's time to upskill and take on strategic senior roles

Start-up Sole Designer

Gain confidence in decision-making, master facilitation, and learn to impact business directions as a designer

Senior Designers

Build strategic business mindset and shift your design impact to become an influential business partner.

Mid-weight Designers

You're ready to go beyond craft-focused design. It's time to upskill and take on strategic senior roles

Start-up Sole Designer

Gain confidence in decision-making, master facilitation, and learn to impact business directions as a designer

Senior Designers

Build strategic business mindset and shift your design impact to become an influential business partner.

NOT for Aspiring Designers

This course will NOT cover hands-on craft skills or basic design thinking knowledge.

What you’ll get out of this course

Develop business acumen and become a savvy strategic designer

You will learn to understand and communicate business language through design. Feel empowered to make better-informed decisions.

Master facilitation techniques to influence design in the business

Learn the facilitation golden nuggets I've collected over the years. Gain the confidence to lead cross-functional design discussions, and effectively communicate design ideas to stakeholders.

Turn user research insights into compelling stories and get buy-in

Learn to apply minimum viable research frameworks to guide your designs. Connect business goals with research insights and become a persuasive storyteller when sharing design directions.

Measure your impact and be ready for promotion

You'll learn how to set goals for professional development, apply frameworks to measure and evaluate the impact of your work. Set milestones for yourself and get ready to accelerate to the next level.

Unlimited 1-1 sessions during the course

This course includes

9 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

18 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.

Course syllabus

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Week 1
Jul 6—Jul 7
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
Jul
5
Module 1 - Develop Business Acumen as a Strategic Designer + Collaboration (Part 1/2)
Module 1 - Develop Business Acumen as a Strategic Designer + Collaboration (Part 1/2)
Fri, Jul 5, 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM UTC
Modules
Introduce yourself & pre module readings
Introduce yourself & pre module readings
1 Lesson • 1 Project
Module 1 - Business acumen for designers
Module 1 - Business acumen for designers
6 Lessons • 1 Project
Week 2
Jul 8—Jul 14
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
Jul
8
Module 1 - Connecting Design with Business Success (Part 2/2)
Module 1 - Connecting Design with Business Success (Part 2/2)
Mon, Jul 8, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTC
Jul
10
Module 1 - Feedback + Q&A
Module 1 - Feedback + Q&A
Wed, Jul 10, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTC
Jul
12
Module 2 - Build Facilitation Skills to Gain Influence
Module 2 - Build Facilitation Skills to Gain Influence
Fri, Jul 12, 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM UTC
Modules
Module 2 - Build Facilitation Skills and Influential Advocacy
Module 2 - Build Facilitation Skills and Influential Advocacy
3 Lessons • 1 Project
Week 3
Jul 15—Jul 21
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
Jul
17
Module 2 - Feedback + Q&A
Module 2 - Feedback + Q&A
Wed, Jul 17, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTC
Jul
19
Module 3 - Connect Design to Business Values through Research Feedback Loops
Module 3 - Connect Design to Business Values through Research Feedback Loops
Fri, Jul 19, 10:30 PM - 1:00 AM UTC
Modules
Module 3 - Unblock Research Feedback Loops, Build Data-Backed Design Rationales
Module 3 - Unblock Research Feedback Loops, Build Data-Backed Design Rationales
5 Lessons • 1 Project
Week 4
Jul 22—Jul 28
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
Jul
24
Module 3 - Feedback + Q&A
Module 3 - Feedback + Q&A
Wed, Jul 24, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTC
Jul
26
Module 4 - Measuring Impact and Level Up Your Product Design Career
Module 4 - Measuring Impact and Level Up Your Product Design Career
Fri, Jul 26, 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM UTC
Modules
Module 4 - Measuring Impact and Level Up Your Product Design Career
Module 4 - Measuring Impact and Level Up Your Product Design Career
3 Lessons
Week 5
Jul 29—Aug 3
Week dates are set to instructor's time zone
Events
Jul
31
👩🏽‍🎓 Graduation: End of Course Q&A + Career planning discussions
👩🏽‍🎓 Graduation: End of Course Q&A + Career planning discussions
Wed, Jul 31, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

4.7

(19 ratings)

What students are saying

Words from designers I coached

Jac's approach to measuring design value and communicating with stakeholders is inspiring. She has taught me to analyse challenges beyond design. One quote from her that has shifted how I solve problems since the beginning of my career is "A great designer always thinks like a business designer".

Man Hin Ma 🇦🇺

Product Designer | Eucalyptus

I see Jacalin as a role model for designers - always learning, curious and passionate. She generously shared her knowledge, resources and inspiration to help me grow into a more impactful designer.

Michelle Ou 🇦🇺

Human-Centred Designer | eHealth NSW | Inclusive Design Practitioner | Design Mentor

This course provides meaningful content for UX Designers wanting to elevate their practice and move into a senior role. During this course, Jacalin has mentored me on strategic thinking with real world applications that allow me to build influence within my organisation. I feel much better positioned now to deliver measurable design outcomes.

Reece Turnbull 🇦🇺

Senior UX Designer

I loved learning from Jac. She was an absolute legend - making sure our class was always engaged and went out of her way to make the class time productive, fun and of course very relevant. Jac also kept the learning pace at a good rate. Can’t thank her enough for such a valuable learning experience!!

Aneka Reid 🇦🇺

UX Manager | My Muscle Chef

Meet your instructor

Jacalin Ding

Principal Product Designer // Educator // Mentor // Speaker

Jacalin Ding is a seasoned product design leader and business strategist with more than 15 years of experience in building design teams and turning big product ideas into successful products.

She has worked with start-ups, enterprises, and agencies in various locations, including New York, Vancouver, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney.

Since 2019, Jacalin has been a design educator. She has taught and mentored more than 350+ designers and facilitated 50+ workshops that impacted more than 10,000 creative problem solvers worldwide.

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