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Strategic Design Career Accelerator

4.7

(32 ratings)

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5 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

From business strategy, communicating the value of design to career growth planning. Learn to become a high performing strategic designer

Jacalin has coached designers from:

Google
DoorDash
Skillshare
LinkedIn
Accenture

Course overview

This one holistic course to shift how you think and talk about design forever

🥲 Do you have a burning desire to create greater impact as a designer?

🥲 Perhaps you've hit the 'design skill ceiling" and unsure how to take your career to the next level.

🥲 You might feel powerless when communicating design to business partners and wonder what it takes to become an high performing strategic partner to the business.


This course is designed to address these exact challenges.👆🏼


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.


The choice is yours:

Continue as an average performer, or seize this unique learning opportunity to become a high-performing strategic design partner.


If you can commit to put in the work for 4 weeks, approximately 4-6 hours/week, the outcome will surprise you.


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

01

Mid-Senior Designers


You've mastered craft-focused skills and ready to elevate product thinking and develop strategic knowledge

02

Senior Designers


Infuse strategic business thinking into your process, lead and direct your team through planning and execution

03

Start-up / Freelance Designer


Gain confidence in decision-making, master facilitation, and ready to impact business strategic directions.

04

NOT for Junior Designers


This course is best suited for anyone with any least 3 years industry experience or a career transitioner.

What you’ll get out of this course

Develop business acumen and become a savvy strategic partner

Gain new perspectives into business landscapes and increase your ability to make decision within and beyond the business eco-system. Becoming empowered to make strategic decisions and communicate business value through design.

Increase design influence in the business by facilitation

The art of facilitation is more than workshops. In this module you'll learn how to influence effectively. Learn how to align strategic goals, lead cross-functional collaboration, and increase design influence with new found leadership skills.

Turn research insights into compelling product opportunities, learn to communicate the value of design

Learn to apply minimum viable research frameworks to guide your designs and measure success. Connect business goals with the value of design. Become a persuasive storyteller with proven frameworks to follow.

Holistic career planning, craft your impact story to pitch for promotion

Life is so much more than "work". The art to create the dream career path is by aligning it with your true life vision. You'll learn to set effective goals for professional development, walk away with a plan to execute and evaluate towards your end goal.

Instructor support when you need

Any questions or challenges during the course, Instructor is only one message away to provide any support you need to maximise your learning experience.

This course includes

9 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

35 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

7 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

    Nov 9—Nov 10

    Events

    • Nov

      9

      Course Kick off + Meet & Greet 👋🏽

      Sat, Nov 9, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

    Modules

    • Introduce yourself & pre module readings

    • Module 1: Strategic Design - Mastering Business Acumen

  • Week 2

    Nov 11—Nov 17

    Events

    • Nov

      16

      Module 1 - Strategic Design - Mastering Business Acumen

      Sat, Nov 16, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

    Modules

    • Module 2: Become an influential facilitator to gain buy-in

  • Week 3

    Nov 18—Nov 24

    Events

    • Nov

      19

      Learning review - Module 1

      Tue, Nov 19, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

    • Nov

      23

      Module 2 - Ability to Design Across Teams by Facilitate and Lead

      Sat, Nov 23, 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM UTC

    Modules

    • Module 3 - Communicating the value of design with data driven rationales

  • Week 4

    Nov 25—Dec 1

    Events

    • Nov

      26

      Learning review - Module 2

      Tue, Nov 26, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

    • Nov

      30

      Module 3 - Master Persuasive Storytelling with Data-Driven Design Rationale

      Sat, Nov 30, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

    Modules

    • Module 4 - Measure Your Impact and Level Up Your Career

  • Week 5

    Dec 2—Dec 8

    Events

    • Dec

      3

      Learning review - Module 3

      Tue, Dec 3, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

    • Dec

      7

      Module 4 - Measuring Impact and Level Up Your Product Design Career

      Sat, Dec 7, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

  • Week 6

    Dec 9

    Events

    • Dec

      9

      Course Review + Graduation 👩🏽‍🎓

      Mon, Dec 9, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

  • Post-Course

    Modules

    • Continuous learning

  • Bonus

    Modules

    • Bonus - Strategic Direction

4.7

(32 ratings)

What students are saying

What's it like to learn from Jacalin?

        This is by far, one of the best courses I've taken about combining business and design. I've spent a lot of time and money in so many courses and this one has it all, plus the amazing experience of Jacalin! She is one of the most intelligent, knowledgeable and approachable persons I know. Highly recommend the course!
Paulina Galindo 🇺🇸

Paulina Galindo 🇺🇸

Lead Product Designer | DoorDash | Ex-Linkedin
        Jac, you made this course fun and enjoyable to attend. I personally valued your holistic approach to what you taught and provided valuable information not just for our design careers but for life.
Nikki Beckman 🇺🇸

Nikki Beckman 🇺🇸

Product Designer | Paramount | CBS Sports
        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 🇦🇺

Man Hin Ma 🇦🇺

Senior Product Designer | Zip | ex-Eucalyptus
        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 🇦🇺

Aneka Reid 🇦🇺

UX Manager | My Muscle Chef
        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  🇦🇺

Michelle Ou  🇦🇺

Human-Centred Designer | 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 🇦🇺

Reece Turnbull 🇦🇺

Senior UX Designer

Meet your instructor

Jacalin Ding

Jacalin Ding

Principal Product Design Leader // Entrepreneur // Mentor // Speaker

Jacalin Ding is a seasoned product design leader and business strategist with over 15 years of experience in building design teams and products.


She has collaborated with startups, enterprises, and agencies across New York, Vancouver, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney.


Jacalin has worked directly with CEOs and founders and help raised millions in funding for their businesses.


Jacalin is a business thinker with a designer heart. She founded a design label and grew it into a side hustle that generated multi six-figure annual revenue.


Since 2019, Jacalin has coached over 350 designers to amplify their impacts by connecting design to business success. She has since facilitated more than 70 workshops that have impacted over 10,000 creative problem solvers worldwide.

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Strategic Design Career Accelerator

Cohort 4

$980

Dates

Nov 8—Dec 9, 2024

Payment Deadline

Nov 8, 2024
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Bulk purchases

Course schedule

4 - 6 hours per week

  • Weekly Live Classes

    AEST 11am, PDT 6pm, EDT9pm

    1-1.5hr

    Weekly module learning

    Q&A

    Collaborations


    AEST (Sat) / PDT EDT (Fri)

  • Q&A, Learning Reflection

    AEST 11am, PDT 6pm, EDT 9pm

    1hr

    Weekly assignment learning review

    Q&A


    AEST (Tue) / PDT EDT (Mon)

Free resource

Product Design Career Matrix

Lack of career growth directions or guidance?

Steal this Product Design Career Matrix absolutely FREE!


Unlock your growth potential with the Product Design Career Matrix – a tool I've built to help many design teams to gain clarity and focus in career growth. It's a comprehensive self-evaluation tool meticulously crafted to empower designers to assess and enhance skillsets. 


🎨 Dive deep into design capabilities on every level

🚀 Identify areas for growth and improvement

🔍 Navigate the softskills required to excel 



Get this free career matrix

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Join an upcoming cohort

Strategic Design Career Accelerator

Cohort 4

$980

Dates

Nov 8—Dec 9, 2024

Payment Deadline

Nov 8, 2024
|

Bulk purchases

$980

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