Design represents an important role in shaping the future, but it can't operate in a vacuum. The complexities of our time (e.g., generative AI, economic uncertainty, climate change, cultural movements, geo-political shifts, etc.) require multidisciplinary, creative problem-solving more than ever. If your a design practitioner or design leader, this course will give you more courage (vs. paralysis) in your work. You'll figure out ways to break through the glass ceiling of misunderstandings and friction when collaborating with tech and business peers. You'll learn ways to build stakeholder empathy, strategic influence and a renewed sense of optimism that you can translate diverse insights and inspiration into meaningful innovation.

What we'll cover together:

• Debunk common design's misperceptions and explore the ways designers can influence up and down the value chain

• Optimize multidisciplinary teaming by building effective stakeholder management skills when engaging business & tech colleagues

• Develop future foresight by learning how to curate trends and anticipate different possible (even plausible) future scenarios

• Exploring the connections between design & diversity to give you strategies to evolve your team to mirror the world's needs

• Foster design transformation by understanding implications on your organization's design roles, methods and key enablers

This live 2-week interactive course, inspired from my first book Reimagining Design (The MIT Press), provides a safe-space to share perspectives, frameworks and tactics on how to elevate design's impact within multidisciplinary teams to unlock meaningful innovation and inspire future growth opportunities for your organization. "Chatham House Rules" apply for each live-session and any asynchronous conversations on the Maven platform.

Why do I want to serve as your instructor?

I want to share tips and tricks that will help you cut through the organizational noise and friction that often gets in our way of making impact with our design skills. From my experience building, growing and serving creative teams at places like Nike and BCG, I want you to get up the learning curve much faster.