Design Leadership at Scale: Director
4.5
(11 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn the core principles of effective design leadership in scaled enterprises
Design Leadership at Scale: Director
4.5
(11 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn the core principles of effective design leadership in scaled enterprises
Course overview
Establish yourself as a leader
Learn the core principles of effective design leadership in scaled enterprises in this rigorous two-week course for established design leaders positioning themselves for future executive roles.
/ Course Content /
This course will focus on making the transition from leading functional teams or programs, to leading a cross-functional organization with enterprise-wide impact.
Content will include:
• Identifying your core leadership qualities and superpowers
• Mapping your organization and understanding key cross-functional relationships
• Learning the signals of mature design organizations
• Measuring and articulating the value of design to your business
• Increasing your impact and influence across the enterprise
This course will deliver a wide range of curricular content through a variety of live and asynchronous learning experiences:
• Pre-recorded video lectures
• Reading assignments
• Live group discussions
• Q&A with guest speakers from the industry
• Hands-on project work
• Collaborative small group working sessions
• Office hours for specific questions and deep dives
Who is this course for
01
Design Directors leading teams in highly matrixed environments where influence across, up, and down is crucial for success.
02
Senior Design Managers leading functional teams in complex organizations, and positioning themselves for future roles.
03
Design Program Managers leading operations across multiple teams.
What you’ll get out of this course
Understanding of the core principles of design leadership
Examining of the components of mature design organizations
Developing insights into increasing impact and influence to drive business impact
Learning the keys to measuring and articulating the value of design to the business
This course includes
7 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
13 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
3 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.
Design Leadership at Scale: Director
Course syllabus
Aug 19—Aug 29
Nov 11—Nov 21
Week 1
Aug 19—Aug 25
Week dates are set to instructor's time zoneEvents
- Aug
19
Optional: Design Leadership at Scale – Kickoff Call
Optional: Design Leadership at Scale – Kickoff Call
Mon, Aug 19, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
- Aug
20
Module 01 Live Session: Gaining Clarity on Your Leadership Role
Module 01 Live Session: Gaining Clarity on Your Leadership Role
Tue, Aug 20, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC
- Aug
21
Optional: Office Hours w/ Doug
Optional: Office Hours w/ Doug
Wed, Aug 21, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
- Aug
22
Module 02 Live Session: Understanding Design Maturity in Scaled Organizations
Module 02 Live Session: Understanding Design Maturity in Scaled Organizations
Thu, Aug 22, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC
Week 2
Aug 26—Aug 29
Week dates are set to instructor's time zoneEvents
- Aug
27
Module 03 Live Session: Measuring and Articulating the Value of Design
Module 03 Live Session: Measuring and Articulating the Value of Design
Tue, Aug 27, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC
- Aug
28
Optional: Office Hours w/ Doug
Optional: Office Hours w/ Doug
Wed, Aug 28, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
- Aug
29
Module 04 Live Session: Increasing Influence and Impact
Module 04 Live Session: Increasing Influence and Impact
Thu, Aug 29, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC
Bonus
Modules
- Module 01: Gaining Clarity on Your Leadership RoleModule 01: Gaining Clarity on Your Leadership Role4 Lessons • 1 Project
- Module 02: Understanding Design MaturityModule 02: Understanding Design Maturity3 Lessons • 1 Project
- Module 03: Measuring and Articulating the Value of DesignModule 03: Measuring and Articulating the Value of Design3 Lessons • 1 Project
- Module 04: Increasing Influence and ImpactModule 04: Increasing Influence and Impact3 Lessons
4.5
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What students are saying
Meet your instructor
Doug Powell
Executive Design Leader, former IBM & Expedia
Doug Powell is an award-winning designer with over 30 years of experience in a wide range of design disciplines. A recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Sam Fox School of Design at Washington University in St. Louis, and the 2014 Fellow Award from AIGA Minnesota, Doug is a lecturer, commentator, and thought leader on design issues. He has presented at various global conferences, forums, and universities, including Beirut Design Week in Lebanon, Fortune's Brainstorm Design in Singapore, and Yale School of Management. He was on the 2018 Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards jury. Between 2011-2013 Doug served as the national president of AIGA, the professional association for design, the largest and most established design organization in the world.
In the past decade, Doug has served as Vice President of Design at IBM and Expedia Group, where he oversaw design practices, design systems, designer career and leadership programs, and scaling cross-functional design thinking practices across the companies.
Doug is the producer and host of This is a Prototype: The Design Leadership Podcast.
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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
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Design Leadership at Scale: Director
DLSD03 - Gamma - 2024
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