The best designers aren't attracted to "blank slate/ground floor" (negative space) – you need to go actively create a positive image of design at your company they can picture themselves inhabiting. Typically includes: -evidence of "creative spark" that already exists inside the company -"values through... See more

My thesis after hiring and managing a ton of talented designers is the business acumen is not high enough, and not enough are going to want to contend with the trade offs necessary to make the numbers work. The average designer is convicted in a way that is anti-business.