Design talent is a distraction
Apart from actually creating the design, the main job of a designer is to help other people make good and informed decisions. Designers themselves don’t usually get to make final decisions about the product or service—they advise. And they do this via a lot of discussions, a lot of presentations, and a lot of listening.
Donna Spencer • Presenting Design Work
Your organization may not be ready for design, good or bad. Design-aware employees can organize brown-bag lunches and evangelize at the water cooler. Your organization will remain design-resistant unless its leaders think in a goal-directed way about its users (and customers). Consider reading some of the fundamental design books if you're a leader... See more
Chris Noessel • Is your organization design ready?
There’s a perception that we’re innately good with Post-it notes and whiteboard markers, and folks think that’s representative of design. I am not sure that’s always the best use of designers’ time and talents, which we will explore more in depth.
Kevin G. Bethune • Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
Ask someone to define design, and they’ll likely describe what designers make—architects draft buildings, graphic designers create logos, industrial designers shape products, and software designers make apps. This is how we typically understand design, by its outputs. The weight of these definitions grows heavier over time. The older the craft, the... See more
Design Literacy
Wise designers treat design like an investigation and seek out overlooked people rather than avoiding them.