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Ensuring Design Excellence

  • Remote (Hosted live in Pacific) (map)

High performing design teams are focused on solving the right problems, with clear guardrails, and processes that drive quality.

In this session, we’ll focus on an overview of the fundamentals needed to ensure craft excellence—from setting a vision to instilling quality execution across the organization.

  • Live, remote workshop

  • All creative disciplines welcome

  • 4 hours

$500

 

A framework for effectively leading your team to create high-value work at scale.
— Stacey Toseland, Associate Creative Director, UX
A good overview of a framework for improving your design team collaborative processes.
— Adam Trabold, Product Design Director

What you’ll learn

  • A four-part framework to ensuring excellence on any creative team

  • Best practices of defining “good” for any creative craft

  • Tools for ensuring excellence along the process, from start to finish

  • Inclusive practices for critique

  • Methods for scaling “good” design decisions across the organizations

What you’ll get

  • A printed workbook mailed to your home to capture your notes and activities

  • Access to the Design Dept. Slack group for ongoing discussion and support


Remote format

Our remote workshops are based on the success of our in-person learning principles. Our goal is help participants learn not only from our instructors, but industry experts and peers. The workshop will be a mix of short lectures, solo reflection, and group activities. It’s a highly participatory remote workshop. Participants should be prepared to participate in a quiet space with stable wifi.


Who should attend

Any creative leader or manager looking to level up the craft on their team. This includes brand, product, research and writing.


Workshop size minimum

This workshop minimum is 15 participants. If we do not receive the minimum registrations before the class begins, you will have the choice to reschedule for another workshop or receive a full refund.

Cancellation policy; remote events

We understand that plans can change and your workshop may have to wait.

If Participant’s plans change, or if any adjustments from in-person to remote Workshops will not work for Participant,  Participant shall email DD at hello@designdept.co as soon as possible. While we cannot transfer Participant’s Workshop ticket or allow for substitutions should you wish to cancel, we may be able to help you with a refund according to the following timelines:

  • Notice given to DD two (2) or more months before the workshop: Registration is 100% refundable.

  • Notice given to DD less than two (2) months but more than one (1) month before workshop: DD will refund 50% of Participant’s registration fee.

  • Notice given to DD less than one (1) month before workshop: Registration is non-refundable.

This policy is subject to change. DD will notify registered participants of any changes to this policy.

Earlier Event: March 2
Design Leadership Fundamentals II
Later Event: May 5
Design Leadership Profile