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Scaling Design

Frameworks & Mindsets

I've used these frameworks to scale design to mutliple mentees and direct reports, teams and organizations. and share them liberally at conferences and with my design peers Borrow them. Or better yet, hire me to teach them to you and your organization.

This is just a handful. If you have a specific design, management or leadership challenge, odds are, I have a framework I can share to break it down for you.

4 things in 2 minutes

Probably the most important framework I've created: a quick executive-summary style context setting tool for teams presenting work. Saves me 30 minutes of questions and helps get right to the heart of whether a team is focused on the right work for the right reason.

The Domensions of Design Capability

We built an entire set of design profiles, across 6 competencies, using this blueprint. As a design team scales, setting expectations with regard to leveling, core craft expectations and range of influence is critical.

Strategic Behaviors for Design

Design has the ability to have outsize impact with these six designerly behaviors. Each is a lever to add value, reduce friction, find time, learn fast and collaborate.

Levers for Impact

Three levers for expanding impact in your job: building relationships, developing skills, and adding accountability.

Altitude and Influence

The greater the potential for impact, the longer it may take to achieve, the more one must lean into influence and partnership. Setting long term goals is an effective way to ground short-term decision-making and growth.