Design management
Learn how to lead a design team and take the first step towards integrating it into your organisation.
Who is it for
In-house design team leaders
The course gives you a deep insight into the development process, helps you find better ways integrate design work and to advocate for necessary changes, also from a business perspective.
Individual in-house designers
Being the only designer in a company or team can be lonely, challenging, stressful. The course helps you relieve yourself of unnecessary pressures, increase your own value, and even receive reinforcements.
Product managers
Learn how design can help reduce development costs, and how you can help designers achieve the best possible results. Your investment in the course will generate a return very quickly.
Other development participants
Are designers art creatures that speak an unknown language and work in strange ways? Well, in reality, their work is very tangible, and systematic. The course teaches you how to create work-class product through collaboration.
Aljaž is an expert in his field. He presents his knowledge in a friendly and inclusive way, challenges the participants and establishes an environment where we learn a lot from each other.
Polona
Digital product designer @ Iryo
Aljaž is a very patient, accessible mentor. He takes time to discover your virtues, and encourages you to use them successfully in the environment where you operate.
Jurka
UX/UI designer @ 3fs
I unreservedly recommend this course to anyone who works in development teams. I can't wait to put the lessons and exercises into practice.
Eva
UX/UI designer @ LeanIX
Modern format
Online sessions, for exchange with international participants and the course mentor
Practical work outside sessions, according to your own schedule and available time
Focused on a specific professional skill that you can use immediately at work
Full of real industry challenges that you can face for the first time in the safe environment of the course
Supported by current theory from the industry, and the mentor's professional experience in it
The intensive version of the course offers one-to-one mentoring on your own project
Developed in collaboration with designers and executives
Curriculum
Before the course
Welcome
- Opening access and communication channels
- Invitation to participate by e-mail
- Contact with mentor in the cohort Slack channel
- Moderated introductions of all participants
- Setting personal goals for the course
- Mentor's instructions for the first exercise
Week
1
Understanding the development environment
Video lessons
- Origins & role of design management
- Influences on product team collaboration
- What backgrounds do participants come from
- The specific challenges we face
- Why there isn't one "right" way of working
Individual, private exercise
- Characteristics/implications of your environment
Group meeting
- Overview of specifics/influences in your environments
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Week
2
Mapping development processes
Video lessons
- Where & how design integrates into development
- Goals and methods in the discovery phase
- Goals and methods in the implementation phase
- Growing complexity throughout the product life cycle
- Why a rigorous process is not the answer
Individual, private exercise
- Visualizing your work process
Group meeting
- Review of your work process visualisations
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Week
3
Integrating into development processes
Video lessons
- What it takes to become part of a team
- What to consider when incorporating design
- Cultivating an understanding of the value of design
- Top-down vs. bottom-up; pros and cons
- Gather support for your own proposal
Individual, private exercise
- Selecting a relevant/reachable improvement
Group meeting
- Reviewing the range & selection of improvements
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Remaining questions & answers on the topic
Week
4
Introducing improvements
Video lessons
- The right time to make improvements
- Limiting the impact of improvement, limiting the risk
- Setting SMART goals in your team
- Finding a sponsor in team/company leadership
- How to maintain interest and support over time
Individual, private exercise
- The first step in implementing your improvement
Group meeting
- Reactions from your teams to the improvements
- Sharing suggestions for improvement
- Space for additional questions and answers
After the course
Check-in session
- How you applied course skills in daily work
- Evaluating personal goals for the course
- Mutual suggestions for further development
- Feedback on the effectiveness of the course
- Receiving a diploma for successful completion
- Invitation to participate in the alumni community
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Skills you acquire
Building constructive relationships within the team
Soft skill
Integrating design into development processes
Hard skill
Communication value of design
Soft skill
Understanding the business context
Hard skill
Your mentors
Aljaž Vindiš
Aljaž's work includes designing solutions in the areas of IoT and digital twins, infographics and data visualisation, cartography and spatial orientation, and personalised or contextually tailored content. His collaborations with leading companies in the media and technology industries have resulted in numerous business successes, excellent user feedback and professional awards in the fields of design, journalism and statistics. Along the way, he has been involved in the creation of three internationally successful teams. He is constantly dedicated to finding and mentoring young talent, and expanding his knowledge through lectures, workshops and trainings. He has conducted over fifty of them, both at home and abroad.
Options and prices
Regular program
732
Eur
600
EUR
Nett
+
22
%
VAT
- 4x 2-hour group meetings (option to record)
- Meetings are a mix of theory and joint exercises
- 4x homework on the meeting topic
- Check-in session one month after the course
- Working in a small, close-knit group
- Private channel for communication between participants
- Unlimited access to tutor recordings
- Unrestricted access to presentations by the mentor
- Unlimited access to reference examples from lessons
- Unlimited access to templates for practical exercises
- Unlimited access to the cohort archive
- Unlimited access to additional literature
- Unlimited access to the school's alumni community
- Course certificate
Intensive program
1464
Eur
Eur
1200
EUR
Nett
+
22
%
VAT
- 4x 2-hour group meetings (option to record)
- Meetings are a mix of theory and joint exercises
- 4x homework on the meeting topic
- Check-in session one month after the course
- Working in a small, close-knit group
- Private channel for communication between participants
- Unlimited access to tutor recordings
- Unrestricted access to presentations by the mentor
- Unlimited access to reference examples from lessons
- Unlimited access to templates for practical exercises
- Unlimited access to the cohort archive
- Unlimited access to additional literature
- Unlimited access to the school's alumni community
- Course certificate
- 4x 1-hour one-to-one mentoring
- Learning from your real, commercial project
- Feedback specific to your environment
- Discreet cooperation, protection of trade secrets
Unfortunately, this course is not included in any bundle.
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