Justin Dauer shares how he conquered his ego to become a better designer, why he’s left executive design leadership, and how unfulfilled designers make bad products.

Highlights include:

• Has digital visual design become a little bit boring?
• Why is humility the most important trait for a designer?
• What made you realise you were done with in-house design leadership?
• Why is it unacceptable for design leaders to ‘coast’ in their careers?
• How have you’ve been able to reach a high level of professional fulfilment?

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Who is Justin Dauer?

Justin is the Founder of Anomali by Design, a consultancy specialising in design strategy, product design, and engagement. Through Anomali, Justin helps organisations to develop their design leaders, so that they in turn foster healthier processes, methods, and cultures.

Before founding Anomali, Justin was the Vice President of Human-Centred Design and Development at bswift, a tech company owned by CVS Health, that transforms the way millions of employees perceive and engage with their benefits.

Justin also spent a number of years as Design Director of Nansen, a Swedish-American design firm. In this role, he established the Chicago office and managed a multi-disciplinary team of designers, front-end developers, and UX architects.

He is the author of two celebrated books on design. His first, the beautifully illustrated “Cultivating a Creative Culture” was published in 2017, with a second-edition released in 2020. His latest book, “In Fulfillment: The Designer’s Journey” was released is early 2022.

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Find Justin here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pseudoroom/ Website: https://anomalibydesign.com/ X: https://twitter.com/pseudoroom

Books:

In Fulfillment: The Designer’s Journey - https://www.in-fulfillment.com/

Createive Culture: Human-Centered Interaction Design & Inspiration - https://www.the-culturebook.com/

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Rob Hamblen shares his insights on effective sprint facilitation, why he asks clients if they’re designing for today or tomorrow, and why design sprints have a PR problem.

Highlights include:

• What do you do when senior leaders aren’t willing to be wrong?
• What types of business challenges are most suited to a design sprint?
• What have you learned from facilitating sprints with tricky team dynamics?
• Does dot voting to enable effective group decisions to be made?
• Does it matter if design sprints are performative if alignment is the result?

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Who is Rob Hamblen?

Rob is the Founder of Be the Leap, a company specialising in the combination of rapid innovation frameworks, like the Design Sprint and Design Thinking, with leadership accelerators. Why? To help product teams launch more successful products!

With over three decades of experience working in and leading teams that make digital products, Rob has worked with clients like AMEX, Adidas, HSBC Bank, McKinsey and ‘that company formerly known as Twitter’.

Before founding Be the Leap, Rob served as a Product Design Director at AJ&Smart in Berlin. In this role, he honed his facilitation expertise, leading the B2B sprint team and overseeing both the client experience and the development of the product offering.

Prior to that, Rob spent some time in sunny Dubai as the Creative Director of UX for IBM iX, where he helped to establish IBM Studios and managed a cross-functional team that supported clients as they sought to transform their businesses.

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Find Rob here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robhamblen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betheleap/ Website: https://www.betheleap.com/ X: https://twitter.com/bamberlingling

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Adam Perlis shares why it’s important to always treat interns well, how he’s trying to solve bad recruitment practices, and some practical advice for navigating the job market.

Highlights include:

• How did an intern play a pivotal role in your career?
• What do the most successful design portfolios demonstrate?
• Why are you deeply surprised that you’ve become a design recruiter?
• How do you assess a candidate before deciding to present them to a client?
• Where and how should designers go the extra mile when applying for jobs?

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Who is Adam Perlis?

Adam is the CEO and founder of Academy, a flexible staffing and recruitment agency that helps companies like Under Armour, NBC Universal and Wish.com, to scale their UX orgs and UXers to further their careers.

Before founding Academy, Adam spent a decade working in various design roles in New York, including as a Head of UX for AKQA, Head of Design for B-Reel and notably, Head of Design for TIME magazine, where he led the team responsible for TIME.com, FORTUNE.com and MONEY.com.

Adam has also been a Creative Director at AT&T, guiding the design of AT&T AdWorks and AT&T AdWorks Lab, and at Dish Network, where he was a manager of Interactive Television.

A dedicated contributor to the field, Adam has spoken at events around the world, such as SXSW, Web Summit and Tech Open Air. He is also the host of “How We Scaled It”, a podcast that explores the journey of growing a successful design practice from 0-100.

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Find Adam here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamperlis/ Website: https://adamperlis.com/ X: https://twitter.com/AdamPerlis

Academy - UX Staffing & Recruiting Agency:

Website: https://www.academyux.com/ Blog: https://blog.academyux.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/academyux/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8wVKD8NG7uhrcPSuylrPnQ X: https://twitter.com/academyuxdesign

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