Comments on: What Role does Design Play within Your Organization? http://www.designsojourn.com/what-role-does-design-play-within-your-organization/ The Business of Strategic Industrial Design Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:06:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Flüge http://www.designsojourn.com/what-role-does-design-play-within-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-65847 Flüge Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:20:50 +0000 http://www.designsojourn.com/?p=1318#comment-65847 Indeed it´s a interessting position, that there are different views within organizations concerning design. I believe that most of the impotance is given to thinks like usability or good conversions. Design often plays the second role. Indeed it´s a interessting position, that there are different views within organizations concerning design. I believe that most of the impotance is given to thinks like usability or good conversions. Design often plays the second role.

]]> By: web page designer http://www.designsojourn.com/what-role-does-design-play-within-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-65292 web page designer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:01:54 +0000 http://www.designsojourn.com/?p=1318#comment-65292 Those in positions of power often just expect great designs come to forth from the ether, and never really appreciate it. This might be expected, as they have to put their time into other things... and to be honest, many believe that designers produce stuff of that quality all the time - so they don't see the need to give special thanks. Interesting perspective for this post though, I liked it... thanks!. Those in positions of power often just expect great designs come to forth from the ether, and never really appreciate it. This might be expected, as they have to put their time into other things… and to be honest, many believe that designers produce stuff of that quality all the time – so they don’t see the need to give special thanks.

Interesting perspective for this post though, I liked it… thanks!.

]]> By: Tim Fife http://www.designsojourn.com/what-role-does-design-play-within-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-64653 Tim Fife Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:55:57 +0000 http://www.designsojourn.com/?p=1318#comment-64653 Ingo make a very important point when mentioning Tradition Design. The firm I work at in Syndey, 2nd Road, focuses on using design thinking at the strategic level and embedding design thinking into the DNA of the organization. The fact is, as a designer accends the ladder, the focus of their day to day work will very much shift from design doing to design thinking. A designer must be willing to make this move in order to move up the spectrum. Or, perhaps to make things more comfortable for the designer, they must redefine what Traditional Design work consists of, and begin to consider the actual activities of design to be less critical (personally) than achieving the goals of design, which is to create better, more delightful experiences for the user. Ingo make a very important point when mentioning Tradition Design. The firm I work at in Syndey, 2nd Road, focuses on using design thinking at the strategic level and embedding design thinking into the DNA of the organization. The fact is, as a designer accends the ladder, the focus of their day to day work will very much shift from design doing to design thinking. A designer must be willing to make this move in order to move up the spectrum. Or, perhaps to make things more comfortable for the designer, they must redefine what Traditional Design work consists of, and begin to consider the actual activities of design to be less critical (personally) than achieving the goals of design, which is to create better, more delightful experiences for the user.

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]]> By: Ingo http://www.designsojourn.com/what-role-does-design-play-within-your-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-64239 Ingo Thu, 28 May 2009 15:13:20 +0000 http://www.designsojourn.com/?p=1318#comment-64239 Would be interesting to know what it takes to take design to a level of partnership. Although Design Leadership sounds nice I think it might just flip the current situation and others would start to complain, although somebody has to lead. It also seems a bit unbalanced, there are 3 levels below partnership but only one above, and if you count "no design" in as designvic does, it's 4 below. It's also interesting how the role/picture of a designers changes. You might start as an ID person and you will slowly turn into someone who has to think more strategic as soon as you start to "climb up the ladder" until you commit yourself to strategy and do less traditional design (ID). Would be interesting to know what it takes to take design to a level of partnership. Although Design Leadership sounds nice I think it might just flip the current situation and others would start to complain, although somebody has to lead.
It also seems a bit unbalanced, there are 3 levels below partnership but only one above, and if you count “no design” in as designvic does, it’s 4 below. It’s also interesting how the role/picture of a designers changes. You might start as an ID person and you will slowly turn into someone who has to think more strategic as soon as you start to “climb up the ladder” until you commit yourself to strategy and do less traditional design (ID).

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