{"product_id":"design-management-create-develop-and-lead-effective-design-teams-9781484269534","title":"Design Management: Create, Develop, and Lead Effective Design Teams","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigners are more in-demand than ever, and companies all over the world are creating new leadership roles to manage them. With only a few select institutions teaching effective design management skills, self-taught design managers are on the rise and resources are needed to guide them. This book will help you hone your leadership skills and magnify your team's potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEager designers will learn the behavioral abilities required to lead and manage impactful and efficient teams using a systemic, context-agnostic, and therefore repeatable approach. While effective design management is vital in these times of complexity and fast change in organizations, the available literature on design management is insufficient, predominately informative, and unfortunately, not actionable. This book fills that gap by illuminating the soft skills you need to lead your team to success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll gain confidence about how to optimize meetings, run successful kickoffs, manage yourself, and how to best approach and frame your working environment. Whether you are a designer looking to lead, or a member of an organization looking for guidance on how to better incorporate design, this book belongs on your shelf. \u003ci\u003eDesign Management\u003c\/i\u003e is here to assist you in the long haul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehend the underlying social and psychological dynamics of leadership and management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate the behavioral elements of a design manager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the building blocks of a design leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish your core practices and create a self-development program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop and project healthy and sustainable influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild trust, create psychological safety, and fulfill the social needs of high-performing teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoach individuals and groups to unlock creativity and nurture creative collaboration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptimize in-person and remote design operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEveryone who desires to expand and deepen their knowledge of design leadership and management, comprehending the social and psychological underpinning elements of this discipline. Aspiring or recently appointed design leaders and managers who necessitate a practical education in this field and individuals already in charge of a group who aspire to evolve their understanding to advance their career toward a Head of Design or Chief Design Officer role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Picchi \u003c\/b\u003eis Head of Design at Kroo, leveraging human-centered design to build the world's first social bank. With a background in cognitive psychology and computer science, he subsequently learned design thinking at the Hasso Platter d.school at Stanford University and studied its business applications at MIT Sloan School of Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrea developed his leadership and management knowledge working with and for companies such as Apple, Google, Samsung, Sony, and Nokia. His research in human-computer interaction has been used to develop patents for products such as Google Glass, and in the past decade, he has been building, leading, and managing successful teams that created products and services used by millions of people worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50861585334546,"sku":"9781484269534","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0a0df23-023c-4bfb-9a0f-dc9b56519179.jpg?v=1737599220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/design-management-create-develop-and-lead-effective-design-teams-9781484269534","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}