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Design Business Council > Design management
Victoria’s design strategy
19
Aug

Creative Victoria is seeking submissions to help shape the creative industries strategy 2020-2024.
It’s important that Victorian graphic designers submit.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design value chain ,
Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
Design studio model
Does the design studio have a future?
12
Aug

Will the current design studio model survive in the gig economy where design execution has become commoditised?

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index ,
Tags: Design management , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Presenting: this could go one of two ways.
06
Aug

Presenting in front of a client is no longer common place.
Everyone is busy.
Everyone is impatient.
Everyone is tuned to immediate gratification.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index ,
Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
The leap
29
Jul

I understand the leap of faith needed to make changes. It’s not to be underestimated how easier it would be in the short term to continue business as usual. But long term value of change is often immeasurable.

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Tags: Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
Perfectionism, the imposter syndrome and designers
23
Jul

The characteristics of perfectionism and imposter syndrome are common character traits in our industry. Both can negatively impact a designers mental health.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , mentoring for freelancers ,
Tags: design , design innovation , Design management , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , mental health , new business development ,
Design maturity
How ‘design mature’ are your clients
15
Jul

Business maturity is a method of examining a businesses capabilities. This idea derived from a U.S. Defence Department model to assess the capability of businesses supplying to the U.S. Government.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design value chain ,
Tags: Business of design , Design management , design maturity report , new business development ,
Work, mental health and profitability
15
Jul

Getting the right mix of mental health, working hours and productivity in a design studio is a difficult balancing act for many business owners.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach ,
Tags: Business of design , Design management , design maturity report , designer mental health , new business development ,
Embrace change – don’t just put one foot infront of the other
09
Jul

If you find work is a trudge perhaps it’s time to shake things up. Consider working different hours or in a different place.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Human centred design ,
Tags: Agile design business , Business of design , design , design innovation , Design management , design studio business models , design studio management , designers , designers hours , designers mental health , designers pitching , mental health , new business , new business development ,
What I learnt from my side hustle
02
Jul

Last year I started a passion project with two professionals that I didn’t really know that well. The Clear Communication Awards have just opened and it’s time to take stock to remind myself what I’ve learnt along the way…

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Human centred design ,
Tags: Agile design business , Business of design , capability building , design , Design management , designers , designers pitching , new business , new business development , pitching , pitching to clients ,
Design maturity
How ‘design mature’ are your clients
25
Jun

Business maturity is a method of examining a businesses capabilities. This idea derived from a U.S. Defence Department model to assess the capability of businesses supplying to the U.S. Government.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design value chain ,
Tags: Business of design , Design management , design maturity report , new business development ,
Explaining design
18
Jun

It’s hard to explain design because it means different things to different people. And it’s hard to explain where design can be used. We think we’ve found a solution in our research. Read more about our Design Maturity Index…

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design value chain , Human centred design ,
Tags: Agile design business , Business of design , capability building , Design management , designers , designers pitching , new business , new business development , pitching , pitching to clients ,
New business development
New business dev: it’s staring us in the face
11
Jun

The adage ‘80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients” is proven true with DBC research. Over 18 months we spent $80,000 refining, interviewing and writing the results of our research.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design value chain ,
Tags: Business of design , Design management , design maturity report , new business development ,
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