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Design Business Council > design maturity report
Designers looking down, working on R&D
Putting design into R&D
31
May

R&D is an untapped market for designers yet it’s an area organisations have budget and where design can make a difference.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , Design new business strategy , design value , graphic design studio mentor , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , design coaching , Design management , design maturity report , Design maturity research , Design Value Chain , Michael C Porter , new business strategies , profitable design businesses , project management , Value Chain ,
Getting more work from existing clients
25
May

All designers should feel fairly compensated but settling on what is ‘fair’ is difficult. And because most creative firms are small, there is a ceiling limit

Posted in: Business of design , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design index , design value , Human centred design ,
Tags: Australian creative industry , B2E , business-to-employee , design coaching , Design management , design maturity report , new business strategies , profitable design businesses , project management ,
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.

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Tags: Business of design , Design management , design maturity report , designer mental health , new business development ,
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 ,
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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