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Design Business Council > Studio management
Five steps to measure the value of design
19
Apr

Analysing your clients and the type of work they want is a critical success factor. There are 5 steps in measuring design for client benefit,

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Studio management ,
Is your studio ‘fit for purpose’?
04
Apr

Is your business fit for purpose? A fit for purpose business is in the right market at the right time. It has the right pricing structure, the right people in place and systems to make sure your business delivers today and in the future.

Posted in: design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
When clients get design
16
Mar

We know clients who use design well, those who integrate design throughout their business are more financially successful (think Apple). It’s proven: design helps streamline processes, explain procedures and build a brand culture.

Posted in: Design business strategy , design value ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Studio management ,
What strategy is (and isn’t)
07
Mar

Design strategy has become a common service offered, or term used, by many designers. Just Google it and you will get about 1,150,000,000 results. When you dig into this you find many interpretations of design strategy.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
How to run a design meeting
28
Feb

Many designers aren’t taught how to run a meeting efficiently and effectively and that’s a problem when you need to demonstrate confident management of a project. This article might help.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: Business of design , design business , design coaching , Design management , design meetings , Design strategy , design studio management , Professional development , Studio management ,
Talking money with clients
21
Feb

Successful designers can confidently talk money with clients. The ability to explain budgets and estimates is a key skill all designers need.

Posted in: Design business strategy ,
Tags: Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Why not onboard existing employees?
09
Feb

Managing a creative business is about constant change of direction, overcoming obstacles and reinvention. The skills is keeping clients and employees onside.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , female business coach , small business mentoring ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , design business , design business coach , design business mentor , design career , design clients , design coaching , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , designers mental health , graphic design clients , new employees , onboarding employees , Professional development , Studio management ,
Behaving like a lean design startup
07
Feb

Behaving like a lean design startup. It’s no longer business as usual. Now is the time to rethink your design business and there’s a lot to be learnt from the lean startup process. Build, Measure, Learn…

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Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategy , Studio management ,
Making COVID an opportunity
07
Sep

COVID presents us with the perfect opportunity to review and revise our operations by developing a Balanced Scorecard.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
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Who said I can’t work miracles
16
Aug

I won’t admit to being the messiah but we can help every design business with the Design Business Model Canvas.

Posted in: Business of design , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Here’s the future as we see it
20
Jul

Right now, nearly half Australia’s population in lockdown. Again.
We’ve put our head up to peer into the future. Here’s what we think…

Posted in: Business of design , Design business strategy ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
This project exists in every organisation
13
Jul

Every client needs to onboard new staff. It’s the one project that exists in every organisation, and it’s a perfect way to get more from existing clients.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach ,
Tags: a career in design , ageism , Business of design , capability building , design career , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , hard skills , soft skills , Studio management ,
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