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Design Business Council > Design business strategy > How designers are disrupting

How designers are disrupting

  • February 7, 2017
  • Posted by: greg@dbc
  • Category: Design business strategy
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How designers are disrupting – themselves

After three years of working with more than 100 design studios I’ve developed an understanding of how designers grow their business through disruption.

If you want to learn more about disrupting your business you can use the Design Business Model section of The Business of Design.

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Greg has developed The Design Business School to help owners manage their business better along with showing designers how to get more involved in the studio and develop their career path. Contact Greg.

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