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Design Business Council > capability building
Manufacturing creativity
10
Jul

Developing a concept is one thing. Explaining it to a client is a completely different skill, but just as important. Using analogies can simplify the complex.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
Client presentations
26
Jun

Developing a concept is one thing. Explaining it to a client is a completely different skill, but just as important. Using analogies can simplify the complex.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
How to explain things better
13
Jun

Developing a concept is one thing. Explaining it to a client is a completely different skill, but just as important. Using analogies can simplify the complex.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
Studio owners are responsible for health and safety of designers working remotely
30
May

Creative business owners: did you know in the eyes of the law there is no distinction in duty of care whether employees work in the studio or at home?

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
Can you spot the difference?
23
May

This is an article about how designers can differentiate themselves from AI. And how we can help clients understand the difference.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
5 things successful studios do
08
May

This article lists the 5 things are common to successful studios we work with. Successful studios – in our view – are those where everyone is happy, healthy and well rewarded.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
A simple strategy to get more work
24
Apr

There are really only two ways for creatives to get more work. Either find new clients or get more work from existing clients. Here’s one simple strategy that will help both activities…

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives , New business strategies for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
Promotion by job title
11
Apr

Promoting designers by job title only, not by an increase in salary is detrimental to the designer, to the design business and to the creative industry. Here’s why.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Job titles for creatives ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
How much should you tell a client?
02
Apr

Designer’s websites show beautifully-finished designs but in reality, designing takes time and can get messy. We don’t tell clients that.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Social contracts for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
How designers use social contracts
20
Mar

Business strategists suggest we ignore competitors and only worry about what we can control. I would argue the opposite – the more we know, the better.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Social contracts for designers ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
Why care about competitors
07
Mar

Business strategists suggest we ignore competitors and only worry about what we can control. I would argue the opposite – the more we know, the better.

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Business coaching for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Value-add clients , Value-add pricing ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
Who has design leadership?
22
Feb

All designers are design leaders by default. Bad news: not everyone is intuitively a design leader. Good news: the skills can be learnt

Posted in: Business coach for designers , Business coaching for designers , Design business mentor , design mentor , Value-add clients , Value-add pricing ,
Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , Design disruptors , Design professional development , Studio management ,
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