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Design Business Council > Design value chain analysis
Putting Design into R&D
02
Apr

R&D exists in every business; some ad hoc and some structured. Putting design in R&D

Posted in: Business of design , Communication design studio mentor , Design business strategy , Design studio management , Graphic design business mentor ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Future of design industry
Technology doesn’t disrupt, design does
17
Apr

Designers are the disruptors. They move away from technology-driven answers to human centred designs.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Human centred design ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Design research
Getting paid for research
28
Mar

In design research you are trying to understand the customers beliefs, experiences, attitudes, behaviour and interactions.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Studio management ,
Scoping for value
Scoping for value
14
Mar

We aim to get recognised and paid for the value we create, not the hours we spend on the project. We want to shift from a cost focus to a value focus.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
Moving design from an expense to a revenue stream
26
Feb

That’s what design-led businesses do. They see design has a part to play in every part of their business and the actively apply it.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Agile design business , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
World’s best design audit tool
15
Aug

Look at set of core activities found in every business, develop a system to analyse these activities and demonstrate which of them creates value. That’s a design audit.

Posted in: Design business strategy , Design value chain ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Studio management ,
Smart referrals sml
Smart referrals
21
Jun

Clients are willing to make referrals. Using a value chain approach you can seek out potential clients within your clients’ business. This is a smart referral approach

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business strategy , design value ,
Tags: Design strategy , Design value chain analysis ,
What clients want from a designer
08
Jun

The What clients want survey will research if COVID changed client/designer relationships.

A deeper understanding of the client/designer relationship will be come from asking designers what they think clients want.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , Design business strategy , Human centred design ,
Tags: Design strategy , Design value chain analysis ,
Showing the worth of design
02
May

Showing clients how to measure a return on design using a service blueprint that measures cots and revenue gains

Posted in: creative business coach , Design business strategy , Human centred design ,
Tags: Design strategy , Design value chain analysis ,
Shifting design from tactical to strategic
28
Apr

Shifting design from tactical to strategic requires a change in thinking from producing outputs to producing outcomes

Posted in: Design business strategy , Human centred design ,
Tags: Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , RODI , Studio management ,
Can you mandate covid vaccination
19
Oct

Can you mandate designers are COVID vaccinated? And what is the best way to achieve a safe workplace without disruption?

Posted in: Business of design , can you mandate a COVID vaccination , COVID and design , COVID vaccinations , COVID vaxxers , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business strategy , Design studio management , Small business mentoring service , Studio management ,
Tags: Design Business School , Design disruptors , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Design value chain analysis , Empathy mapping , Rebrand ,
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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