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IDSA BOS - Managing & Leading Design Strategies

Design strategy is the mother of all design management & leadership activities.

A design strategy is a high-level plan to achieve design goals within a certain business context. It is certainly not created in isolation: it helps to achieve overarching business goals, it helps to align peer strategies and - most importantly - it helps to make the right choices in terms of resources and capabilities.

In this synopsis presentation taken from a core Grow learning module, learn some key aspects about managing and leading design strategies. 

IDSA KC - October Meetup

 

Please join IDSA-KC for our next monthly meetup on Saturday, October 19th at 9:00am at Blip Roasters. We will once again enjoy casual networking and conversation with our IDSA friends. No RSVP needed.

October 19th, 9:00am
Blip Roasters
1101 Mulberry St
Kansas City, MO
64101

See you there! 

 

IDSA OHN - Rams Screening & Panel Discussion

 

Come to Cleveland Institute of Art's Peter B. Lewis (PBL) Auditorium for a special screening of "Rams." The film will begin at approximately 7:00 pm, but be sure to arrive early for appetizers, beverages, and networking with the design community. After the screening, stick around for a Q&A discussion with four Greater Cleveland based designers: Dan Cuffaro (Chair, Industrial Design at CIA), Angela Clark (Root Art, Design and Strategy), Carla Blackman (Design Interface), and Pete Whitworth (Smartshape Design).

IDSA SF: Identity & Identification

 

Identity is a social currency that keeps evolving. Old distinctions, categories and mindsets are no longer relevant today. We project our humanity on everything around us – people, environment, object – by reflecting on how we identify ourselves to be meaningful humans and creatives.

IDSA ATL: Making + Manufacturing

 

IDSA ATL is teaming up with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers to show you a glimpse of the Atlanta maker community. If you're curious about the manufacturing industry, join us on Thursday, October 3rd for a night of networking and get a tour of Decatur Makers!

 

Member Spotlight: Allen Samuels, L/IDSA

 

Who:
Allen Samuels, L/IDSA began his career as an industrial designer in 1966. Over nearly five decades, he has designed award-winning glassware, furniture, microscopes, medical and scientific instruments, public transpotation, heavy industrial equipment and more for corporations such as Corning Glass Works, Bausch + Lomb, Black & Decker, Westinghouse and 3M. 

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