Design Leadership | Advancing Design Leadership
Design leadership today demands the ability to bridge gaps between teams, between priorities and between the language of design and the language of business. Join this free one-hour webinar with James Hall, Company Director at PARK, exploring what it takes to lead design at a more strategic level from 12:30-1:30 GMT, Tuesday 4 November.
Rediscovering the creative brief
By Jonathan Kirk, DBA Expert and Founder of Up to the Light
Has the importance of the creative brief been lost? Has it become a bit of a chore, a piece of admin, just a form to be filled out? Jonathan Kirk believes there is a general lack of understanding as to its proper role and value.
DBA Roundup
By Design Business Association
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for your design business.
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DBA Roundup
By Design Business Association
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for you and your design team.
Business skills, Financial, HR, International trade, Legal, Maximise membership, New business & client relations, Strategy development
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DBA Members’ Forum | October Summary
By Design Business Association
For October's DBA Members’ Forum, we were joined by three in-house design leaders who shared their sector-specific perspectives on how current market conditions, with rapid change and unpredictability, are shaping their businesses and influencing their design teams.
New appointees to the DBA Board of Directors
By Design Business Association
We're delighted to welcome three new Directors to the DBA Board, voted in by the membership at our Annual General Meeting.
The future of design industry and higher education collaborations
In partnership with the Council for Higher Education in Art & Design (CHEAD) this online meeting on Thursday 27 November from 4-5:30pm GMT, is for designers and educators to shape a design-led education and industry skills system fit for the future.
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Looking for a good book? Check-out these recommended reads
By Design Business Association
Our book list has been compiled to signpost you to titles that have informed and inspired design industry peers.
Business skills, Design effectiveness, Strategy development
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Design events calendar
By Design Business Association
There are many industry events held every year to enrich your team and business. We've compiled a snap-shot of what's coming up.
BETTER FUTURE Embassy @ London Design Festival 2025
Staged in partnership with the DBA, the inaugural BETTER FUTURE Embassy event will present a range of perspectives on international business with a particular focus on opportunities in India, poised to be the world's third-largest economy by 2030.
