AI and agency shortlists – a moment of opportunity
Have you asked ChatGPT to recommend a good design agency in your sector, location or skillset? Were you one of the agencies it recommended?
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Have you asked ChatGPT to recommend a good design agency in your sector, location or skillset? Were you one of the agencies it recommended?
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
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 Members’ Forum | October Summary
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
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.
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.
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Creating an impactful Senior Leadership Team
Embedding an impactful Senior Leadership Team is the most significant project a founder can do to drive current, and future, value from their business and is a critical aspect of building to exit. But perhaps this scenario rings true for you?
Using design data to drive business decisions | DBA webinar
DBA In Focus [formerly the DBA Annual Survey Report] is your most powerful tool for benchmarking your business performance against the wider design industry. Register now to join us for the launch of the 2025 report from 4-5pm BST on Wednesday 22 October.
DBA Members’ Forum | August Summary
At August's DBA Members’ Forum we were joined by Lucy Mann and Nick Farrar, Founder and CEO of Shaped By for a great conversation about how to use August to build momentum for your new business pipeline through September and beyond. This is an August to do list!