Peter Merholz
Peter Merholz
Chief Humanist
Peter Merholz has worked at the intersection of design, technology, and humans for over 25 years. Currently, he’s an independent consultant focused on improving the effectiveness of design organizations. His clients include JP Morgan Chase, Contentsquare, The New York Times, Roblox, and Target.
He co-founded Adaptive Path, the premier user experience consultancy, acquired by Capital One in 2014. After leaving Adaptive Path, served as a design executive, leading teams at Groupon, OpenTable, Capital One, Snagajob (now Snag), and Kaiser Permanente.
He co-wrote Org Design for Design Orgs, still the premier book on building in-house design teams, and co-hosts Finding Our Way, a podcast exploring design leadership.
Oh, and, yeah, he coined the word “blog.”
Design Leadership Demystified
ShareFile Office, Thursday 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
While to be a great UX/design practitioner is to be a remarkable craftsperson and problem-solver, to be a great leader shifts the focus on relationships, communication, and business-savvy.
Peter Merholz draws from extensive personal experience, operating within a range of companies, as well as deep interviews with dozens of design leaders, and shares actionable steps to help you succeed in your leadership journey.
You will learn how to better navigate your stakeholder ecosystem, develop and plan for your change agenda, establish quality standards, cultivate trusting relationships with your team, peers, and executives, connect the work of your team to business value, and what's expected of you as you evolve in your career.
All attendees receive:
• Handout of slides for note-taking
• PDF of full-page slides
• PDF of all Leadership tools discussed in the class
• Additional resources for further study
