In our latest Ateliers Session #5, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Andy Budd to talk about one of the biggest struggles for design leaders—how to gain influence and make an impact inside their organizations

We were lucky to have Julia Whitney join us for a Q&A Session on Team Culture as part of our Ateliers Sessions yesterday. In this session, we dived deep into how organizational culture influences innovation, risk-taking, and collaboration, emphasizing the leader’s role in navigating these dynamics.

Many of you have messaged to ask us about dates, prices and information about our conference to start your request for companies to approve your participation for our event on September 10-12, so we thought it was time to give you an update!

Moving from an individual contributor to a leadership role in design is a massive shift—one that comes with challenges, uncertainty, and a complete transformation in how you work. In our recent Leadership Ateliers Online session, Andy Polaine shared his insights and experiences, bringing in wisdom from 30+ years in digital and service design, and his coaching work with over 130 design leaders.