We touch on themes that I covered with both Jose Dos Santos and Clive Grinyer in earlier episodes about the blockers that Design-Leaders face on the way to the c-suite. In our conversation, we cover specifically the difference between Tech-First and Legacy Organisations in how they see Design within their organisational structure, what difference this makes to the way they invest in and support Design, what this means for newly minted design executives. His book, co-authored with Kristin Skinner, Organisational Design for Design Orgs is a go-to book for so many Designers, Design and non-design Leaders. In this episode, I am joined by Peter Merholz, Design Executive and Organisational Consultant, Author and Founder of Adaptive Path. You can find out more about the Philps Design Team at this public websiteĪnd you can connect with Nethen Weyer on LinkedIn For me it's the evidence that with humble, but bold leadership and a purpose that aligns across disciplines within a company - Design can be the heart of the delivery of meaningful and profitable outcomes. In this episode, you'll gain an insight into Phillips Design Team, their scale, their approach and attitude and you'll hear Nathan reflect on the balance between human and business outcomes that has been central to the company and the Design Team's success. Organisations that have transformed themselves to be relevant and growing into the future with Design as a core superpower. In today's episode, I'm going to be in conversation with Nathan Weyer COO of Design at Phillips.įor me Phillips is one of two aspirational models for Design in complex legacy organizations (The other being IBM). Subscribe to the Business x Design Newsletter hereĪnd connect with your show host Martin Dowson on LinkedIn - we really welcome feedback from our listeners so do get in touch! Jane Austin - CXO - Digital and previously CDO in Healthcare Peter Merholz - Founder Adaptive Path, Author - Org Design for Design Orgs Jose Dos Santos - Head of Design - Signify and PhD - 10 Barriers to Designers at the c-suite I'd like to thank all my guests for Season 1 of Business X Designĭr Anne Stenros - ex CDO City of HelsinkiĪndrew Barraclough - Design Director - GSKĬlive Grinyer - Head of Service Design - Royal College of Art This will be a great episode for anyone looking to reflect on their learnings from the season as we touch on just about everything, and it may also be a useful guide for anyone new to the seasons (although I'd still encourage you to listen to the series and then the summary so you can reflect along with us). In this review episode, Brian and I unpack what we've learnt across the whole Season and start to reflect on where we need to go next in elevating the impact of Design within Business. All of our guests have led design in an in-house, large-scale complex environment and have brought with them some insightful perspectives on the role of Design and Design Leadership in its intersections with Business Leadership. I've invited Brian Hoadley to return, having opened the season, and reflect back with me on 9 interviews with 9 very different Leaders of Design. ![]() Season 1 Final Episode - Martin & Brian Hoadley review the season.
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