Masterclass: Design Leadership Intensive with Kristin Skinner, &GSD

Two-week intensive March 11-20, 2024 via Zoom.

All 5 course sessions are interactive, including three 90-minute learning sessions and two 45-minute Q&A sessions. There are 3 additional recorded lessons with related course materials included.

All sessions taught by Kristin Skinner via Zoom, with special guests to be announced.

Course Overview
Gain or enhance your Design Leadership skills in this advanced-level course for senior and rising design leaders ready to address the most common challenges Design Leaders face.

You'll learn practical insights to improve your Design Practice, People, and Partnerships.

Together we’ll explore ways of working that apply to your unique situation, and will learn from our peers in this cohort-based two-week intensive.

You’ll walk away with a detailed understanding of how to apply frameworks to your organization.

Space is limited to enable and encourage peer learning.

Course Content
01 Introduction / Q&A Session 1 of 2
45 minutes

02 Practice: Measure Qualities of Effective Design Organizations
90 minutes
Learn how to assess your team's Foundation, Output, and Management, and learn what it takes to make the most of your team for longevity and continued broadening impact.

03 People: Focus on your team
90 minutes
Focus on growing and enhancing your team members’ skills and strengths. Learn new methods and frameworks to enable improved performance, quality, and learning.

04 Partnerships: Build durable partnerships to increase output and impact
90 minutes
Gain new strategies to build and maintain operating agreements and engagement models with partners across the organization. Learn communication strategies and routines, and understand how to avoid misalignment and gain champions.

05 Q&A Session 2 of 2
45 minutes

What you will learn from this Masterclass
This Masterclass challenges you to assess if you, your team, and your organization are equipped for success. We’ll explore ways of working that matter most for where you are headed, and when and where to invest in order to build a successful organization. Participants will explore operating models, imagine new ways of working, share their challenges and successes, and inspire each other.