Innovative Thinking From Diverse Design Leaders

Topics in this issue range from reimagining the workplace to prioritize mental health in the offices where we spend much of our time, recognizing the importance of belonging and encouraging it in hybrid and remote work situations, communicating the unique perspective of a Black man at the intersection of design and business, to sharing about the “no-code” revolution. No-code enables designers to develop solutions to problems themselves—eliminating the need to work through programmers to translate their ideas.

These are turbulent and interesting times of great change. Opportunities abound for those ready to seize the mantle. Thanks to all the authors and attendees who support diversity in design. Join us for a future conference where you will meet and hear from very talented design and innovation leaders.
 

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President's Letter 
Carole Bilson, President, DMI

DMI Bestows Its Highest Honor on Jerry Kathman: dmi:Life Fellow
We want to congratulate and thank Jerry Kathman as he transitions from dmi:Leadership as dmi:Emeritus Board Chair to an important advisory function as a dmi:Life Fellow and Senior Advisor to the dmi:Board of Directors.

We take a look at the accomplishments of Jerry Kathman and the impact he has had on DMI and the design community as he transitions to dmi:Life Fellow.

A Lean Approach to Self-Discovery and Social Innovation
Jordan Hopson, Lead Strategic Designer at BCG X
You might be saying, “Hold on, I don't even know what I'm passionate about.”

If you're looking to create positive change, see how the lean process can enable your journey of self-discovery. Start small, and Build, Measure, and Learn!

Avoiding the Tragedy of the Reputational Commons in Sustainable Design
Dr. Alan Krause, Associate Professor, University of Puget Sound
Ian D. Parkman, Associate Professor of Marketing at the Pamplin School of Business at the University of Portland
Saturated with false messages about pseudo-sustainable design, the danger is that the public largely no longer perceives the value of real, sustainable design.

Wondering how to differentiate your sustainable design in a market without clear standards? The Diamond Model of Authentic Sustainable Design provides a framework to do just that.

How to Design Social Innovations for Inclusive Aging
Sinan Erzurumlu, Professor of Operations and Innovation Management, Babson College
Aishani Gupta, Strategy and Innovation Consultant
Human-centered design enforces user centricity, problem reframing, and experimentation with empathy, integrity, curiosity, and respect for people.

Employing principles of design to think about the challenges people face as they age can lead to more intelligent solutions for managing and embracing this living transition.

Changing Design to Change Healthcare
Paul Gardien, XD Head of Design Strategy & Innovation and member of the Philips Experience Design Leadership Team
Eva Deckers, XD Design Strategist and leads the Philips Experience Design Business Value Proposition process
Patients expect, especially after living through a global pandemic, far more personalized and tailored care that can only be delivered through a more decentralized healthcare system.

A systemic approach is useful for addressing healthcare challenges in this era of major global challenges and may also provide a roadmap for other fields facing other complex, societal issues.

Leading by Design in the Twenty-First Century
Anupriya Diwan runs her own design practice based in India and Canada.
How can design help in the pursuit to empower ourselves, empower others, be co-creative, and build more internal power?

Improvements to the design process are instrumental in developing solutions for a plethora of wicked problems that humanity faces including creating improved work access for disabled persons.

Manifesto for Design Schools: The Desire to Build a More Sober World
Christian Guellerin, Executive Director of L’École de design Nantes Atlantique
The designer's job is to represent tomorrow, to give it form, meaning, and beauty.

Moving further into the twenty-first century, the focus of design schools will necessarily evolve as they train future designers to adapt to and meet the needs of a world going through drastic changes.

Designing Culture: A Call for Radical Thinking about Change and Design
Megan Joyce is a Design PhD candidate at Arizona State University
One of the key challenges to scaling cultural change initiatives rests in our ability to define culture shift and operationalize that definition within the context of indicator frameworks.

Designers have the potential to affect change in areas such as public policy, government, and planning, but an understanding of culture change and its measurement will be critical to its success.

On Design Decisions in the Age of Data and Artificial Intelligence
Anat Lechner, PhD, Professor of Business Management at the NYU Stern School of Business; Partner at Lechner Consulting; and the Cofounder/CEO of Huedata
Over the past decade, the world has become both fascinated and saturated with data, analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities.

It may be beneficial for designers to adopt a data-enabled approach to design, one that effectively interacts with cognitive technologies to optimize creative design decisions.

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