Andy Budd — How does design fit in the wider organisation?
In this blockbuster of an episode, Sean talks to design leader, startup advisor and venture capitalist Andy Budd. They discuss how design fits in the wider organisation, design getting a seat at the table, the truth of agile and why design tasks in the interview process are a bad idea.
Useful links:
The secret lie of agile tweet (check the whole thread!)
Designers think it's their job to come up with the best idea tweet
The ChatGPT tweet where Andy asks how to judge quality of design candidates
Andy Budd on Twitter
AndyBudd.com
ClearLeft agency
Leading Design conference
DesignOps Podcast
The chat show where we talk to design leaders about all things DesignOps, with the aim of improving how we work together, how we get work done and the impact our work has. We'll be discussing the struggles we face transitioning from practising design into leading design; the implementation, adoption and contribution of design systems; diversity, equality and inclusion to your teams; and building design maturity in your organisation.
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