Mar 15An interview with Alice QuanAn interview with Alice Quan With 20+ years of design leadership experience, Alice builds and nurtures resilient, high-performing design teams within dynamic environments that solve complex business problems. Her entrepreneurial spirit, energetic optimism, and high bar of excellence enable a powerful, transformative vision, centred around users to become reality. Her experience spans brand, web, product…5 min read
Mar 2An Interview with Margaret LeeAn Interview with Margaret Lee Margaret Lee is a Leadership Coach who helps executives and practitioners tap their inner resources so they can lead with authenticity. Prior to coaching with Design Dept, Margaret was a veteran User Experience leader at Google, where she held roles building and leading teams in Chrome, Search, and Maps. She…3 min read
Mar 1An interview with Peter MerholzAn interview with Peter Merholz Peter Merholz has been active in digital and product design for 25 years. Most notably for building premier user experience consultancy, Adaptive Path- and now advising teams on design organisations and leadership. As co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs, the first book focused on the organisational, managerial, and operational…3 min read
Published in Leading Design·Aug 18, 2021The Benefits of Group Executive CoachingAt Clearleft we know the value in bringing together design leaders to enable them to share, collaborate and support each other. We saw how successful these interactions were at our retreats. …Leadership Coaching3 min read
Published in Leading Design·Feb 17, 2021An interview with Lauren CurrieLauren Currie OBE is the CEO of Stride; on a mission to democratise leadership development. She is the Founder of UPFRONT; on a mission to change confidence. Lauren is a Trustee of the Design Council and Pregnant Then Screwed. …Design Leadership7 min read
Published in Leading Design·Jan 18, 2021An interview with Audrey LiuA product design leader, Audrey has experience building and scaling design teams from the ground up, pivoting design and product strategies to deliver more value for users, helping Fortune 100 companies (including Starbucks, IBM, and Deloitte) bring their ideas to life in both physical and digital form as interactive experiences. …Interview6 min read
Published in Leading Design·Jan 18, 2021An interview with Timothy YeoTimothy is a design leader, speaker and bookbinder. He is best known for saying complex things simply. An introvert with over four decades of experience he is currently Head of Design at Finder. Timothy was formerly Head of Design at fintech startups OFX and Prospa. We chatted to Timothy ahead…Interview6 min read
Published in Leading Design·Jan 13, 2021An interview with Aaron IrizarryAaron aka “Ron” is the Head of Credit Solutions Design in Capital One’s Commercial Bank. Aaron is also the co-author of “Discussing Design: Improving Communication and Collaboration through Critique”. More importantly, Aaron loves connecting with people through food, is a lover of heavy metal, and a lifelong Dodgers fan. We…Interview5 min read
Published in Leading Design·Jan 12, 2021An interview with Christine PizzoChristine Pizzo is Boston Studio Lead, Digital Products at Accenture. A highly specialized Manager and Senior UX/UI Experience Designer at Accenture with a Master’s Degree in Advertising: Creative Technology/ Experience Design, and over 8+ years creating in the digital space. We chatted to Christine ahead of her conference talk at…Design Leadership5 min read
Published in Leading Design·Jan 16, 2020An interview with Margaret LeeDo natural born leaders really exist? If so, where does that leave the rest of us? Is our notion of leadership out of sync with the reality of humankind? For the past 20 years, Margaret Lee has built User Experience teams in tech, including CNET, Yahoo, TiVo, and Google. Between…Leadership7 min read
