On building respect for designers in an organization, with our guest Scott Zimmer.

In this guest episode, Juli and Scott hiked the Buda Hills and talked about hiring designers, giving them a seat at the table, and building a culture that respects design.

The path we took:

• Making connections over a Medium article;
• Building design teams and the dangers of naive hiring;
• Entrepreneurship as a creative output;
• How a culture that respects design can look like;
• Designers getting a seat at the table, and going from receivers to influencers of decisions;
• The importance of apprenticeship and mentorship in designer careers;
• And treating designers as a partner, not a resource.

Further reading:

• https://www.tmpt.me/
• https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1/this-is-why-i-dont-call-myself-a-service-designer-any-more-5dcf639bebe0
• https://www.amazon.com/Elements-User-Experience-User-Centered-Design-dp-0321683684/dp/0321683684/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaptive-path/about/

Grab your headphones, and come walk with us!

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