Collaborative Design: Managing a Team

Make your design team run smoothly, by learning how to define roles and responsibilities, set expectations, and solicit feedback.

Introduction

• Welcome
• About this series

1. Collaborators, Assemble!

• Who to engage
• Identifying stakeholders
• Including decision makers
• Designing for diversity

2. Setting the Stage for Effective Collaboration

• Defining roles and responsibilities
• Choosing a collaboration model
• Getting the timing right

3. Running Better Meetings

• Why most meetings are a drag
• Knowing when to call a meeting
• Running great meetings
• Crafting the agenda
• Understanding power dynamics
• Setting and maintaining boundaries

4. Avoiding Pitfalls

• Confusing personal taste with effectiveness
• Resolving disagreements
• Using the language of problems vs. solutions

5. Sharing Rewards

• Thanking your collaborators

Conclusion

• Next steps