DESLD 5000 Foundations Design Leadership
A rapidly changing market place demands leaders who must be intellectually dexterous and possess a range of skills and knowledge reflecting a multitude of creative disciplines. Foundations of Design Leadership is a series of workshops that surveys the language, tools, principles, and theories of disciplines related to design leadership as they apply to the generation of innovative design solutions. Each workshop concentrates on distinct skills needed for the program and with an emphasis on the unique make of the student cohort. Focus is on a synthesis of design, technology, and business goals through the development of basic knowledge related key topics including, statistics, accounting, presentation techniques, design aesthetics and practice, marketing, product development, user experience, and design thinking. Students with varied backgrounds representing the fields of business, technology, and design, share their experience through seminars, lectures, and final project while gaining new knowledge about industries in which they have limited background. The goal of Foundations of Design Leadership is to establish a common set of knowledge among the programs diverse cohort.
Design Leadership Program Only