Author: Jesse James Garrett

• March 7, 2023

  Design at the C-level: Jehad Affoneh on Finding Our Way

  I’ve been hearing about design’s impending rise to the C-suite for practically my entire career. On the latest episode of our design leadership podcast Finding Our Way, CDO Jehad Affoneh helps me and Peter unpack what it means now that they’ve finally arrived. Some reflections: As a C-level function, design’s value proposition is more strategic—and…

• February 21, 2023

  Creative control and executive design leadership

  Even the most experienced designers can be surprised and dismayed to learn just how little creative control comes with being a design leader. But once you reach the executive level, the tradeoffs become impossible to ignore. That can be surprising because the path from young designer to seasoned designer is itself a path toward greater…

• January 2, 2023

  New year’s resolution

  It’s the new year, design leaders. How’s your resolution? I don’t mean that the way you think. When we talk about resolution at this time of year, we’re usually talking about commitments. But “resolution” means something else too: Clarity. As in “high resolution”. So this week you may be making commitments for the year to…