Getting unstuck as a design leader–an interview with Carolina Tod
Carolina Tod is a Brazilian & afro-indigenous designer based in São Paulo. She's a partner and independent publisher at Produtos para Humanos, and Design Manager at Fintech Magalu.
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Practical, the right amount, and powerful!
Do you remember that feeling when, as a designer, you did your first user research and made design decisions from those insights? You came away like OMG WHAT was I even doing before this?? That’s how this felt.
Can’t wait to unleash this knowledge!
It has been a mind-squeezing learning experience and a very rewarding one. It’s invaluable to connect the dots between
Business thinking designer? Yes please!
The gave me so many more ways to connect with business, partners and with the whole organization.
Like a lifetime of experience
There were eye opening facts & thinking, expanding type of activities , diving into business impact of Design, connecting Design desirables to strategic business objectives "KPI's , KR's ,ROI", communicating Design Rationale & storytelling… any many more valuable topics.
I totally recommend this!
For me, this was like a filling in the gaps exercise, and know how to communicate the business value of design effectively to our stakeholders.
One of the best decisions I’ve made
Each week opened up new possibilities and equipped me with relevant tools to extend my skills beyond being a researcher!
A weekly prompt that changed the way I go into work on Monday
The experience has left me feeling excited, driven, and in desperate need of coffee and reflection. It has changed the way I act going into work on Monday.
I received more than I expected
The bottom line, you have to take the course. The classes are full of surprises, but I will NOT share those here. You have to experience it for yourself.
This has evolved my mindset more than any other course I've taken
I went in thinking that I would learn more about influence and data (not knowing entirely what that meant) and