Design Leadership Courses
Online cohorts offer a dynamic, community-driven learning experience that dives deep into the complexities of design leadership. With limited group sizes, both live and asynchronous learning, plus dedicated office hours, you’ll engage directly with experts and peers. Each course delivers actionable insights, proven frameworks, and practical approaches you can deploy right away, regardless of your team’s size or maturity.
Position yourself to excel at every level of design leadership. These offerings draw from extensive experience building design capabilities in Fortune 100 environments and guiding leaders toward roles of greater influence. Each course provides frameworks, insights, and proven strategies you can apply immediately to raise your profile, deliver exceptional outcomes, and drive lasting business impact.
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Why Learn in Online Cohorts?
These online cohorts blend depth, flexibility, and community. Small group sizes, live sessions, asynchronous touchpoints, and ongoing access to expert guidance ensure that you learn by doing, exchanging real-world insights with peers who share your ambition. Walk away with proven frameworks, reusable tools, and new connections that help you navigate the evolving demands of design leadership at scale.
DLS: Career Strategy
For design leaders who want to move with intention. This weekend immersive helps you map your career path, refine your personal brand, and align your leadership trajectory with your long-term goals. Perfect for those seeking greater clarity, stronger differentiation, and readiness to seize new opportunities.
Jan 11–12, 2025
DLS: Operations
Ready to scale without sacrificing quality or culture? This course equips senior and emerging design operations leaders with frameworks to build robust infrastructures and optimize workflows. Set the stage for sustained growth, talent retention, and the delivery of impactful design solutions.
Jan 28–Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 4–13, 2025
DLS: Director+
For experienced directors on the cusp of executive-level roles, Director+ hones your ability to navigate complex, matrixed organizations and lead through influence rather than authority. Acquire the skills to make high-impact decisions, align cross-functional teams, and accelerate business outcomes.
Feb 10–20, 2025
DLS: Executive
For seasoned leaders—Senior Directors, VPs, SVPs, and CDOs—who are poised to lead at the highest levels. This advanced course delves into aligning design with broader business strategies, fostering transformative product cultures, and developing scalable operations that support continuous innovation.
Mar 3–13, 2025
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Accelerate Your Growth and Influence
Invest in your leadership journey once and benefit for years to come. Whether you’re just starting to chart your path or already leading at the highest levels, these courses strengthen your ability to shape teams, strategies, and outcomes that solidify your position as a transformative design leader.
Online courses (self study)
These courses are best for those that need a async self-paced course. These courses are delivered through modules that open up every few weeks to help keep pacing and give time to go deep on topics and resources.
Design Leadership Playbook
Accelerate Your Growth As A Design Leader.
A field-tested toolkit you can access anytime that addresses common leadership challenges head-on. Gain proven frameworks and actionable tools to enhance decision-making, increase team alignment, and strengthen stakeholder relationships. This playbook is an online course that covers everything from design leadership transitions, to building and leading design teams, to driving design impact, to developing future-facing leadership in the age of AI.
The First 100 Days: A Design Executive's Blueprint
New role. New company. So much to do. Where should you focus? How can you have the most impact in your first 100 days? This is the blueprint.
Your first moves in a new leadership role set the tone for everything that follows. This course gives you a time-bound game plan to generate momentum, secure quick wins, build credibility, and forge critical partnerships. Hit the ground running and establish a reputation as a leader who delivers results.
Invest in Your Growth
No matter which course you choose, you gain access to insights that never expire. From sharpening your leadership stance to scaling design as a strategic force within your organization, these courses equip you with the know-how to perform at your best—and keep evolving as your influence grows.