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Developing a robust design model involves aligning your organization’s structure, processes, and resources with your strategic goals. Here are some key principles to consider: ^^Translate Strategy into Design Principles: Start by defining a set of design principles that guide your organizational model. These principles should be specific and directly related to executing your strategy. These principles serve as objective criteria for designing the operating model, ensuring alignment with your goals. ^^Structure Follows Strategy: Alfred Chandler’s insight still holds true: organizations must evolve their structures to support their strategies. Consider how your design supports growth, diversification, and other avenues (e.g., new products, geographies, customer segments). ^^Balance Integration and Flexibility: Avoid rigid structures that hinder innovation or adaptability. Strive for a balance between integration and flexibility. For example, don’t over-centralize or over-integrate if it doesn’t align with your value creation. ^^Diagnostic Models: Use diagnostic models to assess your current state. Understand where factors like structure, processes, and culture may be out of balance. These models help identify areas for improvement. ^^Transformational Models: Embrace change as a way of life. Shift from static models to flexible ones that adapt to continuous, dynamic changes. Anticipate and proactively adjust your design to stay competitive. #AbdulPrince #Day9ConsistencyChallengeWithPMT #Day9ConsistencyChallengeWithMichaelOfori #GraphicDesign #TuesdayMotivation #Hardwork #GraphicDesigner

At its heart, design is all about solving problems, and there's no shortage of them in the business world. Strategic Design is the key. It's a process that uses design thinking to identify and solve problems, helping businesses achieve their goals. By creating real-world solutions, Strategic Design empowers businesses to grow and thrive. Let's explore how it can tackle common business challenges and drive success. 👇 👇 #StrategicDesign #BusinessGrowth #DesignThinking #ProblemSolving #Innovation

💡 Debunking Myths: The Role of Designers in Strategic Decision-Making   Today, I came across an article discussing why designers often aren't included at the strategy table in companies. The main arguments were that design isn't realistic and that it doesn't involve analysis. This perspective is not only outdated but also highlights a significant misunderstanding of what design can actually achieve in business.   Strategic designers leverage methodologies and tools from design, management, and social sciences to create solutions that are not only innovative but also desirable (human-centered), feasible (technologically and operationally sound), and viable (profitable and sustainable). In other words, we solve complex challenges that benefit both individuals and organizations, bridging the gap between creativity and business impact. It's time to recognize the value that design brings to strategic decision-making and invite more designers to the table.   #StrategicDesign #Innovation #BusinessStrategy #DesignThinking

When I start with clients, I dive into their current situation, sparking reflection and fresh perspectives. 🎮 Business design isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about asking the right questions. Once the right questions surface, I bring insights to guide them in shaping their businesses. It’s not just about building—it’s about building smart. When was the last time a question changed your direction? #BusinessDesign #StrategicThinking #Innovation

From ideation to execution, explore the step-by-step design process that brings client ideas to life in this insightful infographic. To read more about the design process, click here: https://hubs.ly/Q02mcv_Z0 #DekkersInternational #DesignProcess #Innovation #BoostVisibility

Stop leaving money on the table! Designers typically dedicate years of education and practice to their craft. Unfortunately, this discipline can often be perceived as of lower value than C levels in finance, marketing, product, etc. As a result, it is usually less valued in businesses. Many businesses that 'design' products and services do not employ designers. The result is that design skills are absent in the boardroom and on the ground. What a missed opportunity. Design is an improvement mindset; not all business disciplines can frame and reframe risks and opportunities like the design mindset. If you have design and commercial experience, then even better. Design is not colouring in. Design is a verb. Design is reframing. Design is awareness. Design is action. Design can impact efficiency, reduce costs and improve growth (if you let it). I combine design and commercial thinking to help businesses succeed. I want to widen my network and connect with C-level executives and companies interested in how they can harness design. If you know anyone interested in this - please send them this post or message me. Thanks #valueofdesign #gooddesignisgoodbusiness #designisaverb #ceo #cfo #coo #coachingbusiness #business #innovation #change #transformation #businessdevelopment #worktogether #workwithherb #designbyherb #herbltd 

Steve Jobs was renowned for creating some of the most user-friendly and visually appealing technology. Technology that many of us use every day. This is a prime example of this quote in action. Great design goes beyond optics.   When I work with my clients on organizational design projects, I help them see beyond what the organization “looks like” to how it functions. All of the moving pieces must be aligned in one direction and work together toward a common goal. A well-designed organization looks great and functions even better, leading to productivity and success. #ChangeManagement #OrganizationalDesign #BusinessConsultant

Designers: When your goal is to increase business, it's crucial to be surrounded by those who appreciate the impact of your work, not just the process. The right environment allows you to 🌟 Focus on value: avoid technical explanations by highlighting the benefits and results of your work. 🚀 Accelerate growth: engage with decision-makers who understand the importance of good design in driving business success. 🤝 Build strategic partnerships: collaborate with like-minded professionals who see design as a key component of progress. Your expertise is your superpower. Share it with those who recognize its true worth. #businessgrowth #strategicdesign #value #innovation #design #networking #businessstrategy #designleadership #creativebusiness #designthinking

As the leader of a #designservices firm, do you want to be able to say "no" to clients and projects that don't fit? Do you want higher close rates? Do you want to charge higher prices? Do you want to find and retain the right talent? Of course. A key to all of this is successfully positioning and differentiating your firm. Your goal is not to be all things to all clients, but to successfully specialize. To be the right thing for the right clients. This diagram, which I call "The Sustainable Success Cycle" illustrates how positioning and specialization are at the center of self-reinforcing success. #creativeagency #professionalservices #designfirm #engineeringfirm #productdevelopment #industrialdesign #digitaldesign #innovation #designthinking

No, you don't have to know about business No, you don't have to understand strategy But it certainly will help you grow in your design career. 🚀 Business are people. 🧍🏽♀️🧍🏾 We design for people. From different perspectives, and business is a one of those perspectives. "Companies with strong design practices outperform industry benchmarks by 32% in revenue growth and 56% in total returns to shareholders over a 5-year period" - The business value of design (mckinsey) https://lnkd.in/e8YDZQTK ----- 📌  For more insights on how design connects with business 🚀, you can press the follow button.