Design Strategies for Leading Through Constant Change
How design principles help leaders navigate uncertainty with confidence.
What if the skills you already have as a designer are exactly what the world needs in its leaders?
Traditional leadership models can't keep pace with today's rapid change and AI integration. Meanwhile, designers possess the perfect toolkit for modern leadership: empathy, systems thinking, iterative problem-solving, and comfort with uncertainty.
This talk reframes leadership as a design practice. You'll discover how to apply design methodologies to leadership challenges, prototype new approaches with your teams, and leverage your natural designer advantages to build psychologically safe, innovative cultures.
The talk will provide impulses to why traditional leadership is breaking down and what's emerging, what practical frameworks for "designing" a leadership approach can be applied and how to lead human-AI collaboration while preserving creativity.
This isn't about becoming a different person. It's about recognizing that your thoughtful, human-centered approach to design is exactly what leadership needs today.
Whether you're considering your first leadership role or transforming your current organization, come ready to see your existing skills in a new light.
Leadership development in the age of AI comes with its own paradigms. Curiosity about applying design principles to human challenges beyond interfaces will lead the way.
