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Friday, 28 March 2008 | Levent OZLER
DMI Announces the 2008 Professional Development Program
The Design Management Institute (DMI) announced five new additions to its seminar program and schedule for 2008, with a total of 12 seminars and 23 sessions. DMI seminars enable design, marketing, and business professional to bridge the design and business gap and become key drivers of organizational success.
Content will cover sustainable design, innovation, research, strategy, methods, brand, management, and development. Sessions will be led by leaders in the professional field and education. Dates, locations, and seminars are listed below.
Design Research for Product and Service Innovation Taught by Darrel Rhea, CEO, Cheskin April 3-4 San Francisco, USA November 13-14 New York City, USA
Designing Future Competitive Advantage (new!) Taught by Richard Green, Partner, Strategies for Planned Change June 19-20 New York City, USA September 25-26 Las Vegas, USA
Innovation Inside-out (new!) Taught by Dr. Bettina von Stamm and Kristi Thorne July 10-11 London, UK November 20-21 Chicago, USA
Sustainable Design (new!) Taught by Adam Richardson, Adam Richardson, Director of Product Strategy, frog design, inc.; and Sara Todd, Senior Design Analyst, frog design, inc. May 15-16 San Francisco, USA October 16-17 Denver, USA
Integrating Design, Technology and Business for Rapid, People-driven Innovation (new!) Taught by Jonathan Dalton, Director, Philips Design; and Stokes Jones, Director, Foresight, Trends & People Research, Philips Design July 17-18 Chicago, USA November 6-7 Atlanta, USA
The Top Ten Issues Design Managers Are Facing in 2008 (new!) Taught by Peter Phillips, Design Strategy Consultant June 26-27 Boston, USA
In addition, DMI will also offer an in-house program, Making the In-House Design Function A Strategic Competency, taught by Peter L. Philips. This customized workshop is designed specifically for in-house corporate design groups who are searching for positive techniques to firmly establish their group as a core strategic business competency. The Trendmaster's Guide to Great Design Taught by Robyn Waters, President, RWTrend; and Gary Springer, President, SpringWater, LLC June 5-6 Chicago, USA October 27-28 Boston, USA
Learning to Lead: a Guide to Nurturing Our Innate Leadership Skills Maureen Thurston, Design Leverage Consultant, Second Road, Pty. Ltd. (Australia) September 8-9 Phoenix, AZ, USA
Managing Creative Staff Taught by Dr. Leonard Glick, Executive Professor, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University May 12-13 Boston, USA June 19-20 Denver, USA
Strategies That Transform Brands Scott Lerman, Founding Partner, Lucid Brands June 10 Cincinnati, USA October 2-3 New York City, USA
Creating Meaningful Brand Experiences and Producing Customer Happiness Taught by Dave Norton, PhD, Principal, Lead Strategist, Stone Mantel April 23-25 Boston, USA September 17-18 Seattle, USA
Creating the Perfect Design Brief Taught by Peter Phillips, Design Strategy Consultant May 8 Chicago, USA November 6 Seattle, USA
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