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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