Author, Design Executive, and Consultant Peter Merholz has over 20 years of experience working in digital media and experience design. Peter and Nadia discuss how the industry has and has not changed in recent years, why organizations and design leaders should place more emphasis on growing talent from within their own organizations, and how designers can find the right opportunity at both junior and senior levels.

Here’s a look at our discussion:

1:00 : Peter’s background and how he got into the design industry
5:59 : The love/hate relationship with the word, “Design”
12:10 : How the design industry has and has not changed since 2016
16:14 : The shift of design from consultancies to in-house teams
19:53 : Overcoming career growth gaps for senior designers seeking leadership positions
26:08 : Why organizations should place more emphasis on growing design talent
29:13 : How Peter finds and assesses senior design talent
35:40 : Advice for new to role designers searching for the right opportunity
42:34 : How does Peter Merholz serve design organizations?
53:34 : How to get in touch with Peter & wrap up

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