Design Hires Podcast Design Hires Interviews Peter Merholz
Sep 9, 2022
52:28
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
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Book - Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Teams
- UX STRAT Conference
- Book - UX Strategy: Product Strategy Techniques for Devising Innovative Digital Solutions
- Book - Orchestrating Experiences: Collaborative Design for Complexity
- Peter Merholz’s Website
- Peter Merholz’s LinkedIn Profile
- Peter Merholz’s Twitter Profile
- Transparent Recruiting: A Better Way to Hire People