Courses designed to grow Design maturity

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11 courses filled with frameworks, tactics, and templates to help you expand the impact and relevance of design at your company.

Position Design for Success

Position Design for Success
Measure Design with Confidence

Measure Design with Confidence
Create Your Design Team Strategy

Create Your Design Team Strategy
Business Fundamentals

Business Fundamentals
Gain Stakeholder Buy-in

Gain Stakeholder Buy-in
Find Your Allies and Champions

Find Your Allies and Champions
Express the ROI of Design

Express the ROI of Design
Advance Your Partnerships

Advance Your Partnerships
Clarify Role Dependencies

Clarify Role Dependencies
Confidently Prioritize Across Products

Confidently Prioritize Across Products
Negotiate Win-Win Scenarios

Negotiate Win-Win Scenarios
Stand Out in the Job Market

Stand Out in the Job Market

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      Experience Strategy Directory, Firefly Health

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      VP of Experience Strategy, Ad Council

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      Product Designer, VMware Tanzu

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      Lead Product Designer, DocuSign

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      Design Team Leader, Fintech Magalu

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      Lead Product Designer, InvestorHub

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