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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071117
SUMMARY:Learning to Lead: A Guide to Leadership Skills
LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
DESCRIPTION:Many of us who studied design in college missed those ‘leadersh
 ip classes’ typically offered to the business students—our educational focu
 s was on learning creative processes and improving our visual skills. As th
 e definition of corporate competitiveness evolves, the expectations placed 
 upon the design profession grow exponentially. Designers are perfectly pred
 isposed to strengthen their organization’s competitive position because the
 y are advocates of innovation and creative thinking.
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\nMaureen Thurston 
 will discuss the fundamental precepts of leadership, diagnose the role of t
 he design leader, explore how core leadership skills can be learned, applie
 d and leveraged, as well as help you develop your own personal leadership s
 tyle.
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\nWhat you will learn:
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\n    * Examining leadership and its imp
 act on the design profession
\n    * Deciphering the myth, mystique and spe
 cific traits of leadership
\n    * What are the nuances between managing an
 d leading
\n    * How to hone your ‘inner-leader’ skills
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\nHow you will 
 benefit:
\nAs designers ascend the management ladder, one of the hardest ch
 allenges they will face is conquering the ‘soft’ skills of leadership. Thro
 ugh readings, assignments, Socratic-styled discussions and experience-based
  exercises, this seminar provides participants with specific tools that wil
 l transfer leadership skills into effective practice.
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\nMaureen Thurston
  is an accomplished strategist and author of Design Leverage, and a former 
 Professor of Design Management at Art Center College of Design. Maureen is 
 Principal and Founder of ACCESS International, the first United States brok
 erage for state-of–the-art product design application.  
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\n    Feedback 
 from past attendees:
\n    Fantastic! Helpful not only for my current situa
 tion as a design leader, but for my future career.
\n    Great seminar! A t
 horoughly enjoyable experience.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080601
SUMMARY:Design That Ships:Making Design In Any Environment
LOCATION:Sunnyvale, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:This full-day course is focused on teaching methods and techniq
 ues to get past obstacles, big and small, that prevent great design from ha
 ppening. This starts with forging a shared vision with people at all levels
  of the org chart, having the right mindset and approach to be a design lea
 der, and working with difficult team members. Tom will help you take the in
 itiative and make sure the great design you’re part of creating actually se
 es the light of day. It will also help you grow as a professional, both wit
 hin and beyond design.
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\nKey areas of focus include:
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\n    * Represen
 ting your designs
\n    * Establishing action networks
\n    * Managing org
 anizational energy
\n    * Understanding stakeholders
\n    * Connecting wi
 th your purpose
\n    * Taking ownership
\n    * Utilizing official and gue
 rilla channels
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\nUsing practical, real-world examples with an emphasis o
 n activities and hands-on learning, Tom will help designers and design stak
 eholders develop the skills and approaches necessary to get people, departm
 ents and companies behind great design that actually ships. The result is i
 ncreased job satisfaction and growth for you and more success for your comp
 any.
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\nInstructor Tom Chi
\nTom Chi is a Senior Principal Designer at Ya
 hoo! and has worked as each of Designer, Product Manager, Developer, and Co
 nsultant. He was a key design driver on many products, including Yahoo Answ
 ers, the new Yahoo Search, Microsoft Outlook, and several other enterprise 
 applications. Tom is a co-creator of OK/Cancel, and has published over 200 
 comic strips about user experience in a variety of online and printed publi
 cations.
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\nAs with all Involution Master Academy courses, this class is 
 limited to nine students. This guarantees each student significant interact
 ion with Tom and a unique opportunity to roll up your sleeves and put these
  ideas into practice with the recognized industry expert on this topic and 
 your eight classmates. It also means that there are very few seats availabl
 e, so sign up today!
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