Design Executive 101
Nodes of Design
Podcast
October 14, 2023
In this episode, we dive into the role of the design executive, contrasting it with other design positions and highlighting its strategic importance. We explore the significance of mindfulness in leadership, its impact on decision-making, and team dynamics. In the episode, we further address embracing failures as learning opportunities, fostering a culture of innovation, and the crucial elements of resilience and adaptability in the design leadership realm.
Design Exec Role Sneak Peek
Design MBA Show
Podcast | Video
March 1, 2023
Gordon Ching is the founder of Design Executive Council (DEC) building the network dedicated to advancing the design executive profession in Silicon Valley and beyond. Through the DEC, Gordon is partnering with chief design officers and design executives of the world’s most successful public companies and venture-backed startups to advance the relationship between design and business.
In this episode, Gordon talks to Jayneil about behind the scenes insights into what life is like as a design executive through the insights that Gordon developed researching Chief Design Officers and VPs of Design.
Chief Design Officer & Design Executive Effectiveness
Finding Our Way
Podcast
March 11, 2022
In this feature podcast, Peter Merholz and Jesse James Garett chat with Gordon Ching about the emerging role of the Chief Design Officer, design executive effectiveness, the power of brand, the importance of taste, and other matters.
This podcast features fresh insights Gordon developed through his thesis research on design executive effectiveness at SCAD. Gordon helped kickstart a public conversation on the role of the CDO through his research and it culminated in this featured podcast with Peter and Jesse.