Boiling the Ocean: Complexity, Service Design, & Systems Thinking
I recently gave a talk for Dan Levy’s Future of Now series called Boiling the Ocean: Complexity, Service Design, & Systems Thinking. The session was …
Doctor's Note
A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.
A new home for Power of Ten
After a couple of years of being on the This is HCD network, Power of Ten is going solo with the episodes at their [new home here on polaine.com](/podcasts/), …
Design Leadership as Slow-Motion Facilitation
A lot of traditional models of leadership, especially in the corporate and political worlds, take on military language. There has been a lot of it recently. …
Design Politics Online, On Sale
After a lot of behind the scenes work switching from the live event and working out how we make the virtual one engaging, we are delighted to announce Design …
The Design Leadership Dip
Since I’ve just started offering Design Leadership Coaching, I thought I’d share my experience of moving into that role. But first, some background. A journey …
Taking bookings for Design Leadership coaching
No more flying by the seat of your pants. I’m now offering one-to-one or small group Design Leadership coaching. Moving into a design leadership role can …
Workplaces need to change, not women
I wrote this piece on International Women’s Day for my newsletter and forgot to post it here. I had cause to go looking for it, so here it is. One of the best …
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