Design Business Association (DBA)

Coming up at the DBA in 2025... - FREE DBA Design Effectiveness Award entry for DBA Members, PLUS support in collating and developing your case study through a programme of activity on design effectiveness. - First DBA Members' Forum of the year we will be joined by Blair Enns - First DBA Webinar of the year will be a fireside chat with the amazing Dr. Mary McBride - The 2025 What Clients Think Report with Jonathan Kirk will launch in March - Plus our Spring schedule of business focused training for those in a design setting will be live on our website before the big man in a red suit pops down your chimney. More details: https://lnkd.in/dvDBfNvu

Starting with a glittering line-up of January events, we take a look ahead to 2025 in the latest Roundup and what’s in store for DBA members. You can also sample a fantastic selection of festive offerings from the Wise Men and Women of the DBA Experts Register, tap into advice on how to manage employees’ changing expectations in 2025 and prepare for the employment law reforms ahead. Follow the link to give it a whirl > https://lnkd.in/emTiFW_i

Join the DBA to start 2025 with a bang. Don't just take my word for it - listen to those who are making the most of their membership to push themselves, and their businesses, to be better. Philip Koh, Without Richard Brandon Taylor, Brandon Consultants Poonam Saini, KISS Branding Celine Smith, BrandMe Gyuri Ruisz, TRAFIK Jonny Kermode, Fifth House Claire Wadham, Imaginary Friends Khadija Kapacee, Edit Brand Studio Tony Chambers, Eat With Your Eyes Lewis Woodham, Wood & Ham Mandy Barker, Sail Creative - BCorp 💫 David Alexander, The Frameworks Jonny Westcar, Phoenix Studios Lucy Holmes, Holmes Studio Nicola Tiffany, HMA Digital

“If I were to point to the most fundamental thing that designers can change, it’s how we articulate our distinctive value.” We were delighted to be joined by Kevin McCullagh, Founder of Plan for our last webinar of 2024 for an unfiltered discussion with Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the Design Business Association (DBA) on what’s next for design. DBA members can catch-up on the webinar on demand ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gejX7fyW And check out Kevin’s thoughts in his latest post ⬇️

"It’s design leaders, not Gen Z, who need to change” Employee expectations are changing, and leaders need to commit to a different style of leadership to keep up and attract the top talent. Dive into Deborah Dawton’s feature in Design Week for 7 top tips that will see you into 2025: https://lnkd.in/eaVh46cf #leadership #design

December is here, and the New Year beckons. We’ll be getting 2025 off to a flying start on Monday 13 January at 4pm GMT. Blair Enns will be joining us online for our first Members’ Forum of the year to discuss four key conversations you should be having with clients. Head into the latest Roundup for details -> https://lnkd.in/eqXyFZCY You’ll also find more dates for your diary, including a fireside chat with Dr. Mary McBride, when the call for entries will start for the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, and the official launch of the 2025 What Clients Think Report when report author Jonathan Kirk will be sharing the latest findings.

We’ve got an early Christmas cracker lined up for the last DBA Members’ Forum of the year on Tuesday 3 December, when we’ll be hearing from:    Richard Seymour, Co-founder of Seymourpowell  Dr. Mary McBride  Ph.D., Chair and Professor at Pratt Institute   Dom Bailey FRSA, Founder and Strategic Director of Baxter & Bailey   Jonathan Sands OBE   Priya Prakash, CTO at Design for Social Change (d4Sc)   Warren Hutchinson, Founder and CXO of ELSE    William Knight, Co-founder of Material Matters   Laura Newbold Breen MSc, CEO of Anti Copying in Design (ACID)   Gilmar Wendt FRSA, Founder and CEO of GW+Co   Tony Ryan MIET FRSA, Chief Executive of Design & Technology Association   Jonty Sharples, FRSA, Co-founder of Hactar and Advisory board and judge at SXSW  Sandra Booth FRSA, Director of Policy and External Relations at Council for Higher Education in Art & Design (CHEAD)   Wybe Magermans, Director of Growth at WMH&I   Ben Evans, Director of London Design Festival     We’ll be asking this eclectic group of thinkers for their suggestions for New Year resolutions, as they each answer in 90 seconds the question: what would you like to see designers achieve by this time next year?    Join us to kick off the December festivities at this DBA member exclusive, online on Tuesday 3 December at 4pm GMT.     Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dJH3qAeu

“I’m definitely more comfortable with uncertainty and change, both in the present and the long term.” Twenty/Twenty is the DBA’s flagship business mentoring programme, designed to take your leadership from good to truly exceptional. Applications close on Friday 29 November to participate in 2025. If you’re weighing up applying for Twenty/Twenty, then this article is for you: Point 6 Design's Sally Forsyth Spark, Brandon Consultants's Richard Brandon Taylor and 2LK's Andy Sexton discuss the continued impact of the mentoring programme 2, 5 and 10 years on. Is it time you benefited? https://lnkd.in/e2v8Wypd #mentoring #mentorship #DBAmembers #design

“100%, it’s helped to shape my thinking about how we can continuously look to improve the business at every juncture.” Twenty/Twenty is the DBA’s flagship business mentoring programme, designed to take your leadership from good to truly exceptional. Applications close on Friday 29 November to participate in 2025.  If you’re weighing up applying for Twenty/Twenty, then this article is for you: Point 6 Design's Sally Forsyth Spark, Brandon Consultants's Richard Brandon Taylor and 2LK's Andy Sexton discuss the continued impact of the mentoring programme 2, 5 and 10 years on. Is it time you benefited? https://lnkd.in/e2v8Wypd

The future of design is ours to define - but it calls for bold decisions and clear direction. This Thursday 28 November, Deborah Dawton Chief Executive at the Design Business Association (DBA) and Kevin McCullagh, Founder of Plan, will have an unfiltered discussion about design's current position and outline the steps needed to maintain its relevance and amplify its impact. Book today and be part of the conversation as we discuss what’s next for design. https://lnkd.in/eWyDzmQm #webinar #design