Nodes of Design#31: Design management by Lijo Joseph
Lijo Joseph is a passionate design intrapreneur with 19+ years of experience delivering innovative user-centric design experience and creative direction for digital applications. Lijo is currently the Head of Design - India & APAC at TCS. He started a design studio at Kochi, handpicked, and built a new team of 70+ creative designers in 2 years, which became the most sought-after design hub for India's digital enterprise. He is also the winner of prestigious global design accolades for which he delivered 1000+ design solutions in the area of digital platforms, presentations, motion graphics. And again, he holds a patent in the design of the Haptic-Enabled User Interface for Mobile Point-Of-Sale. Lijo describes his philosophy as think with the heart and acts with the brain," thereby nurturing a work culture that is Positive, Friendly, and Informal. In this episode of Nodes of Design, Lijo shares his insights on starting a global design team from zero and rapidly scaling and maintaining it; he also discussed bringing up people's creativity from different aspects and channelling them into one common goal. He also shared his insights on managing and supporting the team for their better growth. Takeaways: What is design management, Process of Scaling Design Teams, Enabling a growth environment for all. Medium Publication - https://medium.com/design-warp Lijo Joseph recommends books. MRITYUNJAYA THE DEATH CONQUEROR - Shivaji Sawant Captain Cool: The M.S. Dhoni Story - Gulu Ezekiel If this episode helped you understand and learn something new, please share and be a part of the knowledge-sharing community #Spreadknowledge. This podcast aims to make design education accessible to all. Nodes of Design is a non-profit and self-sponsored initiative by Tejj.