The Design Doctor
As The Design Doctor my goal is to enable design teams to take a fresh look at their creative practices, to help diagnose where enhancements that are commercially beneficial could be made.
In 2012, I’m looking to prototype The Design Doctor’s services with different design companies and their teams, if you are interested in hearing more, get in touch via twitter @dremmajefferies or email emma.jefferies@gmail.com for a chat. There is a free half day workshop available for design companies and their team to trial this service – your team will make and flight a plane!
If you are interested in following what I get up to as The Design Doctor in 2012, I will be sharing the progress and conversations with who I meet along the way on ‘The Design Doctor’s Blog’ (coming soon).
The Design Doctor’s Bio
I am Dr. Emma Jefferies – The Design Doctor. I have a curiosity for how designers’ think and learn. From conversations with designers and managers it is apparent that most teams implicitly understand where things are going wrong, but due to daily pressures to meet deadlines, it is rare to have the time to discuss problems, identify opportunities for improvement and visualise a way forward.
As The Design Doctor, my goal is to enable design teams to take a fresh look at their creative practices, to help diagnose where enhancements that are commercially beneficial could be made. My knowledge and approach gained from research into developing designer’s visual practices, and design teams (at Pixar, Philips, BHS, ThinkPublic, TheAlloy etc.) has formed what I can offer as The Design Doctor.
The Offer
What if you could deliver more client projects each year, strengthen your client relationships and give your design team(s) new confidence in their skills and methods. By hiring The Design Doctor, I can carry out a 360 degree design check up, that
a. Provides an independent set of design eyes, asking questions and stretching how you think about your design practices.
b. Facilitates a non-judgmental thinking space, for your team to question their approach.
c. Supports teams to gain a fresh view of design practices, through the use of visuals and metaphors.
d. Supports teams to enhance design practices that are commercially beneficial.
