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Defines the Design Executive Officer as a C‑level creative business leader who treats business problems as design problems, grows Hot Studio from one to over 100 people in 15 years and sells it to Facebook in 2013 before moving into product roles at Facebook and Autodesk. Outlines five concrete actions — change mindset about design, value “we” over “me”, put people first, champion creative culture, iterate — and cites specifics: 90,000 working hours lifetime; four hugs/day and breaks every 90 minutes boost mental health and creativity; lynda.com sells for $1.5B.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 2:57Founding Hot Studio
- 5:52Selling Hot Studio to Facebook
- 7:39What is a Design Executive Officer?
- 8:43Risk taking and innovation
- 11:16Power of human connection
- 13:29DEO traits and qualities
- 18:48Five tips for aspiring DEOs
- 19:32Change mindset about design
- 21:40Value we not me
- 25:15Put people first
- 28:57Champion creative culture
- 33:15Iterate and evolve
- 36:50Be authentic and courageous
- 38:37Q&A session
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