Designing Together: The collaboration and conflict management handbook for creative professionals

by Dan M. Brown

WHAT IS THE ONE THING not taught in design school, but is an essential survival skill for practicing designers? Working with other people. And yet, in every project, collaboration with other people is often the most difficult part. The increasing complexity of design projects, the greater reliance on remote team members, and the evolution of design techniques demands professionals who can cooperate effectively. Designing Together is a book for cultivating collaborative behaviors and dealing with the inevitable difficult conversations. Designing Together 28 collaboration techniques 46 conflict management techniques 31 difficult situation diagnoses 17 designer personality traits This book is for On teams large or small Co-located, remote, or both Working in multidisciplinary groups Within an organization or consulting from outside You'll also find sidebar contributions from David Belman (Threespot), Mandy Brown (Editorially, A Book Apart), Erika Hall (Mule Design Studio), Denise Jacobs (author), Jonathan Knoll (InfinityPlusOne), Marc Rettig (Fit Associates), and Jeanine Turner (Georgetown University).

Genres: Design, Nonfiction, Business, Management, Leadership, Art Design, Communication

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 3, 2013

Reviews

[Lieuwe Bergstra · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting yet a bit rigid framework and a lot of techniques. Maybe a bit too much, but enough that you can apply in design settings.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found Dan's perspective on the nuances of how design teams collaborate valuable. I'd like to think the book can help me be a better contributor. One criticism would be the length and depth covered. I found the amount of detail made it difficult to keep track of the more general points. But still worth a read (or a skim) for many designers.

[Heather White · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more of a workbook than anything. A piece of material to reference over and over as problems arise. I found this book very useful and reference it often

[Yas Taheranpour · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have for any designer working with non-designers

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

FINALLY FINISHED THIS.

There were some good techniques but it took quite a while to get there. I did some myself and my team in this book so hopefully I can use some of the techniques described in this book.