The following information comes from my personal / professional experience and research notes. The text is intended to help me, and anyone who comes across it, understand some of the complexities of design leadership and practice. A lot of this knowledge is widely available through experience and education, but this is an attempt to centralize and categorize it for easy reference. I’ve been a design leader for more than a decade and a half, and have led large diverse teams. Cultivating a culture of creativity, collaboration, and empathy, all while harmonizing the team’s efforts towards the creation of an irresistible …