Dave Malouf gets real about the role of DesignOps, how to protect design from errant efficiency seekers, and the challenge of designing in agile environments.

Highlights include:

- What is the value of design? - Why are we confused about what design is? - What can design leaders do to better articulate the value of design? - How can designers play to their strengths and stay relevant? - Is DesignOps about making design more efficient?

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Who is Dave Malouf?

Dave is a veteran of digital design and a globally recognised design leader. He is also a pioneer of the field of Design Operations. In fact, he’s widely credited as the person who came up with the abbreviation DesignOps.

Across his 27 years in the field, Dave has held senior design leadership positions at well known enterprise companies such as Rackspace, Hewlett Packard, and Digital Ocean. He is currently the Director of Design Operations at Teladoc.

Dave was a Co-Founder and Board Member of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). He is also the author of the Guide to UX Leadership, and What is DesignOps, and the Co-Author of the DesignOps Handbook.

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Find Dave here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmalouf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daveixd Website: https://www.davemalouf.design/ Blog: https://medium.com/amplify-design

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Host: Brendan Jarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/

Dave Malouf - Defending Design in Agile Environments

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