I sat down with Ralf Beuker, who runs the design blog Design Management, on the topic of design management and why it is important to the industry.
- 0:01:20 What is design management?
- 0:15:45 Why design must cross the bridge to management
- 0:20:31 Design management and students
- 0:50:51 Ralf’s work at Zollverein School and Ed Annink
- 1:00:08 Why some companies constantly innovate
Mentioned during this podcast:
- More definitions of what design management is
- ERCO
- IKEA’s business model
- Design Management entry about Peter Gorb at DesignThinkers
- The Substance of Style by Virginia Postrel
- Paul Nixon’s website



Love how you outline the podcast and then give links to stuff mentioned in the podcast. Brilliant!
Also love what you are doing where with the site and podcasts. You are hitting on so many things that resonate with me right now. This has been a tremendous find. Thank you!
ps – found you in iTunes Podcasts, seached “graphic design”
Eric
Welcome Eric! I’m glad you find the show notes helpful. The format was suggested to me by another listener and I greatly appreciate all feedback!
We’ve got some interesting interviews lined up for the future so stay tuned!
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