Fulfilling Design Careers + Crafting Teams with Justin Dauer — DT101 E125

<p dir="ltr">Justin is an internationally-renowned design leader, author and speaker from Chicago. You'll often find him at AIGA's speaking events, he’s been interviewed in Forbes magazine and Medium's "Forge" publication, and he writes articles for Aquent, CEO World Magazine, and A List Apart. He speaks internationally on culture and design, and today on the show, we talk about values, aligned design, nurturing teams, and design leadership.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Listen to learn about:<br /></strong>>> Discovering and leveraging our core values<br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> >> Why humility is the most important trait for a designer<br /></span>>> Building and nurturing teams<br /> >> Justin’s latest book, In Fulfillment: The Designer’s Journey</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Our Guest</strong><br /> Justin is an internationally renowned design leader, author, and speaker from Chicago. You'll find him often engaging with the AIGA's speaking events, interviewed in Forbes magazine and Medium's "Forge" publication, and penning articles for Aquent, CEO World Magazine, and A List Apart. He speaks internationally on culture and design, including keynotes at the UXPA International conference, Midwest UX, and St. Louis Design Week. Justin is also the writer of the celebrated book "Creative Culture," a former VP of Design at bswift (a CVS Health company), and the founder of design leadership consultancy Anomali.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Show Highlights<br /></strong>[02:11] Justin’s design “Eureka!” moment in high school.<br /> [03:12] The Art Institute of Chicago and teaching himself how to code.<br /> [05:24] The most important part of being a designer.<br /> [05:50] From Me to We.<br /> [07:10] Justin talks about the writing of his latest book, In Fulfillment.<br /> [08:02] Transitioning from hands-on fulfillment toward mentorship and leadership.<br /> [09:46] Identifying the core set of values t