Get Recognized For Your Design Expertise

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Get Recognized For Your Design Expertise

Speaker: Thijs Kraan

Thijs is a content consultant for forward-thinking design leaders

Designers often fail to articulate and sell the value they provide to businesses. They get stuck in design jargon, seeing design as the holy grail. 

Yes, design is valuable, but immature without an established common ground. Designers can't even agree on what design means – a leading factor in why designers struggle to stand out, build more valued expertise, and get opportunities.

Because of this, design is in a weak position.

If you want to be recognized for your design expertise. You need to be in a strong position and to yourself there, you need to clearly articulate your value. If you don't, you'll fail to get the opportunities you deserve.

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Around 90% of organizations don't maximize design's full potential. The other 10% grow revenue and shareholder returns at nearly 2x the rate of industry peers. But most businesses fail to see the value because:

Designers fail to articulate where, how, and why design contributes to the overall business goals.

This lack of clarity results in layoffs, budget cuts, and lower ceilings.

That's why I started Value Positioner – to empower design leaders (like you) to establish your expertise. Together, we can strengthen design's position and articulate its value.

In the next 5 years, I'm on a mission to establish common ground in the vocabulary of designers. Arming designers with words, examples, and data to prove their value.

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Who are we?
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Welcome to Designshot!
We are a Secret Society of Designers and our purpose is preserving the Enigmatic Essence of Design Mastery 👀

We quickly realized that, as designers, wether intermediate or senior, we lacked ways to improve ourselves and get inspired in our design careers.
We need more than technical content, or 101 classes, we want to go deeper on specific topics.

That's something our Society wants to provide.

We have different lodges focused on several Design fields of expertise and we host Rituals where our members share insights and experiments with their peers.

Why not join us? We're cool! 😎

What is a Story?
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A Story is a series of videos where a kick-ass Designer shares their personal accounts about their career journeys and experiences in a masterclass-style format. Each Story is filled with insights, advice, and inspiration that designers of all levels can learn from and apply to their own careers.

Designshot recognizes that technical skills and knowledge are important, but also believes that there is value in sharing the personal stories and experiences of designers that can help others navigate the challenges and opportunities of the design industry.

By providing a space for these Stories to be shared, Designshot hopes to foster a community of designers who can learn from and support each other in their career growth and development.

What sets our Design content apart from others?
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What sets a Story by Designshot apart from other design content is its focus on personal experiences and stories of World-class designers. They tell you what they've been through and how they handled it. So when you're facing the same situation they did you are more prepared than they were.

Unlike other design content that only focuses on technical skills and knowledge, each Story brings a unique perspective to the table. By sharing personal stories and experiences of senior Designers, each Story provides inspiration that all designers can learn from and use to growth in their career.