

The conference for design leaders, focused on the craft of leading teams and organisations.
Leading Design, produced by Clearleft, is a conference dedicated to design leadership and management rather than hands-on craft. It convenes heads of design, directors, and VPs to discuss organisation, influence, culture, and the direction of the discipline.
The event is deliberately intimate, on the order of a couple of hundred attendees and a small, carefully chosen group of speakers. Its sessions address how design leaders shape teams and organisations, including how AI is reshaping design leadership.
Curator review of Leading Design London 2023: cross-functional collaboration, authentic leadership, design and business, AI's impact, responding to crisis, and belonging.
19–20 JunNew York City
Get Off Your Island
The Language of Design
Three Principles for Building Great Teams: Finding Your Way Amidst the Chaos
600 One on Ones











A body of essays by design leader Irene Au on leading design teams, hiring and UX skills, creative collaboration, career choices, and bringing mindfulness to design practice.

What design team morale means for CEOs and designers


