[IxDA Discuss] Career paths & organizational structures for IxDs

[Joshua Seiden]

Hi Liz,

One of the challenges with designers--as with other similar roles--is that
what makes people good designers doesn't necessarily make them good
managers. In the past, I've worked at places that tried to create two
advancement tracks, one in which designers move into more traditional
management roles, and a second path in which they stay in design roles, but
take on greater/more interesting/more challenging/more valuable design
responsibilities.

I've recently been reading "First, Break All the Rules" by Buckingham and
Coffman, and they do a good job discussing this dynamic. They recommend a
number of concrete tactics to create productive solutions. I recommend it
highly.

JS


 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I need this group's expertise for an investigation into 
> career paths for Interaction Designers. I do IxD & UX work 
> with the title of "Human Factors Design Engineer" at a 
> medical device company.* I am charged with creating a 
> blueprint for our department to use as we grow the group and 
> promote senior staff. Some of the questions I need to address are:
>