Design at Scale™ Mindset.
Welcome to Design at Scale — this article will focus on the mindset and how implementing such a mindset can make a difference in Product Design Delivery. To understand the mindset definition, let’s borrow the description from the encyclopaedia:
In “the decision theory” and general systems theory, a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods, or notions held by one or more people or groups of people.[01]
On the other hand, a design mindset utilises the assumption around the concept that reflects the holistic answer to a specific problem under common understanding and well-communicated outputs (reflecting monetary/business purpose) to achieve desired outcomes.
These mindsets builts around professions. Historically, companies created teams and later departments. Departments that hold the functions are inevitably risk reversed [02]. Protecting knowledge is the mindset where only the department has the expertise and can execute it. The design department is responsible for all design in the company. The accounting department is responsible for the salaries.
“New eras require a new mindset,
the mindset of scale.“
– Jiri Mocicka, London, 2015
