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On Deck Designer Fellowship — Turning designers into world-class design leaders
ODD is an 8-week program for ambitious designers who want to hone their skills, increase their impact and become world-class design leaders – surrounded by a community of incredible peers.
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Couldn't be more excited about announcing our second position-based fellowship with you @mindaugaslt – you are the perfect PD to help designers become world-class design leaders!
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@mindaugaslt @gonsanchezs Amazing working on this together, excited to get it out into the world!
Amazing opportunity for any hands-on designer that is planning to move into a leadership position or start a company. Great to see you launch this program @mindaugaslt! 🥂 – there's probably no better person to run it!
Incredible opportunity for future design leaders. @mindaugaslt I'm excited to watch where On Deck will evolve in the near future.
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@mindaugaslt @hellodusko Tomas, thank you, really appreciate all the support!
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For 4+ years, On Deck has been a safe space for talented people to explore “what’s next” among a highly curated community of peers. In the past year, fellows started 250 companies and raised $200m+ from incredible investors.
A key enabler of this success is great design as it drives key decisions across product development, engineering, branding, marketing, and ultimately, business growth.
Fast forward to today, design is more impactful than ever before, and becoming a design leader is something many designers aspire to. But becoming a successful leader doesn’t mean getting closer and closer to creating pixel-perfect work.
Becoming a world-class design leader is about going beyond design itself. It's about honing strategic and business thinking, utilizing organizational frameworks, managing expectations, and workflows, and developing strong communication skills.
But this body of knowledge is not yet ubiquitous, and there is no one place you can go to acquire it. This means the path to becoming a more impactful design manager & leader can be intimidating and filled with uncertainty.
🚀 Enter the On Deck Designer Fellowship (ODD):
🔥 ODD is an 8-week remote program for designers who want to hone their skills, increase their impact, and grow as leaders. We combine a world-class curriculum and an incredible community to help you become a successful design leader..
👩🏼💻 Whether you’re looking to explore a path to management and leadership or hone your skills as an existing manager and leader, we’ll help with knowledge, community, and support.
📖 The program is remote and tailored to be buffet-style for busy professionals so you can attend the sessions that are of interest. You will walk away with a clear playbook for taking the next step in your design career and the confidence to execute on it beyond the 8-week program.
🔎 During the eight weeks, you and 120 other top designers will build long-lasting relationships and focus on mastering:
- Strategic and business thinking
- Career progression frameworks
- Effective collaboration
- Organizational design
- Persuasive communication
Learn more on our website and we'd love to see you apply! Let us know if you have any questions below.
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@mindaugaslt @danielbeere Yes, Daniel! Get that application in, see you on the other side :D Appreciate the support!
This looks interesting and the design community needs more ways for people to become _better_ at what they do. Looking forward to see where you are heading with it!
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@angelosarnis Angelos, thank you for your kind comment! Exactly why we're building this, excited to see this live.
Great to see this go live, a lot of effort went into it, no doubt. Great work!
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@al_power Thank you, Al, this is exactly the feedback I was hoping for! And I hope to see your application come through :D
Congrats @mindaugaslt! Can't think of a better person to lead the Designer Fellowship. 🚀
This year I set a goal of improving my leadership skills, and this program just came at the right time! 🎉
Nice! Looking forward to see how my design team is looking at this and hoping to get them onboard :D
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@bogdan_ionita Amazing, appreciate the support! If I can help with anything, don't hesitate to reach out.
Yusssss! Very excited to see this go live. This is exactly what the community needs, congrats @mindaugaslt - Serious effort 🔥
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@mindaugaslt @cian_crosse Thank you, Cian, really appreciate the support man!
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@mindaugaslt @scott_hanford Yes, yes indeed, appreciate the support, Scott!
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