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July 2008 eBulletin

REMIX
33rd Annual Design Management Conference
October 5-8, 2008
The Cliff House Resort & Spa
Ogunquit, Maine, USA

Every Fall for the past 33 years some of the planet’s most insightful and influential design leaders have gathered to share, argue, and bond at DMI’s Annual Design Management Conference. We hope you will join in and explore what happens when you mix traditional approaches to design, identity, and branding with new ways, tools, and influences. 

Here are some of the people & events that will be part of the Remix:

Carol Coletta, President and CEO, CEOs for Cities
Jonathan Knowles, CEO and Founder, Type 2 Consulting
Marcia Lausen, Principal, Studio/lab
Eli Singer, Social Media Whiz
Marty Neumeier, President, Neutron, LLC
Edgar Papke, Founder, Living Change, Inc.
Muriel Cooper Award Presentation
Will Ayres, Creative Principal, Infinia Group, Conference Artist
Audiobrain/Conference Sonic Branding
Jeannette Hanna, VP, Cundari SFP, & Scott Lerman, CEO, Lucid Brands/Conference Co-Chairs

Lead Conference Sponsors

Supporting Conference Sponsors

Audiobrain

Will Ayres

We promise to immerse you in a powerful blend of ideas that will transform your career and enterprise. Whether you are a established master or an up-and-coming disrupter, creative director or CEO, left- or right-brainer, this is your chance to (re)mix with the other side.

Visit the Remix conference and social networking site!

Registration and hotel information

Design Leadership Series Webinar
Sponsored by Microsoft
Why the Blue Sky Must Die
Getting real with how design can help business and people  
Wednesday, August 6, 1pm EDT (Online)
Tim Wallack, Director, Insights & Strategy, Smart Design

	Tim Wallack

One day at Smart Design, not so long ago, a new client hired us to run a seminar on innovation. Did they want creative, generative tools? Were they interested in new brainstorming techniques? No. They were flooded with ideas. They needed help finding the right ones. This wasn’t Nike, Apple or HP – it was a large financial institution! To us, it was the final signal the momentum had shifted from discovering what’s new and possible to discovering what’s right (for people, business and brands).

This webinar takes a look at why this change is happening and what thinking, sensibilities and tools we can use to meet these new challenges. It is appropriate for any design manager, designer, marketer or design strategist who would like to pick up some new tools, techniques, and anecdotes about finding the right design solution. No brainstorming techniques will be offered.
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Earl Powell Named DMI Life Fellow

President Emeritus Earl Powell has been elected to receive the Design Management Institute’s highest honor, DMI Life Fellow. It was Earl Powell who guided DMI from a small membership and single-conference organization under the auspices of the Massachusetts College of Art into an independent international research, publishing, and educational institute. During Earl Powell’s two-decade tenure as president, he initiated a long list of innovative programs that helped gain business prominence for design and established an international reputation for DMI.
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Upcoming DMI Seminars
Managing Creative Staff
Dr. Leonard Glick, Executive Professor, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University
August 7-8, 2008, Denver, USA (Rescheduled)
"The information was relevant & there were several key takeaways that I could implement immediately."
—Tracy Myers, Graphics Manager, Black & Decker
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Learning to Lead: A Guide to Nurturing Our Innate Leadership Skills
Maureen Thurston, Design Leverage Consultant, Second Road, Pty. Ltd.
September 8-9, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
"Provided a good structure and tools to help me work towards a self-definition of leadership."
—Roger Quinlan, Manager, Design R&D, Crown Equipment
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Creating Meaningful Brand Experiences and Producing Customer Happiness
Dave Norton, PhD, Principal, Lead Strategist, Stone Mantel
September 17-18, 2008, Boston, USA
"Dave Norton was an absolutely fantastic lecturer."
—Erin Heath, Information Resource Manager, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates
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Designing Future Competitive Advantage
Richard Green, Partner, Strategies for Planned Change
September 25-26, 2008, Las Vegas, USA
This new DMI seminar is designed to provide “hands on” experience in the design and management of organizational change.You will learn how to make a case for the strategic value of design, how to leverage design to meet marketplace needs, and how to combine design thinking with strategic thinking and language.
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DMI Synergy Conference: Conference Report
June 11-13, 2008, Cincinnati, USA

By Margo Johnson, President, SUPERSEED

I spent a few days at Synergy, DMI’s Brand/Design 20 Conference in June 2008, where experts explored synergy, collaboration, and strategy. With around 125 attendees, the event was just the right size for a more intimate gathering. As my first DMI event ever, I was impressed with the valuable insight from speakers and diverse attendees.

Eight themes in particular were standouts for me...

Read the complete conference report
View the conference photo gallery

DMI Review Download of the Month
The Designful Company
By Marty Neumeier, President, Neutron
From the Design Management Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, Spring 2008

In a challenging business environment, there is no substitute for having an innovative and distinctive brand expressed in "experiences that rivet minds and run away with hearts." Marty Neumeier identifies how design drives this reality, embracing not only products and services but also processes, systems, and organizations. To succeed, companies must be agile, nurture inventiveness, and have an enterprisewide appetite for radical ideas.
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Marty Neumeier will be presenting at Remix: The 33rd Annual Design Management Conference.