Peter Merholz
He/him
Consultant and Author focusing on Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development
Peter Merholz has worked at the intersection of design, technology, and humans for over 25 years.
Currently, he’s an independent consultant focused on improving the effectiveness of design organizations. His clients include JP Morgan Chase, Contentsquare, The New York Times, Roblox, and Target.
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He co-founded Adaptive Path, the premier user experience consultancy, acquired by Capital One in 2014. After leaving Adaptive Path, served as a design executive, leading teams at Groupon, OpenTable, Capital One, Snagajob (now Snag), and Kaiser Permanente.
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He co-wrote Org Design for Design Orgs, still the premier book on building in-house design teams, and co-hosts "Finding Our Way," a podcast exploring design leadership.
Oh, and, yeah, he coined the word “blog.”
Talk
Finding Our Way: What’s Next for Design and What to Do About It
In a field already grappling with change, the last 5 years have brought wave after wave of new considerations: Layoffs. Remote teams. AI. Over those 5 years, Peter Merholz and Jesse James Garrett have interviewed dozens of design leaders on their podcast Finding Our Way. In this talk, Jesse and Peter will reflect on emergent themes in design leadership from their vantage point across industries and parts of the world. Whether you’re dealing with shifting expectations or shifting technologies, you’ll find key principles and insights from leaders of some of the world’s most successful design teams on finding your own way as a designer and leader.