Consulting & More

Why Dave?

I have been working in Digital Design with a focus on human-centeredness for the better part of 30 years. The last 10 have been my journey of honing, inventing, coining, teaching, learning, advancing, gathering around the topic of Design Operations or DesignOps. Let me help you by giving you access to my experience, expertise, guidance, and counsel.

How?

Consulting

• Help you audit your current design operations.

• Prioritize and plan for how to start your design operations practice.

• Help you improve and maintain your design operations.

• Be a thinking partner and help run your leadership organization.

  • As a coach for you and your team.

  • or as a part-time Chief of Staff or Strategy & Operations Consultant.

Coaching (1-on-1)

• Leadership coaching for individuals who need help strategizing how to get to their next promotion.

• Career coaching for individuals either wanting to find their next job, or want helping thinking about how to pivot into a new employment space.

I work globally, remotely or in-person, as budgets and timezone syncing allows. I have had clients from Singapore to San Francisco (heading west; heading east is just cheating).

Teach

I am a former professor of design and have taught courses around the world on various topics. Here are some of my favorites and current.
All are available online or in person with a bit of a preference for in person.

• Design Operations Fundamentals (Min 1/2 day; best 1+ day)

  • Will be giving this workshop as part of DesignOps Summit 2023.
    Discount code: MALOUF-dos2023

• Measuring DesignOps (1/2 day+)

• Storytelling as a designer’s least spoken about and most useful method to get to great human-centered designs.

• Studio practice methods in agile environments.

I also do keynote presentations on all the above and more.

• Horizontal Design Operation
  Corporations infamously create tons of silos. How does DesignOps break ‘em up &/or bridge ‘em together?

• Amplify Design Manifesto
  What makes design so valuable and how does DesignOp get the most value out of design?

• Flexible & Fluid Workplace Locations
  Remote, Hybrid, On-site, Oh My!
  Remote-first Design Operations

Contact me

Find me on LinkedIn to start a conversation about how we can work together.