Dan Makoski
Dan is nurturing the next generation of design leaders through mentoring a dozen VPs of Design to get to the Chief Design Officer (CDO) level, executive coaching current CDOs, and lecturing at select masters of design programs.
Dan is available to give keynotes at a handful of selected events each year. He just launched his book Uplifting Design: Transforming Business & Society Through Human-Centered Design. Next month he will launch the Uplifting Design app that offers a dozen design master classes, weekly live AMA design discussions, and access to an engaged learning community.
Dan will spend 10 weeks with 3 companies each who are committed to deeply transforming the way they think about and use Design for good. He will spend one week with 6 companies who need an infusion of human-centered vision with an Uplifting Design workshop. Dan can also act as a NED or fractional CDO for one or two companies that need a greater level of involvement.
Learn more below:
Thoughts, musings, and ruminations on being a Chief Design Advisor.
For Vice Presidents of Design
$0
per hour
1/12 spots available
no up-front cost for mentoring
fee is 1/3 of next signing bonus
3 Spots Remaining
For Chief Design Officers
$49,000
per year
1/5 spots available
44 1 hour sessions
1:1 personal coaching
For Design Schools
$39,000
per course
2/2 spots filled
34-credit course
or 1 week intensive
enquire for 2025
3 Spots Remaining
For conferences & companies
$30K+
per talk
2/6 spots available
Dan is represented by the Washington Speakers Bureau - contact william.lee@wsb.com
For anyone elevating design
$49
for the hardcover
200+ pages of inspiration, case studies, methods and principles that any team can use to elevate design
For anyone elevating design
$9
per month
12 master classes in executive design leadership, a bonus 13th chapter of the book, a weekly open AMA for the community, and more
2 Spots Remaining
For CEOs
1/3 spots available
10 weeks (1 day/week or 1 week/month)
on-site
all costs included
For C-Suite Leaders
$45,000
1 week
2/6 spots available
customized
on-site
all costs included
For corporate boards
$150,000
per year
1/1 spots filled
16-20 days per year
payment in equity acceptable
enquire for 2025
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Let's get started uplifting design! Use the handy form below, or shoot dan an email at dan@uplifting.design.
London School of Economics Master's Student
Uplifting Design Workshop Participant
Royal College of Art Master's Student
A Design Executive's first read of Uplifting Design
Graduate Design Professor
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