Design management and design leadership sound like they'd be almost interchangeable terms, right? Nope ... though they are related. Here's a handy-dandy chart to help explain what we mean:
| Design Management | Design Leadership |
| Reactive--responds to business situations using a predetermined set of tools, skills and processes | Proactive--predicts a future business situation, then charts a course to get there |
| Knows how to get from point A to point B in the design process | Knows where point A and point B are in the design process |
| Responds from a process | Leads from a vision |
Welcome to ZURBword, a snapshot into our world where we share quick design concepts that help people build better products and services. Lost without a word? Try the directory.
ZURB is a close-knit team of product designers who help companies design better web sites, services, and online products. We've worked with more than 150 start-ups since 1998.
Get our monthly newsletter, ZURBnews.
Check out the latest news and buzz