In our career as a designer we are expected to grow - from a practitioner of design to a collaborator who can seamlessly work with business and technology teams. From a collaborator to a mentor who will guide young designers. From a mentor to a manager who can guide a team to success and growth. If everything goes well we can become a strategist who can contribute to the business or a design leader who has the proverbial seat at the table. This growth demands skills. It also demands smarter and intelligent decisions.

We at DesignUp have launched a school with programs that can super-charge your career. This is a school for design practitioners, managers and aspiring design leaders. As a teaser or a curtain raiser I spoke to three design leaders about careers:

Amy Huang | EVP User Experience Design | Lazada
Navneet Nair | Director of Product Design | PhonePe
Fatema Raja | Group Design Head | Gojek

Do not forget to check the intensive 5-weeks keystone program called Uprise at Designup.school. This program has been curated for designers who have been working in high growth startups, large enterprises or lean teams for three years or more. Your team will benefit from this and you will too.