Industry Awareness and Design Leadership Questions

Evaluation of a candidate knowledge of the design discipline and their ability to lead within that context. Topics include familiarity with current design thinking and methodologies, awareness of influential design leaders and voices, emerging industry movements and trends, and the candidate perspective on how their design approach connects to broader conversations. Interviewers may probe understanding of discipline level challenges and opportunities, how to shape design strategy, and how to represent design in cross disciplinary discussions.