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In this quick read, Fifth House MD Jonny Kermode shares his experience of DBA Twenty/Twenty mentoring and the benefits it’s brought to him and his business. 

Being part of a mentoring relationship can be transformational. It’s an opportunity to develop the impact you have on your business in a sustainable way.

The 2023 DBA Annual Survey Report is hot off the press and packed full with valuable benchmarking data. DBA Experts delve into the Report’s findings and share advice you can apply to your business. 

Having a member of the leadership team with a keen eye on the financials to help drive the commercial success of an agency is key, whatever the size of a creative agency. But when should a creative agency employ its own Finance Director?

The My Life in Design podcast returns this October, with series four kicking off with designer Jim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&, while Michael Wolff, Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan will also feature.

We’re delighted Sean Carney, former Chief Design Officer & Business Leader Healthcare Transformation Services at Philips, will be Chairing the Judging Panel for the 2024 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards. Here Sean shares a few thoughts on why evidencing the impact of design is important.

Unfolding the impact of AI on design, Paul Bratcher and Kate Shepherd take a look at where to use it to lift the bar in your business and what to watch out for. 

In our October Members’ Forum, we had an illuminating discussion around the challenges we are, and might in the future face when it comes to resourcing our businesses with the skilled people we need. Catch up on the highlights.

How can we design a better world? Studio Phoenix’s Jonny Westcar shares his top take-outs from the DBA’s recent event with sustainability provocateur Dr. Leyla Acaroglu.