PARK Academy Design Leadership Programme
The DBA has partnered with PARK Academy to bring you three design leadership programmes across 2025 and 2026 that will accelerate your career, maximise your potential and increase your impact.
Design Leadership | Mastering design orchestration | Free training taster
Great design doesn’t happen by chance – it’s orchestrated by design leaders. Join this free one-hour webinar with James Hall, Company Director at PARK where design and business come together for better leadership, better business and a brighter future for all from 12:30-1:30pm BST on Friday 11 April.
Work at the DBA
By Design Business Association
View our current vacancies to work in an exciting and dynamic industry, with inspiring and market-leading design professionals, and help champion the transformative power of design.
DBA Members’ Forum | March Summary
By Design Business Association
In March's DBA Members' Forum we were joined by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Silicon Valley-based futurist, author and consultant as we explored the ongoing tension between productivity and creativity in the workplace.
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Deconstructing design effectiveness | DBA webinar
By Design Business Association
What makes design effective?
Catch up on this unfiltered look at design that reshaped markets and shifted human behaviour. DBA Chief Executive, Deborah Dawton led the conversation with esteemed judges Olivia Salisbury and Pernilla Johansson who dissected standout projects that delivered change and break down the work that didn’t just meet expectations, it redefined them.
DBA Roundup
By Design Business Association
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for your design business.
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DBA Roundup
By Design Business Association
A roundup of industry expertise, exclusive resources, business support and tools for you and your design team.
Business skills, Financial, HR, International trade, Legal, Maximise membership, New business & client relations, Strategy development
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AI in the workplace: how to exert your rights over ‘the bot’
By Joanne Archer, HK Law
As AI becomes integral to operations, employers should establish clear policies to safeguard company assets and mitigate risks.
DBA Online Learning | Growing Existing Clients and Referrals
Maximise the potential of your existing client relationships with some inspiration, confidence and tried and tested processes in this energising 90-minute workshop from 3-4:30 BST on Tuesday 29 April.
DBA Online Learning | Converting Opportunities and Closing the Deal
Turn your prospects into projects by closing more deals. A fast-paced, practical and interactive 90-minute workshop from 3-4:30pm GMT on Tuesday 25 March.