About
Jose Coronado is a recognized Design & Operations executive. His experience spans financial services, management consulting, and enterprise technology, with a focus on leading global teams. As a Strategic Advisor, Jose partners with Chief Design Officers and Global Heads of Design to help them solve critical problems within their organizations. Jose brings his experience scaling design organizations, directing large-scale transformation programs, and building world-class teams at Fortune 50 companies. Most recently, at Target, he built the Strategic Planning & Operations practice from the ground up, establishing business processes to support its growth. Jose has held leadership roles at JPMorgan, McKinsey, Accenture, ADP, and Oracle, where he amplified the impact and maximized the business value of design investment.
Talk & Workshop details
Closing the Gap: Design Embraces Business
About this talk
As Design Executives, we face an existential question that will determine the future of our roles and our teams: how do we prepare for the new reality of unpredictable, disruptive change? Drawing from enterprise transformation across global organizations, we explore how design leaders increase organizational maturity, strengthen partnerships, and amplify design’s impact. Let’s continue to elevate the value of design so that it plays a strategic role in shaping the future of our organizations.
Key takeaway
- Evolve from Design Leaders to Business Leaders.
- Connect design to measurable business value, growth, and operational performance.
- Build organizational trust that positions design as a strategic partner.
- Elevate and adapt to orchestrate change management across the organization.
Growing and expanding design leadership
About this workshop
Design leaders today are under pressure. You must prove impact, manage growth, scale, and operate with the clarity and maturity the business expects. Design organizations are navigating constant change. You need to evolve your focus beyond the craft. To expand your influence, you must showcase the design’s business impact. Participants will go through three areas of design leadership development to build a strong foundation of impact, adopt new behaviors, and evolve in their leadership journey.
Workshop key takeaways
- Expanding your influence in the organization.
- Aligning your work with areas of strategic impact.
- Articulating and promoting the impact of design in the organization