My five-minute lightning talk presented at Pro/Design Conference January 30, 2015. Hosted by Nasdaq, this talk shares a story and lessons learned building a design team within a larger organization.

1. Silver Linings:
When building a team fails
David Farkas @dafark8Pro/Design January 2015

2. Collaboration is Key

3. Not All Collaboration is Equal

4. Lesson 1: Always Be Closing Selling

5. Lesson 2: Be Everywhere. Always

6. Lesson 3: You’re All Alone
“I’m so alone…
…there’s nobody here
beside me”

7. Recap: 3 Lessons
1. Always Be Selling.
2. Be Everywhere. Always.
3. Dive Right In.

8. Let’s Build Design Teams Together

9. Thank You
Pro/Design, January 2015
David Farkas
Sr.UX Designer EPAM
@dafark8
dafark8@gmail.com