Advocating for designers' growth and experience at IDEO

The Opportunity:

As a Teambuilder, I was responsible for knowing all 200+ designers of North America so that we can effectively and efficiently staff them onto project requests based on their availability, capability and personal interests and goals. We needed to efficiently collaborate across functional teams and with leaders to determine the best fit and help drive revenue for the business.

*Teambuilding was the term used at IDEO for staffing designers onto projects.

What I did:

• Built a collaborative interface, including the designer profiles, for a more effective teambuilding workflow.

• Hosted over 150 coffee chats to get to know the designers better.

• Served as a teambuilding lead for one of the biggest client relationships at IDEO.

• In collaboration with other teambuilders, managed an average of 30-50 teambuilding requests per week.

• Navigated internal conflicts through creative problem solving.

My Impact:

• Successfully resolved over 150 teambuilding requests.

• Increased the efficiency of the teambuilding process.