London · 11–21 September 2026
An interactive session for design teams
Interactive Session on Design Leadership
For mid-to-senior designers, emerging leaders and experienced design leaders.
Becoming a design leader is not simply a progression in title. It changes what a designer is responsible for, how they contribute and how their success is understood.
Through a talk, brief activity and open discussion, the session explores the transition from practising design to leading people, decisions and design within an organisation.
These conversations surfaced principles reflecting the realities, tensions and responsibilities of design leadership across different organisational contexts.
The talk will bring together five to six of the most relevant principles not as a prescribed leadership model, but as prompts for reflection and conversation.
Distilled insights from conversations with global design leaders
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The host organisation provides the space and invites its design team. EPC brings the content, activity and facilitation. The session requires minimal preparation and can be coordinated around the team’s availability.
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Introduction to EPC
An introduction to EPC and its work across the global design ecosystem
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Design leadership talk
Selected insights from Metamorphosis of Designer to Design Leader.
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Brief activity
An opportunity for participants to connect the ideas to their own leadership journey.
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Conversation and Q&A
An open discussion between the host team, its design leaders and visiting EPC members.
Extended Pack Collective is a global collective for designers and design leaders. Through curated conversations, leadership mixers, research-led initiatives, publishing and international programmes, EPC connects practitioners across organisations, disciplines and geographies.
A small group of EPC members will join the session, bringing perspectives from different markets, organisations and areas of practice into conversation with the host team.
Host EPC session for your design team
Write to us, and the EPC team will work with you to shape the session for your team.