Power, Persuasion
& Influence

Identify and wield the skills of power, persuasion & influence to navigate work relationships more effectively — and get what you want. In this introductory workshop you'll learn to:

Establish a foundation of trust & respect in all your relationships

Establish a foundation of trust & respect in all your relationships

Connect your goals to what motivates different people

Connect your goals to what motivates different people

Practice proven principles to persuade & influence others

Practice proven principles to persuade & influence others

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This workshop broke down the basics of trust, influence, and negotiation in a way I had never read before. If you are interested in improving your influence, this workshop is a must!
Product Designer,
Netflix
The workshop is full of practical frameworks to wrap my head around how to approach building trust, motivating teams, expanding my sphere of influence and collaborating. The examples are relevant and super applicable to my day-to-day as a product designer and design manager. Highly recommend!
Design Manager,
Grab
The workshop provides really easy to digest frameworks to think through the day to day interpersonal interactions we have. All of the scenarios are very relatable and the workshop provides very actionable guidance that I have already been able to apply in my day to day communication both internally and externally.
Marketing Designer,
Shopify
There is a lot of breadth covered in these bite-sized sessions. As a people leader, I see each session as great mini-lessons to bring to my team and build upon together - with scenarios that speak to our team or an individual.
Product Manager,
Honor
This workshop was yet another great learning experience from Designer Fund. It is helpful to see these concepts presented in easy to digest and apply frameworks. While some felt familiar, I found that I typically have only been applying half of each method and this challenged me to think more holistically about my approach.
Design Manager, SmartRecruiters

This workshop broke down the basics of trust, influence, and negotiation in a way I had never read before. If you are interested in improving your influence, this workshop is a must!
Product Designer,
Netflix
The workshop is full of practical frameworks to wrap my head around how to approach building trust, motivating teams, expanding my sphere of influence and collaborating. The examples are relevant and super applicable to my day-to-day as a product designer and design manager. Highly recommend!
Design Manager,
Grab
The workshop provides really easy to digest frameworks to think through the day to day interpersonal interactions we have. All of the scenarios are very relatable and the workshop provides very actionable guidance that I have already been able to apply in my day to day communication both internally and externally.
Marketing Designer,
Shopify
There is a lot of breadth covered in these bite-sized sessions. As a people leader, I see each session as great mini-lessons to bring to my team and build upon together - with scenarios that speak to our team or an individual.
Product Manager,
Honor
This workshop was yet another great learning experience from Designer Fund. It is helpful to see these concepts presented in easy to digest and apply frameworks. While some felt familiar, I found that I typically have only been applying half of each method and this challenged me to think more holistically about my approach.
Design Manager, SmartRecruiters

This workshop broke down the basics of trust, influence, and negotiation in a way I had never read before. If you are interested in improving your influence, this workshop is a must!
Product Designer,
Netflix
The workshop is full of practical frameworks to wrap my head around how to approach building trust, motivating teams, expanding my sphere of influence and collaborating. The examples are relevant and super applicable to my day-to-day as a product designer and design manager. Highly recommend!
Design Manager,
Grab
The workshop provides really easy to digest frameworks to think through the day to day interpersonal interactions we have. All of the scenarios are very relatable and the workshop provides very actionable guidance that I have already been able to apply in my day to day communication both internally and externally.
Marketing Designer,
Shopify
There is a lot of breadth covered in these bite-sized sessions. As a people leader, I see each session as great mini-lessons to bring to my team and build upon together - with scenarios that speak to our team or an individual.
Product Manager,
Honor
This workshop was yet another great learning experience from Designer Fund. It is helpful to see these concepts presented in easy to digest and apply frameworks. While some felt familiar, I found that I typically have only been applying half of each method and this challenged me to think more holistically about my approach.
Design Manager, SmartRecruiters

What You'll Learn

Trust and Influence in Teams

Learn how to build your foundation of trust as a leader and in turn increase your ability to influence others.

The Secret Science of Motivation

Learn about the social behavior that drives motivation, plus the techniques and tools to foster more collaborative teams.

Principles of Social Persuasion

Learn the principles of social persuasion and practice applying them to influence the hearts, minds, and decisions of your team at work.

Defining Your Sources of Power

Understand where power exists inside organizations, identify your personal sources of power and learn to build it over time.

Collaborative Negotiation at Work

Learn how to set clear goals for yourself, define what constitutes “success”, and navigate the emotional components of negotiations.

How You’ll Learn

In one week you'll complete five interactive courses with a cohort of designer peers.

Each course is asynchronous, takes about 25 mins and includes actionable frameworks and tactics that you can immediately practice and apply.

This is NOT a live, lecture-based, Zoom workshop. It is a unique learning experience designed to be accessible and efficient. Learning while working is very challenging but this format makes it easy to level-up during your work week 25 minutes at a time.

Five interactive, asynch courses taken over five days

Private Slack channel for discussion and feedback

Summary artifacts
for reference and application

The threads were short, digestible and memorable. I could squeeze them in on most workdays and I really enjoyed the async conversational format. I already use my phone in my work breaks and so this course met me there.

Staff Product Designer,Shopify
Love this format! I never would have thought an interactive experience would work for self-directed learning, but it worked really well for me. I think part of it has to do with keeping me engaged in a “conversation”, versus clicking through a bunch of slides. Loved it!

Product Designer,
Google
These courses were short and impactful which is key. I love learning, but time is so hard to make for things these days, so this really was great.
Sr. Principal Experience Designer,
Autodesk
I loved this format! Easy to grasp content, easy to fit into my workday because is so quick and straight-forward.
Product Designer,
Dropbox
I love how I can easily set the pace as my responses determine the content that follows. The material is more personalized to my learning style.
Lead Product Designer,
Zendesk
I loved how fast and efficient this course was. I felt like I was sprinting (in a good way) the entire way through. The integrated notifications saying peers completed threads kept me going and accountable.
Product Designer,
Google
I like that you get to participate and put things into practice. This felt like a natural flow with breaks to explicitly try out what you just learned!
Product Designer,
Figma
Other formats tend to give you all of the information up front and leaves it up to you to decide how much you want to learn. It often leads to me being overwhelmed. Threads are more manageable and approachable. It felt more like a conversation rather than reading blocks of text.
Product Designer,
Gusto
The courses were concise yet engaging! I wasn't just watching someone talk about some topic for an hour. The lessons were straight to the point while still allowing me to be involved.

Product Designer,
Shopify

The threads were short, digestible and memorable. I could squeeze them in on most workdays and I really enjoyed the async conversational format. I already use my phone in my work breaks and so this course met me there.

Staff Product Designer,Shopify
Love this format! I never would have thought an interactive experience would work for self-directed learning, but it worked really well for me. I think part of it has to do with keeping me engaged in a “conversation”, versus clicking through a bunch of slides. Loved it!

Product Designer,
Google
These courses were short and impactful which is key. I love learning, but time is so hard to make for things these days, so this really was great.
Sr. Principal Experience Designer,
Autodesk
I loved this format! Easy to grasp content, easy to fit into my workday because is so quick and straight-forward.
Product Designer,
Dropbox
I love how I can easily set the pace as my responses determine the content that follows. The material is more personalized to my learning style.
Lead Product Designer,
Zendesk
I loved how fast and efficient this course was. I felt like I was sprinting (in a good way) the entire way through. The integrated notifications saying peers completed threads kept me going and accountable.
Product Designer,
Google
I like that you get to participate and put things into practice. This felt like a natural flow with breaks to explicitly try out what you just learned!
Product Designer,
Figma
Other formats tend to give you all of the information up front and leaves it up to you to decide how much you want to learn. It often leads to me being overwhelmed. Threads are more manageable and approachable. It felt more like a conversation rather than reading blocks of text.
Product Designer,
Gusto
The courses were concise yet engaging! I wasn't just watching someone talk about some topic for an hour. The lessons were straight to the point while still allowing me to be involved.

Product Designer,
Shopify

The threads were short, digestible and memorable. I could squeeze them in on most workdays and I really enjoyed the async conversational format. I already use my phone in my work breaks and so this course met me there.

Staff Product Designer,Shopify
Love this format! I never would have thought an interactive experience would work for self-directed learning, but it worked really well for me. I think part of it has to do with keeping me engaged in a “conversation”, versus clicking through a bunch of slides. Loved it!

Product Designer,
Google
These courses were short and impactful which is key. I love learning, but time is so hard to make for things these days, so this really was great.
Sr. Principal Experience Designer,
Autodesk
I loved this format! Easy to grasp content, easy to fit into my workday because is so quick and straight-forward.
Product Designer,
Dropbox
I love how I can easily set the pace as my responses determine the content that follows. The material is more personalized to my learning style.
Lead Product Designer,
Zendesk
I loved how fast and efficient this course was. I felt like I was sprinting (in a good way) the entire way through. The integrated notifications saying peers completed threads kept me going and accountable.
Product Designer,
Google
I like that you get to participate and put things into practice. This felt like a natural flow with breaks to explicitly try out what you just learned!
Product Designer,
Figma
Other formats tend to give you all of the information up front and leaves it up to you to decide how much you want to learn. It often leads to me being overwhelmed. Threads are more manageable and approachable. It felt more like a conversation rather than reading blocks of text.
Product Designer,
Gusto
The courses were concise yet engaging! I wasn't just watching someone talk about some topic for an hour. The lessons were straight to the point while still allowing me to be involved.

Product Designer,
Shopify

Designer Fund Teaching Team

Ben
Blumenrose

Mamie
Rheingold

Enrique
Allen

Robyn
Park

Dave
Baggeroer

Ben
Blumenrose

Mamie
Rheingold

Enrique
Allen

Robyn
Park

Dave
Baggeroer

Ben
Blumenrose

Mamie
Rheingold

Enrique
Allen

Robyn
Park

Dave
Baggeroer

Join Top Teams in Tech

Join Top Teams

in Tech

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Who will benefit from this workshop?

This is an introductory workshop for a wide range of creative roles including: product designers, brand designers, design program managers, content designers, content strategists and UX researchers. The workshop content will benefit anyone who wants to learn the basic skills, concepts and mindsets required to successfully define and communicate the business value of their work. The workshop format will benefit anyone who learns by doing and doesn’t have the time or budget to commit to a multi-week, cohort-based zoom course.

What is the workshop format?

We created a unique learning format that fits easily into tight budgets and busy workdays. In one week you'll complete five interactive courses with a cohort of designer peers. Each course is asynchronous and takes about 25 minutes. After completing each course you’ll connect in Slack to discuss the course topics and takeaways with instructors and peers. This is NOT a live, lecture-based Zoom workshop. It is a unique learning experience designed to be quick, concise and a very efficient use of your time and money. Every workshop is: Interactive — The format requires active participation, engagement and personalized application – no long-winded one way lectures Accessible — Allows you to learn at your own pace at a time that works for you. Expect about 25 minutes per day for five days. Applied — Shares simple, actionable frameworks and tactics that you can immediately practice and apply back at work. Social — While each course is completed independently, the overall workshop experience brings together the collective wisdom and accountability of the entire group.

Will I meet other designers?

You will be part of a cohort of designer peers from a wide range of companies and industries. Each cohort is connected via a private Slack channel which serves as your hub for collaboration, connection and discussion. Exceptional participants will be considered for membership in the Designer Fund Collective.

Can I take it with my team?

Yes! Participants share with us that this program is even more impactful if taken as a team. Teams return to work with a new shared language, understanding and mindset, ready to apply what they learned together. Contact us at connect@designerfund.com for teams of 10 or more.

What is the refund policy?

We understand that learning is very personal and we care deeply about delivering effective educational outcomes. If for any reason your unsatisfied with the workshop, please connect with us directly and we’ll discuss a full refund.

Power, Persuasion& Influence

Power, Persuasion& Influence

Power, Persuasion
& Influence

Power, Persuasion
& Influence