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06. LIVING A CULTURE
Growing a culture of design,
innovation and entrepreneurship
Beyond the organizational vehicle, there are a
Our proudest achievement on this front is our in-
variety of aspects that we’ve come to know and
house DIaaS training, developed and delivered by
understand over time, especially through the
our experts. By standardizing the knowledge and
insights and ideas of our team members. A chal-
processes involved with doing design innovation
lenge for many businesses is to build and protect
work to a high degree, we are able to develop
a strong culture.
talent at quality and speed. We developed this
training to provide clarity and direction for working
At DAYONE, we believe that everyone is a de-
with our clients as well as developing our organi-
signer, and we take that notion very seriously.
zation. By investing time and resources in creating
We use design practices and methods to build
this internal training, we are investing in the future:
every aspect of our business, from organization
new team members can start on the same page,
and culture, to client work, to our social events.
and we will have a better understanding of what
they know and don’t know, what stage of their
The most important part of a design and innova-
journey they are at, and what they need to learn.
tion culture is to create an environment where the
»design exchange« is free flowing. To do great
We give constant attention to making sure that
client work, constant learning and development
our culture is influential, alive and thriving. We do
is necessary; we must be able to share methods,
this by creating not only regular events, but little
processes, solutions, thoughts and ideas with
moments for the team to come together, share,
each other as a shortcut to exponential profes-
reflect, and celebrate the great work we’ve done.
sional growth.
Here are some examples of how we have created a
welcoming, inspiring and supportive atmosphere.
We use design practices and methods to
build every aspect of our business, from
organization and culture, to client work, to
our social events.
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