In the first concept the CEO of a company elects or selects the Design Leader of a company .In the second concept the different department leaders get together and (s)elect the Design leader whereas in the third concept the Design leader is (s)elected democratically by all design members.

We would love to hear your thoughts on what you think is the best way to choose the right person for the right job. Leave your thoughts below the posts on LinkedIn which can be found in the show notes.

Benoit Jacob joins Martin in this week´s episode to talk about leadership and management in design and what he learned from working for different car companies in the past.

Martin talks about a decision every manager will have to make in their careers at some point. Do you hire someone with a lot of potential or someone who has gathered a lot of experience in his or her business life?

Martin talks about the topic of Design Challenges and the pros and cons that come with this format.

We hope you had a great start this year. GESTALTEN is starting out strong with a new Episode featuring Ray Ng who is the Head of Creative Design Innovation at Hyundai. In this episode we want to find out what the future of Design Strategy might look like and get some insights on the Company of Hyundai.

Sam Livingstone joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the journey of a car designer. From a student to a vice president of design and the levels between.

Christopher Butt joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the partnership with a new design website called Design Field Trip which is being managed by Christopher himself.

Jeremy Offer joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the new mobility generation that is happening right now, how Jeremy's background helps him at a company like Arrival, how Arrival is being run, and its very influential CEO.

Martin talks about what creative design departments can learn from professional sports teams.

Wayne Burgess joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about the future and process of transportation design and its role in the UK over the past years but also in the future.