• Dan Makoski

    Chief Design Advisor

     

    Now anyone can work with Dan, a legendary silicon valley designer and Fortune 10 Chief Design Officer (1, 5, 8, 13, 106, FTSE 19), to elevate design within their team, company or career. Learn about the three ways you can tap into Dan's expertise below.

     

    Or if you're ready to go, book him now.

  • 3 Ways

    Dan can help you elevate design:

    1

    Dan is nurturing the next generation of design leaders through mentoring a dozen VPs of Design to get to the Chief Design Officer (CDO) level, executive coaching current CDOs, and lecturing at select masters of design programs.

    2

    Dan is available to give keynotes at a handful of selected events each year. He just launched his book Uplifting Design: Transforming Business & Society Through Human-Centered Design. Next month he will launch the Uplifting Design app that offers a dozen design master classes, weekly live AMA design discussions, and access to an engaged learning community.

    3

    Dan will spend 10 weeks with 3 companies each who are committed to deeply transforming the way they think about and use Design for good. He will spend one week with 6 companies who need an infusion of human-centered vision with an Uplifting Design workshop. Dan can also act as a NED or fractional CDO for one or two companies that need a greater level of involvement.

     

    Learn more below:

  • Uplifting Thoughts

    Thoughts, musings, and ruminations on being a Chief Design Advisor.

    February 5, 2024
    TL;DR video version here :) Happy Monday Uplifting Crew, This week's chapter is all about...
    January 29, 2024
    TL;DR video version here :) Happy Monday Uplifting Crew, Do you know how "Hey Google" was...
    January 22, 2024
    TL;DR video version here :) Happy Monday Uplifting Crew, This week's chapter excerpt is all...
    January 15, 2024
    TL;DR video version here :) Happy Monday Uplifting Family, I've loved the comments coming...
    January 8, 2024
      Happy 2024 Uplifting Crew! I hope your winter holiday was renewing, and you've kicked off...
    December 18, 2023
    TL;DR video version here :)Happy Monday Uplifting Crew! As promised on my last update, I'll be...
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  • Mentor

    Dan is nurturing the next generation of design leaders through mentoring a dozen VPs of Design to get to the Chief Design Officer (CDO) level, executive coaching current CDOs, and lecturing at select masters of design programs.

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    VP Mentoring

    For Vice Presidents of Design

    $0

    per hour

    1/12 spots available

    no up-front cost for mentoring

    fee is 1/3 of next signing bonus

     

    3 Spots Remaining

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    CDO Coaching

    For Chief Design Officers

    $49,000

    per year

    1/5 spots available

    44 1 hour sessions

    1:1 personal coaching

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    Guest Lecturing

    For Design Schools

    $39,000

    per course

    2/2 spots filled

    34-credit course

    or 1 week intensive

    enquire for 2025

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  • Inspire

    Dan is available to give keynotes at a handful of selected events each year. He just launched his book Uplifting Design: Transforming Business & Society Through Human-Centered Design. Next month he will launch the Uplifting Design app, that offers a dozen design master classes, weekly live AMA design discussions, and access to an engaged learning community.

    3 Spots Remaining

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    Keynote

    For conferences & companies

    $30K+

    per talk

    2/6 spots available

    Dan is represented by the Washington Speakers Bureau - contact william.lee@wsb.com 

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    The Book

    For anyone elevating design

    $49

    for the hardcover

    200+ pages of inspiration, case studies, methods and principles that any team can use to elevate design

     

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    Master Classes

    For anyone elevating design

    $9

    per month

    12 master classes in executive design leadership, a bonus 13th chapter of the book, a weekly open AMA for the community, and more

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  • Advise

    Dan will spend 10 weeks with 3 companies each who are committed to deeply transforming the way they think about and use Design for good. He will spend one week with 6 companies who need an infusion of human-centered vision with an Uplifting Design workshop. Dan can also act as a NED or fractional CDO for one or two companies that need a greater level of involvement.

    2 Spots Remaining

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    Elite Advisory

    For CEOs

    $450K

    1/3 spots available

    10 weeks (1 day/week or 1 week/month)

    on-site

    all costs included

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    U.D. Workshop

    For C-Suite Leaders

    $45,000

    1 week

    2/6 spots available

    customized

    on-site

    all costs included

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    N.E.D. or Fractional CDO

    For corporate boards

    $150,000

    per year

    1/1 spots filled

    16-20 days per year

    payment in equity acceptable

    enquire for 2025

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  • Book Dan

    Let's get started uplifting design! Use the handy form below, or shoot dan an email at dan@uplifting.design.

  • "At several points during your talk, my eyes teared as you touched upon and validated deep aspects of who I am and how I approach the world."

     

    London School of Economics Master's Student