Free Lesson
How Designers can influence the roadmap
60 min
Nov 20, 2025 12:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Learn how to can gain credibility with product leadership
Get actionable tactics to quickly build trust with PMs so your voice carries more weight in strategy & roadmap decisions
Avoid common missteps that weaken design influence
See where designers lose credibility, and how to correct those mistakes, to become the go-to strategic designer
Learn how to redefine your relationships in the AI era
AI is shifting who does what and when. Learn how to tactfully navigate and negotiate changing team responsibilities.
Ask your questions in Live Q&A
Join Mindy for a 30-minute Q&A to get direct answers on how to build better partnerships with PMs and product leaders.
Why this topic matters
Designers often struggle to move beyond execution and join strategic product conversations. In the AI era, it’s more critical than ever that designers influence what ships. In this session, product leader Mindy Taylor (Revyse, Monarch, Airbnb) shares how to quickly build credibility with PMs so designers are invited to the conversation and our priorities make it onto the roadmap.
You'll learn from
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Ryan Scott
Design leader · Airbnb, DoorDash, Salesforce · Berkeley MBA