Problem: My team of designers were new to AI and needed guidance on how it to use it to speed up their design process and help them create innovative customer solutions.

Solution: I led my design team's adoption of AI by setting quarterly goals so they could gradually increase their AI usage across several tools: LLMs (Gemini, NotebookLM), Cursor, and Figma AI.

Outcome: Under my leadership, my team of designers adopted AI-driven design practices, reaching the following metrics:

• - 100% of my direct reports completed every AI quarterly goal.
• - 100% of my direct reports used Gemini and NotebookLM on a daily basis. 
• - 60% of my direct reports used AI for every initial design they created.

How I approached AI adoption:

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• Clarity: I gave my designers a specific, documented AI goal to work towards every quarter. 
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• Collaboration: I nurtured a culture of learning and camaraderie, positioning AI adoption as a team-wide initiative we could all support each other in achieving. 
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• Leadership: I held myself to the same standards set for the designers. I too completed each AI goal with them and adopted an AI-driven approach to my management role.