John Calhoun
Co-author of The Design Conductors
John Calhoun is a designer, writer, and operations leader living in the San Francisco Bay Area. John is currently a leader of Salesforce’s Design Operations team, which builds the platform for delivering best-in-class product design solutions and experiences at scale. Previously, John was a producer and game designer for Electronic Arts, with 17 years of experience developing video games and adjacent media. Cultivating a culture of great design through the principles of confidence, clarity, and partnership is what drew John to DesignOps; enabling teams to do great work (and live great lives) will keep him in DesignOps for years to come. John is a frequent speaker on product design and operations topics, and he can be found hiking the open spaces of California and playing bass in his spare time.
Rosenverse talks by John:
" It’s okay to be bossy because we need leaders who are opinionated and thoughtful and have a point of view. - Rachel Poman "
"Ask Me Anything" with Rachel Posman and John Calhoun, Authors of the Upcoming Rosenfeld Book, The Design Conductors
September 25, 2024
" Design teams don’t want to buy a design ops drill. They need a quarter inch hole that requires a little bit of program management. "
Meters, Miles, and Madness: New Frameworks to Measure the (Elusive) Value of DesignOps
September 24, 2024
" As your design practice matures, your design ops team will reach an inflection point—flip your design ops coin and see what’s on the other side. "
Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin: Teams Ops and Product Ops
January 8, 2024
" It’s important to distinguish design ops from design leadership and design management to clarify roles and handoffs. "
Bring your DesignOps Story to Life! The Definitive DesignOps Book Jam
October 3, 2023
" Establishing a design ops practice is not an easy feat, it often feels more like a mountain climb than a walk down easy street. "
Have we Reached Our Peak? Spotting the Next Mountain For DesignOps to Climb
October 1, 2021
" In design Ops, the team is the product; people are the product we’re helping to see and succeed. "
A Closer Look at Team Ops and Product Ops (Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin) (Videoconference)
November 19, 2020
