Consulting Designer Survival Guide 101: How to Adjust to Consulting After Enterprise Work
When I started at Atomic Object in early 2026 (at the time of writing, this was only half a year ago), I was excited at the prospect of working for a consultancy. Previously, I’d only worked in enterprise environments, on a very specific part of the software, making only small adjustments to an already established product for years. There were no chances to complete the entire design cycle – the double diamond – that designers are so often taught in school. In a consultancy, however, there were more short-term projects, and many more chances to go through the entire double diamond…
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