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:
"Don't try to boil the ocean; choose metrics that are right for you at the right time."
"Ask Me Anything" with Rachel Posman and John Calhoun, Authors of the Upcoming Rosenfeld Book, The Design Conductors
September 25, 2024
"Design ops can make a significant difference by tracking specific health metrics."
Meters, Miles, and Madness: New Frameworks to Measure the (Elusive) Value of DesignOps
September 24, 2024
"As design teams grow, understanding how to recognize when your design ops team is lagging is crucial."
Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin: Teams Ops and Product Ops
January 8, 2024
"We're writing a book on design operations, the definitive handbook for our practice."
Bring your DesignOps Story to Life! The Definitive DesignOps Book Jam
October 3, 2023
"Before introducing our services, we need to understand the problems of adjacent teams."
Have we Reached Our Peak? Spotting the Next Mountain For DesignOps to Climb
October 1, 2021
"Quality suffered because we were trying to do all things well."
A Closer Look at Team Ops and Product Ops (Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin) (Videoconference)
November 19, 2020
