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:
" Design ops and product ops are way more alike than dissimilar; they differ mainly in the orgs they serve. "
"Ask Me Anything" with Rachel Posman and John Calhoun, Authors of the Upcoming Rosenfeld Book, The Design Conductors
September 25, 2024
" Applying traditional frameworks to design ops is like trying to fit a star in a box. "
Meters, Miles, and Madness: New Frameworks to Measure the (Elusive) Value of DesignOps
September 24, 2024
" Our design ops team was a step behind the growth of our design team, solving the wrong problems at the wrong scale. "
Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin: Teams Ops and Product Ops
January 8, 2024
" We see design ops as focusing on people, process, and platform — what we act on. "
Bring your DesignOps Story to Life! The Definitive DesignOps Book Jam
October 3, 2023
" Your next design ops peak might actually be beyond the walls of your current design practice. "
Have we Reached Our Peak? Spotting the Next Mountain For DesignOps to Climb
October 1, 2021
" Trying to do all things well can mean doing all things kind of not so great—specialization became necessary. "
A Closer Look at Team Ops and Product Ops (Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin)
November 19, 2020
