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:
" The most powerful word in the design ops vocabulary is no. "
"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
" A design ops career ladder can look like a step stool unless you create multiple tracks for growth and specialization. "
Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin: Teams Ops and Product Ops
January 8, 2024
" We want many voices and perspectives represented in this community and in the book — no contribution is too small. "
Bring your DesignOps Story to Life! The Definitive DesignOps Book Jam
October 3, 2023
" Mountain climbing feels like an appropriate metaphor to describe our practice because it takes agility, goal setting, and peripheral vision. "
Have we Reached Our Peak? Spotting the Next Mountain For DesignOps to Climb
October 1, 2021
" Around 14 to 20 designers is usually the tipping point where having a dedicated design ops person starts to make sense. "
A Closer Look at Team Ops and Product Ops (Two Sides of the DesignOps Coin)
November 19, 2020
