Most hiring decisions in design are made backwards. A vacancy appears, a job description gets written, and three months later the team has a new person who duplicates an existing strength rather than filling a structural gap.
This toolkit gives you a structured alternative. Work through four tools in sequence and you will end up with a Hiring Brief — a one-page strategic rationale for the hire you actually need, backed by evidence your organisation can act on.
What's inside:
The Archetype Inventory — map your current team across three core design archetypes (Architect, Diplomat, Closer) to surface the collective imbalance
The Hiring for Holes Diagnostic — identify your organisational friction, locate your design maturity quadrant, and complete a hire brief before a job description is written
The Archetype Interview Guide — behavioural questions calibrated to each archetype, designed to reveal default mode under pressure rather than portfolio polish
The Team Balance Chart — a triangle visual that makes the structural gap immediately legible to HR, a VP, or a CPO without a deck
A hiring decision made without this analysis is a guess. A hiring decision made after it is a strategy.
Format: Digital download, A4, 25 pages
Most hiring decisions in design are made backwards. A vacancy appears, a job description gets written, and three months later the team has a new person who duplicates an existing strength rather than filling a structural gap.
This toolkit gives you a structured alternative. Work through four tools in sequence and you will end up with a Hiring Brief — a one-page strategic rationale for the hire you actually need, backed by evidence your organisation can act on.
What's inside:
The Archetype Inventory — map your current team across three core design archetypes (Architect, Diplomat, Closer) to surface the collective imbalance
The Hiring for Holes Diagnostic — identify your organisational friction, locate your design maturity quadrant, and complete a hire brief before a job description is written
The Archetype Interview Guide — behavioural questions calibrated to each archetype, designed to reveal default mode under pressure rather than portfolio polish
The Team Balance Chart — a triangle visual that makes the structural gap immediately legible to HR, a VP, or a CPO without a deck
A hiring decision made without this analysis is a guess. A hiring decision made after it is a strategy.
Format: Digital download, A4, 25 pages