If you're a strategist at Great Monday chances are you're a designer too. With degrees from Purdue, Hartford Art School, and Academy of Art and heavy involvement with the AIGA we value design and what it gave us — a network of brilliant folks, empathy, and a platform to share what we've discovered beyond design. To prove that we present to you photos of a student group we hosted from UC Davis' graphic design club PIXEL. They asked for a studio tour. That took about 7 minutes.

“What is the ROI of Culture?” Now that everyone has heard about Company Culture as the next big thing, they want proof. Heading toward this year’s Great Place to Work conference in Chicago the question of “why should I invest in Culture?” won’t likely come up — I’ll be among not just the converted, but those with the greatest convictions. Yet, that’s the question the rest of the world is asking. As I sit on my fully booked Southwest flight, the kibitzing flight attendants may

When Acquisitions Work Bay area bluechip Autodesk has a proven record of doing it right. This design software enterprise has absorbed nearly 50 companies in the past 5 years alone with no end in sight. HR Acquisitions & Strategic Partnerships head Beth Trakimas has a theory that it’s the Autodesk culture of keeping their hands off what’s working that keeps the acquired culture strong. “We make sure they continue to work on projects they are passionate about” Beth says.