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What problem is Category Design solving?

Too many good companies with good products fail to make a dent in the universe — because they can’t find their place in the universe. Too many companies essentially stick a pole..

3 New Category Design Insights!

It’s a common question heard by the authors of Play Bigger: What have you learned in the months and years since the book was published back in 2016? Well, host Diane Schrader and..

Category Design Legends: The Chief Market Officer

Jennifer “JJ” Johnson is a three-time #CMO and Category Designer. JJ is best known for her recent work designing the Cyber Exposure Category for Tenable Security , which also..

Category Designer Spotlight: Kai Lenny

Kai is so awesome. When he was a kid growing up on Maui, he had his own set of real life Superheroes to look up to - legendary watermen like @lairdhamiltonsurf and @darrickd -..

Category Designer Spotlight: Bianca Valenti - Women's Big Wave Surfing

Bianca Valenti is a game changer. Her unique vision and dedication has led to designing her category : Women’s Big Wave Surfing, one of the world’s most dangerous sports. Her..

Category Design with Phenom People : Talent Experience Management

At our Category Design Executive Summit on Tuesday, Jonathon Dale, VP of Marketing for Phenom People discussed his experience from the early stages of category design, all the way..

Category Design With Dropbox

Lin is a talented category designer and during her talk she illustrated how much fun it was to work with Play Bigger. She detailed their latest Lightning Strike for the #Dropbox..

What does it take to become a potential category designer?

Bryan Schreier, Venture Capitalist and Partner at Sequoia Capital, spoke with our Surf Ranch panel and guests. He addressed how investors value category designers:

Category Design: It's Not Complicated, Just Hard

Naomi Allen, CEO and Co-Founder of Emilio Health is a seasoned operational leader in healthcare and is a frequent speaker on digital health and early-stage innovation. Being..

Tesla's electric vehicle is the Chrysler minivan of the future

Tesla just gave away all its patents – and it’s a genius move. The electric carmaker has been in danger of becoming a pioneering company in a small niche of the automobile market...