MBA in Design Management Vs Work Experience
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Thanks all for your responses, the reason i asked this question is because I have noticed the natural progression or maturity of designers as they go from Junior, middle weight to Senior Designer is to do less designing and more managing. In many cases these individuals would not come from a management background or they would have not received any formal management training. In other words they would learn from there mistakes. This system or hierarchy is somewhat traditional in the sense of an apprenticeship, or "working your way up the ladder" which there is lot to be said about. However this system of falling into a leadership role is not very efficient or professional compared to other industries.
I dont understand why design is so mystified when it comes to management and marketing, because essentially we are in the service industry. I am not suggesting an MBA in Design managment is the correct answer or as someone pointed out it would be the fast track to becoming "The big cheese". However I feel the correct tutoring and direction in conjunction with the correct University degree would mold a well rounded designer who could lead a design team far better that someone who took the traditional "working your way up the ladder" approach.
As always please let me know your thoughts and take all this with a pinch of salt.... looking forward to your responses.