Archive - Design Talk: Making an Impact

The Intelligence of Flow: Why Leadership Requires Adaptability, Not Force

What rivers, Netflix, and neuroscience reveal about leading without force

18 hrs ago •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

August 2025

Careers at Full Charge: Redesigning Ambition for Depth and Energy

Breaking free from the “up or out” trap by building careers that fuel mastery, impact, and renewal.

Aug 26 •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

The Power of Design in Shaping High-Trust Organizations

How coherence in systems, workflows, and experiences unlocks stronger relationships and drives strategic growth.

Aug 18 •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

Cognitive Capital: The $1.3 Trillion Blind Spot in Leadership Strategy

How market leaders channel mental bandwidth while competitors drain theirs

Aug 14 •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

When No One Notices, You’ve Won

Why the most valuable design work disappears and how it drives results that last

Aug 11 •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

Hierarchy Alone Can’t Save Your Organization

The rise of relational loops, and why the future of strategy depends on both power and coherence

Aug 4 •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

The Four Dimensions of a Mature Design Practice

Transforming Design from Function to Force in the Modern Enterprise

Aug 1 •

Twisha Shah Brandenburg

July 2025

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