We kept seeing design leaders frustrated with how hard it was to create real change and how isolating it was trying to figure it out on their own. Being a great leader or operator requires support and a steady flow of theory, practice, and application.

We built the CDO School for you, but we also built the CDO School for us.

You need need to know what works and what doesn’t. You need the confidence to know your decisions are good ones. You deserve the coaching, mentorship, and training we all expect at the leadership level.

Your success is our success.

We are creating a sustainable home for leaders on the operations or management path. CDO School is an independent company with no venture capital or outside funding. This means we can choose our priorities and focus without sacrificing our morals and values.

We will not sell you anything you don’t need.

As a leader, you hold tremendous amounts of untapped power. You are the heart of transforming how business is done.

We will train you how to put it to use.

We launched our parent company Second Wave Dive in April 2019. We’ve delivered our courses to leaders from around the world. In doing so, we’ve actively listened to our community and expanded our programs every single iteration.

We are committed to continuously improving.

VP, Experience Strategy & Innovation, Ad Council

Founder, The Quiet Achiever

Product Design Lead, Bunnings

Chief Experience Officer, Roam

Head of Design, WW

Principal, Resonant Design and Innovation

CEO, ResearchOps Community