Teaching at General Assembly
Co-instructed a 3-month UX Design Immersive in Melbourne, kickstarting 18 new design careers.
“Damir is highly empathetic and measured which made him an excellent mentor and guide to others in their UX journey.”
The Course
General Assembly asked me to co-instruct a 3-month UX Design Immersive in Melbourne, preparing 18 students to be job-ready designers. I taught beyond the standard curriculum — design sprint facilitation, stakeholder management, success metrics, and hard-won lessons from industry. Co-instructed with Nigel Quinlan, a graduate-turned-instructor who knew the curriculum inside out.
Teaching Philosophy
No hand-holding. I pushed students to measure their own impact, involve stakeholders in the design process, and practice relentlessly. Theory followed by exercises, repeat. The best moments were seeing students independently run their own design sprints and service blueprint sessions weeks after being taught.
Guest Speakers
I brought in experts from my Envato network to give students exposure beyond the curriculum — product management, marketing, design leadership, Agile facilitation, UX copywriting, and design anthropology.
Outcome
All 18 students secured industry placements at the end of the course. In loving memory of my dear friend and colleague, Alex Lieberman 🌷