Community Rules
protect the room.
This club works because people say things here they wouldn’t say publicly. These rules exist to keep it that way. Membership is a privilege, not an entitlement.
- 01
It's for people running the function
Heads of Design, Design Directors, Principals, Founding Designers. Anyone who owns the design practice at their company. Stay in the role, or step away when you leave it.
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Treat this as a closed room
What's shared here stays here. No quoting, screenshotting, or forwarding without explicit permission from the person who said it.
- 03
Disagree directly, and well
Say it when you see it differently. Critique the decision, not the person. Speak from what you've actually lived through, not from theory.
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Everyone belongs here
Discrimination and harassment of any kind end membership. That includes anything targeting race, ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or age.
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Don't sell, recruit, or lurk
No job-seeking, solicitation, or personal branding. And this isn't a lurker-first room. Participate when it's relevant, answer when you're asked. We check in on long silences.
what gets you removed
- Discrimination, harassment, or personal attacks
- Recruiting, job-seeking, or self-promotion in place of participation
- Sharing what was said here without permission
- Staying quiet and soaking up value without contributing
If you can’t engage respectfully with people different from you, this isn’t the right community.