Design Assembly Join the Dots | February | Open Edition

Back to Business: Getting Clients (and Yourself) Back on Track

The start of the business year can feel slower, and messier, than expected.

Clients are easing back in, projects haven’t fully restarted, and motivation hasn’t quite landed yet. You’re back at work… but momentum is lagging.

This February edition of Join the Dots is a practical, honest conversation about how designers can reset the year, with clients and with themselves.

For this session, Louise Kellerman is joined by Mark Easterbrook, creative and copywriter, and Rosie Holt, business coach, for a focused discussion on how to get back on track after the summer break.

What we’ll cover

• How to reset your focus and confidence after summer

• How to restart client conversations that stalled

• How to set expectations early for timelines, budgets, and boundaries

• What to prioritise in the first 90 days of the year

  
  

Format

• 20-minute guided conversation

• Followed by live Q&A and discussion
  
  

February special

This is a February Open Edition — free and open to all.

Join the Dots is usually a Design Assembly Friends members-only event, with recordings shared exclusively with members. For February, we’re opening the doors so you can experience the conversation and community first-hand.

You’ll leave with

• one clear action to take this week

• one client conversation you know you need to have

• a stronger sense of direction for the year ahead