Some circles are open. Ours are confidentials.

Not a community. Just Lodges.

Design leadership requires alignment — not just content. 

The Lodges are private circles for leaders ready to think beyond role, title, and ego. 

Two archetypes. Two ways of shaping what design becomes.

Leadership isn’t one thing

Some lead teams. Some lead through work. 
At Designshot, we host two Lodges. 
Each tuned to a different kind of leadership. 
Each designed to create resonance — not reach.

Bigshot

People Leadership

For those leading other leaders.  Bigshot is for Heads of Design, VPs, and Directors managing 5+ people — shaping vision, scaling teams, and building culture under pressure.

Hotshot

Craft Leadership

For those leading through work.  Hotshot is for senior ICs and emerging leads shaping quality, influencing direction, and embedding design excellence deep inside product orgs.

The most strategic conversations aren’t public.

You won’t find slides. You won’t find frameworks.
You’ll find people thinking clearly, together.
A space where design leaders and experts share what they won’t post on LinkedIn. 
Strategy. Influence. Impact. No fluff. Just real talk.

Confidence. over noises

We don’t react to trends. We align with what matters.

Closed Doors. Open Conversations.

Everything stays in the circle — by design.

Big Topics.  No Big Egos.

We care more about clarity than titles.

A Lodge is a place you grow through.

Progression here isn’t status.  It’s a deepening of clarity, contribution, and connection.

Initiato

Step in, observe, and prove your worth. Your journey begins here.

Elevato

No longer a newcomer. Elevatos guide others and shape discussions.

Maestro

Recognized masters. They challenge ideas and drive the lodge forward.

Gran Maestro

The elite. Guardians of wisdom, pushing the boundaries of design.

This isn’t a group. It’s a ground.

We don’t gather to network. 
We gather to align.

We believe real leadership happens off-stage — 
in honest rooms, with clear minds and shared tension.

We don’t trade opinions. 
We trace patterns. 

We don’t debate for visibility. 
We reflect for clarity.

There are no followers here. 
Just those who’ve seen enough noise  to recognize the value of quiet alignment.

The Lodge exists to protect that space. 
And to sharpen those within it.

The Lodge doesn’t recruit.  It responds to resonance.

If something in you recognizes something in this —  you’re already partway in.This isn’t a form.  It’s a signal — yours.

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