A talented design team may still lack a capability needed to deliver a particular concept. Identify the work before assuming that existing job titles cover it.
IDEO.org's Staff Your Project method considers the team needed to take an idea forward. IDEO.org Design Kit — Staff Your Project.
Specify the contribution
For a character programme, material review, visual development and licensing coordination involve different responsibilities. Name the activity and required contribution rather than assigning every unresolved task to the lead designer.
Distinguish capacity and authority
Someone may have time to help without being authorised to approve a technical or rights decision. Keep those roles clear. Review the staffing plan when the concept changes, instead of treating the original team list as proof that every new requirement is covered.
Source reviewed 25 October 2026. Interpretation and original diagrams: PLUSHIP / Qunhe. Examples are illustrative.
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