... by sharing know-how about design-led innovation
... by connecting designers with government and industry
... through high-quality, design-led support programmes
... by backing industry networks and organisations
A new high-speed rail network will help kick-start the economic recovery and restore Britain's reputation for design icons like Concorde, says designer Paul Priestman. And he's designed the new Mercury train to persuade government to act now.
Read more about transport design for the future
Dott Cornwall is engaging local people in co-designing their lives, using some symbolic and spectacular methods.
What could designers do to help a deprived community in Pengegon develop services that will benefit the people who live there? Why cake is an essential designer tool.
From Cornwall with Love
Designing innovative new ways to promote Cornwall through its produce and products. How a spectacular event can get people talking.
Designing ways to enhance people's skills and link people at real and perceived risk of redundancy with new, long-term work opportunities in Cornwall. What could be better than a big red camper at attracting attention?
Have your say on how designers can help the government reduce the budget deficit by cutting public spending in a way that is fair and responsible.
And see what ideas the Design Council has submitted to the Spending Challenge.
With the Department of Energy and Climate Change we're investigating how to help people make their homes more energy efficient.
Read our proposal
Major national strengths like technology can get the UK's economy moving again, but only if design is there to connect them to people's needs. It's like honey and bees, explains Chief Executive David Kester. Read more
£100,000 fund for promoting the value of design.
Apply for your share
Share your vision of how design thinking and techniques help deliver the Big Society.
