Supporting growth in the creative economy

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Making sure UK managers are supported by the most skilled and capable design professionals

How can we help designers get the right skills?

Stage: We have published a design skills blueprint to implement the suggestions made in 'High-level skills for higher value' a report on design industry skills
Addressing: Supporting growth in the creative economy

What are the skills designers need for the future?

British design is the best in the world. But we need to take action now to make sure it stays that way.

Perspectives

Jonathan Sands

Chairman of the Design Skills Advisory Panel

This plan is a powerful and realistic strategy for improving our world-leading, globally celebrated design industry. To stay in that position, we need to support and roll out this Blueprint to ensure we have the skills to compete in the face of international competition and other countries' heavy investment in skills and education.

Leni Schwendinger

Designer and founder of Light Projects Ltd

Focus and development is needed on multi- and interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches. The ability to communicate in words and pictures to apply ideas across boundaries and synthesise design concepts has not been formalised. And yet, the architecture / environmental design industry is moving that way.

Prof. Maureen Wayman

Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty, Art and Design at Manchester Metropolitan University

Much has happened in recent years to transform art and design education but much more remains to be done. We are now poised on the edge of what could be unprecedented change. Art and design is about to have a seminal moment that will create a future to benefit education, the creative industries and the economy. It is vital that we work collaboratively, in a mutually beneficial partnership with representatives from out related industries.

More perspectives and the chance to contribute

How can we encourage creativity in smaller businesses?

Stage: We have launched a programme called Designing Demand
Addressing: Driving competitiveness in industry, Supporting growth in the creative economy

What stops small companies from being more innovative?

A recent Government strategy says smaller businesses are still not making enough use of creativity because they need to be more aware of the benefits.

This project is part of The Cox Review of Creativity in Business

A local resident makes use of the public services available in her area

Can we create better public services using design?

Stage: We have prototyped some new ideas for public services
Addressing: Improving innovation in public services, Supporting growth in the creative economy

Why are public services an issue for design?

How can we use design methods and processes to not only encourage innovation from suppliers, but innovation in services themselves?

Can we use design to improve how people live?

Stage: People in the North East have worked for a year to develop practical examples of how they could design their own lives better
Addressing: Improving innovation in public services, Supporting growth in the creative economy

What is Dott?

Designs of the time (Dott) asks 'Can we use design to help people live how they want to live?'

Can universities bring business studies and creativity closer together?

Stage: We have been looking at international examples of best practice
Addressing: Driving competitiveness in industry, Supporting growth in the creative economy

Why is this an issue for design?

Designers need to help decide what kind of centres should be set up to enable multidisciplinary groups of designers, scientists, anthropologists, economists and others to drive innovation

Why is everyone talking about the Creative Economy?

Stage: A Creative Economy Strategy has been published, setting out 26 commitments for supporting UK creative industries
Addressing: Supporting growth in the creative economy

Are the creative industries doing enough to stay ahead?

The Government and the creative industries are working together to safeguard the future prosperity of the creative sector