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Transform Ageing: Exploring the Challenge evaluation report
27 November 2017
This report contains the findings of an ethnographic evaluation of the ‘Exploring the Challenge’ phase of Transform Ageing. The evaluation reviews the successes and challenges of using a design-led approach with multiple...
Transform Ageing – Call for applications
13 October 2017
Recognising that those with first-hand experience provide unique insight, in 2017 Transform Ageing brought together groups of people in later life, their friends, families and carers, social entrepreneurs and public-sector leaders...
Purposeful Design for Homes and Communities
9 May 2017
In response to the government’s Housing White Paper, Design Council Chief Executive Sarah Weir calls for a step-change in how we design, plan and build the homes the country needs.
Design Academy 2018-19 brochure
5 May 2017
Design Academy, designed by us and run by our design industry experts will position your university as a progressive and future-thinking institution delivering education and skills to develop the design leaders and change-makers...
Design: Delivering a new approach to growth
19 April 2017
Design Council is calling for a transformation in the way we approach design in business, places and government. We are calling for a design blueprint for growth, responding to the scale of change by putting people at the centre...
Designing better beginnings for families
13 January 2017
In 2015, Staffordshire County Council (SCC) applied to be part of LGA's and Design Council's Design in the Public Sector programme. The council was investigating the development of community-based solutions to support vulnerable...
Behind the scenes at a Design Review
9 January 2017
We thought it would be useful to take people ‘behind the scenes’ of a Design Council Design Review for an exclusive look at the process to reveal how it brings true value to new architectural schemes. The very nature of Design...
The 10 Principles of Design Review
9 January 2017
Design Review is focused on outcomes for people. It explores how a building or place can better meet the needs of the people who will use it and of everyone who will be affected by it. It does this by constructively endeavouring...
Tackling issues surrounding the housing of vulnerable adults
9 December 2016
In 2015, Mendip District Council took part in our Design in the Public Sector programme, run in partnership with the Local Government Association. The team’s challenge focused on tackling issues surrounding housing vulnerable...
HYDRO: Driving up production
11 October 2016
In 2014 HYDRO, a specialist in build-and-strip tooling for the aerospace sector, took part in Design Council’s Design for Supply Chains programme to help it drive up production, reduce waste and improve its visibility and market...
Adur & Worthing: Using co-design to create a lasting legacy
7 June 2016
Adur & Worthing Councils in West Sussex wanted to better engage with stakeholders in order to more effectively solve the problems affecting the area’s local communities. At the same time, council staff wanted to examine how best...