Design for good business
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The role of business in the green transition.
Designers have a unique role in this transition - redefining how businesses operate, innovate, and communicate to achieve planet-positive outcomes.
The challenges for business and design:
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Short-term thinking
Businesses often prioritise immediate profit over sustainability.
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Overconsumption
Established business models rely on producing more, faster - fueling waste and resource depletion.
Designs’ unique role.
Designers are critical agents of change, equipped with creativity, technical knowledge and collaboration skills. However, to fully support businesses in this transition, designers must develop greater proficiency in circular and regenerative design principles and commercial skills such as governance and value management.
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