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Putting planet at the heart of the brief
Reports & ResourcesDesigners have the power and a responsibility to address the climate crisis....
Design Reviews
Place & Infrastructure Case StudiesIn 2009, we set up Design Review, a methodology for assessing and improving the...
Ideas to Action
Public sector & social innovation Case StudiesHow we delivered With a mission to use design tools and methods to reduce...
Redesigning NHS places and spaces
Place & Infrastructure Case StudiesSince 2000, we have partnered with the NHS to improve NHS products, services and...
Graduate Digital Capabilities for Built Environment Professionals
Place & Infrastructure Case StudiesIn 2020-2021, we partnered with Centre for Digital Built Britain to question,...
Designing Demand
Business and Economy Case StudiesDesigning Demand was a national support programme helping UK businesses use...
Spark
Business and Economy Case StudiesBetween 2015 and 2019, Design council ran Spark - a product innovation and fund....
Transform Ageing
Public sector & social innovation Case StudiesHow we delivered: We brought together 120 people in later life, social...
Design in the Public Sector
Public sector & social innovation Case StudiesSince 2014, we have worked in partnership with the Local Government Association...
Embedding design across Network Rail
Place & Infrastructure Case StudiesIn 2020, we joined partnership with Network Rail to answer one question, "How...
Home of 2030
Place & Infrastructure Case StudiesHome of 2030 was a national design and delivery competition led by The Ministry...
Download our Systems-shifting design report
Reports & ResourcesSystem Shifting Design (October 2021) sets out emerging practice observed from...