Design in the Public Sector evaluation report 2018

Report
27/02/2018

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Inside you will find

  • A summary of what we’ve learnt from helping public sector staff to use design approaches, with a particular focus on the most recent cohorts who have completed the programme in the East Midlands and London

This will interest

  • Public sector staff
  • Design researchers

This summary report is about what we’ve learnt from helping public sector staff to use design approaches. Design Council has run nine cohorts of our public sector programme since 2014, with local authorities and other public sector organisations across England and Scotland. A tenth cohort is in progress at the time of writing.

  • The programme supports participating teams to ‘reframe’ challenges
  • Design methods enable greater participation and different conversations
  • The programme helps improve awareness of design and enables skills transfer

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News & opinion

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Feature — 09/07/2018
South Kesteven
South Kesteven

Videos: Reframing the challenge through Design in the Public Sector South Kesteven District Council discuss how Design in the Public Sector helped them see their housing challenge in a different light. South Kesteven District Council discuss how Design in the Public Sector helped them see their housing challenge in a different light.

Feature — 24/04/2018
South Kesteven
South Kesteven

South Kesteven District Council: Accelerating housing delivery and creating a sustainable... South Kesteven District Council needed to tackle the housing problem in their area. They also wanted to create a sustainable business model. One that could withstand increasing pressure on services and shrinking funding from central government. How increased pressure on services and shrinking funding from central government led South Kesteven District Council to Design Council.

Feature — 20/04/2018
Design Academy students
Design Academy students

Design Academy: the student experience We caught up with University of the Arts London Design School student Clara Llamas to find out what participating in Design Academy meant for her and her fellow students. We caught up with University of the Arts London student Clara Llamas to find out what participating in Design Academy meant for her.

Feature — 03/04/2018
Doncaster
Doncaster

Doncaster Council: Embedding user-centred design in local government David Ayre from Doncaster Council reflects on his experience of using design thinking to help address public health issues through our Design in the Public Sector programme. David Ayre from Doncaster Council reflects on his experience of using design thinking to help address public health issues.

Feature — 29/03/2018

Resources

Hackney
Hackney

Hackney Council: Connecting services to support the health of tenants in private housing Hackney Council applied for the Design Council’s Design in the Public Sector programme, funded by the Local Government Association, to find ways to deal with the health challenges some of their residents were facing. Hackney Council applied to Design in the Public Sector to find ways to deal with the health challenges some of their residents were facing.

Case study — 11/07/2018
Design in the public sector post it notes
Design in the public sector post it notes

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Guide — 19/07/2017

Design Academy brochure 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 of tomorrow. Find out more information about our Design Academy programme.

Guide — 05/05/2017

Designing better beginnings for families How Staffordshire County Council developed community-based solutions to support vulnerable families. How Staffordshire County Council developed community-based solutions to support vulnerable families.

Case study — 13/01/2017

HYDRO: Driving up production How our Design for Supply Chains programme helped HYDRO designs drive up their production and improve market positioning How our Design for Supply Chains programme helped HYDRO designs drive up their production and improve market positioning

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