From collecting to convening and consolidating: How can Design Council help in the face of...A few days into the COVID-19 lockdown, Design Council virtually gathered a group of Built Environment Experts to harness their shared brainpower and conceive meaningful ways in which we, as a collective group and national organisation, could provide immediate help.A few days into the COVID-19 lockdown, Design Council virtually gathered a group of Built Environment Experts
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03/04/2020
How can Design Council help communities, councils and businesses design for social impact? On Thursday, 26th March, Design Council convened our network of experts through a series of remote roundtables. Key topics on the table spanned from getting equipment and resources to those most in need through to a total redesign of services as we currently know themOn Thursday, 26th March, Design Council convened our network of experts through a series of remote roundtables.
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03/04/2020
Journal 02: Social Distancing or Physical Distancing?“When we deny the story, it defines us. When we own the story, we can write a brave new ending.” Brene Brown. In a year’s time, will we remember what it felt like to live, work and play during the Coronavirus outbreak? Probably not. If it’s not written down; it didn’t happen.“When we deny the story, it defines us. When we own the story, we can write a brave new ending.” Brene Brown. In a year’s time, will we rem
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03/04/2020
Journal 01: Our initial reflections from the Coronavirus outbreak As an organisation, we’ve decided to start a weekly journal to share our reflections from the Coronavirus outbreak.As an organisation, we’ve decided to start a weekly journal to share our reflections from the Coronavirus outbreak.
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25/03/2020
COVID-19: Government responds to open letter for Temporary Income Protection Fund for the UK’s...We have signed an open letter to the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, calling on him to rethink the emergency bailout plan so that freelancers and self-employed workers get a fairer deal.We have signed an open letter to the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, calling on him to rethink the emergency bailout plan
Download our Strategy 2020-24Our Strategy 2020-24 outlines how we will ensure design is used as a force for change, helping us to tackle some of the toughest economic, societal and environment challenges in the UK and beyond. This document outlines our key priorities – improving health and wellbeing, enabling sustainable...Our Strategy 2020-24 outlines how we will ensure design is used as a force for change
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23/03/2020
Transform Ageing Final Report Executive SummaryHere we share the Transform Ageing Final Report Executive Summary outlining the key insights, learning and evaluation from the programme and a selection of some of the most popular Transform Ageing stories from the past three years.Here we share the Transform Ageing Final Report Executive Summary outlining the key insights, learning and evaluation from the programme.
