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The 100-year life: the role of housing, planning and design

How local people should be central to design, delivery and evaluation of services and the importance of developers, planners and local authorities creating age-friendly communities. An integrated approach to housing, planning and design to support people in later life.

Report — 14/06/2018
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Understanding design-intensive innovation

How does design contribute to innovation? Does the use of design improve the likelihood of innovation happening? If so, how, and can it be measured? How does design contribute to innovation? Does the use of design improve the likelihood of innovation happening, and can it be measured?

Report — 30/05/2018
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Designing a future economy: interactive data visualisation

The interactive data visualisation explores the value of design skills to the UK, and outlines why they are going to be increasingly important if the country is to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution. Explore how design skills are going to be increasingly important if the country is to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution.

Case study — 25/05/2018

Design Council's Response to NPPF

Radical, lasting reform needs design at the heart of it, not just a part of it: Radical, lasting reform needs design at the heart of it, not just a part of it:

Publication — 17/05/2018
Healthy placemaking
Healthy placemaking

Healthy placemaking report

Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of built environment practitioners towards healthy placemaking. Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of built environment practitioners towards healthy placemaking.

Report — 10/04/2018
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Design Council Support and Business Survival and Growth report

Businesses supported by Design Council over a ten year period survive longer and grow faster than businesses, according to independent research. Businesses supported by Design Council over a ten year period survive longer and grow faster than others, according to independent research.

Report — 02/02/2018
James Heal
James Heal

Design programme the catalyst that helped a 145-year-old business flourish

Halifax based business James Heal had experienced flat sales before applying for Designing Demand in 2009 – a Design Council business support programme to help businesses grow using design. Halifax based business James Heal had experienced flat sales before applying for our Designing Demand programme in 2009.

Case study — 02/02/2018

Design helped Midlands transport business to double their turnover

White Logistics, one of the UK’s leading providers of logistics, warehouse and storage solutions opened its doors to design experts back in 2010 and has never looked back White Logistics opened its doors to design experts back in 2010 and has never looked back.

Case study — 02/02/2018
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Designing a Future Economy report

Design Council’s 2017 report investigating the skills used in design, the link between these skills and productivity and innovation, and how they align with future demand for skills across the wider UK economy. Design Council’s 2017 report investigating the skills used in design and the link between these skills and productivity and innovation.

Report — 06/12/2017
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Transform Ageing brochure cover

Transform Ageing prospectus

Transform Ageing is a pioneering programme taking a community and design led approach to improve people’s experience of ageing. Transform Ageing is a pioneering programme taking a community and design led approach to improve people’s experience of ageing.

Guide — 13/11/2017
Innovation brief
Innovation brief

Transform Ageing: Getting to the heart of it

How the Transform Ageing team turned a wealth of community research into six innovation briefs. How the Transform Ageing team turned a wealth of community research into six innovation briefs.

Case study — 31/10/2017
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Transform ageing workshop

Transform Ageing – Call for applications

We’re looking for social entrepreneurs with innovative product and service solutions to support healthy, happy and active later lives. We’re looking for social entrepreneurs with innovative product and service solutions to support healthy, happy and active later lives.

Guide — 13/10/2017
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Design in the public sector post it notes

Design in the Public Sector key facts

Find out more information about our Design in the Public Sector programme. Find out more information about our Design in the Public Sector programme.

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

Design: Delivering a new approach to growth

Design Council's response to the government's Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Design Council's response to the government's Industrial Strategy Green Paper.

Report — 19/04/2017

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

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