Between 2015 and 2019, Design council ran Spark - a product innovation and fund. This helped some of the UK's most promising entrepreneurs to fast-track their products to market.
In 2020, we joined partnership with Network Rail to answer one question, "How can design support organisational change?". Through running workshops around the UK, we collaboratively defined a vision…
Keith led the planning and establishment of the British Business Bank from 2013, and stepped down as CEO in 2020. Prior to this, Keith was an Executive Director of UK Financial Investments (UKFI),…
Home of 2030 was a national design and delivery competition led by The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The aim was to encourage home designs that will address a variety…
Laura joined enthusiastically in March 2022 to lead the Marketing & Communications team, tasked with raising the profile of the Design Council brand and its wide range of inspirational…
Frederik is the Head of Place & Infrastructure who specialises in placemaking, economic regeneration, and social innovation. Frederik works with public and private sector clients – as well as…
Owen Wainhouse is Head of Delivery at Design Council where he oversees the pipeline, management and delivery of Design Council programmes. Owen started his career in politics, first…
Minnie joined the Design Council as Chief Executive in March 2021. She has introduced and led the Design for Planet mission to help address the climate crisis. Minnie spent years…
