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Design in the Public Sector - Cambridgeshire County Council's insights Part III
9 February 2016
Design Council’s Design in the Public Sector programme increases the knowledge and use of strategic design skills across local authority public services, exposing teams to new ways of working and enabling them to do something...
Walk with Path: the importance of user testing
3 February 2016
Walk with Path are a healthcare company working to improve mobility for people with Parkinson’s. Winners of MedTechSouthEast for two amazing and innovative products, they secured a place on an accelerator programme offering fast...
Design in the Public Sector - insights from Devon County Council
29 January 2016
Devon County Council was part of our Design in the Public Sector programme in south-west England. As their time on the programme comes to an end, councillors Kevin Gillick, Carl Haggerty and Jo Prince-White reflect on what they’ve...
New government figures show design forms a substantial part of the UK economy
26 January 2016
The latest government figures show design and the creative industries continue to grow. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today published a new set of creative industries economic estimates, which focuses on the...
A dose of expertise: The story of Strawz medicine dispenser
22 January 2016
Engineer and inventor Alan Day, and paediatrician consultant Simon Bignall, were one of ten winning teams in our MedTechSouthEast programme. Here, they discuss their invention and how a new medicinal measuring device could save...
How to help your startup go the distance
21 January 2016
Rowena Vestey is one of Design Council’s Design Associates, an expert in strategic design and design thinking. Recently, she has been helping some of the winners of MedTechSouthEast develop their medical technology ideas in a...
Design Council Cabe announces partnership with Thurrock Council
18 January 2016
As Thurrock Council prepares to become the economic "powerhouse of south Essex" by 2035, Design Council Cabe has created a Design Review and support panel to help the area transition into the Thurrock of the future. Thurrock has...
Why should you care about design exports?
15 January 2016
Newly-published data shows design exports are rising, but not fast enough. Here’s why you – and George Osborne – should care. As every economist knows, growing exports is central to improving prosperity. The government’s 2015 Pro...
Design Council partners with the LGA to transform public services
14 January 2016
We're working with the Local Government Association to reimagine public service delivery. At the end of 2015, Design Council partnered with the Local Government Association (LGA) to begin the second instalment of its Design in...
2015 and the year ahead
4 January 2016
On 19 December 2014, Design Council marked its 70th birthday. Not content with a little party, throughout 2015 we’ve been celebrating the last seven decades of championing British design. The last 12 months proved to be pivotal...
Bristol: Community-led Development workshop and study tour
15 December 2015
Overview Join us in Bristol to hear how tenants and residents were involved in the design of new housing schemes including regeneration projects and new builds. The workshop, created specifically for tenants, residents and...
Bristol: Community-led Development workshop and study tour
15 December 2015
Overview Join us in Bristol to hear how tenants and residents were involved in the design of new housing schemes including regeneration projects and new builds. The workshop, created specifically for tenants, residents and...