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COVID-19: Government responds to open letter for Temporary Income Protection Fund for the UK’s self-employed
24 March 2020
We signed an open letter to the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, calling on him to rethink the emergency bailout plan regarding COVID-19, so that freelancers and self-employed workers get a fairer deal. Design Council is delighted...
Looking back to look forward, what is next for design in policy?
5 March 2020
It has now officially been 75 years since Winston Churchill’s government set up the Council for Industrial Design, a new organisation to inspire confidence and promote design as a means to kick-start Britain's industrial post-war...
Government launches Home of 2030 competition to deliver homes fit for the future
3 March 2020
A design competition to attract the best and brightest talent in the housing industry to design the homes of the future has been launched by the Housing Minister, Christopher Pincher. A cross-departmental initiative funded by HM...
Why community-sourced solutions lead to better resident health
24 February 2020
Communities are in a strong position to know what they want out of healthcare solutions – knowledge that has the potential to drive successful and scalable user-centred design, writes Dr Matthew Dolman. Last year’s NHS long-term...
Celebrating Transform Ageing three years on: legacy, learning and what the future might hold
17 February 2020
Over 135 people from around the UK will gather in London on the 27th February to celebrate the completion of Transform Ageing, a three year, National Lottery Community funded initiative designed to reimagine how we involve and...
Launch announcement: States of Change UK Programme
12 February 2020
Nesta and Design Council partner with States of Change to lead innovation learning programme for UK civil servants A UK learning programme to help civil servants become better at problem solving and innovation in their everyday...
Design Council welcomes final report from government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission
30 January 2020
Design Council has today welcomed Living With Beauty: Promoting Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Growth, the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission’s (BBBBC’s) new report which proposes a new development and planning...
Design Council backs groundbreaking West Midlands Design Charter
27 January 2020
Design Council has joined with a number of other UK design experts to endorse a brand new initiative to encourage and embed good design across the West Midlands. The West Midlands Design Charter – developed by the West Midlands...
Design Council and Network Rail stress importance of strong design in future railway stations
27 January 2020
Design must be the golden thread running through the planning and development of all UK infrastructure, Design Council and Network Rail stated at a special event on 28 January 2020. Held at the iconic Design Museum, the event...
Our Chief Design Officer, Cat Drew and BBC R4 The Fix: designing a solution to problem debt
27 January 2020
BBC Radio 4's The Fix looks at how we can solve tricky social problems through innovative policy design. Our CDO, Cat Drew co-presents the third series, which explores one of the UK’s biggest challenges - debt. Cat visits the...
Reflections on our Design workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Skills, Principles and Practices
24 January 2020
On 9 January, Design Council held a speculative design workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Skills, Principles and Practices. Our aim was to bring together a range of people with different methodologies and priorities...
Design Council urges built environment professionals to raise standards, as ‘poor’ or ‘mediocre’ housing design prevails across England
21 January 2020
Design Council is calling on built environment professionals to radically improve the design of new housing developments, after findings published today show alarmingly high levels of ‘poor’ or ‘mediocre’ housing design in...