Designing Demand was a national support programme helping UK businesses use design to improve performance. Independently undertaken, it provided economic impact data for business, government and the…
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.
Transform Ageing How we delivered: We brought together 120 people in later life, social entrepreneurs and public sector leaders across the region to better understand the needs and…
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…
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…
Cat Drew is the Chief Design Officer at the Design Council where she champions Design for Planet, bringing together practitioners from across the design economy to develop new regenerative practice…
