Thursday, January 5, 2012
US National Design Policy Summit Initiative:
The Report of the 2008 U.S. National Design Summit is released. It covers the rationale and outcomes of the Summit, the process and criteria for ranking of the final 62 policy proposals, the list of design policy related current activities by invited organizations (not just participants), and the raw list of policy proposals.
http://www.designpolicy.org/usdp/summit-report.html
The Report of the 2008 U.S. National Design Summit is released. It covers the rationale and outcomes of the Summit, the process and criteria for ranking of the final 62 policy proposals, the list of design policy related current activities by invited organizations (not just participants), and the raw list of policy proposals.
http://www.designpolicy.org/usdp/summit-report.html
First Design Council Forum Concludes That Government Should Have a Design Strategy
December 1, 2011 | Levent OZLER
The first Design Council Forum of nearly 100 leaders in design, business, government and education has cautiously agreed that government should have a design strategy. However, today's lively debate at the Design Council concluded that what is needed first is a clear vision - developed collaboratively by the design sector, business, education and others - for Britain's aspirations as a design-led nation, encompassing quality of life and education.
The Forum used electronic voting to accurately assess opinion on a variety of questions which developed out of the original debate motion; "Should government have a design strategy?" which was supported by key speakers Tim Bradshaw Head of Enterprise and Innovation, CBI and Ruth Reed recent President of RIBA. It was opposed by Ben Page Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI and Laura Haynes President of Design Business Association. The motion was passed narrowly at the end of the debate with 54.2% in favour and 45.8% against.
However, the debate had started out with 71.8% in favour of a design strategy and what emerged during the discussion was a strong feeling that any strategy should come after the development of an integrated vision for Britain as a design-led nation - 75% were in favour when asked the question "Does the UK need an integrated design vision first?" There was clear agreement that any strategy should be joined up across all government departments, be actionable, specific, and encompass government procurement as well as other levers outside government for delivering the vision.
The debate also identified that more focus needs to be placed on building the evidence for the positive effects of a design as part of a concerted campaign to improve the perception and understanding of design at the highest levels of government.
Monday, January 2, 2012
European Design Innovation Initiative
In line with the commitment taken
in the Innovation Union, the European Commission last year launched
the European Design Innovation Initiative (EDII) to exploit the full
potential of design for innovation.
The goal of the initiative is to:- raise the awareness of design as a driver of innovation in Europe
- enhance its role as a key discipline to bring ideas to market transforming them into user-friendly and appealing products, processes or services by enterprises and public services in the EU.
The Leadership Board, together with the Secretariat of the European Design Innovation Initiative and the European Commission will develop a joint vision, priorities and actions to better integrate design into innovation policy.
The Board's membership is as follows:
- Deborah Dawton, President, BEDA - Bureau of European Design Associations
- Gerin Trautenberger,UEAPME,European Association of craft, small and medium-sized enterprises Vice-President of Austrian Creative Industries
- Andrea Siodmok, Technology Strategy Board, TAFTIE,the European Network of Innovation Agencies
- Isabel Roig, Director General,Barcelona Design Center
- Dr. Miklós Bendzsel, Chairman,Hungarian Design Council
- Christian Bason, MindLab Copenhagen
- Giovanni Antonio Cocco, Managing Director ISNART S.c.p.A, Istituto Nazionale Ricerche Turistiche
- Rachel Cooper, Professor of Design management, Chair of Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts and Chair of Imagination Lancaster
- Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Chairman of the Committee supporting World Design Capital Helsinki 2012; former President and CEO of Nokia Corporation
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Stefano Marzano, Chief Creative Director, Philips Design
Klemens Rossnagel, Design Research Audi Group - Livia Tirone Founder of TIRONES NUNES dedicated to designing and promoting "bio-climatic" & "sustainable buildings"
- Roberto Verganti, Professor in Politecnico di Milano
- Thierry Wasser, Perfumer, Guerlain
EU Launches Design Call
The full title is, "Joint actions for non-technological, user-centred innovation: 1st Action Plan of the European Design Innovation Initiative" and the call for proposals aims at, "improving the impact of innovation policies by speeding up the take up of design as a user-centered innovation tool in national, regional and EU innovation policies".
This is a first, unique opportunity for actors ranging from institutions to design centres, associations and design companies across Europe to come together to create proposals for the development of the design agenda across Europe.
Restarting Britain: Design Education and Growth
December 23, 2011 | Levent OZLER |www.dexigner.com
Restarting Britain: Design Education and Growth, an inaugural report from the Design Commission explores the link between the UK's national design capacity, and economic growth in the 21st century. The report describes and analyses the design skillset, assesses UK's current strengths in the field of design education, and compares those to the practices of other nations. It sets out the current threats to the ongoing successful delivery of design education and what the Design Commission believe the UK must do now to continue to compete.
A principle sponsor of the enquiry, the Design Council noted that the report highlights the importance of design in schools, and the recognition that design education is fundamental to national prosperity through maintaining the UK's strong design industry. As the council has also highlighted in its new Design for Innovation report, "high quality Design and Technology teaching in schools is important in maintaining and growing a pipeline of students entering design, architecture and engineering higher education courses and on into professions. However, we need an approach that enables a much broader spectrum of students and graduates to have an appreciation of the role and value of design in order to secure the UK's future innovation capability."
"To create tomorrow's innovators our education system needs to learn from the best businesses in the world. Companies like Apple, Dyson, and JCB integrate design as engines of innovation," commented David Kester, Chief Executive of the Design Council. "It's time for our education system to follow suit. We need to shift from a system that encourages discrete specialist subjects to mix but remain unchanged, towards an integrative system that promotes adaption as skills needs change. Put simply, our High Schools need to be 'iSchools'."
A principle sponsor of the enquiry, the Design Council noted that the report highlights the importance of design in schools, and the recognition that design education is fundamental to national prosperity through maintaining the UK's strong design industry. As the council has also highlighted in its new Design for Innovation report, "high quality Design and Technology teaching in schools is important in maintaining and growing a pipeline of students entering design, architecture and engineering higher education courses and on into professions. However, we need an approach that enables a much broader spectrum of students and graduates to have an appreciation of the role and value of design in order to secure the UK's future innovation capability."
"To create tomorrow's innovators our education system needs to learn from the best businesses in the world. Companies like Apple, Dyson, and JCB integrate design as engines of innovation," commented David Kester, Chief Executive of the Design Council. "It's time for our education system to follow suit. We need to shift from a system that encourages discrete specialist subjects to mix but remain unchanged, towards an integrative system that promotes adaption as skills needs change. Put simply, our High Schools need to be 'iSchools'."
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