As the new year approaches, innovation managers all over the world will be thinking about the year ahead whilst taking some quality time off to recharge and re-plan their impact…
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Last year I participated in a quantitative research study by Dr Jan Schwarz into the role of the customer in the use of Design Thinking and how it is used…
The benefits of using design in early stage innovation are well articulated and appreciated by Innovate UK. This latest KTN guide puts it into practice and sets out how businesses can…
New EU Commission research on the use of design and it’s impact on innovation and creativity. “EU survey shows strategic use of design linked to increased innovation and productivity” Companies…
The Luma Institute put together a useful design research methodology framework to help design researchers choose the appropriate tools for the varying stages of the innovation process with focus on...
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The Design Council recently published key findings on how design enables science and technology to achieve greater impact. There are discussions on evaluations of how design reduces risk, accelerates commercialisation…
The Design Council recently published a set of facts, figures and practical plans to enable growth in their Innovation By Design report for businesses, designers and public sector professionals. “The…
NESTA are currently putting together a draft paper on Collective Intelligence via a Google Doc that anyone can contribute to. Click here to view and contribute to the draft Google…
A recent report from Design Management Europe (DME) & INHolland (by Gert L. Koostra, 2009) that looks at the current role of current design management practices in European firms. Survey…
I recently attended a workshop for the Creative Industries KTN looking at co-design, data and innovation in Bristol. Workshops during the day focused on defining co-design within video games, film,…