Design Policy

Our Design Policy experts work with governments, public and third sector organisations and projects across the world to advocate for the implementation of design at a systemic level. We encourage a greater use of the design-driven innovation within service and policy development by demonstrating the importance of design to product development, private and public sector services and addressing wider societal issues.
Related Work and News

PDR’s Piotr Swiatek re-elected to the board of BEDA

European Commission
User-Factor

radi!2018
Design Thinking in Latvia

Greenhouse training: How we’re helping Valletta Design Cluster engage new communities

Essex County Council
Design Thinking Support

Design for Democracy at the BEDA Design Forum

Design Silesia
Designing Effective Public Services

Our involvement in the Symbio project

Northern Ireland Public Sector Innovation Lab
Evaluating Northern Ireland's Innovation Lab

AHRC
Mapping Design

AHRC
People Powering Policy

Latvian School of Public Administration
Public Service Design - Train-the-trainer

Welsh Government
SMART Suite

European Commission
Design4Innovation

Trends in Design Policy from Taiwan

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