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  • Can ChatGPT solve the climate crisis?

    Can ChatGPT solve the climate crisis?

    With the ever advancing complexity of AIs we thought why not challenge one of them? We asked the most popular chatbot on the market…
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    Design Council
    Jul 27
    How can we use AR to design a future eco-city?

    How can we use AR to design a future eco-city?

    Wild Streets is a technology innovator who have an augmented reality app that allows anyone to co-design the green cities of the future
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    Design Council
    Jul 26
    How the ‘Barbie’ movie has leveraged AI and design to become a pop culture powerhouse

    How the ‘Barbie’ movie has leveraged AI and design to become a pop culture powerhouse

    You can’t escape this pink, plastic and fantastic trend — after all, it’s a Barbie world and we’re just living in it
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    Design Council
    Jul 24
    Back to the future: Design for Planet’s new/old look

    Back to the future: Design for Planet’s new/old look

    We wanted to put our best design foot forward for our planet centric message
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    Design Council
    Jun 12
    Accessibility in online co-creation — exploring the current state of play

    Accessibility in online co-creation — exploring the current state of play

    The design world is going through a moment of rapid transformation
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    Design Council
    Jun 10
    Design, designers and climate agency

    Design, designers and climate agency

    For the Milan Design Week 2023, the Design Council collaborated with Laura Ferrarello to curate a panel discussion on climate agency
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    Design Council
    Jun 8
    Growing a surfboard out of mushrooms

    Growing a surfboard out of mushrooms

    The Design Council interviewed Steve Davies who is pioneering a new kind of eco-surfboard
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    Design Council
    Jun 6
    How to: Design for Planet

    How to: Design for Planet

    Addressing the climate crisis will require all of design’s creative skill and collaborative spirit
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    Design Council
    Jun 2
    The Double Diamond design process — still fit for purpose?

    The Double Diamond design process — still fit for purpose?

    Richard Eisermann discusses the development of the design process
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    Design Council
    May 11
    20 years of building on the Double Diamond

    20 years of building on the Double Diamond

    I do fundamentally believe that designers and good design have the power to transform lives and the health of our planet
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    Design Council
    May 9
    Community gardens, cycling and purposeful housing — 3 inspirational projects for World Design Day

    Community gardens, cycling and purposeful housing — 3 inspirational projects for World Design Day

    Design Council Experts highlight local and international projects they feel passionate about
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    Design Council
    Apr 27
    Raising the bar, one hemline at a time: How Mary Quant’s designs shaped the sixties

    Raising the bar, one hemline at a time: How Mary Quant’s designs shaped the sixties

    British fashion designer, Mary Quant, was a trailblazer who left an indelible mark on the world of fashion and design from the 1960s…
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    Design Council
    Apr 27
    In search of planet Earth at Milan Design Week

    In search of planet Earth at Milan Design Week

    The inspiring projects and voices speaking up for mother nature
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    Design Council
    Apr 21
    In search of planet earth at Milan Design Week

    In search of planet earth at Milan Design Week

    The inspiring projects and voices speaking up for mother nature.
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    Laura Casali
    Apr 21
    Five ways to design a circular community

    Five ways to design a circular community

    We want to show that it is possible for us all to think in new ways about how and why we design…and so contribute to new forms of community
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    Design Council
    Mar 15
    A sustainable Red Nose: Design’s role with Comic Relief

    A sustainable Red Nose: Design’s role with Comic Relief

    How can a ‘just world free from poverty’ be achieved, and what role does design play in delivering it?
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    Design Council
    Mar 15
    The women saving the planet through biodesign

    The women saving the planet through biodesign

    To celebrate International Women’s Day, CDO Alexandra Dechamps-Sonsino investigates the unusually female-led field of biodesign
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    Design Council
    Mar 7
    Creating climate conscious branding

    Creating climate conscious branding

    With a long legacy, in a future looking sector, we have a unique story to tell and so have gone on a journey to update our visual branding
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    Design Council
    Feb 28
    Ways of designing: A reflection on strategic and systemic design

    Ways of designing: A reflection on strategic and systemic design

    In the last few years, strategic design, and systemic design have started attracting a lot of attention in design communities and beyond
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    Design Council
    Feb 23
    Designing for a radical transformation

    Designing for a radical transformation

    We speak to a panel of our Design Council Experts about what radical transformations the design sector needs to consider
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    Design Council
    Feb 8
    Revolutionising the fashion industry

    Revolutionising the fashion industry

    The fashion industry is estimated to contribute between 2–8%, at an average of 4%, of annual global carbon emissions
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    Design Council
    Jan 26
    Dame Vivienne Westwood, the fashionable activist

    Dame Vivienne Westwood, the fashionable activist

    Artist, activist, rebel, gardener, vegetarian and undisputed queen of British fashion
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    Design Council
    Jan 24
    Designing your climate action

    Designing your climate action

    Design is almost always about action. Something is planned, scoped, then made in almost all design projects
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    Design Council
    Dec 15, 2022
    Introduction to Organisational Design

    Introduction to Organisational Design

    What can designers learn about organisations to inform their own design practice and key concepts through organisational design theory?
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    Design Council
    Jul 28, 2022
    Design for Planet with AI and data

    Design for Planet with AI and data

    What role can data capture, analysis, and visualisation play in addressing the big challenges we face, such as the climate and…
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    Design Council
    Jul 26, 2022
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