INSTITUTE OF DESIGN INNOVATION DESIGN FOR PREFERABLE FUTURES JOSEPH LOCKWOOD

INSTITUTE OF DESIGN INNOVATION ‘DESIGN FOR WORK, WEALTH AND WELLBEING’

“I think it is important to point out that creativity is a human capability. It is not owned by, or restricted to artists, designers and architects; everyone has it, but the real question is how you harness creativity in such a way that it can be made productive.” Professor Irene McAra-McWilliam OBE, Head of the School of Design. DESIGN INNOVATION

The Glasgow School of Art’s Institute of Design Innovation is a distributed, national, creative collective of researchers, lecturers, adjunct faculty, and Masters students. Together, we address complex issues through new design practices and bespoke community engagement to co-create preferable futures based on the values of individual and collective wellbeing. We research the new qualities of design that are needed to co- create the contexts in which people can flourish: at work, in organisations and businesses, in public services and government. The development and expression of collaborative creativity is our core research domain and expertise. Its contribution to innovation is twofold: we co-create new products, systems and services for the future as well as developing the capabilities needed to sustain that innovation. In other words, we develop creative communities to effect transformational change. DESIGN INNOVATION

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INSTITUTE OF DESIGN INNOVATION Our initial programme of work will focus on Work, Wealth and Wellbeing, appreciating that these are not separate domains but interlinked and integrated. Underpinning and weaving through these areas is the drive to sustainable solutions, building a legacy of improved performance, not one off interventions.

WORK: 'The Future of Work’ - exploring how we can work in the future - designing and prototyping new ways of working enabled by social networks and distributed technologies - creating 'cultures of innovation' in businesses and services which enable creative teams to co-design new opportunities WEALTH: Creating New Value’ - creating sustainable economic growth for our businesses and services - exploring new ways of creating community wealth - enhancing co-production, reciprocity, and societal returns in the context of innovation WELLBEING: 'Quality of Life' - designing people-focussed health and wellbeing services - exploring ways in which people can be supported to care for themselves and others - exploring and creating the conditions for communities to flourish.

INSTITUTE OF DESIGN INNOVATION InDI will exploit its core expertise in Design Innovation through three forms of action: Explore, Experience, and Exploit. The design of these activities and their staged, interlinked relationship helps structure the InDI innovation process and is the foundation for a learning organisation that builds capability and expertise in Design Innovation over time to ensure sustainable impact.

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EXPLORE the demand for innovation based on the needs of policy makers, industry, professionals in the field, and additionally gathering learning and insight from international thought leaders, academic research and forecasts in relevant fields. EXPERIENCE by building challenge led collaborations and providing a safe environment to test and rapidly prototype new approaches and technologies. EXPLOIT and EMBED these solutions to greater scale and closer to market enabling partners (business, communities and government) to realise benefit. INSTITUTE OF DESIGN INNOVATION