The Value of Design: A study of the role of design in innovation

本研究项目的主要研究目的是确定设计可能对某些形式的创新作出重大贡献的具体条件(例如，领导、文化、简报流程)。这项研究将与TSB和创意产业KTN合作，建立一个类别框架，构成设计可以促进创新的条件范围。这将包括组织吸收和传播设计对创新的价值的方式、必要的领导风格和角色以及文化和环境因素。这项工作将明确示范项目的复杂简报过程和评估，确定存在的设计特定创新。研究将就研究结果的应用性和可扩展性提出建议。

The principal research aim of this research project is to identify the specific conditions (e.g. leadership, culture, briefing processes) under which design is likely to make a substantial contribution to certain forms of innovation. Working with the TSB and the Creative Industries KTN the research will create a framework of categories which constitute the range of conditions under which design can contribute to innovation., this will include the ways in which organisations can absorb and diffuse design's value to innovation, the leadership styles and roles necessary and the cultural and environmental factors. The work will make explicit the complex briefing process and evaluation of exemplar projects, identifying design specific innovation where is exists. The research will make recommendations on the application and scalability of the findings.