It is always great to see the efforts of groups that are integrating Design Thinking into mainstream life. From the official press release:
The summit to be held on June 23, 2011 is being hosted by the Design Council in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover. It is also being supported by Wired UK and the Gatsby Foundation.
150 leaders and influential thinkers from the worlds of design, business, public services and academia will attend to engage in the debate. Hundreds more are expected to join a webcast of the open sessions (via the special pages on the Design Council website, www.designcouncil.org.uk/summit11). These sessions tackle key issues for design and economic growth, including ‘Manufacturing: valuing design and innovation?’, ‘The built environment: foundations for growth?’ and ‘Procurement: government as a design leader?’
I appreciate David Sharp at the Design Council UK for the “heads up” on this event. I will not be able to attend in person, but plan to join via webcast. Looking forward to some really good things coming out of this summit.