Creative Enterprise Toolkit
Starting or running a creative business? Nesta’s Creative Enterprise Toolkit is a practical resource to help you plan, build, test, communicate and launch your new creative business. Designed for creative people, the activities in the Toolkit are focused on developing both you and your business idea.
Open Book of Social Innovation
by Robin Murray Julie Caulier-Grice Geoff Mulgan
This volume describes the hundreds of methods and tools for innovation being used across the world, as a first step to developing a knowledge base. The Open Book presents a varied, vibrant picture of social innovation in practice and demonstrates the vitality of this rapidly emerging economy.
DESIGN SPRINT GUIDE (FOR SOCIAL CHANGE)
Made by Design for America in collaboration with Northwestern this toolset provides the basic tools to create your own sprint tackling social innovation challenges. Want to host a sprint? Drop us an email at info@designcouncil.org.ro and we will help you set it up!
DESIGN THINKING FOR EDUCATORS (K12)
Design Thinking for Educators is a creative process that helps you design meaningful solutions in the classroom, at your school, and in your community. This toolkit contains the process and methods of design along with the Designer’s Workbook, adapted specifically for the context of K-12 education. It offers new ways to be intentional and collaborative when designing, and empowers educators to create impactful solutions.
The New Design Frontier
An industry-spanning report that redefines design maturity today. InVision surveyed thousands of companies to explore the relationship between design practices and business performance. Explore the highlights here, and download the full report now to transform the way you work.
a Story of Design
A exclusive look behind the curtain at IDEO, the global design firm, who for 40 years (and counting) has changed the way we think about design.