And it’s the work of good designers (and good clients)
Design Council 找了 8 位頂尖設計師,來談什麼是好設計,提供基本卻不淪為高調的觀點:
因此,「The Good Design Plan」訂下的五個策略目標為 :
Objective 1: Build the UK’s capacity to innovate and deliver world-class brands, products and services by supporting the effective use of design in business and the public sector.
Objective 2: Drive the development of new solutions to UK social and economic challenges and involve communities in designing local services.
Objective 3: Boost high-level skills in design to support a competitive creative economy and a thriving UK design sector.
Objective 4: Champion the value of good design and its importance to social and economic success.
Objective 5: Be recognised as an exemplar design institution for our influence, impact and enterprise.
當年開創蘋果雪白風格的設計創新公司 frog design,其Strategy Director Ravi Chhatpar,在07年9月的哈佛商業評論(HBR)上,發表「設計+策略,創新不再慢半拍( Innovate Faster by Melding Design and Strategy)」短文,談到一個與傳統觀點完全相反的流程—讓設計儘早進入創新的流程,結合企業的設計能量與產品策略,才能有效捉住瞬息萬變的市場機會。