Webinar Thursday 21 January 12:30-13:30 - Designers in Innovation
We’re pleased to announce that our first Webinar of 2012 features leading figures from design Innovation debating the steps we can take to accelerate transformative innovation
Dr Ian Campbell, Innovate UK Chair, in his introduction to the recent Innovate UK Design in Innovation Strategy 2020-2024 states:
‘As the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 shows, there has never been a more important time for the UK to be innovative’
The design profession instinctively knows its own potential value, but often struggles to get traction at the strategic levels needed for transformative impact. This BIDA webinar is an opportunity to hear directly from Innovate UK and, with a distinguished panel of guests, discuss the current landscape and the practical steps we, as a profession, might be taking to accelerate design in innovation.
Registration link
SPEAKERS
Ben Griffin, Design lead, Innovate UK
Matt Hunter, Co CEO Plus X (ex CDO Design Council)
Jo Barnard, Founder & Creative Director Morrama
Professor Peter Childs, Imperial College London
Dr Bettina von Stamm, Innovation Leadership Forum
Hosted by BIDA Board Director Phil Gray, the event also encompasses the goal of Creating a professional support network by and for young designers. The younger generation are facing significant challenges as a result of COVID and volatile global economics, yet their skills and motivation is key to maintaining the widely recognised strength of the UK’s creative capability.
The event will include the opportunity for Q&A with the audience. Video and a summary report will be available to registered participants following the event
SPEAKER DETAILS
Ben Griffin, Design lead, Innovate UK
With 8 years working in top UK industrial design consultancies, Kinneir Dufort and TheAlloy Ben joined the UK Government’s body for supporting innovation in 2014. Innovate UK is now part of UK Research and Innovation, and increasingly recognise and directly support a design component within their support for business. The recently published Design in Innovation Strategy 2020-2024 reports on their vision and the potential.
Matt Hunter, Co CEO Plus X (ex CDO Design Council)
A highly respected figure in UK design profession following nearly 6 years at the Design Council as Chief Design Officer following over a decade of work at IDEO. More recently Matt has been working in partnership with regeneration developer U+I, firstly at the Central Research Laboratory in Hayes and now as Co CEO of Plus X. In both cases directly linking innovation orientated start-ups with working spaces and economic development for regions.
Jo Barnard, Founder & Creative Director, Morrama
Starting design consultancy Morrama directly following graduation from Brunel University in 2015. Now a multi-award winning company based in Shoreditch with a client list including Google, Joseph Joseph, Unilever. Morrama have also developed and market their own product the, Angle Razor.
Professor Peter Childs, Imperial College London
An eminent design engineering academic, Peter was the founder of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London, building on the 40 year success of the Imperial-RCA Innovation Design Engineering course, bringing together creativity, engineering and enterprise. Peter is also a successful entrepreneur in his own right and currently Director of a number of enterprises including robotics company Q-bot ltd.
Dr Bettina von Stamm, Founder, Innovation Leadership Forum
Author of multiple books and visionary thinker & doer in the field of innovation for close to 30 years, works with senior leaders and leadership teams, instilling in them the confidence to lead and innovate, confidentially and responsibly, in the turbulent context of the 21st century. Following her deep conviction about the importance of sustainability as key driver for innovation, Bettina joined Katerva, a non-profit whose mission is to identify, evaluate & accelerate sustainable disruptive innovation, as Director of Awards in Autumn 2015.
Phil Grey, Board Director BIDA, and Director, Design Momentum
With over 40 years experience in Design and Innovation, and Director of BIDA over a number of years Phil is a well known figure and commentator on industrial design in the design community. Alongside consultancy work, Phil is also Chairman of Cambridge MedTech start-up Amaphase ltd.