So, what will the design industry look like in 2020? Will you still be in business?

We're only 14 years away from 2020! Some major changes are going to take
place during that period of time but what will the implications be for design
consultancies? Will the consultancy model survive or need to evolve? Will the divide between big and small consultancies widen? Will
location have any bearing on our ability to trade internationally? Will shifts in client purchasing dictate how we sell our services in the future?

These and other questions were the focus of a members-only brainstorm, the aim of which was to come to some consensus about the future in which our
businesses will be required to operate. Having agreed what those might be,
members then decided how to best enable consultancies to travel down this route, safeguarding their future and the future of their employees. They also discussed how the UK design industry can maintain its position as a world-class creative player and what programmes will be needed to be implemented to get us all there.

This was a rare opportunity for members to take time out from the day-to-day pressures of running their business and lift their eyes to the horizon of 2020.