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“Never before did design capture as many agendas simultaneously.”
With the global crisis releasing a wealth of tacit design thinking, these observations from the book 'Design: A Business Case' are compelling.
Creativity, community and belonging: in conversation with Morag Myerscough | DBA webinar
For our final webinar of the year, we were joined in conversation by Morag. We explored her work and its energy, and opened up the floor to you and your questions as we talked about her experiences of the past year, her views on the opportunities for creativity to build identity and belonging and the values that matter most as we develop ideas and make things together.
Getting the softer factors right for pitching success
A key finding from the ‘What Clients Think’ report is that 67% of pitches are lost because of soft factors, over and above harder factors. Find out what the soft factors encompass and master them to win more business in 2021.
New rules for public procurement from 1 January 2021
The Business Secretary has issued the following information about supplying the public sector after the end of the Brexit Transition Period.
Health check: Critical, struggling to stay in business
Struggling to stay afloat? This scenario-specific advice looks at some key areas of the business to monitor and...
Health check: Concerned, actively tightening our belts
Concerned about your agency's health? This scenario-specific advice looks at some key areas of the business to monitor and...
Health check: We’re likely to break even this year
Anticipating a finely balanced profit position? This scenario-specific advice looks at some key areas of the business to monitor and...
Health check: We’re doing ok, our client base is solid
Doing ok? Client base solid? This scenario-specific advice looks at some key areas of the business to monitor and...
Health check: Business is great and growing
Readying for growth in 2023? This scenario-specific advice looks at some key areas of the business to monitor and...