Design Does It is aimed at public sector clients to address the challenges they face when commissioning design and to maximise their design investment.

What is it?
Design Does It is a development programme to help marketing and communications professionals in the public sector get better results from commissioning design. It is the leading course of its kind and has been endorsed by the Heads of Publicity Group.

Who is it for?

Publicity, marketing or communications professionals, up to and including senior information officer level. Delegates work will typically span the areas of integrated campaigns, internal communications, branding, online accessibility design, information design, environments and customer experiences.

What will it do for me?
The three-day course provides the opportunity to exchange ideas with leading practitioners, share and debate issues and learn to use tools for dealing with everyday challenges.

It will enable you to:

• Share best practice thinking

• Build confidence

• Develop communication leadership skills

• Best engage your target audience

• Gain a better understanding of effective design

• Better equip you to write briefs and evaluation criteria

• Become more effective at managing design

• Get the best from creative agencies.

Previous delegates have come from a wide range of government departments and agencies and not-for-profit organisations including: the Home Office, DCMS, Defra, DfES, Cabinet Office, DWP, Food Standards Agency, Land Registry, Lewisham Council, ODPM, the Crown Prosecution Service, NESTA, NPSA. When it last ran, 100% of delegates said they'd recommend the course to colleagues and rated it 9.4 out of 10 (with 10 being excellent).

The format
The workshops are delivered by Viadynamics Ltd, an innovation consultancy specialising in leading edge design management methodology. The course is presented through speaker sessions, workshops, project surgeries, and exercises.

Speakers

Speakers confirmed for the November/December course include:

• Greg Taylor, Head of Brand Innovation, Elmwood
• James Humphreys, Director, Woodnewton Associates
• Jan Woods, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, dept for Business, Enterprise & Skills, BERR
• Julia Cassim, Senior Research Fellow, Royal College of Art
• Louisa Marsh, Senior Research Manager, COI
• Peggy Connor, Head of Design & Strategic Consultancy, AAR
• Peter Mills, Client Partner, The Team

Delegates will also work on a 'live' design project during the course with a leading design agency.

The next three day course will be running in London on:

Friday 20 November, Friday 27 November, Friday 4 December 2009

Places cost £1,500 + vat

Download our full course brochure here.

Download a booking form here.

For more information contact Harsha Patel harsha.patel@dba.org.uk
or call 020 7251 9229

If you work for a design consultancy: To ensure the success of this course, we need YOUR help in promoting them to your clients. Please contact us by emailing harsha.patel@dba.org.uk to receive information on how to spread the word to your clients.