ABOUT THE PROJECT
CHALLENGE
The aim of the research was to examine the ability of the non-profit sector to innovate through design strategy. Design innovation has been largely explored in the commercial sector and recently it appear to become more important also in the non-profit. Rapid change and increasing competition are challenges that require strategic intervention with a design-led approach.
MY ROLE
I have conducted the research alone with the supervision of my tutor John Boult. I was solely responsible for choosing research methods, direction, selection of charities and consultancies to interview and for building the final recommendation.
APPROACH
The context has been investigated with a combination of primary and secondary research methods. An extensive literature review and case studies analysis has been explored to define the background context, Several interviews with experts have been conducted and a deep analysis of some selected charities have been done.
RESULT
Dissertation marked A+. From this research work an article has been published on DMI:Review in December 2007, and a white paper has been discussed during the Next Wave, 21st dmi: Academic Design Management Conference on 1st August 2018 at Ravensbourne University in London.
The article Design Innovation in Nonprofits: A Need for New Design Strategies was published on the Design Management Institute Review in December 2017 (DMI Vol.28 Issue 4).
Article available upon request
The white paper titled Improving Nonprofits Innovation Capabilities Through Design Strategy, adapted from the dissertation project, was published by the DMI and discussed during the 21st dmi: Academic Design Management Conference, 1st - 2nd August 2018.
Please download the 2018 ADMC Conference Proceedings ate this link (my paper at p.237)