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Pupil Design Awards 2022-23: final evaluation report

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28 Nov 2023

Aidan Daly

This evaluation illustrates how the Pupil Design Awards contributes to the pupils' creative self-efficacy, awareness of real-world issues and pupil and teachers' design capability, as well as the critical factors supporting teachers to complete projects and how we can make the awards more inclusive.
Unlocking the creative potential of 21st century

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24 Apr 2018

The report explores the role of design in unlocking the creative potential 21st century industry.
From design thinking to systems change: how to invest in innovation for social impact

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25 Jul 2017

Design thinking has delivered an impressive creative boon. But to tackle our most complex social challenges design methods must be augmented with systems thinking.
Design for good: ninety years of the RSA Student Design Awards

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05 Mar 2015

A new report from the RSA Student Design Awards charts the transformation of design education and the design industry from a collection of arts and crafts artisans in the early 20th century to today’s generation of creative and socially-responsive problem solvers.
RSA Pupil Design Awards Project Proposal

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31 Aug 2014

Building on the prestige of the RDI and Student Design Awards, the RSA now wants to develop an award programme to engage future generations of RDIs and students of a younger age - the RSA Pupil Design Awards.
Investigating the role of design in the circular economy Executive Summary

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31 May 2013

The Great Recovery project, launched in September 2012 by the Action and Research Centre at the RSA, aims to build a cross disciplinary design community that is equipped to support the development of an economy based on resource-efficient principles.
The Great Recovery Report

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31 May 2013

The Great Recovery project, launched in September 2012 by the Action and Research Centre at the RSA, aims to build a cross disciplinary design community that is equipped to support the development of an economy based on resource-efficient principles.
The Great Recovery: E-Waste

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01 Feb 2013

The Great Recovery is exploring the role of design within a new circular economic model by building informed and networked communities and investigating through a programme of workshops and events. In this first newspaper issue we focus on electronic waste (E-waste).
A Virtual Day in Court

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31 Aug 2011

Good design could be key to solving the problems faced in the 21st century, such as improving the productivity and cost-effectiveness of courtrooms.
What's wrong with DT?

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31 Jul 2011

'What’s Wrong With DT?' by John Miller examines the effect of the English Baccalaureate on the curriculum in secondary schools. One of the losers is certain to be Design and Technology – compulsory for two decades, now optional only post-14, and losing time and resources to the core E-Bac subjects.