The RSA Spark submissions demonstrate the potential of design to solve complex challenges, explore new possibilities, and unlock innovative ways to meet the needs of people, place, and planet.
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These recommendations are grounded in the practical and tangible, shaping them around the East Midlands’ unique strengths, challenges, and opportunities today and in the future.
This blog reflects on the design-led approach we took with RSA Spark, what we’ve learned along the way, and why we’ve decided to take a moment to pause before we go further.
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Commercial strategist and entrepreneur Fred Bassett first became an RSA Fellow in 2001 after advising on an RSA conference about the internet’s impact on creative industries and facilitating one of its sessions.