IAA: IN-PLACE: Connecting Design and Policy for meeting Net-ZERO targets

This project seeks to accelerate the impact of our research on design-led regional policy innovation directed at meeting national Net-Zero goals. Our project aligns directly with the AHRC’s commitment to advance design-led innovation through the “Future Observatory: Design the Green Transition”, which aims at “addressing the green transition and Net-Zero goals through design interventions” (AHRC, July 2023).

This project aims at increasing the effectiveness of public policy through direct participation of research beneficiaries such as the Lancaster Business Improvement District, Lancaster City Council, Lancashire Country Council, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Connected Places Catapult. Our research addresses a gap in the use of design-led inclusive innovation in regional policy-making and local councils where there is currently limited expertise in approaching policy as a design medium and the design for systems change.