DESIGN COUNCIL

• Milan Design Week meets Design for Planet
• Celebrating World Design Day
• Five ways to design a circular community
• Ways of designing: A reflection on strategic and systemic design
• Raising the bar, one hemline at a time: How Mary Quant shaped the sixties
• The Anti Greenwash Charter
• The Rewilding Training

VIRTUAL WORLDS

• EU Commission: Call for evidence on virtual worlds and metaverses

DESIGN OF DEMOCRACIES

• Youth Democracy Award 2023 (Germany) - fundsforNGOs
• U.S. State Department: Outcomes of the Summit for Democracy
• Toward a Discouraging Convergence? Liberal Constitutionalism in the Age of Permanent Emergency

PUBLIC SECTOR

• Global Trends in Government Innovation 2023 - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
• Mapping the global behavioural insights community - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE

• EU Commission proposes new economic governance rules fit for the future
• EU Commission Q&A on the new economic governance proposal

START-UPS

• The Startupbootcamp Accelerator Program 2023: Scale fast & Grow Sustainably - EU-Startups
• EU AI Act: How AI regulation could affect your startup - EU-Startups
• 10 Slovakian startups to keep an eye on in 2023 and beyond - EU-Startups
• Speech By Commissioner Elisa Ferreira at the “Start-up Village Forum”
• Address by Mr Janusz Wojciechowski at the 2023 edition of the European Startup Village Forum

ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN

• Accessibility: designing an inclusive and barrier-free user experience - Defra digital, data and technology

RESEARCH DESIGN

• What I’ve learned about panel management in a growing research team – Defra digital, data and technology
• Why AI is our top emerging technology - Defra digital, data and technology

BIODESIGN

• The women saving the planet through bio-design

INNOVATION ECO-SYSTEMS

• La Commission lance des appels à propositions de 122 millions d'euros pour combler les lacunes en matière d'innovation dans l'UE et renforcer les écosystèmes d'innovation
• The EU Commission appoints a new President of the Board of the European Innovation Council
• The EU’s global approach to research and innovation - EP Research Service
• Connecting regional innovation valleys by climate-neutral industries
• Commission launches call for 100 Regional Innovation Valleys to bolster local and regional innovation
• Commissioner Gabriel visits Silicon Valley for European Innovation Days
• Bundestag: "Innovationsclub" mit baltischen Staaten
• Innovationsindikator 2023: Deutschland auf Rang 10 von 35 Volkswirtschaften – zu wenig Innovationsdynamik spürbar - BDI und Roland Berger
• Zukunftsforum 2023 - Fraunhofer IAO Veranstaltungen
• Reallabore – die Innovationsmethode der Zukunft - Fraunhofer IAO
• uih! Innovationslabor in Heilbronn macht Zukunft des Handels erlebbar - Fraunhofer IAO

MILITARY INNOVATION

• The NATO Review: Back to the future: innovating in times of uncertainty and disruption

DESIGN THINKING

• Design Thinking Market 2023 Growth, Trend, Share, and Forecast till 2030 - Digital Journal
• McKinsey & Company: What is design thinking?
• Design Thinking Toolkit - Latest lessons published by Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Lesson 31 – Forced Connections - Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Lesson 30 – Design Studio - Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Lesson 29 – SCAMPER - Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Lesson 28 – The Powers of 10 - Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 27 – The Pre-Project Survey - Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 26 – Worst Possible Idea - Atomic Spin
• Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 25 – Empathy Map - Atomic Spin

COOPERATION DESIGN

• Empathy in design: The secret ingredient for finding human connection - Bizcommunity.com
• Using physical prompts in remote research - "..STBY..."
• Using Videoboards as an all-in-one analysis tool - ..STBY…
• Guiding social and sustainable business decisions - ..STBY…

E-GOVERNANCE

• The 9th e-Governance Conference will host digital leaders and experts from 70 countries - e-Governance Academy

SERVICE DESIGN

• Freiburg: Neuer Ämterzuschnitt - Bauen und Wohnen aus einer Hand

GERMANY

• Aufbau des Dateninstituts kann beginnen - Haushaltsmittel für das Dateninstitut freigegeben
• Hintergrund der Bundesregierung zum Dateninstitut
• Rede von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz zur Verleihung der German Startup Awards am
• BMBF: Ihr Date mit der Zukunft | 30.04.2023
• BDI: Zeitenwende auch bei der regionalen Transformation notwendig
• BDI: Zwangslizenzen gefährden Innovation und Wettbewerb
• Bitkom: Startups: Durchbruch für attraktivere Mitarbeiterbeteiligung

FINLAND

• Latest headlines be Forum Virium Helsinki
• Talking robot delivers tools to worksites – could be used for lunch deliveries as well
• Deep dive into European circular economy ecosystem – webinar 26th May
• Six cities lead the way in increasing drone usage responsibly
• New company emerged from a hackathon
• Advancing cross-border travel between Helsinki and Tallinn by learning from IoT-NGIN’s smart city living lab
• An alternative food system requires long-term cooperation and a regional network of operators
• Three solutions supporting knowledge management to be tested with tourism companies
• Digital Twins Hackathon boosts growth companies’ activities
• Future of emergency medical services in Helsinki – a drone could save your life
• Electric truck factory inspired by Forum Virium Helsinki and Stara’s innovation project
• Lifesaving drones are coming to Helsinki! AiRMOUR Roadshow events 4 and 6 April
• Open call: Technologies to promote digital equality

DENMARK

• New European Bauhaus: How do we Design the Irresistible Circular Society? - DDC Danish Design Center
• “Young People are at the Frontlines of Change – it’s Time the Older Generations Listened up” - DDC Danish Design Center
• Leadership: What Does Top Management do in a Self-Leading Organization - DDC Danish Design Center

CHINA

• EUCCC: Report Launch - China’s Innovation Ecosystem: The Localisation Dilemma

UK

• Making ethics part of the way we design products and services - Home Office Digital, Data and Technology
• Human connection: humanists at work in the community - Humanists UK
• Independent report: UK Research, development and innovation (RDI) organisational landscape: an independent review

SCOTLAND

• Scotland's First Minister: Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start

USA

• EDA Webinars This Week: Tech Hub Phase 1 NOFO

# COMPANIES

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

• Towards actionable governance on trustworthy AI

GOFORE

• Modernisation of digital services is the lifeblood of companies
• The knowledge-based management of the future is based on phenomena ⁠–⁠ changes in the energy sector lead the way
• Neurodiversity and recruitment: Creating inclusive practices at Gofore

FUTURICE

• How equipped is your organization to be co-adaptive?
• How a combination of digital and data can be harnessed to create future sustainable business models
• Pattern library playbook: Get set up for success
• Futurice Quantum Computing Workshops
• The open road to excellent UX

DSCOUT

• Audition Research Participants First with Screener Surveys
• These FAQs from Product Managers May Surprise You
• How to Lay the Foundation for a Dynamic UX Team
• 4 Major Questions on the Minds of UX Industry Leaders
• To Prevent Harm, Look To Ethical Design Tools
• When Does Statistical Significance Apply to Your Research?
• The Future of Research and Insights Is Fully Integrated
• Issues with Data Gaps? Wrangle 'Em Together with Triangulation
• How to Include Engineers in Your Day-to-Day Research Activities
• Trouble with Stakeholder Buy-In? Include Them More in the Process

GLOBAL HEADLINES

• A Guided Tour of Indra’s Net with Yingzhao Liu - Buddhistdoor Global
• Top 10 Online courses from IIM Kozhikode to take your career to new heights - Times of India
• VTU launches a range of new initiatives to help improve quality of teaching-learning process - The Hindu
• New Active Design guidance published - Sport England
• An Academic Study on the Museum Experience - We Heart
• IIT Guwahati organises Research & Industry Conclave - EastMojo
• Regenerative design is "making habitats better" says Sebastian Cox - Dezeen
• Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet - Resilience
• Living Life By Design Begins With Perspective - Forbes
• ChatGPT, Design Thinking, and CCreative Human-AI Collaboration - Medium
• How Generative AI Changes Creativity - HBR.org

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