Key details
Time
- 9am – 6:30pm
Location
- Battersea
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Gorvy Lecture, Royal College of Art, London SW11 4AY
Price
- Free
Who can attend
- Everyone
Type
- Conference or symposium
The UK Civil Service’s designers have partnered with the Royal College of Art as part of the World Design Congress Design Safari - which has been highlighting the value of design for 34 years.
The theme of this year’s conference is global public design patterns. At the conference, we’ll explore how patterns are emerging across different governments, and how we can collaborate internationally to improve and share them. We are expecting to publish the outcome of this conference collaboration in an academic paper.
Design patterns are solutions to recurring problems in services and policies. They are evidence-based, tested approaches that help designers and teams avoid reinventing the wheel. Patterns give us a shared language for solving design problems efficiently and consistently across governments. They are practical building blocks for improving how governments deliver outcomes.
Lunch and refreshments
There are refreshment points in the building where you can buy drinks and snacks during breaks. Lunch is provided free!
It is the first week of term at RCA - so it will be busy with lots of new students. To help you navigate the building and the crowds we will assign you an RCA student who will be your shepherd for the day!
Reception after the conference
We would love to welcome you to a reception after the conference from 5 to 6.30pm for networking, social and drinks on the rooftop of RCA Battersea (TPXImpact have partnered with RCA to enable the event). This event is free but ticketed, so you must get your ticket here.
Travel
You can read how to visit RCA Battersea here. Note that you may need to plan extra time for travel because there is a strike planned. You can read about the strike here.
