Design in Government – Impact for All
Studio Notes | What We’ve Been Up To
Friday, 28th of October 2022 saw the first “Design in Government” conference to be held in Ireland. Themed “Impact for All” this event, supported by Creative Ireland, delivered by Institute of Designers in Ireland, and in partnership with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, marked the launch of “Designing Our Public Services” — Design Principles for Government in Ireland.
Context Studio was there – our own John Lynch sat on the steering group for the conference, and on the Service Design in Government Working Group which helped define the prototype design principles launched on the day.
John also had the opportunity to chair the “impact” panel on the day, with Siobhan Manning (Mater Hospital Transformation), Shane Waring (Dublin City Council BETA), and Malcolm Beattie (Northern Ireland Department of Finance Innvoation Lab) sharing the excellent work they are each doing in their roles.
It was a day filled with optimism and ambition, inspiring keynotes from Lou Downe, Mari Nakano, and Trevor Vaugh, and panels including a range of Irish public servants who are already applying design in their daily work.
Check out the keynote talks, photos from the day and more over on Creative Ireland.
