Impacting Society through Engineering Design Research: An alternative approach

Following the recent ICED11 conference in Copenhagen, Thomas Howard, ICED11 Assistant Chair and Ass. Professor at DTU has written a reflection on design research and design practice, suggesting that in addition to benefiting society through the improved understanding of methods of and approaches to design, the academic design community should through design practice produce empowering products which address societal needs unbound by the necessity for profit.