DING is a two year follow-on project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council(AHRC) delivering Design Innovation as a strategy for growth in the creative economy of the Highlands & Islands between January 2017 - January 2019. The aim of this follow-on project was to apply the strategic design methods and approaches developed and tested in DiA with new audiences in the Highlands & Islands region. DING’s stance on supporting growth for the creative economy is one that looks to include more qualitative forms of growth that can better consider the interests of and value created by creative practitioners.

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