How Design Can Boost Social Impact and Business Results: The Value of Good Design

IESE Insight ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Manuel E. Sosa
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
Jovana Radulović ◽  
Ivana Erić ◽  
Marko Vučičević

A firm’s competitiveness in markets is not any more valued only by profit and other aspects of business results, but also by the ability for change. Unavoidable business transformation means adjustment. Features of the strong modern economy are economic sustainability and development. Business perspective focused on financial goals as the only one result, today is considered as too conservative and not flexible enough for actual market’s requests - which are not anymore ruled by rigid supply/demand relation, yet the focus of business success is exceeding, to fields of renewability, sustainability, circular economy patterns so as changes prediction. While external and inner business – influential factors have been known since forever, still, a contemporary business entity is today recognized more as an ecosystem. Since the 50s of the XX century, the modern business agility of an enterprise is constantly in process of development, improvement, and valorization via three central factors for surveying sustainability and social impact: environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). Strictly corporately focused firm ambition is seen as indispensable overcoming, because no matter how much international or global is the nature of business – right now business sphere is irreversibly and with purpose in the process of transformation into the green business. This process means rationalization of its production, but not a rationalization of its productivity too, because the business plan is not presenting just the firm’s ID anymore, but the social effect, economic efforts, and ecological enthusiasm of its management for global improvement of life. In 2008. year, all firms which did not adjust their business with upper mentioned modern aspects didn’t make it, while the 2020 year brings new challenges to contemporary management in way of business politics, crucial business factors, and business trends implementation.


Author(s):  
Kristijn Van Riel

‘Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone’ written by John Cary deals with the general topic of social justice in the built environment with a focus on architectural interventions in marginalised communities. The book argues for public interest design and its main message is important and clear: architects can and should serve the public interest, and not only the interest of a privileged few. Everyone deserves good design. In the last fifteen years the proliferation of the social responsibilities of architects and designers is witnessed in the establishment of several important organisations and design firms emphasising social impact as central to their work. Despite following a positive trend, in the global scheme of things, this practice remains rare and is worthy of bringing to the attention of the wider design community and the general population. The book achieves several important objectives: It highlights new ways in which good design can have an impact on the lives of people, especially within deprived communities. It also makes an urgent appeal to designers and community organisations to embrace the principles of public interest design. Simultaneously, it emphasises the long way forward before the wealth of designers worldwide can be successfully tapped for the public good, and articulates a range of challenges for the future.


Author(s):  
Paolo Riva ◽  
James H. Wirth ◽  
Kipling D. Williams

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana M. Binder ◽  
Martin J. Bourgeois ◽  
Christine M. Shea Adams

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