Realising Art and Design Research in Policy Making Decisions

Dr Rhiannon Jones was invited as a guest speaker for the second round table of The All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group (APDIG) is a cross-party coalition of Parliamentarians as well as art and design sector organisations that work to: critique existing government decision-making, help the sector better engage with the policy process, as well as develop new policy ideas that improve the sector. Led by Policy Connect, which is a cross-party think tank with five main policy pillars which are: Education & Skills; Industry, Technology & Innovation; Sustainability; Health; and Assistive & Accessible Technology. They specialise in supporting parliamentary groups, forums and commissions for which Policy Connect provides the secretariat and delivers impactful policy research and event programmes. They collaborate with parliamentarians through these groups allows us to influence public policy in Westminster and Whitehall. We are a social enterprise and are funded by a combination of regular annual membership subscriptions and time-limited sponsorships. They are proud to be a Disability Confident and London Living Wage employer, and a member of Social Enterprise UK.

Dr Rhiannon Jones was invited to speak about her research in Art and Design and Civic Practice, as a thought leader in Social and Design innovation. She introduced her research project, S.H.E.D which uses pop up innovation and arts hubs across the country to engage, inspire and cultivate ideas and dialogue and get people more engaged in arts while speaking on the need to inspire decision makers by creating a bridge between the camps between industry and H.E.

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