Course summary

This MA Design Management course offers a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from business, technology, social enterprises and new venture creation. It offers practical research and work-based projects in all areas shaping the creative economy and the fourth industrial revolution – including the role of creative interventions in technology-enabled business transformation, change management and design leadership. 10 reasons to study this master's in design management course: Gain highly desirable skills in business design, modelling and organisational transformation Gain masters level skills in change management, leadership, evidence-based approaches to innovation and measuring impact Gain highly desirable skills in systems thinking Learn about bleeding-edge technologies that are shaping the next iteration of business transformation Develop your knowledge of sustainability, social innovation and corporate responsibility Gain business and entrepreneurial skills that will accelerate your career Experience a ‘real world’ research-led and practice-based approach to management education Learn about ‘holistic’ people-centred organisations and their success factors Improve your professional network through meeting people with similar interests and different skillsets Be part of a forward-thinking creative community bringing together design, technology, business and social transformation. Ravensbourne has an established international reputation for innovation at the intersection of design and business development. Our portfolio of MSc and MA programmes encourage an interplay between technology, design, creativity and wider social and economic issues. The design management programme has been designed in a way that is highly relevant to the leadership and organisational challenges of the creative industries and the technology sectors. The course looks at the creative skills and competences needed to identify and anticipate business change and transform business models so that they are interactive, anticipatory and future focused. The course invites postgraduate learners to be part of that journey, empowering them to draw on and learn from innovative design thinking and how this can be applied to the creation of new business models and business development. Key study topics Emergence and discovery of opportunities Organisation and growth of the venture The psychological characteristics of the entrepreneur System, strategies and structure to transform businesses, products and services New cognitive technologies and how to redesign roles/projects to incorporate new technology solutions Creative-skills identifying user needs, idea-generation, conceptualisation and leadership development Market research and brand innovation Work-based learning research project.