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Rory Dodd and I created
Designersblock in 1998. Since we launched, we have developed,
curated and produce major international design events in London,
Milan, Frankfurt, Tokyo and beyond. Our main activity is to
select established and emerging designers and design companies
to exhibit in transitional architectural spaces. We are unique
in combining cultural excellence within a commercial format.
Our experience has provided us with the competence in the production
and promotion of these events.
By employing this experience Designersblock,
have over the past three years, developed a series of seminars
and workshops aimed at design businesses. In partnership with
various design and regeneration bodies based in east London,
Designersblock created strategies to consider methods of encouraging
successful practice for design businesses. From our work we
developed the RiskIt model as visual way to describe the roles,
responsibilities and rewards that should be considered when
establishing a creative business.
The RiskIT Model
The development of a creative career or business inevitably
involves a lot of learning, evolving and maturing. The RiskIt
model allows you to consider where the risk lies within an
idea before investing too much time, money or effort. There
are three primary roles -idea, production and delivery to
market. Then there is the relationships between these primary
roles- how to make it, is there a market for it and if there
is, how certain can you be that you can deliver on time and
at consistent quality? By identifying the roles within the
model, you can then clearly identify what specialist skills
may be required to convert 'good ideas' into 'good products
or services.' The RiskIT model within Insight Out Learning
has activities and tasks which will help the participants
explore and develop their understanding of what is involved
in the development of their ideas. It is supported by three
excellent diverse case studies, which describe the various
ways in which the model can be used to describe creative business
practices. I am delighted to be involved with the Insight
Out learning project. This project seeks to embed enterprise
learning within the art and design curriculum, this learning
is crucial for the continuing success of our creative industries.
I hope that you enjoy this section of Insight Out learning.
For further information about Designersblock
and their Business seminars contact:
www.designersblock.org.uk |
