We build innovators
The Centre for Design Engineering at Cranfield is an internationally-recognised and award-winning centre of excellence for creative design, strategy and leadership.
Through our postgraduate course, we develop forward thinking professionals with the ability to integrate creativity and design thinking into the business functions of management, engineering, communication and commerce.
"Our centre develops innovative design thinkers who have the capabilities and skills to draw new connections between questions, problems and ideas from unrelated fields."
Our researchers
We operate globally, integrating creativity into business and are acknowledged as a trusted brand for industry in delivering high-impact research. We work with organisations to improve their capabilities to identify new insights and translate them into commercially successful solutions through informed creativity. Our graduates go on to be thought leaders and CEOs of creative companies leading disruptive innovation and transformational research. We continually engage with business and influence industrial and academic design thinking practices to improve their capabilities.
We are leading pioneering research in the fields of strategic creativity, the circular economy and breakthrough innovation. We integrate educational and research activities to develop new commercial practices. Our approach has made us the design partner of choice for global brands and innovative businesses. The centre collaborates with international organisations such as Procter and Gamble, Cisco, Oxfam, Whirlpool, SAB Miller and IBM to develop leading edge tools and innovative product and service solutions.
Our commitment
to the Sustainable Development Goals
Our goal at the Centre for Design Engineering is to make the world a smarter, more sustainable place. Our innovation mantra stems from being able to reimagine the future. It is our belief that design, engineering and technology should be developed responsibly, respect human values, and promote prosperity for people, the planet, and the future.
By putting sustainability at the heart of our strategy and collaborating with pioneers in other purpose-driven industries we strive to contribute to solving the world’s biggest challenges under the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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