Objective DESMA is a training network including 4 leading universities, 4 design consultancies and 4 product and service organizations in the area of Design Management - an area of research and practice that is concerned with the dynamic intersection of design and management. The great potential of design as a driver of innovation and competitiveness is increasingly celebrated in the popular and scholarly management press, by European policy makers as well as manufacturing and service companies. However, the marriage between design and management is not always easy. The two fields have different historical roots, educational traditions and research foci. A divergence reflected in professional cultures and skills of practising designers, engineers and business graduates.In order to fully exploit the exciting potential of design as driver of innovation and competitiveness, we need researchers who can who can bridge the design and management divide within industry as well as academia. This entails being able to work at the intersection of the two fields, with a deep understanding of their respective languages, epistemologies, and practices, as well as the different perspectives of academia and practice.The overall objective of this programme is to create and support a new generation of design management researchers with this capability.The project is based on close collaboration among the partners through courses, conferences and other common activities, as well as through the research projects. While the consortium represents leading actors in the field of design management today, we have adopted an open strategy aiming to include and collaborate with other universities, companies and interest groups in Europe. The aim is to create a common platform for progressing design management research in Europe that will live long after the end of this project. Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET Address Vasaparken 405 30 Goeteborg Sweden See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ludde Edgren (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 544 067,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR Finland EU contribution € 284 779,00 Address Otakaari 1 02150 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Toni-Matti Karjalainen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE United Kingdom EU contribution € 283 201,00 Address South kensington campus exhibition road SW7 2AZ London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Shaun Power (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy EU contribution € 267 885,00 Address Piazza leonardo da vinci 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Clementina Saccenti (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LIVEWORK NORDIC AS Norway EU contribution € 269 567,00 Address Schweigaardsgate 34d 0192 Oslo See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christian Falch (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ENGINE CREATIVE CONSULTANTS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 261 200,00 Address Mill street new concordia 6a SE1 2BB London See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Martine Steel (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FUTURE CONCEPT LAB SRL Italy EU contribution € 245 886,00 Address Via benedetto marcello 4 20124 Milano See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Annalisa Positano (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ERGONOMIDESIGN AB Sweden EU contribution € 233 572,00 Address Missionsvagen 24 16714 Bromma See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Birgitta Sunden (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB Sweden EU contribution € 233 572,00 Address C/o volvo business services ab 405 08 Goteborg See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lisa Ekelund (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window POLTRONA FRAU SPA Italy EU contribution € 245 886,00 Address Via vincenzo vela 42 10128 Torino See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marco Bellesini (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PHILIPS OY Finland EU contribution € 262 779,00 Address Ayritie 4 01511 Vantaa See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rob Kommeren (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Living Labs Global Denmark EU contribution € 290 247,00 Address Vestre lagunevej 7 2680 Solroed strand See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jacob Rasmussen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INNOHUB OY Participation ended Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Metsanpojankuja 3 02130 Espoo See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rob Kommeren (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window