Exploring the value of design management

It has been shown by a multitude of studies into design and design management that both of these concepts are exceptionally complex and multifaceted, and relate to a wide range of aspects of life both at individual and society levels. Effects on an organisation from design-related interventions can be manifest in both tangible and intangible forms, creating value by improving the financial health of the organisation and its <i>psychological</i> health: the morale, involvement and job satisfaction of the staff. The primary value of this work and the main input into the research of this topic is, in the opinion of the author, in highlighting the psychological effects of implementing design management into an organization. The awakening of a ‘creator’ in each and every worker, and the creation of individual satisfaction with the job and the working environment not only raises the productivity and quality of output, but also improves the psychological climate within the organization and raises the feelings of self-worth and quality of life of its employees.