Design Economy Action Plan Workshop
Tue, Aug 19
|Detroit
As a critical stakeholder in Detroit's design economy, you're invited to help draft an action plan for advancing our City of Design goals. During this interactive meeting, you will hear highlights from the Ecosystem Mapping workshop and work in peer groups to help prioritize and plan next steps.
Time & Location
Aug 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Detroit, 460 W Baltimore Ave, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
About the event
During this 2 hour workshop, key stakeholders in Detroit's design economy will hear highlights of the February Design Ecosystem Mapping and Action Plan session and then break into small peer groups to discuss the results and recommendations, with a goal of helping to prioritize and plan for our collective next steps.
Still the only UNESCO City of Design in the US, Detroit has the power and potential to lead the nation in centering design and creative problem solving in the future of our development and sustainability. Be a part of setting us on the path. As a reminder, this event will serve as the Q3 Design Economy Council meeting, so we hope to see all Council members there. Premier members of the Detroit Design Network and previous participants from the Ecosystem Mapping workshop are also included.
We ask that you read the attached report in advance and come prepared with any…