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Our pick from the Designs of the Year show, plus TED launches Countdown to a Greener Future and a call for the UK to develop its low carbon skills and education

How URGE can be 'a guild for radical change'

Each week at URGE we’ll bring you our pick of the latest developments, resources and debates around how creativity is helping to tackle the climate emergency, plus news of our latest activities

A determination to inspire the next generation and to use creativity to make effective change drive Sophie Thomas's ambitions for URGE

For the LCC's Ways of Working New Agency event, Sophie Thomas and John Grant talked about aligning your beliefs with your creative practice

We have asked each member of URGE to share their reasons for being part of the collective and their hopes for how it will help build a better future. Here, designer Ella Doran shares her URGE

URGE Co-founder. Designer, textile mark-maker and photographer, who has created a wide range of highly-acclaimed projects and products across textile design, furniture and interiors. As a fellow of the RSA, Ella champions the principles of the circular economy through public engagements and teaching projects.

URGE Co-founder. Designer and Communicator focused on the intersection between design creativity, business sustainability and authentic communication, passionate about delivering positive impact through strategic thinking and design. Collaborated with Thomas Matthews, The Guardian & Observer, LOCOG, British Council and Philips electronics.

URGE Co-founder. Founding Director of Thomas Matthews communications studio with over two decades of experience in sustainable design and behaviour change. Created and led the Great Recovery project with RSA & Innovate UK investigating circular economy. Working with companies around the globe as a circular design expert and passing on