Spencer, Nick, Smith, Penelope and Watts, Mary (2016) Modelling Enterprise for a Disability Charity. In: Academic Design Management Conference ADMC16, 28th - 29th July, Boston, USA.
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Abstract
Work can allow people to express themselves and develop skills and abilities,
create social bonds, and receive appreciation both symbolic and economic but what if you cannot access employment? How can the principles of enterprise be applied to create opportunities for greater self-development and social inclusion for people with a spectrum of impairments that currently utilise day services?
This research focuses on defining a model of enterprise for the Percy Hedley
Foundation. Using a mixed-method approach, case study and co-creative design-led innovation practice, the research reviews sector exemplars and produced propositional materials for critique and debate. Through synthesis and evaluation the research presents a model of enterprise that explores the flexibility of the concept ‘meaningful employment’. The research aims to contribute to understanding about how disability support organisations can shift from a model of social care to a model of endeavour in order to increase social impact on investment. The paper suggests organisational conditions to enable people with a range of impairments to meaningfully engage in enterprise activity and be enterprising.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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| Subjects: | W200 Design studies W900 Others in Creative Arts and Design |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Design |
| Depositing User: | Mersha Aftab |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2016 16:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2021 07:15 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/27852 |
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