__How can we better enable creative professionals to tackle societal challenges and accelerate transitions? Round 1 of the Power of Design & Transitions program has room for five projects that develop knowledge and methods to improve design for transitions.

Whether it concerns social design, game development, or architecture, more knowledge and methods are needed to be able to design effectively for transitions. Examples include knowledge about public values and the inclusive society, methods for designing a healthy living environment, and the use of technology to support sustainable behavior. Knowledge and methods that are needed in design practice must be developed and tested.

Unique opportunity

The Power of Design & Transitions program offers creative professionals, knowledge institutions, and organizations operating around a social challenge the unique opportunity to conduct research as equal partners. In this design-based research, practical questions and the scientific approach will go hand in hand. Knowledge and methods will be developed that are of direct value for better design for transitions. In addition, we will learn about the use of design power in addressing societal challenges.

€3,250,000 was available for the first call for proposals. This has enabled five complementary collaborative projects to be launched in 2025, each of which has received a maximum grant of €650,000.