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  Design Atlas : A tool for auditing design capability
 
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  In the book
  Design In Business
Strategic Innovation Through Design
 
an overview is given of how the design capability of an organisation can be audited.
In this guide to Design Atlas, a framework for studying the design capability, processes and planning within a business is presented.

The guide is in three parts:

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Part 1 describes the territory covered by the audit tool and outlines how Design Atlas can be used to review design capability within an organisation.

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Part 2 provides a detailed description of the questions that make up the Design Atlas framework.

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Part 3 provides examples of actions that can be taken to develop design capability in response to the findings from the Design Atlas audit.