Vantaggi
I met some really nice people during my time at Design Council. The staff were passionate about their projects, and the office was in a lovely Islington location.
Svantaggi
The staff turnover was the highest I've ever seen in an organisation. Someone seemed to be leaving at least once a fortnight, and only 50 people work there. It's also difficult to articulate exactly what the organisation does, and they have suffered with a lack of strategic direction. As a result they haven't been able to make themselves more commercially competitive in the marketplace which is a concern as their government grant has reduced significantly over the years. Decision making at senior level took forever sometimes and commercial opportunities were missed, because some of them seemed to be running around the country doing everything themselves or waffling on about design rather than delegating effectively.