Future Impact Jury
- D&AD Awards 2025
Early-stage designs and initiatives, still in research and development, that that are driving the success of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Work must have proof of concept and be commercially viable. Shortlisted entrants will have be invited to apply for a development grant from the £25,000 D&AD Impact Fund and to take part in the D&AD Impact Programme. Commercially released work will only be accepted in exceptional cases and entry into other Awards categories is restricted.
You cannot enter the same work into multiple Impact categories. Different guidelines apply to the Future Impact category; please refer to Awards Rules & Eligibility Criteria.
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You can enter your work in the following subcategories.
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9001 - Design
Designs that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes product designs, new materials, packaging innovations, digital design, service or systems design that aims to improve circumstances, access or quality of life. -
9002 - Design / Emerging Talent
Created by those still in education or recent graduates, designs that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes product designs, new materials, packaging innovations, digital design, service or systems design that aim to improve circumstances, access or quality of life. -
9003 - Initiative
Strategic action that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes fundraising initiatives, business initiatives, legislative action, forming alliances and community and regeneration projects. -
9004 - Initiative / Emerging Talent
Created by those still in education or recent graduates, strategic action that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes fundraising initiatives, business initiatives, legislative action, forming alliances and community and Regeneration projects. -
9005 - Upstream Innovation
Solutions designed to fit within a circular system, where an upstream innovation approach has been applied to prevent waste. For solutions not yet commercially released that are reusable, returnable, recyclable or compostable, or where the need for materials has been eliminated. A fifth judging criteria applies to this subcategory: Is the design circular? -
9006 - Upstream Innovation / Emerging Talent
Solutions created by those still in education or recent graduates and designed to fit within a circular system, where an upstream innovation approach has been applied to prevent waste. For solutions not yet commercially released that are reusable, returnable, recyclable or compostable, or where the need for materials has been eliminated. A fifth judging criteria applies to this subcategory: Is the design circular?
Design (3)
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Achieving Net Zero
- Future Impact
- Iain Morrison, James Njuguna
- Gray’s School of Art
- Future Impact
- Design
- 2025
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Place-Based Impact Collaborative
- Future Impact
- NationSwell
- George Kaiser Family Foundation
- Future Impact
- Design
- 2025
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Creamotherapy
- Future Impact
- Havas Lynx
- My Doctor's Recipe
- Future Impact
- Design
- 2025
Design / Emerging Talent (6)
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Bark-Code: Digitizing Forest Management for Family Forest Owners
- Future Impact
- Hanju Seo
- Future Impact
- Design / Emerging Talent
- 2025
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Barn Buddies
- Future Impact
- Chih-Yun Li, Ming Chi University of Technology
- Future Impact
- Design / Emerging Talent
- 2025
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H2Oloop
- Future Impact
- Yi-Chen Wu, Ming Chi University of Technology
- Future Impact
- Design / Emerging Talent
- 2025
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LastCall Technologies
- Future Impact
- LastCall Technologies
- LastCall Technologies
- Future Impact
- Design / Emerging Talent
- 2025
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Aqua Glow
- Future Impact
- Jinhak Lee, Sinae Song, Kiwook Rha
- Future Impact
- Design / Emerging Talent
- 2025
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Lucid Life - Marama Ora
- Future Impact
- Bio Crafted
- Future Impact
- Design / Emerging Talent
- 2025
Upstream Innovation / Emerging Talent (2)
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Mycelial Composting Tube
- Future Impact
- National Taipei University of Education, Chu-An Chuang
- Future Impact
- Upstream Innovation / Emerging Talent
- 2025
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O-oyster
- Future Impact
- National Taipei University of Education, Prof Li Kai-Chu Lab, Sin-Yu Lin
- Future Impact
- Upstream Innovation / Emerging Talent
- 2025
Jury
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- Paco Conde (President)
- Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director
- Activista
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- Joanna Catalano
- Director, HR
- Uber
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- Roshi Givechi
- Design Strategist, Filmmaker & Facilitator
- Independent Consultant
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- Melissa Mbugua
- East Africa Partnerships Lead
- Radio Workshop
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- Priya Prakash
- Founder & Chief Technology Officer
- Design for Social Change (D4SC)
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- Ali Rez
- Chief Creative Officer
- Impact BBDO
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- Sydney Scott Sam
- Chief Executive Officer
- Workspace Global
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- Ruchi Sharma
- Founder & Chief Creative Officer
- HumanSense
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