Victoria's Design Capabilities, Performance and Business Use of Design

Brief description

The Department of Business and Innovation commissioned Wallis Consulting Group

to undertake research and analysis to update existing data on the design

sector and the current use of design by Victorian businesses. The objectives

of the research were to:

\\- describe Victoria's design sector and the use of design by SMEs;

\\- provide a current picture of Victoria's design capabilities; and

\\- measure the impact of design on the Victorian economy.



Data was gathered through a combination of literature scan, stakeholder

interviews and telephone surveys. The data used as the foundation of the main

research report was derived from two telephone surveys targeting both design

firms and non-design firms. Prior to analysis of the survey results, the data

was weighted accordingly.



**Data Formats**



\\- Weighted Tables wg4021.xlsx (Excel)

\\- wg4021_spss.sav (SPSS)



Survey methodology and questionnaire available -

[Survey](http://www.business.vic.gov.au/industries/design/overview/design-

research-report-2012/methodology)