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As the year draws to an end, we bring you festive offerings from the Wise Men and Women of the DBA Experts Register to improve your business ‘elf in 2025.

A look ahead to 2025 for DBA members, including what’s in store for January and the many ways the DBA can support you and your team next year.

In our December DBA Members’ Forum, we asked an eclectic array of people to answer the question: what would you like to see designers achieve by this time next year?

If you’re considering applying for Twenty/Twenty mentoring this article’s for you: 2LK’s ECD Andy Sexton, Brandon’s CEO Richard Taylor & Point 6’s MD Sally Forsyth Spark discuss the continued impact of the mentoring programme two, five and ten years on.

DBA Experts take a closer look at findings from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report and what they mean for your business.

In our November DBA Members’ Forum, we delved into the key findings from the 2024 DBA Annual Survey Report, exploring how the data will impact members and the way they run their businesses.

The Design Effect was opened by the DBA’s Chief Executive Deborah Dawton and featured a keynote speech in the British Museum’s Great Court by Sir Geoff Mulgan, author of ‘Another World is Possible’. Take a peek into the day and read Deborah Dawton’s speech.

Spanning work for global companies, major retailers, start-up challengers and beyond, the 2024 DBA Design Effectiveness Award winners have been revealed.