Mission Led Innovation: Designing a Sustainable Future

Welcome to Mission Led Innovation, a course designed to expand your ability to create impactful, future‑focused solutions to today’s most urgent environmental and societal challenges. Developed by leading academics and practitioners from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, and produced by Imperial's Learning Experience Futures team and Digital Media Lab, this course brings together world‑class expertise in design, technology, and enterprise. You will explore the principles, processes, and tools of interdisciplinary, Mission Led Innovation, and apply these new approaches to research, design, prototype, and deliver scalable solutions for people, planet, and nature. Whether you’re a student or graduate in engineering, design, or business, a senior professional or entrepreneur in one or more of these disciplines, or just want to make a difference, this course will elevate your creative confidence and capacity for a more empathetic and systematic approach to innovation that delivers real-world impact.