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Sarah Morton

Abertay University

 

PhD Candidate

Sarah Morton is a second year Ph.D at the University of Abertay in Dundee.  Sarah has an academic and professional background in design, fashion, branding, lifestyle trends and printmaking.  Her research focuses on how design strategy could be implemented within the adventure sports industry in rural Scotland.  She hopes to demonstrate how using design and knowledge exchange within this industry might address female underrepresentation and encourage the growth of a community of practice.

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sarah@designinaction.com
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Publications

2014: Brand Building in Rural Scotland: Using a Design-led, Knowledge Exchange Approach to Holistically Grow a Community of Practice within the Adventure Sports Industry

Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. Jan 16-18 2014, Vancouver Canada.

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: Considering how design could be used to address underrepresentation of female adventure sport participants in rural Scotland

Design Principles and Practices International Journal.

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: Growing a Community of Practice in Rural Scotland.

Design Principles and Practices International Journal.

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2014: What’s Your Grade: Towards using design to identify participant skill level within the adventure sport industry in rural Scotland

2014 International Adventure Conference, Nov 24-26, 2014. Sogndal, Norway. Subsession 6.1 Outdoor Learning.

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Sport practice-led Professional Practice Knowledge exchange creativity data 3D printing Design Research ICT HR failure Co-Creation social innovation Administration Storytelling Food Sector innovation social design Digital Interaction Social Metrics Creative Online learning Concept Development Communities of Practice SMEs design thinking cryptocurrencies sustainability service design Technology e-learning Food Bitcoin Design Promotion meaning creation Finance Design support Gamification student engagement space appropriation Communications artists Operations value Marketing Entrepreneurship environment business group tacit knowledge economics Participation Design creative potential collaboration Public Policy temporary spaces intellectual property Design Management Culture pedagogies Mobile Development creative industries Physical and Digital Environment physiology learning Internet of things design innovation communities Industry Workbased learning Rural Wellbeing