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