Dr. Jen Ballie holds a dual appointment as the Head of Design Research at V&A Dundee and as a Reader at DJCAD, University of Dundee. Her research apply design research to respond to big 21st century design challenges from – through material innovation and design futures thinking. Jen is leading Design for Scotland – a national design research programme at V&A Dundee and was previously a Co-I on AHRC Creative Cluster – InGAME. She is a member of the Design Research Society and the European Academy of Design, and her contributions to the field are internationally recognised through her publications on design research.