Paul A. Rodgers is Professor of Design at the University of Strathclyde, Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM). Prior to joining the University of Strathclyde, he held Professorial positions at Imagination, Lancaster University and Northumbria University School of Design. Earlier, he was also a Reader in Design at Edinburgh Napier University and a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Engineering Design Centre. He has over 25 years of experience in product design research and is the author of more than 170 papers and 16 books including The Routledge Companion to Design Research (1stand 2nd edition). His books have been translated into several languages including Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and Taiwanese. His current research interests explore the discipline of design and how disruptive design interventions can enact positive change in health and social care and elsewhere.