
Dr Joseph Lindley
Joe leads Design Research Works and is a Senior Research Fellow at Lancaster University.
He is passionate about the value of Design Research, in particular in applying that value to the challenges associated with emerging technologies, rapid societal change, and living sustainably.
Probably best described as a ‘generalist’ his research practice usually involves material engagements with possible futures.

Showing the world the value of Design Research
28 May 2025

Ryelands AI Lab
Introduction to Generative AI for primary school children.

My Naturewatch Camera
Designing a do-it-yourself wildlife camera with everyday items and off-the-shelf technology.

IKEA Catalogue from the near future
Design Fiction in academic and industrial collaborations

Designing for Ambivalence
Understanding the role of smartphones for mothers and young children

OpenBridge Design System
Designing systems to improve ship design

Morse Things
Exploring the relationships between ‘things’ and people

Building Utopia
Incorporating ideas from Afrofuturism into participatory speculative design