Which policy proposal should be the US NDPI's top priority for 2010? (Poll Closed)

• Formalize an American Design Council as an Federal Advisory Committee
  7%
  22 votes
   
• Set guidelines for legibility, literary, and accessibility for all government communications
  9%
  29 votes
   
• Target 2030 for carbon neutral buildings
  4%
  14 votes
   
• Create an Assistant Secretary for Innovation and Design position within the Dept. of Commerce
  5%
  15 votes
   
• Expand national grants to support interdisciplinary community design programs based on human-centered design principles
  12%
  40 votes
   
• Commission a report to measure and document design's contribution to the US Economy (ex. like British Cox Review)
  6%
  21 votes
   
• Revive the Presidential Design Awards to be held every year and use criteria of economic, social, and environmental benefit
  5%
  15 votes
   
• Establish national grants for basic design research (ex. like an NSF for design)
  10%
  32 votes
   
• Modify patent process to reflect the types of IP created by designers, in which form and function are not separate
  3%
  10 votes
   
• Encourage direct government investment in design innovation
  4%
  12 votes
   
• Hold a National Design Assembly to bring together over 1000 designers and government officials to celebrate how design performs
  3%
  11 votes
   
• Introduce into K-12 educational curriculum learning modules on design creativity and innovation
  23%
  75 votes
   
• Foster innovation through regular reviews of existing design standards (ex. ADA Design Guidelines)
  2%
  6 votes
   
• Have USAID promote design by funding an annual traveling design exhibit
  <1%
  1 vote
   
• Launch a Federal Design Improvement Program
  5%
  17 votes
   
• Other
  1%
  4 votes