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Design Strategy at a Glance

by Mario Vellandi on July 1, 2009

design strategy process map

From Ralf Beuker @iterations, comes this awesome diagram he posted on Flickr last month (click on picture or here for full detail version). Here’s his official description:

In the course of the strategic collaboration with my friend and business partner Erik Roscam Abbing from Zilverinnovation.com we’ve recently dedicated a whole day on framing our key areas of expertise in a meaningful concept.

What we came up with is a map that is defining our view on what a ‘Design Strategy’ actually comprises and how to transform ‘Design Strategy’ into actionable, logic steps.

In order to give interested folks a better idea on the tools and outcomes of our approach we’ve added some examples from recent client projects as well.”

Great job guys! Love it :D

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EDF 2009 Innovations Review: Green Advances for a New Economy

June 27, 2009

A bit of an older story, but good to share nonetheless. From the Environmental Defense Fund’s yearly review of business innovation, here are the quick highlights on each (titles link to detailed info page).

Networking for Farmers - Groups of farmers, typically neighbors, farming similar soils in similar weather conditions, sharing information from their own on-farm […]

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Design Strategy – A Short Film About It

June 21, 2009

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Where do new ideas come from? Produced by the global innovation consultancy Continuum, this film is about design strategists and how they identify the right ideas. The notes below are golden nugget excerpts from the script, edited by me for conciseness while adding my own perspective logic for flow, […]

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Replacing Synthetics with Natural Composites – Ecovative

May 21, 2009

I found myself a fan of a relatively new company Ecovative that eventually WILL hit the covers of Fast Company and other magazines. They are B2B and that excites me, since Terracycle is already the rage in consumer products. I covered them briefly before, but here’s a couple videos to whet your appetite.

I particularly like […]

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New Brand Relationship Model, by Erik Roscam Abbing

May 4, 2009

I’m a sucker for awesome infographics. Erik Roscam Abbing of the Brand Driven Innovation blog, posted a sweet graphical model that he’s developed to portray his model of corporate brands and the relationship between the organisation and the user, and between marketing and product development.

To find the corresponding focus points for any specific quadrant, just […]

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Effective Service Design {Presentation}

May 3, 2009

Great presentation I came across online. Transforming products to services is one strategy for sustainable design. Since my professional background traces to product management and development, service design is a bit of a new field for me to learn & understand. I hope this presentation by Brandon Schauer helps shed some important light on the […]

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SunChips Pleases Litterbugs and Worms with Compostable Bags

April 23, 2009

Okay, I just had to have some fun with the title. The Sun Chips brand of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, announced the following in their press release:
“This month, the SunChips brand is taking the first step towards this transformational packaging. The outer layer of packaging on 10 ½ oz size SunChips snacks bags will […]

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9 Traits of Successful Innovators

April 20, 2009

After coming upon this great article by Stefan Lindegaard, I decided to draw it up in an infographic for quick reference and your enjoyment.

Please read his article for a detailed description on each attribute.
If you like this illustration, feel free to use it under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 License

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Amazon Expands Packaging Feedback Program

April 16, 2009

So after recently reading about the expanded Amazon program as part of its Frustration-Free packaging initiative, I decided to check it out myself and give you a visual of how it looks:

This is not just an environmental initiative, but a great example of continuous product/service improvement through online customer feedback.
via GreenBiz

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Replacing Styrofoam with Mushrooms and Agricultural Waste

April 16, 2009

Ecovative Design is a firm established by two young entrepreneurs who invented a process for making an alternative to expanded polystyrene (aka Styrofoam from Dow Chemical). The unique part is that the material is made from fungi and agricultural waste. Their two products include Acorn (compostable packaging material), and Greensulate (organic insulation material). According to […]

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To Be Sustainable, Organizations Must Balance Empathy and Power {Article}

April 9, 2009

To Be Sustainable Organizations Must Balance Empathy and Power - Karl Long

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Karl brought up an interesting subject which you can see from the slideshow above, and from his (and his readers’) thoughts in the link above. After posting this to an online Innovation & Design forum we belong to, here are […]

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Bioplastic Developments and Hurdles {Article}

April 7, 2009

Bioplastics Show Potential But Some Hurdles Remain - Beverage Daily
This article briefly covers bioplastic’s history, recent developments such as bio propylene and pla with lower carbon footprints than recycled PET, and examines some important remaining systemic hurdles. Cross quoted from an Environmental Data Services report,
“The bottom line is that while many bioplastics do appear to […]

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EPA Issues New Guidance on Environmental Models {Article}

April 7, 2009

EPA Issues New Guidance on Environmental Models · Environmental Leader
In order to help make environmental impact and life cycle assessment models credible, the EPA has issued a guidance paper (PDF) from which is quoted:
“This guidance recommends best practices to help determine when a model, despite its uncertainties, can be appropriately used to inform a decision. […]

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Procter & Gamble and Sustainable Innovation: Critical Analysis

March 31, 2009

Procter & Gamble – How Far Does the Sustainable Product Revolution Go? - Ethical Corporation
Great analysis of how the consumer packaged goods manufacturer is progressing along its sustainability path, a $20 billion sales goal of “sustainable innovation products” by 2012, and the issues a product company faces while attempting to innovate sustainably. Lots of loaded […]

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Green Nanomaterials {Article}

March 12, 2009

Promising Green Nanomaterials - Environmental Science & Technology

Great article on what nanomaterials are, and what they hold for us in terms of product innovation.  While there are also concerns about their biological and environmental safety, especially once they’re released/unbound from their intended confines, their future potential is very bright. Particularly promising applications include pharmaceuticals and […]

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