13. Implications and applications

Learning outcomes

• Research skills: the participant has acquired knowledge through references
• Design skills: the participant understands how to develop a concept and service model
• Process skills: the participant has learnt through stakeholders analysis, service description or personalisation concepts
• Final outcome: The product/service/experience is developed and ready to be presented to potential stakeholders
• Originality: Has the proposal been thought through and elaborated?

Student checklist

• Document the concept, sketches, references also to artistic and scientific publications
• Create an Ultra-personalised product service system (UPPSS) for your final project proposal
• Map the potential stakeholders
• Explore personalisation at different levels
• Interview your potential users/target group about your concept, quantify results (extra credit)

Concept : A device to enjoy dyeing as a natural scenery.

Why, What, Who, When, Where?

• Why
  • To remove the pain of the above users (including me) and redefine it as a fun experience.
• What
  • Open source device for natural dyeing

• Who

  • The direct target user is people who are environmentally conscious but are too busy to take action every day.
  • The indirect target is children playing with REED.

• When

  • Near Future

• Where

  • Online Community
  • Local Community (1st target: Japan)

Ultra-personalised product service system (UPPSS)

Personalization

By making it open source, we can expect many variations to emerge.

• REED floating in the pond
• REED captures fallen leaves and uses them as materials
• REED working with spiders
• REED that attracts butterflies
• REED where chemical reactions occur in microchannels
• REED powered by solar power and wind power

Research & Concept

Dying & Fermentation

• Fermentation and Solar Dyeing, the ultimate slow dye

• Growing & Making Fermented Indigo Dying ]

Flying Robot

Four-winged robot that flies with solar batteries　　　　

Flying Seed

mechanism

Dandelion-Inspired, Wind-Dispersed Polymer-Assembly Controlled by Light

References & Inspiration

Art & Environment

• Olafur Eliasson

Soft Robotics

Chromatose from Mark Wilson on Vimeo.

Inspiration

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Rapid prototype

3D printed seeds and paper wings.　Even a small amount of ink is heavier than expected and requires large wings to fall while spinning.