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Design tool for enhanced new product development in low income economies
conference contribution
posted on 2016-10-28, 12:12 authored by Timothy Whitehead, Mark EvansMark Evans, Guy BinghamIn order to alleviate poverty throughout the World government and nongovernment
organisations provide aid in the form of essential household products.
These products typically include cook stoves, water filters and LED lights. However,
evidence suggests that these products are not always suitable for Low Income
Economies (LIEs) which has resulted in a number of high profile product failures. In
response to the growing need for appropriate New Product Development (NPD), this
paper presents the development of a tool to assist industrial designers create
appropriate and long lasting solutions for those in poverty. Data was collected from
the analysis of existing products, a survey, interviews with NGOs & industrial
designers and a field trip to Myanmar. The results were used to identify attributes
required for effective, long‐lasting product design. This was used to create a tool for
designers which was found to enhance understanding of appropriate NPD for LIEs.
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WHITEHEAD, T., EVANS, M.A. and BINGHAM, G.A., 2016. Design tool for enhanced new product development in low income economies. IN: P. Lloyd & E. Bohemia, eds., Proceedings of DRS2016: Design + Research + Society - Future-Focused Thinking, Vol 6, pp. 2241-2256.Publisher
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