5.1 Sustainability Oriented System Design Methods And Tools Vezzoli 07 08 (28.10.08)

carlo vezzoli politecnico di milano . INDACO dpt. . DIS . faculty of design . Italy Learning Network on Sustainability course System Design for Sustainability subject 5. Methods and tools for System Design for Sustainability learning resource 5.1 Sustainability-oriented system design methods and tools

CONTENTS A modular approach to system design for sustainability MEPSS Methodology’s phases System design for sustainability tools Sustainability Design-Orienting (SDO-mepss) Interaction (sustainability) story-spot

A NEW (POTENTIAL) ROLE FOR DESIGN: strategic skills promoting/facilitating system innovation for network-structured and locally-based eco-efficient and socially equitable and cohesive enterprise/initiatives

SYSTEM INN. MAIN CHARACTERISTIC:

radical innovations, not so much technological ones, as new interactions/partnerships between the stakeholders in the demand satisfaction system (life cycle/s)

innovations that could lead up to new convergences (with economic interest) between the stakeholders, characterized by system eco-efficiency

- design an integrated system of products and services fulfilling a particular demand for “satisfaction”

- promote/facilitate new socio-economic stakeholders’ interactions

- promote/facilitate participated design between different stakeholders

- ORIENTATE THE ABOVE PROCESSES TOWARDS ECO-EFFICENT SOLUTIONS

- ORIENTATE THE ABOVE PROCESSES TOWARDS SOCIALLY EQUITABLE ( SOCIO-EFFICIENT ) SOLUTIONS

… introducing system inn. in design for sustainability ... REQUIRES NEW (STRATEGIC) DESIGN SKILLS:

… in addition to system/strategic design methods/tools > CRITERIA, METHODS AND TOOLS ARE NEED TO ORIENTATE DESIGN TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE STAKEHOLDER INTERACTIONS [… NOT ALL SYSTEM INNOVATION ARE ECO-EFFICENT AND/OR SOCIALLY EQUITABLE!] ( OBJECTIVE) ORIENTATE THE SYSTEM DESIGN TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT PHASES PRODUCT, SERVICE, SYSTEM product concept product design product engineering SUSTAINABILITY METHODS/TOOLS SUASTAINAB. EFFECTIVENESS + _ service concept service design service engineering system d. system concept stakeholders interaction/ “ satisfaction” offer concept system e. existing/priorities evaluat. A concept orientation B concept evaluat.(priorities) C existing/priorities evaluat. A’ concept orientation B’ concept evaluat. (priorities) C’ execut. evaluat.(priorities) C’’ execut. evaluat. (priorities) A’’’ definitive orientation C’’’ executive orientation B’’ design orientation B’’’ concept evaluat.(priorità) A’’

few methods/tools developed to orientate system design towards sustainable solutions: [eu RESEARCHES: MEPSS, HICS, PROSECCO, …] METHODS/TOOLS

MEPSS ME thodology for P roduct- S ervice S ystem development EU, 5FP, growth : 5 PHASES MODULAR 1. Strategic Analysis 2. Exploring Opportunities 3. System Idea Development 4. System Design 5. System Implementat. MODULAR METHOD : 1. enabling to START up the process at any stage 2. enabling to use a SELECTED set of processes and tools building systemic understanding and priorities of the company’s market, organisation and production and value chain look at possible system innovation for the future, stimulating creativity and invite all stakeholders into a participatory creation process development of selected system innovation ideas to a more precise version, and selecting the most promising for further development detailed design of each system dimensions and the elaboration of the specification for its implementation implementation of the specification for its implementation

1. Sustainability Design-Orienting toolkit (SDO)

and

2. system map

3. interaction table (story-board)

4. offering diagram

5. ad poster

6. interaction (sustainability) story-spot

SYSTEM DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS:

USABLE WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DETAILS IN PHASES 1, 2 AND 3

1. Sustainability Design-Orienting toolkit (SDO)

and

2. system map

3. offering diagram (AD poster)

4. interaction table (story-board)

5. interaction story-spot

SDS TOOLS OVERVIEW WITHIN MEPSS PHASES (1, 2, 3): STR. ANALISYS SDO set priorities / existing system set priorities / case study priorities diagrams EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES SDO guidelines level 1 system map offering diagram interaction table SYSTEM IDEA DEVELOPMENT SDO improvements diagram SDO guidelines level 2 SDO improvem. diagram system map offering diagram interaction table interaction story spot

1. SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN-ORIENTING (SDO) TOOL SCOPE orientate system design process towards sustainable solutions (environmental, socio-ethical, economic)

WHAT IS:

a modular software toolkit supporting the folloowing processes:

A: priorities sustainability criteria/guidelines (existing system analysis)

- B: identify sustainable existing options (best practices analysis)

- C: generate sustainability - focused idea

- D: check/visualise sustainability improvement/worsening of developed concept/s

SDO integration in the design process per each sustainability dimension increasing the detail level A: priorities sustain. criteria/guidelines [tool: checklist-existing system] B: analysis of sustainab. best practices [tool: checklist-case study/radars] C: sustainability - focused idea generat. [tool: idea tables/guidelines (l. 1, 2)] D:sustainab. improv. check/visualisat. [tool: checklist-concept/radars] STR. ANALISYS SDO set priorities / existing system set priorities / case study priorities diagrams EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES SDO guidelines level 1 system map offering diagram interaction table SYSTEM IDEA DEVELOPMENT SDO improvements diagram SDO guidelines level 2 SDO improvem. diagram system map offering diagram interaction table interaction story spot

SDO STRUCTURE:

SUSTAINAB ILITY DIMENSIONS<CRITERIA<GUIDELINES

environmental degradation future generation equity environmental

guideline

(e.g. on-site production/assembly)

guideline

(e.g. use local resources)

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socio-ethical economic criteria 1 (e.g. transportation reduction) criteria 2 (e.g. system life optim.) … criteria 3-6 … criteria 1-6 … criteria 1-6 sustainability principles dimensions distinguished area s criteria designer-BRIDGE-analyst guidelines (2 levels) addressing potential improvement

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ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA (GUIDELINES) to suggest system eco-efficent stakeholder innovative interactions . system life optimisation . trasnportation/distribution reduction . resources reduction . waste minimizzation/valorisation . conservation/biocompatibility . toxic reduction

SOCIO-ETHIC CRITERIA (GUIDELINES) to suggest system social equity and cohesion (innovative interactions) . improve employment/working conditions . increase equity and justice in relation to stakeholders . enable responsible/sustainable consumption . favour/integrate the weak and marginalized . improve social cohesion . empower/enhance local resources

A. SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITIES DEFINITION for each critera evaluation checklists 6 criteria 1. for each sustainability dimension ( environm. ) 4. define priorities 2. click set priotities existing system 3. write answers 5. click on orientate concept

B . GENERATE “SUSTAINABLE IDEAS” BY BRAINSTORMING criterion and its priorit y 2. read guidelines (criteria-related) 1. select idea table (one per criterion) per each s u st a nibilit y dimension 3. type idea emerged

C.1 CHECK CONCEPT’S IMPROVEMENTS evaluation helped by checklists for each criteria for each given criteria 4. define improvement 1. for each sustainab. dimension 2. click on check concept 3. write improvem. 5. Radar env

C.2 VISUALISE CONCEPT IMPROVEMENTS concept improvement (e.g. ++ radical) priority of existing system (e.g. Low) criterion (sust. dimension) IMPROVEMENT… 1. type text describing improvement per each s u st a nibilit y dimension

… change sustainability dimension (starting data/menù) s elect socio-ethical sustainability

GENERATE “SUSTAINABLE IDEAS” BY BRAINSTORMING criteria ( without priority) 2. write emerged ideas (for criteria) read guidelines (for criteria) 1. click to choose criteria

SDO integration in the design process per each sustainability dimension increasing the detail level A: priorities sustain. criteria/guidelines [tool: checklist-existing system] B: analysis of sustainab. best practices [tool: checklist-case study/radars] C: sustainability - focused idea generat. [tool: idea tables/guidelines (l. 1, 2)] D:sustainab. improv. check/visualisat. [tool: checklist-concept/radars] STR. ANALISYS SDO set priorities / existing system set priorities / case study priorities diagrams EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES SDO guidelines level 1 system map offering diagram interaction table SYSTEM IDEA DEVELOPMENT SDO improvements diagram SDO guidelines level 2 SDO improvem. diagram system map offering diagram interaction table interaction story spot

SCOPE: visualise (only) key interaction in relation to a specific aim (e.g. how the concept help achieve a given sustainability aim) WHAT IS: The interaction story-spot is a clipping from an interaction story-board. It covers less and focuses better than a storyboard 6. INTERACTION (SUSTAINABILITY) STORY-SPOT

WHAT IT CONSISTS OF: It is a graphical representation containing: > the sequence of slides accompanied with short texts , representing (in time) the key interactions of the solution set > differentiated colours to identify each stakeholder (e.g. provider and client) > possibilities to add notes to highlight main achieved goal 6. INTERACTION (SUSTAINABILITY) STORY-SPOT

INTEGRATION IN THE DESIGN PROCESS SYSTEM IDEA DEVELOPMENT phase: the selected system idea is synthetically visualised in a single snap-shot 6. INTERACTION (SUSTAINABILITY) STORY-SPOT

6. INTERACTION (SUSTAINABILITY) STORY-SPOT GREEN COLOR: CLIENT RED COLOR: PROVIDER

6. INTERACTION (SUSTAINABILITY) STORY-SPOT BACKGROUND COLOR SHORT TEXT STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION IMAGE

6. INTERACTION (SUSTAINABILITY) STORY-SPOT DESCRITPION OF A SPECIFIC INTERACTION THAT LEADS TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF A GIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA DESCRITPION OF A SPECIFIC INTERACTION THAT LEADS TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF A GIVEN SOCIO-ETHICAL CRITERIA