Sustainability Oriented Systems

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

6. … 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

7. 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’’

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

9. 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

13. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

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

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

29. 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