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This document summarizes the findings of a study exploring employer engagement programs between higher education institutions and employers. It identifies 5 case studies of institutions that developed systems and infrastructure to support employer engagement and work-based learning. The case studies explored issues like remote access to educational resources, customized learning programs, and tools to match employer needs with institutional offerings. The analysis found that successful programs require an incremental approach, understanding business and learner needs, effective training, and sharing best practices. Key recommendations include considering the employer perspective across activities, supporting long-term adoption of solutions, and creating ways to evaluate institutional responsiveness to customer feedback.
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Supporting SMEs in designing sustainable business models for energy access for the BoP. The Design Framework and Cards
1. Supporting SMEs in designing
sustainable business models for
energy access for the BoP
The Design Framework and Cards
Silvia Emili
Dr Fabrizio Ceschin
Dr David Harrison
College of Engineering,
Design and Physical Sciences
Department of Design
Photo: R. S. Escudero CIWEM
2. Overview
• Energy access and sustainable development
• Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE)
• Product Service Systems (PSS)
• The PSS+DRE Design Framework and Cards
• Development and evaluation of the tool
• Further research activities
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Emili, Ceschin, Harrison
Brunel University London
Supporting SMEs in designing sustainable business models for energy access for the
BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
3. Emili, Ceschin, Harrison
Brunel University London
Supporting SMEs in designing sustainable business models for energy access for the
BoP: a strategic design tool
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82%of total primary energy supply
comes from fossil fuels
Source: NASA
1.4 lacking modern energy access
billion people
Photo: NASA
4. Emili, Ceschin, Harrison
Brunel University London
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BoP: a strategic design tool
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Ensuring universal Energy Access
Doubling the share of Renewable Energy
Doubling Energy Efficiency
ENSURE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND
MODERN ENERGY FOR ALL
Sustainable development goal
5. Centralised Decentralised Distributed
Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE)
systems
if fed by renewable energy
sources
5
Distributed Renewable Energy
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
7. Research topic
Product-Service
Systems (PSS)
Distributed
Renewable Energy
(DRE)
PSS applied to DRE
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
9. PSS applied to DRE: first research outcomes
Innovation Map
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• To map existing offers and
competitors in the market
• To explore opportunities for
innovation
• To generate new business
ideas
A classification system of PSS
and DRE models and a
strategic design tool
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
10. PSS applied to DRE
The Design Framework and Cards
A tool to support the design of new sustainable Product-Service
Systems applied to Distributed Renewable Energy
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Design Framework and Cards
AIMS
• To visualise all the design
elements that need to be
considered
• To generate new ideas
• To support the refinement of
concept ideas by browsing
the guidelines and case
studies
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
Development of the Design Framework
13. Design elements
e.g.: network of
providers
Design questions
e.g.: who are the actors
involved in the
provision of the PSS
solution?
System elements
e.g.: community
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Design Framework
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Cards
Cards are grouped according to system elements (customer,
provider etc.)
Design questions:
use the cards to
answer to the design
questions
Cards collect design
guidelines, case
studies, critical
factors for each
design element
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
15. Guidelines development
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
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16. Cards
Card example: services
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
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17. Cards
Card example: services back
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
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18. 18
Cards
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
20. 1. Starting point
Detailing of customer,
energy needs, ability to
pay etc.
2. Products
…then detail of the
energy system, energy-
using products
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Design process
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
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Idea generation
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
The Design Canvas is filled with details
about the energy solution
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BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
22. Testing activities
South Africa
Kenya
Workshops + questionnaires
8 companies
10 consultants & energy
experts
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24. 1. Visualise all elements of PSS
applied to DRE
2. Support the generation of ideas
Applications
Design Framework and Cards: their
content is clear, the tool is easy to
be understood and used
Clearness and usability
25. Results from testing activities
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1. Clearness: the elements are clear and their
relation easy to understand
5. Appropriate layout
6. The guidelines support the generation of ideas
7. Case studies inspire the generation of ideas
Ease of use
Usefulness
4.3
4.6
4.5
4.5
Rating 1 to 5,
1=very poor, 5=very good
Average rating
2. The design questions are clear 4.4
Design Framework
Cards
3. Clearness: the content of the cards is easy
to understand
Ease of use
4.5
4. Easy to be used 4.5
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Brunel University London
Supporting SMEs in designing sustainable business models for energy access for the
BoP: the Design Framework and Cards
26. Next steps
• The Design Framework and Cards will be applied in further testing
activities in Nairobi and Gaborone.
• Local SMES, NGOs,and experts from business, policy, design and
technologies are involved in the evaluation process
• A refined version will be digitally available
26Emili, Ceschin, Harrison
Brunel University London
Supporting SMEs in designing sustainable business models for energy access for the
BoP: the Design Framework and Cards