Design process – Product Development Research Lab

Congratulations Carl Toller Melén, Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering!

1st September 2023
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Carl Toller Melén presented his licentiate thesis entitled “Exploring non-functional requirements in digital Product-Service System design” in front of an +50 people hybrid audience of physically present people and online […]

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Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors

17th February 2022
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Codesign with resource-constrained people living in developing countries is crucial for sustained adoption and use of designed solutions

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Listening to Current Practice: Patient Involvement in the Pharmaceutical Packaging Design Process

8th September 2021
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Abstract Multiple functional challenges in the use of pharmaceutical packaging reveal a great need of packaging to be designed inclusively. This study investigates patient involvement in the pharmaceutical packaging design […]

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Co-design with marginalised people: designers’ perceptions of barriers and enablers

11th February 2021
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Co-design with marginalised people: designers’ perceptions of barriers and enablers

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Frugal-IDeM: An Integrated Methodology for Designing Frugal Innovations in Low-Resource Settings

24th January 2021
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Abstract People living in low-resource settings at the base of the world income pyramid (i.e. Base of the Pyramid — BOP) face several constraints. To satisfy their unmet needs, integrated […]

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Design, Frugal Innovations and Low-Resource Settings: An Analysis of Five Contextual Aspects

8th January 2021
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Abstract A data analysis method based on artificial neural networks aiming to support cause-and-effect analysis in design exploration studies is presented. The method clusters and aggregates the effects of multiple […]

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PSS Design for the World’s Large Market

1st March 2020
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Businesses are recognising and pursuing the opportunity to design appropriate products and services to serve the market known as the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) market — broadly defined as […]

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Key guidelines for designing integrated solutions to support development of marginalised societies

18th April 2019
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ABSTRACT Marginalised societies face a wide range of deprivations and constraints at individual, institutional, economic, and technological levels. To satisfy unmet or underserved needs of poor people living in these […]

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User involvement in pharmaceutical packaging design -A case study

16th October 2017
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ABSTRACT Different levels of user involvement in product design range from understanding user needs to codesigning with users. Previous research shows older patients face difficulties to handle the medication packaging. […]

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6th October 2017
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ABSTRACT This qualitative case study aims at understanding when and how industrial designers, working in design consultancies, engage in activities that will influence material selection in the design process. While […]

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Congratulations Carl Toller Melén, Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering!

Codesign in resource-limited societies: theoretical perspectives, inputs, outputs and influencing factors

Listening to Current Practice: Patient Involvement in the Pharmaceutical Packaging Design Process

Co-design with marginalised people: designers’ perceptions of barriers and enablers

Frugal-IDeM: An Integrated Methodology for Designing Frugal Innovations in Low-Resource Settings

Design, Frugal Innovations and Low-Resource Settings: An Analysis of Five Contextual Aspects

PSS Design for the World’s Large Market

Key guidelines for designing integrated solutions to support development of marginalised societies

User involvement in pharmaceutical packaging design -A case study

Material selection: A qualitative case study of five design consultancies