Overview
- Presents an original model for using design as a boundary object to stimulate and support innovation and sustainability
- Describes a collaborative Design Pilot Project and its outcomes in detail
- Highlights how such a project can constitute the first step in a design policy cycle in developing countries
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
Part of the book sub series: PoliMI SpringerBriefs (BRIEFSPOLIMI)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book describes a collaborative Design Pilot Project held in Brazil (called MODU.Lares) involving micro and small enterprises and other actors in the furniture sector. The experience was based on an action research method and evaluated by using a tool, in order to assess the value of pilot project as a boundary object capable of fostering innovation and sustainability. The impact of the Design Pilot Project in triggering change in a fragmented local system with a poor environmental and social record, as well as management and innovation issues, were assessed with the help of the same tool, taking into account environmental, technological, economic, sociocultural, and organizational indicators. The collaborative network established was chiefly based on four elements: prototypes, meetings, exhibitions and the Pilot Project (as an overall process). The results indeed demonstrate that a Design Pilot Project can be a valid instrument for establishing a collaborative environment that promotes sustainability and innovation, particularly in contexts with a weak associative culture. Such collaborative projects can constitute the first step in a design policy cycle in developing countries, contributing to the definition of ideas and objectives among local stakeholders, minimizing the risks of failure, and increasing the chances of receiving governmental support.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Designing Pilot Projects as Boundary Objects
Book Subtitle: A Brazilian Case Study in the Promotion of Sustainable Design
Authors: Francesco Zurlo, Viviane dos Guimarães Alvim Nunes
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23141-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23140-2Published: 09 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23141-9Published: 28 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 112
Number of Illustrations: 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Design, Innovation/Technology Management, Sustainable Development