Technology-Inspired Design

A conceptual model for Strategic Design Professionals to design for Disruptive Innovation

Master thesis (2016)

Authors

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M.S. Kleinsmann (mentor)
Programme
Master of Science Strategic Product Design (IDE) (TU Delft)
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Strategic Product Design Technology Disruptive Innovation New Technology Development Cross-Pollination
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Published Date

23-02-2016

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Programme

Master of Science Strategic Product Design

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to find an approach on how strategic design professionals can utilize their design capabilities to help companies cope with these challenges. Building on the fact that companies are painstakingly developing new-to-the-world technological innovations brokering this newness to find other possible applications and multiply the chances of creating a disruptive innovation is explored. The 1-?-1 {pronounced One-Eight-One} is a conceptual model that illustrates the process of how a new-niche-technological-innovation developed for an emerging market can be recycled and used to serve other emerging markets. This model helps in sequentially translating the newly created technological-innovation’s potentialities to be reinterpreted and repurposed for alternate applications.