Good Design Practice Program - Overview


Partners   University of Cambridge

Institute for Manufacturing

   

Engineering Design Centre

   

Industrial Design Engineering

       
Aims
  • Help UK SMEs to design better products
  • Encourage better use of specialist design skills
  • Improve understanding of the product design process
  • Increase product design capability
  new products
Outcomes
  • Working with companies to design new products
    - 2 already launched
  • Developed and tested a Design maturity audit
  • Developed and delivered targeted workshops to help with specific design activities:
    - Understanding Markets and Users
    - User Observation
    - Process mapping
    - Concept brochures
    - Commissioning and managing external iD
  • Workshops and Seminars, including
    - 'Successful Total Product Design'
    - 'Help Yourself'
  process mapping workshop

seminars

Future activities
  • Publication of workbooks
  • Further work with companies
  • Training courses
  working with companies
Case Studies    

 

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