Maximizing the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-framing and Re-aligning the Design-Business Relationship

This paper focuses on the contribution of the independent product design industry to business and strategy development processes of contemporary organizations. It embarks from the observation that whilst some policy-makers and enlightened businesses recognize the role and value of design beyond the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9784d43e24f2442fb51160c1f5197dda2021-11-19T07:26:33ZMaximizing the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-framing and Re-aligning the Design-Business Relationship10.46840/ec.2014.02.042594-16312395-8200https://doaj.org/article/9784d43e24f2442fb51160c1f5197dda2014-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ciecpress.centro.edu.mx/ojs/index.php/CentroTI/article/view/245https://doaj.org/toc/2594-1631https://doaj.org/toc/2395-8200 This paper focuses on the contribution of the independent product design industry to business and strategy development processes of contemporary organizations. It embarks from the observation that whilst some policy-makers and enlightened businesses recognize the role and value of design beyond the traditional and narrow confines of technical or ‘commodity’ input, many fail to understand its potential as a transformative tool. Applying evidence from three empirical studies, and taking the perspective of design creative, the paper addresses three questions: why is it that product designers have encountered resistance in their efforts to promote themselves as well-placed and knowledgeable providers of strategic development intelligence and advice; what proven contributions can product designers offer with respect to their client’s business development planning? Simon BoltonLawrence GreenCentro de Diseño, Cine y Televisionarticlecompetitive innovationdesign-business relationshipdesign thinkingopportunity developmentEconomic theory. DemographyHB1-3840Social sciences (General)H1-99ENESEconomia Creativa, Iss 2 (2014)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
ES
topic competitive innovation
design-business relationship
design thinking
opportunity development
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
spellingShingle competitive innovation
design-business relationship
design thinking
opportunity development
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Simon Bolton
Lawrence Green
Maximizing the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-framing and Re-aligning the Design-Business Relationship
description This paper focuses on the contribution of the independent product design industry to business and strategy development processes of contemporary organizations. It embarks from the observation that whilst some policy-makers and enlightened businesses recognize the role and value of design beyond the traditional and narrow confines of technical or ‘commodity’ input, many fail to understand its potential as a transformative tool. Applying evidence from three empirical studies, and taking the perspective of design creative, the paper addresses three questions: why is it that product designers have encountered resistance in their efforts to promote themselves as well-placed and knowledgeable providers of strategic development intelligence and advice; what proven contributions can product designers offer with respect to their client’s business development planning?
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title Maximizing the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-framing and Re-aligning the Design-Business Relationship
title_short Maximizing the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-framing and Re-aligning the Design-Business Relationship
title_full Maximizing the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-framing and Re-aligning the Design-Business Relationship
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