Menu
Artboard Copy

Theory

Some thoughtful Units to start with

Christian Bauer
10 Major Threats
  • Ecological Collapse
  • Global Warming
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Resource Scarcity
  • Global Poisoning
  • Food Insecurity
  • Pandemics
  • (Over)population
  • Uncontrollable Technologies
  • Self-Deception

Link DE

United Nations
17 Goals
  • No Poverty
  • No Hunger
  • Health & Well Being
  • Quality Education
  • Gender Equality
  • Clean Water & Sanitation
  • Affordable & Clean Energy
  • Decent Work & Economic Growth
  • Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
  • Reduced Inequalities
  • Sustainable Cities & Communities
  • Responsible Production & Consumption
  • Climate Action
  • Life below Water
  • Life on Land
  • Peace, Justice & strong Institutions
  • Partnerships for these Goals

Link

Green Deal

Jacqueline Cramer
10R Principles
  • Rethink
  • Refuse
  • Reuse
  • Reduce
  • Refurbish
  • Repair
  • Repurpose
  • Recycle
  • Recover
  • Repeat

Link DE

Point 7 "Remanufacture“, which was omitted here, is a mixture of "Refurbish", "Repurpose" & "Repair"

Kaizen / Cicero
7 Questions
  • What is to be done?
  • Who makes it?
  • Why do you do it?
  • How is it done?
  • When is it done?
  • Where should it be done?
  • Why isn't it done differently?

Link DE

Lucius Burckhardt
6 Questions for Products, Processes & Systems
  • Can it be used multiple times?
  • Is it durable?
  • In what condition do you throw it away and what does it become then?
  • Does it make the user dependent on central supplies or services, or can it be used in a decentralized manner?
  • Does it privilege the user, or does it encourage community?
  • Is it a free choice or does it force you to make further purchases?
Nynke Tromp & Stéphane Vial
5 Components of Social Design
  • Care-focused design activities for the well-being of underprivileged people
  • responsive design activities for good governance
  • Design activities aimed at political progress for empowered citizens
  • community design activities focused on building social capital
  • Resilience-focused design activities for sustainable future systems

Link DE

Friedrich von Borries
Good Design
  • is not subduing, but liberating
  • helps surviving
  • makes it possible to endure uncertainty
  • creates pragmatic utopias
  • gives freedom to the self
  • frees the world
Dieter Rams
Good Design
  • Unobtrusive
  • Innovative
  • Aesthetic
  • Understandable
  • Environmentally-Friendly
  • Long-Lasting
  • Useful
  • Honest
  • Thorough down to the last Detail
  • As little Design as possible
Stefan Diez
Circular Products
  • remain useful for a long time
  • can be repaired
  • can be updated
  • are produced from renewable or recyclable materials
  • uses as little energy as possible over its entire lifespan
  • can be transported efficiently
  • are more than just circular
  • can be used by many
  • considers those who manufacture, maintain & recycle them
  • are as little product as necessary
Victor Papanek
10 Questions before Buying
  • Do I really need it?
  • Can I buy it second-hand?
  • Can I buy it at discount?
  • Can I borrow it?
  • Can I rent it?
  • Can I lease it?
  • Can I share it?
  • Can we own it as a group?
  • Can I build it myself?
  • Can I buy a kit?
Kaizen
7 Muda of Wasting

Through overproduction

Produce more than necessary.

By Waiting

Idle hands of an employee. Process timing not optimized.

Due to unnecessary Transport

Movement of materials or products does not add value.

Caused by manufacturing defective Parts

Defective products disrupt the production flow and require costly improvements.

Due to excessive Storage

End and semi-finished products, supplier parts and materials that are stored as inventories do not add value.

Due to unnecessary Movement

Awkward, unergonomic and unnecessary movements waste time, cause fatigue and increase the risk of injury.

Due to unfavorable Manufacturing Process

The additional provision of products or services with features that are neither desired nor paid for by the customer.

Link DE

Kaizen
5S Method

Seiri

Get organized: Remove everything that is not necessary from your Work Area!

Seiton

Love of Order: Organize Things & keep them in their right Place!

Seiso

Cleanliness: Keep your workplace clean!

Seiketsu

Personal Sense of Order: Make 5S a Habit by setting Standards!

Shitsuke

Discipline: Make Cleanliness & Order your personal Concern!

Link DE

Play Video

Links

Terms