Good design can add value to product and service innovation and, ultimately, help lead to the successful commercialization of those products and services. This seminar, presented by the Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC), covers the critical steps entrepreneurs must take to connect business strategy and design.
Start to integrate design into every stage of product development and adopt the design best practices of other innovation focused companies.
DIAC Product Design seminars are supported in part by the City of Toronto.
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3. The Experts!
Arlene Gould, MBA, RGD, FRSA, is the Strategic Director of both DIAC
Arlene Gould
and ACIDO. As a researcher, educator and business consultant, she has
MBA, RGD, FRSA
extensive experience in demonstrating the strategic value of design to
business and other stakeholder groups.
Tim Poupore, ACIDO, is a Past-President of ACIDO and currently Chair
Tim Poupore
of DIAC. He is the President of Ove Industrial Design Ltd., a leading
ACIDO
industrial design consultancy based in Toronto, and has over thirty years
of practical experience.
Glenda Rissman is co-founder and principal of q30 Design Inc., a
Toronto-based graphic design and communications consulting firm.
Glenda Rissman
Her work has been recognized by The Smithsonian Institute, The
RGD
American Institute of Graphic Arts, The Mead Annual Report Show,
Applied Arts Magazine, The Advertising and Design Club of Canada
and The New York Art Director’s Club.
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4. Who Is DIAC?!
The Design Industry Advisory Committee is a cross-disciplinary design think tank that
conducts research and develops strategies for leveraging Ontario’s design capability to
improve economic, social and environmental outcomes.
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5. DIAC Pop-Up Design Incubator!
A design support seminar series
for innovation-focused
entrepreneurs.
Supported in part by the City of Toronto
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6. North America’s Top Design Centers!
Designers in the Workforce
source: DESIGN MATTERS: DIAC Design Industry Study 2004
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7. Designers in the Workforce!
• Ontario is Canada’s
manufacturing hub
• Ontario is also Canada’s design
hub with 40,000 designers in
the region
• The GTA is the third largest
centre for design employment
in North America
source: DESIGN MATTERS: DIAC Design Industry Study 2004
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8. The Design Equation!
STRATEGIC DESIGN MEANS
TURNING THE ASSETS OF THE
COMPANY TO THE NEEDS OF
THE MARKET.
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12. Design Adds Value!
• Unique and Compelling
• User-centred
Staxi
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13. Design Adds Value!
• Unique and Compelling
• User-centred
• Simplified and Cost-effective
Z-Box, GE Water and
Process Technologies
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14. Design Adds Value!
• Unique and Compelling
• User-centred
• Simplified and Cost-effective
• Sustainable
Biowall Guelph University
Nedlaw Living Walls
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16. Design Tells Stories!
Intellectual properties are not
appreciated until design makes
them tangible.
Design helps to:
• Brand Embedded Technologies
• Visualize Future Applications
• Make an Emotional Connection
University Avenue Design
Charrette, DIAC 2009
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21. HOW CAN YOU GET TO
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE?
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22. The Integrated Design Process!
The Integrated Design Process developed by:
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DIAC and ACIDO
23. The Integrated Design Process!
• Universally applicable to all design
challenges
• Applicable to all design disciplines
• Cyclical and iterative
• Process for sustainable product
development
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24. The Design Advisory Service!
An introduction to Strategic Design for innovation-focused entrepreneurs.
• Supported by IRAP
• Design Audit
• One Week of Design Services
• Strategic Design Recommendations
• Case Study
Injection Molding Process,
Nu-Co Plastics
Images courtesy of Design Engineering Magazine, Sept. 2010.
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25. Who is ACIDO?!
The Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario is the accreditation body that
represents industrial design in the province of Ontario, fosters high standards of professional
conduct and supports best practices in design business and design education.
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26. Opportunity!
• risk awareness • unmet need • vision
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
27. Strategize!
• assess resources • design research • business plan
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
28. Conceptualize!
• ideation • mock-ups • evaluation
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
29. Develop!
• modeling • prototype & testing • refinement
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
30. Implement!
• specification • production • coordination
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
31. Launch!
• promotion • distribution • assessment
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
32. Opportunity!
• risk awareness • unmet need • vision
Photos feature the work of ACIDO-accredited Industrial Designers at Designforce,
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Ove Industrial Design and Spark Innovations.
34. Who is RGD?!
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario was created by an Act of the
Ontario Legislature to certify graphic designers who have met a rigorous set of standards
that includes documented levels of relevant, professional education and experience, as well
as demonstrated competence in the areas of business, design principles, research and
theory and ethics through successful completion of a written test and portfolio interview.
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