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Is recycling going full cycle?
Is it me or is recycling hitting the headlines almost every week? This week Sky News reported on plans to introduce a deposit scheme for plastic bottles deposit scheme for plastic bottles in Scotland....
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Millennials: shaping the food and beverage industry
Millennials, or Generation Y, hold a huge buying power in today’s economy and are expected to spend billions upon billions before the end of this year alone (2017). It’s really important for brands...
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Dumb humans, rubbish jokes and smart systems
Clever materials vs dumb humans A recycling bin very contaminated with non-recyclables and food waste despite clear signage. In recent years there has been a surge of new materials that offer different...
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Making consumer products sustainable by designing for disassembly – part 2
In my previous blog post on design for disassembly (DfD), I discussed how recycling rates can be increased by designing consumable products from the ground up with DfD principles: Reducing the number...
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Disruptive innovation, is it for everyone?
‘Innovation’ – for many organisations the term is part of their company DNA, whilst others toy with the concept. Neither stance is right or wrong; some companies do well without constant innovation and...
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From ambition to action!
Exploiting Vision Design to engage staff and inspire co-creation Many companies have big ambitions regarding innovation, often captured in press statements, shiny websites or key note talks by...
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How technology is shaping the fast food industry
A long time ago, the concept of fast food dining was considered a breakthrough in the restaurant industry. The idea that food that is ready to eat can be ordered and available to enjoy in a short space...
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Thermal design is an important part of overall product design, it’s not by chance that your car is designed to start in arctic temperatures and also run all day in the heat of a desert. it was...
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Rosie Wells discusses the role of personas and user journeys in the design process. She looks at how developing and using personas are used to keep the design process focused on benefiting the relevant...
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Explainable AI – What does your voice say about you?
When you are in a conversation, you are naturally discerning a wealth of information about the other person – information about their mood, age, gender, accent – this provides you with additional...
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