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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254190403321

Autore

Zurlo Francesco

Titolo

Designing Pilot Projects as Boundary Objects : A Brazilian Case Study in the Promotion of Sustainable Design / / by Francesco Zurlo, Viviane dos Guimarães Alvim Nunes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-23141-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Collana

PoliMI SpringerBriefs, , 2282-2585

Disciplina

720.47

Soggetti

Engineering design

Technological innovations

Sustainability

Engineering Design

Innovation and Technology Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Research Design -- The MP Assessment tool -- Theoretical Background -- Inter-Organizational Collaborative Network (ICoN) Model -- Design and the Furniture Industry in Brazil -- The context of intervention in Brazil -- Design Pilot Project Strategy -- Research Findings -- Final Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes a collaborative Design Pilot Project held in Brazil (called MODU.Lares) involving micro and small enterprises and other actors in the furniture sector. The experience was based on an action research method and evaluated by using a tool, in order to assess the value of pilot project as a boundary object capable of fostering innovation and sustainability. The impact of the Design Pilot Project in triggering change in a fragmented local system with a poor environmental and social record, as well as management and innovation issues, were assessed with the help of the same tool, taking into account environmental, technological, economic, sociocultural, and organizational indicators. The collaborative network established was chiefly based on four elements: prototypes, meetings, exhibitions and



the Pilot Project (as an overall process). The results indeed demonstrate that a Design Pilot Project can be a valid instrument for establishing a collaborative environment that promotes sustainability and innovation, particularly in contexts with a weak associative culture. Such collaborative projects can constitute the first step in a design policy cycle in developing countries, contributing to the definition of ideas and objectives among local stakeholders, minimizing the risks of failure, and increasing the chances of receiving governmental support.