Materials → Consumer
Explore how a professional solution could become more accessible and usable in everyday life
FIELDS / INNOVATION WITHOUT BOUNDARIESPossibilities have no boundaries
Possibilities have no boundaries
Expertise creates connections
We work where a need can meet a new solution. We connect sectors and disciplines to identify applications, build projects and bring together the expertise required
Explore the fields ↓01 / WHERE WE CAN CONTRIBUTEA cross-disciplinary view
A cross-disciplinary view
Multiple applications
These fields describe directions for our work. The applications shown are possibilities to assess with clients, not claims of completed work or project references
01
Consumer & retail
From everyday needs to a new value proposition
Consumer products, ranges and experiences, considering function, use and the channels through which they reach the market
Potential directions
- New applications of existing technologies and materials
- Product-range architecture, formats and ways of use
- Propositions for retail, specialist sales and professional channels
02
Health & wellbeing
Connect function, experience and knowledge
People-focused solutions: wellbeing products, user experiences, services and digital applications developed with the expertise each project requires
Potential directions
- Wellbeing product concepts and functional systems
- Service models and personal experience pathways
- Digital applications considering data, context of use and validation
Intended purpose, technical requirements and specialist expertise are assessed for each project. Healthcare applications require dedicated validation before use
03
Digital & artificial intelligence
From the task to improve to a useful solution
Software, data and AI as tools to create services, support work and rethink processes, starting with a defined use case
Potential directions
- Analysis of repetitive tasks and automation opportunities
- Digital prototypes and decision-support tools
- Access, oversight and information-protection requirements
04
Materials & packaging
Recognise new possibilities in materials
Properties, formats and uses of materials and components, connecting user needs, available technologies and potential applications
Potential directions
- Application of functional properties in different settings
- Product and packaging systems based on existing solutions
- Requirements, samples and testing with technical and manufacturing partners
05
Industry & processes
Connect technical development and organisation
Activities, stages and supply-chain relationships that can be rethought to improve how a production or operational system works
Potential directions
- Analysis of process issues, constraints and stages
- Improvement hypotheses and criteria for comparing results
- Integration of technical, digital and organisational expertise
06
New ventures
Shape an entrepreneurial opportunity
Initiatives built around a need, technology or knowledge, defining a proposition, development conditions and relevant stakeholders
Potential directions
- Definition of the value proposition and assumptions to test
- Mapping of expertise, resources and potential collaborations
- Initial development roadmap and options for creating project value
07
Products & services
Think about the whole system of use
Offerings connecting a product with the activities and services that make it usable, understandable and part of an ongoing customer experience
Potential directions
- Modular systems and product-service combinations
- Usage, support and continuity of experience
- Connections between physical offerings, services and digital tools
08
Emerging opportunities
Explore what does not yet have a category
Connections between sectors and disciplines to investigate without forcing them into a predefined offering, assessing whether there is a basis for a project
Potential directions
- Transfer of a solution to a new context of use
- Connections across scientific, industrial and digital expertise
- Preliminary exploration to clarify opportunities and limitations
02 / BETWEEN FIELDSA connection can be
A connection can be
the starting point
A material property, method or technology can find value in a context different from its original one
Digital → Services
Connect digital tools and processes to improve an experience or develop a new way to deliver a service
Research → New ventures
Assess whether knowledge or a finding could support a new entrepreneurial proposition
03 / START WITH THE NEEDYour field is not here?
Your field is not here?
Your question may still belong
Tell us about the context, what you want to develop or improve and the main conditions to consider. Together, we assess which expertise is needed and whether we can build a useful pathway
FROM SIGNAL TO OPPORTUNITY
Your need may span several fields
Start with your situation and identify an initial direction to explore
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