Industrial Design Learning Arena

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Industrial Design Learning Arena A Designers
Approach Towards Project-Based Research and
Development in Cooperation with Industry.
Chris Baelus Higher Institute for Integrated
Product Development Department Design
Sciences Antwerp, Belgium
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Topics gt Partners gt Cooperation with
Industry Educational Projects Research
Projects Industrial Services gt Lessons Learned
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Partners gt Flemish Industry SME / Large
Enterprises gt IWT gt Higher Institute for
Integrated PD gt D-science lab - Design Sciences
Research Lab
Industry
D-science lab
HIPPD
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Flemish Industry gt Innovation Rate 60
SME (50) lt gt Large (75) gt Introduction of new
or improved Product
S 37
M 66
L 66
Source IWT Innovatieindicatoren CIS 3
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Type of Product Innovation gt Functionality gt
Materialization gt Aesthetics gt New Parts and
Components gt New Technical Principle gt Packaging
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62
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45
37
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Source Innofocus Innovatietrends / CIS 3
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Bottle necks gt Lack of Qualified Personnel gt
Innovation Cost gt Lack of Financing gt Economical
risks gt Lack of Technological Knowledge gt Lack
of Market Information
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10
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Source IWT Innovatieindicatoren CIS 3
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Cooperation and Funding gt Cooperation with
University Higher Education Flanders EU gt
Public Financing EU / Flanders

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S 13
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4
M 15
7
L
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Source IWT Innovatieindicatoren CIS 3
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IWT gt Institute for the Promotion of
Innovation by Science and Technology in
Flanders. gt Financial Support Services gt Focus
on SME SME Innovation Projects HOBU / TETRA
(Higher Education) Technology
Focused Exploration Translation Diffusion
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Integrated Product Development gt The Ability
to Generate new Products with Sufficient Added
Value for both User and Industry gt 5 years
Bachelor (3) / Master (2) gt 400 Students / 1045
Alumni gt User Centered Design gt Focus on Early
Stages gt Design Methods Project Based Approach
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Structure
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D-science Lab gt Design Sciences Research Lab
(95) gt Approach Interdisciplinary
Synergy Project Based Research Academic
Industrial Networking Education SME
Focused Multimedia Web Based Diffusion gt
Platform for Industrial Services gt Platform for
PhD studies
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Educational collaboration gt 3BA Focus on
Design Skills gt 60 students (large variety
solutions) gt Scope (Eco-Design, Market
Segmentation, ) gt Involvement in Briefing and
Feed-Back gt Amcor, PG, Osram, Duni, Mepaco,
Egemin, Avery, Coopman.
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Master Project gt Focus on Innovation
Trajectory gt Individual Projects (Students
Initiative) gt Technology / User Driven gt
Systematic Verification of Feasibility gt User
Promoter / Industrial Promoter gt Contract
Confidentiality gt 400 Industrial Contacts
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Experiment Indigo Project 06 gt 3 Flemish
Design Institutes Product Development, Antwerp
Product Design, Genk Industrial Design,
Kortrijk gt 5 Companies Alken Maes, Betafence,
Branie Belt, Dymo Esselte, Jaga. gt Design Brief
Mixed Design Teams (3) gt Award Production
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Research Projects with Industry gt Target
Group Students, Designers and SME gt Generic
Approach gt Interdisciplinary Topics gt
Optimization of Design Methodology gt
Implementation in the Design Process gt 52
Companies / 7 Universities
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Research Topics gt Interaction
Design Usability Inclusive Design gt Smart
Product Design Measurement principles tools gt
Design methods Best Practice Research
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Case IWT project View Lab gt Focus on
Technology Assessment Eye Tracking as
Verification Tool in Usability Research gt
Focus on Elderly User Online Design
Guidelines European Networking (DAN, Genie) gt
Focus on Web Usability Dynamics of Multimedia
Interaction Tool Box Online Design
Guidelines gt Base for Industrial Services
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From Research to Industrial Services gt
Valorization and Optimization of Research gt DTP,
VRT-news site, Ethias, Planet Internet. gt Solid
Base for new Research Topics Affinity research
Bridging Usability Likeability gt Research
Verification Tool in Education
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Industrial Design Services gt Limited and not
in Competition with Alumni gt Pre Competitive
Projects (f.e.BB4BB) gt Ideation Workshops (f.e.
Form Storming) gt Design Supporting Studies f.e.
Ergonomics gt Briefing In-house Designer gt IWT
SME Innovation Studies
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Lessons Learned Advantages gt Creative Boost
Problem Solving Out of the Box gt Investigate
Translate Best Practice in Design
Methods Technology Market Opportunities Implem
entation in Design Activities gt Building Bridges
Interdisciplinary Approach State of the Art
Technology Industrial Academic Networking
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Lessons Learned gt Search for Win/Win
Situations gt Get Full Involvement gt Variety in
Partnership Benefits Size, Sector,
Discipline, Type of Product,... gt Designers
Approach Generic gtlt Specialized Focus on
the Use of Knowledge Design Characteristics
Constraints Design Guidelines
Rationale Relate to Industrial Design Context
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Questions ? gt c.baelus_at_ha.be gt
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