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HowIndustrialDesignsupportsaCustomer-CentricInnovationapproachinaTechnology-Centricbusinessenvironment.MatthewLIEVESLEY*a,DavidO’LEARYb,CallumWHITEHEADc,IanHEWITTd,NeilMCPHERSONe,CraigANNALfa,b,c,dNorthumbriaUniversitye,fParkerHannifinCorporation
Thispaperprovidesacase-studywherebyaUKUniversityhasbeenworkinginclosepartnershipwithParkerHannifinCorporation,aFortune500USmanufacturingcompany,todevelopnewinnovationpractices.ItdiscusseshowIndustrialDesignhasbeenintroducedasanin-housefunctiontooneofthecompany’sdivisionalheadquarters,inGateshead,UK,throughacollaborativeresearchpartnershipoverthreeyears.Casematerialfromfourprojectsispresented,whichillustratesaprogressive,negotiatedadoptionbythecompanyofthecapabilitiesofIndustrialDesignasanessentialcomponentofaCustomer-CentricInnovationapproach.Ithasinvolveddevelopingtheorganisation’sownconfidenceaboutthevalueandfitofIndustrialDesignthroughaseriesofprojectsandregularreflectiononwhatisworkingwell,not-so-wellandwhatisraisingconcerns.Theapproachdescribedprovidesanalternativetoattemptingtodevelopandimplementapre-formulated‘grand-plan’forDesign.
Keywords:customer-centricinnovation;industrialdesign;largeorganisations;design-ledinnovation;manufacturing
* Correspondingauthor:MatthewLievesley|e-mail:[email protected]
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IntroductionOverthelastdecade,therehasbeensteadygrowthinorganisations
establishingin-housedesigncapacityinsteadofrelyingonout-sourcingthroughagencies.ManymaturebusinesseshavefoundtheircapacitytoinnovatehasbeenstifledbyanoverrelianceontechnicalinnovationandarelookingtoDesigntoreshapetheirapproach.ThisfollowsthecelebratedsuccessesofcompaniessuchasAppleandtheargumentsforDesignarticulatedbyIDEO’sTimBrown(Brown,2009),RogerMartin(TheDesignofBusiness,2009)andothers.ThisnewexpectationpresentsachallengeforDesign,particularlyinlargeorganisations:Howcaninnovationprocessesberecast,todefineandsituatein-houseDesigncapabilitysuchthatitwon’tbetooconstrainedtobeeffective?Howshouldthedesignfunctionrelatetoexistingdisciplines,directorates,departmentsandalreadyestablishedbusinessprocesses?
Thispaperprovidesacase-studywherebyaUKUniversityhasbeen
workinginclosepartnershipwithParkerHannifinCorporation,aFortune500USmanufacturingcompany,todevelopnewinnovationpractices.ItdiscusseshowIndustrialDesignhasbecomeanessentialdriveroftheorganisation’sCustomer-CentricInnovationapproachandillustratesitsgrowinginfluencewithintheCorporation.
FormingthepartnershipfortheresearchThecollaborationbetweenNorthumbriaUniversity,UK.andParker
Hannifin(PH)developedoutofadialoguebetweenoneofPH’sDivisionalMarketingManagersbasedintheUKandtheUniversity’sDesignSchool.HehadobservedthatwhilstPHGatesheadsawitselfasinnovative,itwasn’tmeetingallofthecorporation’stargetsaroundtheproportionof‘new-to-the-world’productsinitsportfolio.Althoughtherewereasubstantialnumberofprojectsindevelopment(50+),almostallwereimprovements,modificationsandextensionstoexistingproductfamilies.ThroughtheDivisionalMarketingManager,PHhadbeguntoexplorehowtobuildateamtoincorporatestrategicmarket-developmentandproductmanagementandperhapsdesigntoaddressthis.TheDesignSchoolteamfeltthatIndustrialDesigncouldbeakeyactorinthatprocessandasaresult,thepartnershipwasformedtoexplorethevalueoftakingacustomer-centricviewofinnovationinthistechnology-centricbusiness.
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TheCompanyitselfrecognizedthattheimpetusformanyoftheoriginal
productlineshadbeenprovidedbyemergingtechnologiesofthetime.Now,however,itwasincreasinglydifficulttocommandapremiummarginwhencompetitor-productperformancewasbecoming,ifnotcomparable,then‘goodenough’inseveralsectionsofthemarket.Iftherewaslessopportunitytoinnovatethroughatechnologypushapproach,Parkerwouldneedtodeveloptheircapacitytobetterunderstandandinterprettheircustomer’sneedsasasourceofinnovation.TodothisacollaborativeresearchplanwasformedbetweenthebusinessandNorthumbriaUniversity,topromoteknowledgeexchangeinbothstrategicmarketingandindustrialdesign.AcombinedacademicteamfromtheDesignSchoolandtheBusinessSchoolwouldinvestigatewaystoshapeinnovationpracticesatPHbyimprovingthequalityofengagementthecompanyhadwithitscustomersduringtheearlyphaseofproductdevelopment.Thecollaborativeresearchplananticipatedaseriesofpilotprojectsthatcouldbeusedtodefineandtestthenewapproaches,leadingtoanunderstandingoftheirefficacyandvalueinthiscontext.Theapproachwastitledcustomer-centricinnovation,asitwouldfocusondevelopinganunderstandingofcustomerneedsasasourceofinsightforinnovation.
Customer-centricinnovationThepurposeofthecollaborationwastodevelopcapacityforthesortof
innovationthatgoesbeyondincrementaldevelopmentandiscapableofexploringanddefiningwhatcustomerswouldreallyvalue–thesortofinnovationthatisstrategicnottactical.Thetermcustomer-centricinnovationwasusedintheplanningdocumentstosummarisetheprojectgoal,becauseitservedasauseful,descriptiveterm–notbecausewewerefollowinganyoneacademicdefinitionofthisstrategictypeofinnovation.Therearemanydifferenttermsinthedesignliteraturethatcapturetheapproachwewereadvocating,Verganti’sdesign-driveninnovationbeingoneofthebestknown,andwhichisvariouslydescribedintheacademicBusinessliteratureas‘discontinuous’(Veryzer2005),‘bold’(Cooper2011)orValueinnovation(Kim&Mauborgne,2008).Here,weareusingthetermcustomer-centricinnovationbecauseitbuildsfromanunderstandingofcustomersneeds,andusesthatunderstandingtodriveinnovation.Asanimportantdistinction,itshouldbenotedthatitisnotaprocessofsimplyprovidingwhatcustomersrequest(corroboratedbySelden&MacMillanin
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theirHarvardBusinessReviewarticlein2006,andbyTheUKDesignCouncilintheirqualitativestudyLeadingBusinessbyDesign).
....thisapproachmakesdesignstronglycustomer-centred,butnotnecessarilycustomer-driven.Thedifferenceisthattheformerisaboutunderstandingcustomerneedsandwantstheymaynotevenrealisethey have themselves, while the latter is simply a matter ofresponding to existing demand. Being customer-centred allowscompaniesto leadandinnovate,not justbebuffetedbythemarket.(fromLeadingBusinessbyDesign,2012)
Inpractice,weviewcustomer-centricinnovationasamodeofpractice
thatapproachesVerganti’sdesign-driveninnovation(Verganti2009)butavoidsthesemanticriskofsuggestingthatDesignersareincharge.Theauthorsappreciatedthatatheoreticalorovertdesign-ledapproachmightcreateresistance.Onthatbasis,thecustomer-centricinnovationtermwaspreferredforthismultidisciplinary(Marketing,Design,Engineering)setting.
ResearchapproachThepaperconsidersthedegreeofacceptanceandadoptionofIndustrial
Designacrossfourcase-studyprojects,identifyingactivitythateffectedacustomer-centricapproachandhasthereforecontributedtothecompany’scapacityforbreakthrough(iebeyondincremental)innovation.
Inthecasedescribed,theworkoftheacademicteamhasbeensituated
inalive,commercialcontext,throughoutthestudy.Thecase-studyapproach(Yin,2013)wasadoptedtoexaminecontemporaryphenomenainareal-lifesetting.Theacademicteamfollowedaninductive,action-basedresearchapproachtounderstandingtheorganizationalculture(Hatchetal,2008)andthekeyresponsibilitiesaroundInnovationandNewProductDevelopment.ItinvolvedsituatinganIndustrialDesigneremployedbytheUniversityinthebusiness,full-time.Thisarrangementenabledtheauthorstoreportoutcomesinrelationtowhatprovedtobepossible/negotiableinthecontextofrealbusinessdemandsduringathree-yearcollaboration.Findingsarediscussedinthecontextofthecompromiseandpragmatismnecessarytoeffectorganizationalchange.
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Theauthorsofthispaperincludemembersoftheacademicteam,theIndustrialDesignerwhowasthefocusofthecollaborativeknowledgeexchangeandkeystaffinthecompanyfromtheMarketingandEngineeringdepartments.Theauthorsthereforeusetheirownfirst-handexperiencesaspartofthestudy.Theauthoringteammetthreetimesayearspecificallytodiscussandreflectonprogresstowardsembeddingthecustomer-centricinnovationapproach,andtoreachagreementonthenextnecessaryphaseofactivity.Thishasenabledthecasematerialpresentedtobecross-referencedtotherecordsofthosemeetings.Furtherprojectevidenceisdrawnfromthepersonalreflective-practiceaccountsmaintainedbytheIndustrialDesignerthroughtheperiodofthestudyaspartofhisownpost-graduateresearch.
BusinessContext:productandtechnology-centricmanufacturingWhenthepartnershipbetweentheUniversityandParkerHannifin
(Gateshead,UK)wasformed,PHpresentedasatechnology-centricbusinessenvironment.Ithasalonghistoryoftechnologicalinnovation,hasdevelopedsomeofthekeypatentedtechnologiesinitssectorandhaspromotedtechnicallyorientedstaffintoseveralkeySeniorManagementroles.Thebusiness’smainproductlines:industrialfilters,areconsideredbest-in-classintermsofperformance,needingsignificantlylessenergythancompetitor-productstopushgasesthroughthefilterelements,whilststilleffectivelyremovingthetargetedimpurities.IthasexcellentanalyticalknowledgeinitsR&DandEngineeringteamstobothcontinuouslyimproveperformancecharacteristicsandmapandevaluateemergingtechnologies.Onthisbasiswecharacterizethecompanyaspredominantlytechnology-centricandalreadyhighly-capableintechnology-driveninnovation.
Marketing:PHalreadyhadsomemarketingprovisionintheformof
BusinessDevelopmentManagers(BDMs)andaDivisionalMarketingManager(DMM),butonlytheDMMwasactivelyengagedinstrategicmarketresearchanddevelopmentatthebeginningofthepartnership.TheBDMroleswerefocusedprincipallyonsales-management.
IndustrialDesign:PHalreadyuseddesignbutonaperipateticbasis
whereprojectswerejudgedtoneedsomedesigninput.Thistendedtobe
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triggeredbyconcernsaboutuser-interfaceelementsemergingattheprototypingstage,ratherthanbeingdrivenbytheopportunitytounderstandcustomers.SincetheacquisitionbyParkerin2006,thishadtypicallybeencommissionedasproductdesignconsultancy,oncetheproduct’soverallform,functionandconfigurationhadbeendetermined.Thedesigninputto-datehadthereforebeenlimitedtoproductaesthetics.
WhenParkertookcontrolin2006,corporatebrandguidelineswereintroduced,whichincludedaguidelineproductlanguagefortheParkerGroup,withillustratedexamplesandkeycorporatecoloursdefined.However,in2013atthestartofthecurrentcollaboration,thishadnotyetbeenimplementedonanyproductsatPHGateshead.
PH’sexistingproductrangeandinnovationdriversThemajorityofthecompany’sproductportfoliowasconceivedfroma
technology-drivenperspectivewhereopportunitiesforinnovationemergedprincipallythroughexcellenceintechnologydevelopmentandR&D.Thisapproachhadbeenhighlysuccessful,positioningtheorganization(thentradingas‘domnickhunter’(dh))asamarket-leading,premiumbrandinFiltration.Byintroducingoriginalequipmentfromthismarket-leadingposition,PHhadestablishedahigh-volumeafter-marketbusiness,sellingreplacementfilterelementstoitsinstalledbase.However,overthelastfewyears,someofthekeyPatentshadreachedtheendoftheirtermandtheindustrialfiltrationsectorhadbecomecommoditizedascompetitorslaunchedgenericrefill-elements.
Lookingatthepatternofinnovationthroughthisperiodofrelative
strengthinthemarket,theemphasisontailoredproductversionstosuitparticularcustomerrequestshadgrown,butthefocusonstrategic(orbold)innovationhadwaned.Thisfollowsthegeneraltrendacrossthesectorofmaturemanufacturinginbetween2000and2010,whichsawincrementaldevelopmentworkalmostdoubleandnew-to-the-worldproductinnovationalmosthalvecomparedtothepreviousdecade(Cooper,2011).SomeenquiriesthroughthePHsalesteamimpliednewmarketareas,soweremanagedwithinthefirmfromamoremultifunctionalperspective.TheyweretypicallyledbytheBDMs,usingforexamplesomecompetitoranalysisandvoice-of-the-customer(Griffin&Hauser,1993)beforebriefingthetechnicalteamonthosefindings.Thisproduct-developmentmixillustratesthatthecompanywasalreadyabletobringnewtechnology-elementsto
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markettoimproveperformance;technology-driven,andwasalsoabletorespondtoopportunitiesidentifiedbycustomers;customer-driven.Whatwasnotinplace,wasacustomer-centricapproachforproactiveexplorationofcustomers’needs,i.e.notsimplylisteningtothecustomer,butworkingcloselywiththemthroughaproactiveapproachtoproblemdefinition,andunderstandingboththeirexplicitandtheiras-yet-unexpressedneeds.Thislackofproactivemarket-developmentandinnovationstrategyhadlefttheorganizationpoorlypreparedfornewcompetitionandmarketcommoditization.
AtthebeginningofthecollaborativeprojectwiththeUniversity,whentheGatesheadsiteassesseditsdevelopmentportfolio,itfoundthatalthoughtheoverallvolumeofproductdevelopmentwashigh,itwasn’tmeetingPHGroup’smetricsfortheproportionof‘new-to-the-world’productsin-progress.
KeyprojectsdeliveredthroughthecollaborativepartnershipThroughalmostthreeyearsofcollaboration,thepartnershipbetween
PH(Gateshead)andNorthumbriaUniversitysharedresearch,guidance,expertiseandstaffresourcestoestablishandembedacustomer-centricinnovationapproachinthecompanythroughbothStrategic-MarketingandIndustrialDesign.Inthispartofthecase-studywedescribefourprojectsthatweresignificantfromtheIndustrialDesignperspective.Togethertheyillustrateaprogressive,negotiatedadoptionbythecompanyofthecapabilitiesofIndustrialDesignasanessentialcomponentofaCustomer-CentricInnovationapproach.
Project1In2013,justpriortorecruitingthein-houseIndustrialDesignertothe
maincollaboration,PHworkedwithNorthumbriaUniversityDesignSchooltoaddressastrategicproduct-brandingquestion.Adetailed,EuropeanstudyofbrandequitysurveyintheGasTreatmentcategoryfoundthatawarenessofthe“ParkerHannifin”(PH)brandwasstrongerthanthe“Parker-domnickhunter”(Pdh)sub-brand(79%ofcustomerswereawareofthePHbrand,ascomparedto56%forPdh).Akeyproductinthisrange;‘NitroSource’wasscheduledforrelaunchwithsignificantlyimproved
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technicalperformance.ItwasdecidedthatitshouldbethefirstproductfromtheGatesheadsitetoadoptthePHglobalproductlanguageandcolourpaletteoutlinedinPHbrandguidelines.ThedesignacademicsatNorthumbriaUniversityworkedcloselywiththecompanytorealisethisproject.IndustrialDesignfocusedoninterpretingthebrandguidelinesandredefiningtheuser-facingcomponents–ieprotectivecovers,enclosures,doors,connectionpointgraphicsetc–toembodythem.Thecorepressurevessels,valvesandmanifolds(internalfunctionalperformancecomponents)retainedthesizeandgeneralarrangementofthepreviousmodelssoldasPdh,although,performancetesting,demonstratedthatastep-changehadbeenachievedinthegas-treatmentperformance.
Figure1.Nitrosource-MaxigasdisplayedinthecompanyfoyerinitsfullParkerHannifinproductlanguageandlivery–thefirstproductproducedattheGatesheadsitetoadopttheGroup’sbrandguidelines.
Therevisedproducthada‘soft-launch’tointernalteamswithinthePH
groupandquicklybecameinfluential.Supportingproductlaunchmaterialswereproducedthroughanexternalcommunicationagency,usingdigitalanimation,givingtheproducthighvisibilityonlinewithinthePHgroup.Thefirst-offprototypeunitanditssupportingvideomaterialattractedpositivefeedbackinmeetingsoftheGeneralManagersrepresentingmanufacturingsitesaroundtheworld.Theproductwasrelaunchedin2014,andthecombinationofimprovedperformancespecificationwiththefullParkerlook-and-feelhasgenerateda27%increaseinsalesoverthepreviousyear.
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Theeffectofthisproductprototypebuildandthenitslaunchhas
triggeredsystematicadoptionofthePHbrandlanguage.Internally,therehadbeenresistancetomovingawayfromtheoriginalPdhcolourpaletteofredorpurple,basedonthebeliefthattheywerebrandelementsthatsignifiedPdh’sprovenanceandthereforecarriedcachéwithcustomers.Hencethatpalettestilldominated,eightyearsafteracquisitionbyParker.TheNitrosourceproductbuiltfamiliaritywiththePHgoldandgreycolourpaletteamongsttheinternalteamsandattractedpositivefeedbackfromthefirstcustomers,breakingdownresistancetochangethroughitsshearpresence.WithinafewmonthsoftheNitrosourceprototypebuild,thedesignteamwereaskedtolookatawiderbrandimplementationproject.ItwastoconsiderthepossibilityofswitchingtothePHcolourpaletteacrossthefullsuiteoffiltrationandgasgenerationproductsfromthreeEuropeandivisionsofPH,eachwiththeirownpre-aquisitioncolourspalettes.Severalalternativeswereconsidered,somewithretainedelementsofthepre-acquisitioncolours,andotherswithout.Thebeforeandaftervisualsproducedtoillustratethisprocessprovedsopersuasivetothecaseforreconcilingtoasinglepalettethatjustoneyearlater,thethreedivisionsshowedthewholerangeatHannoverMesse(Europe’sbiggestindustrialtradeshow)intheadoptedPHcolours.
Figure2.ImagesoftherangeshownatHannover,includingtheNitrosource,displayingthefullParkerHannifincolourpalette-April2015
Project1,reflectiononoutcomes:AlthoughtheNitrosourceprojectwasnotundertakenthroughafully
customer-centricapproach,itintroducedIDtothecompanyasacomplementaryactivitytocurrentMarketingandEngineeringfunctions.The
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projecthadastrategicroleasthefirstpieceofIndustrialDesignworktoimplementthenewPHlook-and-feelinaccordancewiththeGroup’sbrandguidelines.Thisleddirectlytothefollow-onworktodefineaconsolidatedlook-and-feelforthefamilyoffiltrationproductsacrossthreeEUsites.IndoingsoitbegantheprocessofinterpretingthoseguidelinestosuitthePHGatesheadproductranges,forexampleitestablishedageneraldesignprincipletoconsistentlyuseblackforleg,footorfloor-fixingelementsoftheproduct.Parkerstaffsawtheproductrealisedasaprototypeandheardthepositivecustomerfeedback,pavingthewayfortheintroductionofthein-houseIndustrialDesignersomemonthslater.Thiswasreinforcedlaterbythesubsequentproductsalesincreases.TheprojectalsoprovidedtheevidenceneededfortheteaminGatesheadtoseekendorsementfromtheUS-basedVPInnovationforthecollaborativeresearchplanthatwouldintroduceIndustrialDesignin-house.
Project2InpreparationfortheintroductionoftheIndustrialDesignfunctionto
thebusiness,thecollaborativeprojectteamidentifiedapotentialprojectareatoinvestigate.ItwassituatedintheFoodandBeveragesectorandthestrategicmarketingteamwasconsideringwhetheraPHtechnologyforremovingimpuritiesfromCarbonDioxidegas(CO2)mighthavepotentialinnewmarkets.Onepromisingapplicationseemedtobeatthepoint-of-dispenseforcarbonateddrinks,wherepreliminaryinvestigationhadshownthattwo-ofthethreeingredientswerecertifiedpureatthepointofdispense–syrupandwater,butthethird,CO2wasnot.Thisbecamethebriefforacombineddesignandmarketinginvestigationofthepotentialforanewproduct.FilteringCO2supplyatitssourceofproductionandbeforebeingtransportedandbottledwasthenorm.Thereisthepossibilityofcontaminantsbeingintroducedduringtransportationandbottlingandfromwithinthegaslinesfrombottlestothepointofuse,butthiswasunlikelytobeanissueinindustrialapplications.However,eventheselowerriskscouldbeimportantinCO2forhumanconsumption,sotherewasapotentialproblemtoaddress.Together,MarketingandDesignvisualizedtheproblemindiagrammaticformandbegantodefineasetofassumptionsthattheywouldliketotestwithcustomers/end-userstoinformthedevelopmentoftheoverallvalueproposition(Jonesetal2016).ThroughthisprocessPHwereabletoqualifythattheproblemwasacknowledgedbytheircustomersasarealissueworthaddressing.
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Exploringhowtheproblemmightbesolvedbeganwithabrainstormingsession(Fig,3.below),basedonaseriesofcarefullyformulatedquestions,involvingdesigners,engineersandprojectmanagers.Thiswasstagedoff-sitewithinadesign-studioattheUniversity,aspartofbreakingtheparticipantsawayfromtheirtraditionalmodesofthinking.Thequestionsreframedtheproblematamoreabstractlevel,andusedexamplesofhowcomparableproblemsweresolvedinotherverydifferentindustriestohelptheparticipantsgeneratethewidestrangeofideas.Forexample,replacementprint-cartridgeswereidentifiedasanexampleofananalogousproductinadifferentmarket,andboththebusinessmodelandthedigital-authenticationtechnologiesofthosedeviceswereusedtodrawananalogytothefiltrationopportunity.Thistriggeredseveralnewareasofthinkingaroundsmart-filtersrangingfromthosethatwouldknowwhentheyneedchangingandcouldtellmaintenanceteams,tothosethatcouldevenletcustomersknowhowpuretheirdrinkistoday-buildingtrustandthereforeequityforthedrinksbrandasanewvaluestream.
Figure3.StructuredbrainstormingsessionattheUniversity
Thisworkdemonstratedthecapacitytoradicallyinnovatethevalueand
meaningofaproducttoitscustomer,whendesignapproachesareapplied,notjusttoanalreadyconstrainedtechnology-package(asinProject1above),buttoanewproblem-space.
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Followingthebrainstorm,ideasonuser-interactions,ergonomics,pricingmodels,productqualitiesandfeatures,aestheticsandtechnicalconfigurationswereallusedtostimulatedesigndevelopment.Sketchesandappearance-prototypeswereproducedandtakentopotentialcustomerstostimulateadiscussionaboutwhatwasvaluableandnot-so-valuable.Thelevelofengagementachievedwiththesefewlead-customers,enabledthemtosharerelevantideasandcontributetoimprovingintegrationwiththeirexistingequipmentandmaintenanceroutines.
Withaclearerunderstandingoftheproductopportunitynowdefined,thebusinesspotentialwasconsideredingreaterdetailandpotentialmajorcustomersidentifiedandapproached.Thishasledtoacollaborative(andtransparent)partnershipwithakeycustomertoundertakeproductefficacytrialswithaviewtoadoptingthetechnologyaspartofthewaytheyoperate.Thevisualproblem-statementproducedattheoutsetoftheprojecthasalsogeneratedadiscussioninthewiderdrinks-industry,whichhasledtheindustryrepresentativebodyISBTtochangeitsmembers’guidelines,torecommendpoint-of-dispensefiltration.PHarenowinprimary-positiontorespondtothatnewmarketopportunity.Theprojectisongoing.
Project2,reflectiononoutcomes:TheapproachenabledtheIndustrialDesignerandotherstofullyengage
withanticipatedcustomers,showingsketches,imagesandprototypestotestassumptionsaboutthelikelyproductrequirements.Thisresultedintheidentificationofakeyinsightwhenthecustomerhandledtheappearanceprototype,whichconcernedfixingthenewproducttoexistinginstalledequipment.Thishadnotbeenexpressedinanydiscussionsuptothatpoint.Newuser-interactionswerealsoproposed,whichcouldmakemaintenanceasafeprocessforadifferentrangeofusersandwouldprovideadistinctiveandpotentiallymorememorableinteraction.Thecompanywasabletounderstandthevalueofsuchanewproducttoitspotentialcustomersbeforethetechnicalrequirements(intermsoffiltrationperformance)hadbeenfullydefined.Thisallowedthecostsofresearchingandoptimizingtechnicalperformancetoberescheduledtoatimeaftermarket-desirabilityhadbeenestablished.Thisalsopresentednewchallengesbecauseoncethemarket-desirabilitywasestablishedthecarefulprocessofrealizingthatproductasareliableandeffectivedeviceworthyofthePHbrandissubjecttogreatertime-pressure,becauseoftheneedtoreachmarketasquicklyas
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isreasonablypossible.Intheevent,additionalEngineeringresourcewasboughtin,whichisindicativeoftheimportancethecompanyplacedonthisnewopportunity.
ThisprojectattractedtheattentionofPH’sheadofficeandreinforcedtheviewthattheGatesheadsitehaddynamicleadershipandwascapableofinvestigative,market-defining,strategicinnovation.
Project3WiththeintroductionoftheIndustrialDesigncapabilityandparallel
developmentofastrategicmarketingteam,therewasanopportunitytoconsiderthenatureoftheofficespaceattheGatesheadsite.AfterProject2,thenewfocusoninnovationattheGatesheadsitehadbeennotedbyseniorVPsintheinternationalbusiness.ProposalsweremadebytheDivisionalMarketingManagertobetterequiptheofficespacesforteam-basedprojectstocontinuetopromotethisapproach.Thiswasnotaprojectthathadbeenanticipatedinthecollaborativeprojectplanattheoutsetofthepartnership.IthadhadbeenmadepossiblebythegrowingacceptancethatinnovationwascoretothefutureofthebusinessinGatesheadandthatthesitehadpositioneditself,intheeyesoftheGroup,aseffectiveatadoptingkeycorporatepriorities.AprojectwasinitiatedtorethinktheofficespaceaspartofpromotingbetterintegrationbetweenthegrowingStrategicMarketingteam,newinnovationanddesigncapacityandthemoreestablishedEngineeringteam.Thethreefunctionssharedalongopen-planofficebutthoroughfarestotheshop-floorandagenerallackofbreak-outspacelimitedtheamountofincidentalcommunicationandcollaborationthatopen-planmighthaveoffered.
Spacewasallocatedwithinthisopen-planoffice,andsomevisualizationworkcommissionedexternally,beforeabudgetwassecuredtobuildanewcollaborationandcreative-thinkingspace.Onceinstated,thisbecamesomethingofaflagshipspace,withkeyvisitors,customersandexecutivesbeingshownthespaceasaphysicalrepresentationofanew,progressiveapproach.
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Figure4.TheIdeasLabspacecreateformultidisciplinarycollaboration.
TheseniormanagementteaminGatesheadareclearlyproudofthe
spaceandthenarrativearoundinnovation,whichitaffordsthem.Itwascreatedasanon-bookablespace,whichcanbeusedtocollecta
multidisciplinaryteamaroundanissueinaquickandinformalwayaswellashostingstructuredprojectworkshopsandbrainstorming.WallgraphicspromotedesignprocessesandthecoloursinthenewspacereflecttheParkerbrandguidelines.IthasbeencalledIdeas-Lab,followingthenameofPH’sonline‘suggestion-box’processforsurfacingandprioritizingnewproductideasfromstaffandstakeholders.
Project3,reflectiononoutcomes:HavingbeencommissionedbytheStrategicMarketinggroupandbeing
situatedneartothem,manyoftheearlyactivitiesinthespacewereledbyMarketing,whichcreatedaperceptionthatthespacewasactuallytheirsandnottrulyshared-use.However,overaperiodofaround12-months,thishasbeenbrokendownandthespacehasbecomewell-usedforteam-baseddiscussionandproblem-solvingsessionswithalldisciplinesinvolved.The
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newspaceisdesignedtosupportsuchmultidisciplinaryapproachesintheearlyphaseofexploringnewmarketareas.Becausemanyoftheapproachesandfacilitationprocessskillsusedininnovationteamsmirrordesign-thinkingandvisualproblem-solving,thepromotionofthespacehassimultaneouslyhelpedtoaffirmtheroleofIndustrialDesigninthebusinessgoingforwards.Hencethephysicalspacesymbolisesthestrategiccommitmentthecompanyhasmadetoembeddingthenewdesigndiscipline,tothefulladoptionofnewParkerbranding,andtoputtinganewemphasisoninnovationasamultidisciplinaryactivity.
Perhapsmostimportantofall,itshowsthatdevelopingacultureofinnovationisnotafadoratemporaryobsession.Physicalchangestothespacearenoteasytoreverseandhaveclearlyhadsomeinvestment,sotheIdeas-labdemonstratedanabsolutecommitmenttonurturinganinnovation-focusedorganizationalculture(Hatchetal,2008).Itisrealizedtoahighspecificationandmanifeststhechangetowardsbrandcoherenceandcorporateself-belief.
Ithasalreadyhadastrikingimpactinthewidercorporation,creatingtheexpectationthateveryParkersitemightdevelopsuchaspace.Ifthisbecomesorganizationalpolicy,theintroductionofthesephysicalinnovationspaceswouldprovideachannelforthevalueofdesign-thinking(throughtheIndustrialDesignfunction)topropagateacrossthegroupasconfidenceinitseffectivenessatthePHGatesheadsiteisestablished.Withthisinmind,someofthedesign-thinkingmethodswhichhaveworkedwelltodate,arecurrentlybeingassembledintoaworkshop-facilitator’stoolkitforusewithmultidisciplinaryteams.
Project4Fromtheoutsetofthecollaboration,emphasishadbeenputon
ensuringthattheCustomerCentricInnovationapproaches,developedandrehearsedthroughsuccessiveprojects,becodifiedandembeddedintheorganization.Havingworkedonarangeofprojects,includingthekeyprojects1and2reportedhere,theacademicteamandtheIndustrialDesignerworkedondefiningthekeyactionsforIndustrialDesign.PHhadacomprehensivebutfairlynewsetofprocessesforinnovationwhenthisstudybegan.Staffweretrainedintheprocesseswhentheyjoinedthecompany,however,asinanyorganization,therehadbeenatendencytofittheprocedurestotheavailableexpertiseandresources,soadoptionwas
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stillin-progress.PHcorporateinnovationprocessesencompassedamarketanalysistool:‘Winmap’,astageandgateNewProductDevelopmenttool:‘Winovation’,andapricepositioningtool:‘Winvalue’.TheacademicteamandtheIndustrialDesignerusedtheknowledgeandexperiencegainedfromtheprojectsundertakenduringtheprecedingstagesofthepartnershiptodevelop,documentandmapIndustrialDesignfocusedtaskstotheexistingprocesses.ThiswasacollaborativeactivitywithcolleaguesfromEngineeringandMarketingwhowereundertakingasimilarmappingprocessfortheirownfunction.TheWinovationprocesscanbeconsideredasanover-archingframework–withvariouslevelsofactivityandmeasurestoallowprojectstoprogresstothenextstage,orsub-stage.OneofthemostvaluablepartsofthisprocesswasthatthisstimulateddiscussionandnegotiationbetweenMarketing,Engineering,ProjectManagementandIndustrialDesign–inordertoagreeandassigntaskactivity,ownershipandcontributiontoeachfunction.ThisprojectisstillinprogressatthetimeofwritingandisduetocompletebyJuly2016.
Figure5.Winovationmanagementspreadsheet–thisexcerptshowsapproximatelythefirsthalfofthewholeprocessmap,withactivitiesinvolvingIndustrialDesign(ID)highlighted(theverticalcolumnsframedwiththedotted-lines).ThisoverviewillustratesthesignificantlevelofresponsibilitythatIndustrialDesignnowtakesintheearlystagesoftheoverallinnovationprocess.
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Figure6.Winovationmanagementspreadsheet–thismoredetailedexcerptshowsthespecificcustomer-centrictasksidentifiedfortheIDfunction.Theiconsbeloweachactivityshowhowownershipofeachtaskhasbeennegotiatedacrossthemultidisciplinaryprojectteamswithleadershipresponsibilitydenotedineitherblack(orred-overblackwherethetaskisownedbyID).
Project4,reflectiononoutcomes:Althoughthisfinalphaseofthepartnershipisstillongoing,it
demonstratesthattheIndustrialDesignfunctionisnowbeingnegotiatedintoafullydefinedrelationshipwiththeotherdisciplinesinthebusiness.Thisincludestakinganownershiproleinsomeoftheearlyphasesoftheinnovationprocess.AroleforDesignwhichwouldnothavebeenpossibleatthetimeofProject1.Theimportanceofthefacilitationroleinmultidisciplinaryteamshasalsonowbeenrecognisedandcapturedinorganisationalpolicyaswellascelebratedthroughthegraphicalprocessmapsinthenew‘IdeasLab’innovationspace.
Thisprocessofclose,inter-disciplinarynegotiationhasbeenopenandpositivebuthasstillraisedissuesandchallenges.Forexample,itrevealedaconcernthatinnovationwasbeingdiscussedasadesign-basedactivity,andthatthisfailstorecognizetheinnovationcontributionmadebytheEngineeringteam.Similarly,therewasawillingnessandappetiteamongsttheEngineeringteamtobeinvolvedinthecustomer-researchelementsoftheinnovationprocess,havingfoundtheirowncontactwithcustomershadgraduallydiminishedinrecentyears.
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ConclusionsThiscaseandtheindividualprojectswithin,havedemonstratedastaged
approachtoestablishingacustomer-centricinnovationcapabilityinamature,technology-centricorganisation.
Ithasinvolveddevelopingtheorganisation’sownconfidenceaboutthevalueandfitofIndustrialDesignthroughaseriesofprojectsandregularreflectiononwhatisworkingwell,not-so-wellandwhatisraisingconcernsalongtheway.RatherthandecryDesign’slackofinfluenceatboardlevelitacceptsareflectiveprocessofbuildingtrustaroundthedisciplinethroughpracticeanditsdemonstrableachievements.
ItshowsalogicalprogressionfromdemonstrationofoperationalandtacticalDesigninputintermsofproductaestheticsandinterpretationofcorporatebrandlanguageinProject1.Throughdemonstratingthecapacitytoinvestigateanddefinenewmarketsthroughacustomer-centricapproachtoinnovationinProject2.AndinProjects3and4itdemonstratesDesign’scapacitytoinfluencecultureandpolicy,initiallywithinPHGatesheadbutwithplanstoextendthatacrossthegroupinthefuture.Assuchitprovidesanalternativeapproachtoattemptingtodevelopandimplementapre-formulated‘grand-plan’forDesign.
Acknowledgements:Inthiscase,theDivisionalMarketingManager(co-authorMcPherson)wasadriving-forceforchangebothinsideandoutsidethecustomer-centricinnovationproject.Theircommitmentandopennessthroughout,energisedthewholeprogrammeofworkandtheacademicteamtakethisopportunitytothankthem.
TheteamgratefullyacknowledgetheguidanceandfundingprovidedtotheprojectthroughtheUKGovernment’sKnowledgeTransferPartnershipsProgramme.
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