Drill prototype
A shared-product example that grounds the method in use.
Master thesisProduct-service systems
This is
not a drill.
A hands-on toolkit for the less visible side of sharing products.
How can designers create product-service systems that make sharing more meaningful, social and sustainable?
The drill is an object.
Sharing it is a system.
My master thesis began with a question about how shared products work in practice. The resulting toolkit builds on existing product-service system methods and helps designers explore decisions across the product, service and context. It can be adapted to other situations.
Taking products apart, studying cases and working through design exercises kept the research concrete. The drill became a tangible example against which to test each idea.
Parameter cards
Prompts for exploring connected choices and conditions.
Divider
A physical way to organise the toolkit.
Manual and templates
Guidance for putting the method to work and adapting it.
Designed to be usedThinking becomes
Thinking becomes
tangible.
The cards and worksheets bring system thinking onto the table. They can be moved around, challenged and developed with others, turning analysis into something tangible.
Open by designPrint it.
Print it.
Use it.
Build on it.
The physical parts are designed for 3D printing. STL files, templates and background research can be shared digitally, allowing others to use the toolkit in their own context.
The framework is intentionally open. I hope others will question it, adapt it and make it more useful through use.