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    Maximising the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-Framing and Re-Aligning the Business-Design Relationship

    Bolton, S and Green, Lawrence ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-8700 (2014) Maximising the Competitive Value of Product Design Innovation: Re-Framing and Re-Aligning the Business-Design Relationship. Economía Creativa, 1 (2). pp. 28-42. ISSN 2594-1631

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    This paper focuses on the contribution of the independent product design industry to business and strategy development processes of contemporary organizations. It embarks from the observation that whilst some policy-makers and enlightened businesses recognize the role and value of design beyond the traditional and narrow confines of technical or ‘commodity’ input, many fail to understand its potential as a transformative tool. Applying evidence from three empirical studies, and taking the perspective of design creative, the paper addresses three questions: why is it that product designers have encountered resistance in their efforts to promote themselves as well-placed and knowledgeable providers of strategic development intelligence and advice; what proven contributions can product designers offer with respect to their client’s business development planning; and, what can and should be done to ensure that barriers are dismantled and the potentially valuable role of design in strategic business development is realized?

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