My holistic process combines human centered design, strategic planning, brand development and hedonistic sustainability rolled into what I refer to as the “8 Petal Approach”
ECOSYSTEMS THINKING
Ecosystems Mapping
Business Model Canvas
Precedents
Mission and Vision
CONTEXT BASED DESIGN
Culture/climate receptivity
Emphasis on localized impact
Opportunities/barriers to actualize
Competitive Analysis
Market viability
USER EXPERIENCE
Ethnography, field research
Empathy
1:1 Interviews
Surveys, focus groups
Identify all possible customers/clients/users
Journey Mapping
Behavioral Economics
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Service Design Blueprinting
Analyze opportunities/barriers to organizational change/efficiencies, streamline operations
Business model evaluation
HEDONISTIC SUSTAINABILITY
Bread & Roses – taking projects/services beyond the utilitarian
Importance of play, heart/soul
EARTH-CENTRIC DESIGN
Sustainability
Biomimicry influence
Carbon footprint analysis/consideration
Resources & materials consideration
STRATEGIC PLANNING
End-to-End Planning
Future Casting, Back Casting
Budgets, ROI analysis
Tracking, monitoring, reporting, selection of appropriate indicators