Richard Simpson (he/him)

During the most recent years he is been leading the early design development of a. new type of rehabilitative prison.

To do this they need to develop a product, get it built by a Developer, and attract people to live in the accommodation, Dwellers.The designer of the product could develop a very simple value landscape using the Kano model (a product value model) where Threshold Attributes are minimum standards, Performance Attributes are the-more-the-better and Excitement Attributes are just that.

Richard Simpson (he/him)

Through doing this, the designer can start to see incongruities in the value chain..The conclusion may be drawn that although there is alignment between Company A and the Dweller, with affordability matching the lower returns; the great-place-to-live matching the social change agenda; and the habitability matching the reputation, there are some discrepancies with the Developer.Their business model is different, working in and looking to protect a market with greater demand than supply they are looking for higher short-term returns and the market dictates that quality standards are not such an issue because Dwellers have so few options.

Richard Simpson (he/him)

The answer is not to try to design the impossible but to help to re-structure the whole value chain..The idea of analysing the value landscape may not occur to most architects, designers or project managers; being more comfortable in focusing on the asset, the aesthetics, the technical details or the physical deliverables.

Richard Simpson (he/him)

However, without this context there is an inevitability that the true opportunity for value delivery will never be achieved.. Our Design to Value book, gives many examples where a multitude of stakeholders are brought into the arena of problem definition, problem solving, and design.

When this happens not only are exquisite solutions found, but there is positive change enacted through the engagement itself..I'd say to any school leaver who's not sure about university that there are some great career paths to be taken through apprenticeships.

I had a couple of years working in a job I didn't really like after school.The apprenticeship has made work more enjoyable and given me the prospect of a career, not just a job.”.

Do you get a chance to move up?.“Yes, it’s about ability.

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