FUTURE FORESTRY
Sunnas rehabilitation hospital
Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital is in a renovation process of their physical environment and their interest is to offer the best patient experience and maintain and strengthen their role as being among the leading rehabilitation hospitals.
They expect that after this project they can have a clear understanding of their needs
in terms of:
How to facilitate for their patients?
How should the staff work around the patient?
What is the impact on need for capacity?
Introduction
The project evolves around an exploration Of future forestry services with the focus on a forest-based bioeconomy. Therefore the underlying aim for such an exploration is the embodiment of environmental objectives, such as sustainability and reduced energy usage while still maintaining the economical value chain of the forestry business.
Result
We developed a certificate system, named the „Swedish Forest Label“, which helps individual forest owners cultivate and administer their land while supporting the local economy.
Details
In collaboration with Felix Noller, Johan Edzén and Breno Moreira,
Duration: 3 weeks
Projects
I'M AN ORIGINAL CATCHPHRASE
Stakeholder workshop
In a workshop we brought together the many different stakeholders to think about possible solution of the shift in forest cultivation. Among the participants were forest owners, forestry entrepreneurs, parties of the forest agency, and forestry equipment producers. Their ideas offered an instrumental insight into a complex system of social, economical, and ecological influences
Blueprint and prototypes
A service blueprint helped us identify weaknesses in our first drafts of concepts. We used visual chart analysis and lo-fi prototypes to communicate our ideas to stakeholders and so received valuable feedback.
Future forestry
Forest in Sweden is a national treasure. Wood is one of the most exported goods of the country, forests cover over 50% of the land area and it is growing faster than it can be cut down. The forestry industry is of public concern, consisting of a series of many different stakeholders, many of which are Individual forest owners. In the last years the forestry culture was affected by a cultural shift that left many owners stranded with a forest they have inherited by their parents, yet do not know what to do with it. This creates hindrance toward Swedish foresty-economy development.
Knowledge is key
During the process of our research on the forestry situation we discovered very quickly that unifying knowledge is key. Many different stakeholders hold fragments of valuable knowledge that only finds fruitfulness when being shared
Considering different needs
Combining and sharing knowledge can lead to catering different needs of different stakeholders. Instead of disappearing pieces of wisdom, sharing accommodates initiative and goodwill. This ultimately leads to a healthier forest and environmental awareness.
Field observation
To better understand the interests of forest owners and specialized entrepreneurs in the forestry sector, we went on a field trip in a northern region of Sweden. Besides talking to forest owner, we observed the forestry industry on site
Tree-Lifecycle
To get a scope of the industry we developed the Tree-Lifecycle, in reference to a product lifecycle and the design method A-Day-In-The-Life. The lifecycle helped us understand the ample path a tree completes until it gives the wood to make a chair to sit on, for example.
Filmmaking
As a final outcome we created short movies to visualize our development process and to clarify our results. We envisioned knowledge as clouds that rain down on trees and help them grow, while the clouds are formed by the thoughts, caretaking, and knowledge of a variety of different people