Tndmrkr is a collaborative creative research and advisory group focused on ‘marking’ those shifts that impact consumer behaviour, founded by Hortense Koster .
Together we are stewarding a new way of thinking.
Read more here and take a look at the portfolio.
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A while back I wrote about ‘The Art of Interviewing (part 1)’, an interview ‘Philosophy’ of Global Innovation Studio Sense World Wide. Now they have launched an update. Read more about it below.
What I like about this document is that it gives a clear overview of how they use interviewing and all the steps pre-, during- and after interviewing in a very simple and easy to understand way. Now there is no more excuse to not have a chat with a random stranger, taxi driver, hairdresser or shopkeeper ( see exercise in last part). Happy Insight Hunting!
When preparing research about the future of retail I came accross this video and article about PepsiCo’s First Chief Design Officer, Mauro Porcini. Like how he implements his learning of Design Thinking into marketing business.Watch more insights on what designers see as their role in business
Ref: Fortune
WELCOME 2018!
Hope you all enjoyed the holidays.
As founder of Trndmrkr, I would like to wish you a happy new year! For Trndmrkr 2017 has been a wonderful year and it was a pleasure working together with talented people on several communities, (trend)research projects, presentations and workshops!
As my way to say thank you, here is a short overview of 5 big trend areas that will be(re)defining customer needs in 2018. And if you are interested to learn more, please let me know.
Looking forward to make 2018 even better with you!
If you are visiting the Amsterdam Dance Event this year, be sure to drop by the presentation of the youth report 2017 of the lovely people of Protein as well.
I had a chance to read the report. Especially the driver ‘Fake is the New Craft’ I believe captures young behaviour in our fast moving digital society very well. Progressive culture has been commoditized, and youths globally are drawing on their DIY mentality to differentiate themselves and reinstate their relevance, they’re modifying and using brands as platforms to exhibit creativity.
In one of my client reports ( which I unfortunately cannot share) I mention a similar driver, the COPY MATCH movement; referring to young Gen z’s as Brand Bandits that seek creativity through copy paste their own identity and are not affraid to state their beliefs or abide by copy right rules (and rather apply the ideas of the Copyleft movement).
For more info on the Protein event click here
The world of banking is rapidly changing.
Trndmrkr has been working on some projects that create future scenarios and research customer experience.
If you want to know more on financial institutions are adapting to future needs, be sure to contact us at info@trndmrkr.com
And we will be sharing some more inspirations in the weeks to come …
Living in the heart of the city, in the middle of the urban vibe, is becoming popular.
As a result, means that cities like Rotterdam are facing a challenging task to ‘top-up’ excisting buildings to provide for extra horizontal space.
In the study “Licht Verdicht”, moderated by the ‘Branchevereniging Nederlandse Architectenbureaus'(BNA), seven multidisciplinary design teams looked at how to literally bring Rotterdam’s city center to a greater extent.
For the project “Lumiere Lijnbaan”, Trndmrkr (Hortense Koster) worked together with Adam Smit, Mijke Rood (ZZDP Architecten), Walter Spangenberg, Rudi Roijakkers (ABT), Edwin Santhagens and Stephen Tas (Santenco). Trndmrkr was responsible for a trend trend research on the future needs of users to live, work and shop in the project “Lumiere Lijnbaan”.
The results of the study are published in the book Licht Verdicht. The book shows how we can create new space on top of the old giants already standing. Renewal without demolition: it can – with some perseverance – lead to beautiful things. As Hans Ibelings writes in his view: Lightweight is a plea not to choose the path of least resistance and, where possible, to build on what is already.
The Book Licht Verdicht and is available in Dutch on the site of the BNA
Design Thinking is a proven method to shape innovation creatively. Innovation is about new solutions, new ideas and their realization, and creating an unique value. That value is not so much the technology, product or service, but especially in the experience of the customer / user. They are experiencing value through the use of products and services to achieve their goals. Therefore defining what is value is increasingly a co-production between provider and customer. What role does a product of service have in this changing landscape? And how can an organization reinvent itself? Can a industry or department (e.g. marketing) also innovate itself? Design Thinking is one way to find an answer to these questions.
Below are the steps Trndmrkr uses to come to an answer.
Having a open-minded,active and creative mindset is indispensable.
Furthermore it is important to remember:
“Design Thinking is a process which includes the ‘building up’ of ideas
However, it is not a religion or a linear process. The steps can occur simultaneously and be repeated.
It’s all about understanding the story and finding the red line”.
For more information what Design Thinking tools can do for your challenge, contact Trndmrkr.
The endless sleepless nights of driving up and down the same road for hours trying to get your baby to fall asleep may be over. Ford España has come up with a brand-new concept that could completely transform the life of parents for new born babies. Designers and manufacturers have been working hard alongside each other to create the Ford Max Motor Dreams, a new kind of baby crib designed to recreate the sensations of a moving car to help babies sleep better and longer.
The crib has been designed as a comfortable, rectangular shaped bed, with a moving base that recreates the moving feeling of a car when the baby lies on it, and comes with a suppressed engine sound and even comes with built in LED lights that simulate street lights, making the baby really feel as if it’s in a moving car. It’s built in technology with the Ford S-Max makes so that it can accurately track your car’s sound and movement and reproduce it for the crib, creating a personal experience for both the parent and the baby. Now babies will sleep at home the same way they sleep in a car. Do you want one?
The nice people of Futurice shared this step-by-step guide based on 15+ years of experience in building hundreds of digital services, mobile apps, and other awesomeness. All for free, so that’s something, I could not keep from sharing with you. Check it out here… Ref:Futurice
Futurice Lean Service Creation – Building a time machine from Futurice on Vimeo.