The present environmental problems of the plant are profound, structural and society-threatening. Fine tuning is clearly not the answer. Designers have the potential to create innovative solutions for less environmentally damaging products and product systems. New methods are needed to enable designers to realise their strategic potential. Existing methods can be tailored to support a more strategic approach, beyond eco-redesign.
Designers are hunter-gatherers when it comes to collecting environmental information.
Developing a strategic environmental analysis method. Developing examples of environmental evaluations of product systems. Making more examples of good 'ecodesign' available. Developing a coherent set of 'expert rules'. Making basic environmental information available.