Articles and Publications

We've written quite a few business-related articles, particularly in relation to service design and design management. We've also included some publically released reports prepared for clients which highlight teh kind of work we're involved in.

If you're interested in how we think about business, check out some of our articles and publications below:

• New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project - Milestone 4 Report - Environment Canterbury, February, 2017
• New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project - Milestone 3 Report - Environment Canterbury, October, 2016
• New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project - Milestone 2 Report - Environment Canterbury, August, 2016
• Treated Timber Waste: The Search for a Sustainable Solution - WasteMINZ Revolve Magazine, March, 2014
• Canterbury Earthquake Waste Timber Recycling Feasibility Study - Update Report - Environment Canterbury, February, 2014
• Canterbury Earthquake Waste Timber Recycling Feasibility Study - Milestone 5 Report - Environment Canterbury, December, 2013
• Canterbury Earthquake Waste Timber Recycling Feasibility Study - Milestone 4 Report - Environment Canterbury, October, 2013
• Canterbury Earthquake Waste Timber Recycling Feasibility Study - Milestone 3 Report - Environment Canterbury, August, 2013
• Canterbury Earthquake Waste Timber Recycling Feasibility Study - Milestone 2 Report - Environment Canterbury, June, 2013
• Canterbury Earthquake Waste Timber Recycling Feasibility Study - Milestone 1 Report - Environment Canterbury, May, 2013
• Designing a Business Model for Large Scale Plasterboard Recycling - Waste Awareness Magazine, May, 2013
• There's Value in Building Waste - (with Lynda Armitrano, BRANZ) BRANZ BUILD Magazine, Feb, 2013
• Commercialising Waste: Turning Waste Plasterboard In Christchurch Into A Valuable Resource - WasteMINZ Conference Paper (runner-up for Best Written paper), Oct, 2012
• GR4CM Plasterboard Waste Minimisation Feasibility Study - Milestone 5 Report - Winstone Wallboards, March, 2012
• GR4CM Plasterboard Waste Minimisation Feasibility Study - Milestone 4 Report - Winstone Wallboards, January, 2012
• GR4CM Plasterboard Waste Minimisation Feasibility Study - Milestone 3 Report - Winstone Wallboards, December, 2011
• GR4CM Plasterboard Waste Minimisation Feasibility Study - Milestone 2 Report - Winstone Wallboards, November, 2011
• GR4CM Plasterboard Waste Minimisation Feasibility Study - Milestone 1 Report - Winstone Wallboards, September, 2011
• Design is Personal - designindustry ezine, Oct, 2010
• New Zealand by Design - designindustry ezine, Feb, 2010
• Fixing Healthcare in New Zealand - designindustry ezine, Oct, 2009
• The Future of Science - designindustry ezine, Aug, 2009
• The View When Standing on Your Head - designindustry ezine, Jul, 2009
• Taming the Analyticals - designindustry ezine, May, 2009
• Wrangling the Creatives - designindustry ezine, Apr, 2009
• The Myth of the Backyard Visionary - Christchurch Press, Mar, 2009
• How Can Design Cushion the Coming Storm - NZBusiness magazine, Dec, 2005
• Design for the Future - Christchurch Press, Nov, 2005
• History Judges Bad Design - Christchurch Press, Nov, 2005
• How to Get Users Waving the Flag, Wearing the T-Shirt - Christchurch Press, Nov, 2005
• A Fyne and Swete Pie is a Marvel of Functional Design - Christchurch Press, Oct, 2005
• Keeping it Simple the Key to Good Design - Christchurch Press, Oct, 2005
• Context the Key to Successful Design - Christchurch Press, Sep, 2005
• Design is the Key to Business Success - Christchurch Press, Sep, 2005