Beyond New and Improved: New Frontiers of Design Innovation
green@work, June-July 2005
Many product designers are having the opportunity to design with a lighter environmental footprint.
Empower to the People
In Business, January 2004
Jacquelyn Ottman highlights strategies for empowering consumers to act upon the environmental issues that concern them.
Know Thy Target
In Business, November 2003
Too many green products solve environmental problems that consumers don't know exist. In this enlightening article, Ottman establishes the significance of understanding your customer's environmental interests, and identifies strategies for using green marketing as a vehicle for consumer education.
Hey, Corporate America, It’s Time to Think about Products
In Business, September 2003
The most relevant corporate green marketing communications campaigns will highlight product initiatives, as opposed greener processes and practices.
Blue Vinyl, Red Alert
In Business, March/April 2003
Turn looming risks into opportunities to gain market share and win over stakeholders by following this article's principles: be transparent, take responsibility for life cycle impacts, and help consumers make the right choices.
Lessons from the Green Graveyard
green@work, March/April 2003
Using three illuminating case studies, Ms. Ottman explains how to prevent your green products from winding up in the green graveyard.
Think Again About Think Mobility: Questions for the Long Haul
SustainableBusiness.com, October 2002
This article laments the decision to end production of Ford’s Th!nk Mobility line and offers reasons why it has joined the green graveyard.
What Do We Do Next?
In Business, September 2002
In our consulting practice, we have invented a toolbox of ideas, strategies, and exercises we call the Getting to Zero(SM) Process for Eco-Innovation. This article discusses Getting to Zero(SM) and how to use it to stimulate new ideas.
The Real News About Green Consuming
The Green Business Letter, May 2002
Contrary to what has been reported by the green marketing naysayers, demand for green products is growing; products such as Philips Marathon brand compact fluorescent. Toyota’s Prius, and Maytag’s front-loading Neptune washer prove why.
Out of the Box and into the Future
Innovation, Spring 2002
Now is the time for designers to get involved in developing new products and services that represent functional substitutes for existing products with significantly less impact.
