GREEN ＋
A botanic sharing platform
System Design ／Product Design／UX Design
ROLE
Research and Analyse
Interaction Design
Product Design
Team Leader
BRIEF
We evision a botanic sharing platform and socialing channel established by IOT technology and big data network.
The platform is based on public green space leading citizens to construct a green eco-network.
DESIGN PROCESS
1.RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
2.CONCEPT IDEATION
3.DESIGN CONCEPT
4.TOUCHPOINTS DESIGN
1.RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
CITY GREENING
BACKGROUND
As we all know, Chinese urban green area is far below the international level. The existing urban greening effort has not achieved the desired result along with serious urban heat island effect, which results in a poor living environment.
We hope to propose a new way of greening, which can encourage residents to participate in urban greening, and to solve this problem to some extent.
This city greening design based Changsha.
To figure out the main problems of greening in Changsha,
we did both Desktop Research and Field Research of urban greening in this city firstly.
From Field Research:
From interviewing residents in Field Research,
we found Main problems and needs of people about plants：
Lack of green space in the city
Community green space is not properly used
Lack of time to look after the plants at home
Lack of planting knowledge
We also interviewed gardening companies in Field Research,
to find out the Existing Model of city greening
Problems of Existing Model:
Require a large amount of resources to maintain plants.
Flower companies prefer to sell plants rather than rent out plants.
Lack of public participation does not give people a sense of belonging.
2.CONCEPT IDEATION
STEP 1 ：Pain point analysis
Write down all the pain points，classify and prioritize them.
Finally we got the main problems and reasons:
Low Residents Participation of City Greening
reasons：No Educational Practice／Lack of Time／Age and Physical condition／Lack of space
Current Operational Model
reasons：Different Profit Model of Government，Company，and Residents／Lack of Supervision and Maintenance
High Cost
reasons：Cost of Maintenance，Construction and Material Transporting
Green Space Planning
reasons：Lack of Space／Failure to Improving the Environment／No Local Characteristics
STEP 2 ：Brain storming of solutions
1. Propose solutions by independent thinking
2.Integrate similar concepts
3.Select，Discuss and Vote
STEP 3 ：Desktop walkthrough
Running through the entire process by hand-make participants-models, which helps to make the concept system available and determine details in whole process .
3.DESIGN CONCEPT
GREEN+
We envision a botanic sharing platform and socializing channel established by Internet of Things (IOT) technology and big data networks. The platform aims to lead citizens to construct a green eco-network.
OFFERING MAP
There are three levels of value for people and world show in this system
SYSTEM MAP
Who are those participants and how this system works.
STAKEHOLDERS
&
MOTIVATIONS
This image shows who participant in this system and what they can get from each other.
Story Board & Customer Journey
4.TOUCHPOINTS DESIGN
There are 3 main Touchpoints customers would meet in Green+ ：
Green Lab
Green pot
Green+ APP
Green Lab is A City Based Platfrom for Green Sharing and Joint Development,
where citizens can donate and get a plant and enjoy the green space as well.
Green Pot is a Smart Flower Pot our system provide for citizens.
Wireless charing and Electromagnetic lock make sure the pot safe and keeps working.
Code appears after filling soil, then people can scan it and take it away.
The smart pot helps to care plants by showing the condition of environment and plants (sunlight, water, health).
There is also a APP for citizens to adopt，donate and foster a plant.
Every plants in the nearest green lab would show on the app, which makes citizens to choose a plant conveniently.
