The Origin Oman Team will run a Product Design and Packaging Workshop on 18 April at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. This is a free-of-charge event and open to the general public. However, we will be limiting the number of attendees to 125. Should you wish to attend, please e-mail your name and contact co-ordinates to Hamida Al Balushi on: hamida.albalushi@peie.om
Event Summary
The Origin Oman campaign proposes to conduct two one-day product design and packaging workshops in Muscat. The proposed workshops will provide an insight into the specialist design expertise available to Oman’s manufacturing industry; the importance of product design, development and innovation to manufacturing –illustrated with examples and expert guidance; and advice on how to avoid product development failures.
Event detail and schedule:
9.00am – 9.30am: Networking + coffee
Session 1: 9:30am -10:15am
Peter Ford, Reader in Design Innovation - De Montfort (pictured) University
Approximately 50% of all new product development projects are failures. Session 1 will illustrate with examples, how to avoid the pitfalls and justify why new product development is important to Omani manufacturers. In addition, Session 1 will highlight the key drivers for a successful customer driven implementation strategy.
10:15am – 10.3am: Questions
10:30am – 10:45am: Networking + coffee
Session 2: 10:45am – 11:30am
Rawan Darwish, Shaun Loftman & Stuart Jeal - Landor Associates
Session 2 will outline the why’s, how's and wherefores of design, development and innovation in product design and packaging.
11:30am – 11:45am: Questions
11:45am – 12:00: Networking + coffee
12:00 – 12:45pm: Group Focus - Opportunity to have your say
A breakout session for small groups
What are the main barriers to product design, packaging and innovation in your sector?
What have been the most important product, packaging and design innovations within your organization/sector in the past 10 years?
Each group to present findings to the Workshop
Session 3: 12:45pm – 1:15pm
Post group findings: feedback, advice, further probing and suggestions.
1:15pm – 2:30pm: Lunch + networking
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