1. System map SYSTEM DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS
category
SYSTEM DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS
tool
System map
description
Tool to visualize (but also design and co-design) the system organization: socio-economical stakehoders involved and their (material, informationa, financial and labour) interactions
contributors:
Dalt
DIS, Politecnico di Milano / INDACO / Faculty of Design
LeNS, the Learning Network on Sustainability: Asian-European multi-polar network for curricula development on Design for Sustainability focused on product service system innovation.
Funded by the Asia-Link Programme, EuroAid, European Commission.

2. SYSTEM MAP
design supporting tool and visualization of the system actors’ relationships developed within the european research: MEPSS. MEthod for PSS development e HiCS. Highly Customerised Solutions [EU, 5FP, growth] Dalt-DIS, Politecnico di Milano-INDACO

3. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS
STRUCTURES/ACTORS
public institution
local association
school
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS
individual house
collective house
HOMES
industrial company
services company
local shop
mobile shop
COMPANIES AND STORES

4. STRUCTURES/ACTORS GREEN AREAS OTHER GENERAL ICONS park or woods
vegetable garden
GREEN AREAS
OTHER GENERAL ICONS

5. ACTORS’ CHARACTERISATION/PEOPLE
PEOPLE AT WORK

6. ACTORS’ CHARACTERISATION/ACTIVITIES
EATING
TRANSPORTING
COMMUNICATING

7. ACTORS’ CHARACTERISATION/ACTIVITIES
PACKING
WORKING IN OFFICE 1
OTHER ICONS

8. FLOWS material flows information flows financial flows
labour performances
core PSS performance
alternative PSS performances, implementation or back office flows
timing and description of the flow
one way flow
exchange

9. FONT TO BE USED Arial (RGB 102, 102, 102) start

10. LEGEND TO PUT IN EACH SYSTEM MAP
information flows
financial flows
labour performances
material flows
LEGEND

11. insert the new icons, with a brief description, in the spaces below
STRUCTURES/ACTORS
ACTORS’ CHARACTERIZATION