Consulting Field Study 2/3

My progression with the field study is going well and in the right direction, even though I wish I was a quicker writer and not get stuck in my own reflections and end up searching for more information and ending up in rabbit holes that may not be that relevant in the end results. 

However, I feel that I am learning and am driven by my own curiosity with the will to understand. 

These past weeks I have gotten good contacts which has led me to more, resulting in valid information, seminars, discussion and meetings. 

One of the seminars was held by the magazine Environment & Development (“Miljö & Utveckling”) inviting speakers from RISE and the fashion brand Lindex. The theme of the seminar was “How can companies prepare for the DPP?”, which gave me valid insights on how companies like Lindex have been working with the DPP on a pilot level, together with their challenges, opportunities and recommendations. 

Further on, I had a great meeting with Evidi, who is a leading company in Scandinavia who offers technical and digital solutions based on Microsoft platforms for a better dataflow and IT-infrastructure within companies in different industries. They have developed their own Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system called PISA with the focus on the textile and apparel industry, in which I got an introduction about and got a clearer understanding of some of my questions. 

Last week we had our mid-term presentation at the digital business lab for our mentor Marianne and my fellow peers. I appreciated it along with our regular Monday meetings, because it has been necessary to get outside of your head and your own research to get insights about someone else's work and progress. It is valuable to hear others' perspectives, thoughts, ideas and to be able to help each other in this process, like eye-tracking tests and interviews which I was very intrigued by.