Public Utility Business Innovation Design

We combined LoRa and Blockchain to provide an egg traceability system in the countryside that helps our client compensate for the cost of implement LoRa for the smart water meter system.

OVERVIEW

About the Project

This rapid design project was based on a prompt given by Global Water to design the service or discover the new business model for its current training service. Three-person teams were created with assigned roles and responsibilities simulating today's work environment. We conducted research, prototype ideas, and finally pitched our solution to the client.

  • Role: 
    Operation Manager

  • Tools: 
    HTML, CSS, Javascript

  • Client: 
    Global Water

  • Timeline: 
    April 2019

THE CHALLENGE

How could we replace the old water meter with the smart water meter to improve water efficiency? How could we help our client identify opportunities with thousands of shareholders who want to invest in this sector?

THE SOLUTION

Indiana has the second-largest egg producer in the US. Since egg farmers use plenty of water and food safety has become more important recently, we suggest that our egg producer could use blockchain for food traceability. The great business profit could help with the implementation of the LoRa infrastructure system.

RESEARCH

Identifying the Problem

CURRENT WORKING FLOW

Current Egg Production Process

RESEARCH INSIGHTS

CUSTOMER SEGMENT

Persona

Let's meet with Bob, the Farmer


  • His Daily Jobs
    • Monitor laying hens performance
    • Participate in managing the farm
    • Ensure the quantity of the egg production
    • Document all processing records to management

  • His Frustrations
    • Unable real-time monitor laying hens
    • Time-consuming to evaluate the resources distribution for processing
    • Manually keeping processing records

  • His Goals
    • Cut down costs for operating
    • Enhanced product quality and price
    • Improve customer-oriented service

OUR SOLUTION

Safficiency

Safe & Efficiency

WORKING FLOW

IOT SENSORS

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

DESIGN GOALS

Value Propositions

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Business Model Canvas

PRODUCT PITCH

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