Designing for the Internet of Things asks for a cross-discipline attitude, requiring knowledge of the fields of product design, interaction design and service design.

Product design

The physical part of Meta Products asks for product designers, who deal with material characteristics, aesthetics, ergonomics, mechanics etc. while designing their products.

Interaction design

Considering the online part of Meta Products, it mostly comes down to interaction design. Thinking in terms of navigation, interfaces and usability are key topics in this field.

Service design

Service design is a discipline that took off not too long ago. Originating from marketing and management fields, the activity of designing a service is demanded more and more in our service economy.
And it is true that with the Internet of Things we are in fact in the service business, and Meta Products are just the means to deliver the intented service to consumers.

In order to successfully design Meta Products, I think it’s all about orchestrating these expertises in the right way in order to come to that astounding Meta Product.