ABSTRACT
Since the mid-1990s, the world has been experiencing three macro transitions that are digital connectivity, service-based economy and sustainable culture. The convergence of these three transitions is resulting in a post-industrial economy and ecology that is based on knowledge, information and service. System-Product Design (SpD) is 'a design approach and process which aims to identify, design and strategise needed products to be utilised within the Product-Service System (PSS) of a designated Sustainable Solution'. In reaction to the transitional change, a systemic change, which aims to sustain economic growth and maintain people's well-being while reducing the consumption of environmental resources, was proposed in the West about a decade ago. At the same time, within the design arena, the idea of Design for Sustainability (DfS) was initiated to supplement the prevailing practice of Design for the Environment (DfE) or eco-design in order to ensure a swifter transition towards sustainability.
