Embarrassment of product choices 2 : towards a society of well-being / Michel Millot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millot, Michel, author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Embarrassment of product choices two

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Hoboken, New Jersey : ISTE : Wiley, 2019.

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Summary:

Product information is excessively commercial and technical. There is no single best product for all, and the price/quality ratio can be deceptive. Word of mouth is growing with opinions shared on the internet. This book calls for the reinvention of a new economy based on real requirements, not only for profit or “technology” but for qualities of use and the environment. A product’s use is its purpose. An innovation must always be an improvement to qualities of use. The emergence of new technologies, such as connected objects and the autonomous car, form a new trap for innovation, and progress has been limited to the perfection of technique. Marketing must no longer confuse the consumer (the customer) and the user. Complete with methodology for the reader to follow, this book describes how the ecology of use can become the main wealth of an economy based on quality of life and well-being.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Introduction: The So-called Consumer Society

I.1. A Few Overused Terms

I.2. Suitability for Use

I.3. Needs

I.4. Design

I.5. Durability

I.6. Environment, eco-friendliness

I.7. Ergonomics

I.8. Reliability

I.9. Function

I.9.1. Use functions

I.10. Quality

I.11. Use value

I.12. Utility

I.13. Connected devices and home automation

I.13.1. Particular sensitivity

I.13.2. Those from the users-operators

I.13.3. The status of the users in their homes

I.13.4. The Illusion of artificial intelligence

I.13.5. The Dangers for users

I.13.6. Smart but threatening objects

I.13.7. Emotions

I.13.8. Difficulties

I.14. Self-driving cars

I.15. Robots

I.15.1. Robotics

1: Understanding the Economic World

1.1. A consumer society pushed to its limits

1.1.1. A faltering economic system

1.1.2. An economic shock for consumers?

1.1.3. Making what sells, to sell

1.1.4. The production society

1.1.5. The commodification of the world: finance

1.1.6. Globalization

1.1.7. GDP: no longer the right indicator

1.2. Economic and political approach

1.2.1. The act of consumption

1.2.2. The act of purchasing

1.2.3. The economic act

1.2.4. The political act

1.2.5. Greenwashing

1.2.6. Buying: a way to have fun

1.2.7. Economic theories

1.2.8. Modes of consumption

1.2.9. Supply and demand

1.2.10. Purchasing power

1.3. Desirable development

2: Cultural Approach

2.1. Cultural facts

2.1.1. The culture of choice: choices as a cultural fact

2.1.2. Cultural choices

2.1.3. Cultural diversity

2.1.4. Objects as signals, ostentations

2.1.5. Groupthink, fashion and social evidence

2.1.6. Socio-culture

2.1.7. Trends and behaviors

2.2. The desire for products.

2.3. The image society and the virtual society

2.3.1. The image society

2.3.2. the virtual society

2.4. Qualities of life

2.4.1. Well-being with products

2.4.2. Ways of life

2.4.3. Lifestyles

2.4.4. Standards of living

2.4.5. Over-consumption

3. What Information Do We Need to Pick the Right Product?

3.1. Choice of products

3.1.1. The problem with choice

3.1.2. The process of choice

3.1.3. The frustration of choice

3.2. What is usage?

3.2.1. The problem with usage

3.2.2. The field of use

3.3. The indispensable: usage and environmental factors

3.3.1. Usage qualities

3.3.2. Environmental qualities

3.4. Evaluating the usage requirements and performances for choice

3.4.1. The analysis of usage/the criteria of Evaluation

3.4.2. How to evaluate usage qualities

3.4.3. The price and cost of usage

3.4.4. Habitual suitability

3.5. Proposals for product information

3.5.1. Conditions and information requirements on products

3.5.2. Proposal of product information systems: dust removal method study

3.5.3. Information in the instructions for use

3.5.4. Proposals for distributors and major buyers

3.5.5. Information systems for users

3.5.6. Help with product selection: product typologies

3.5.7. Case study: creation of an information system for toys

Conclusion: Proposals to the Government

C.1. Government management

C.2. Management of scientific research on usage

C.3. Education management

Appendices

Appendix 1: Information Sheet on Toys

Appendix 2: Information System for Products - CCI

A2.1. Sip files

A2.2. Selection of items

Appendix 3: The Risks of Domestic Accidents Related to Products and Equipment

A3.1. Death statistics

A3.2. The cost of these accidents

A3.3. Problems due to products

A3.4. Aches

A3.5. Disabilities.

A3.6. Children

A3.6.1. Asphyxiation

A3.7. Dangerous substances

A3.8. Dangerous products

A3.9. The elderly

A3.10. Road accidents

A3.11. Falls

A3.11.1. Children falling from high chairs

A3.11.2. Falls from windows or balconies

A3.12. Accidents during household activities

A3.12.1. Injuries

A3.12.2. Burns

A3.13. Fires in homes

A3.14. Drowning

A3.14.1. Infant drowning due to bathing in the tub

A3.14.2. Drowning in a private swimming pool

A3.14.3. Drowning risks around the house

A3.15. Sports

A3.15.1. Skiing

A3.15.2. The excessive risk of snowboarding

A3.16. Home improvement work and gardening

A3.16.1. Scaffolding and ladders

A3.17. Toys and walkers

A3.18. Quad bikes

A3.19. Waves

Appendix 4: User Impairment: Risks and Difficulties

A4.1. Visual impairments

A4.2. Hearing impairments

A4.3. The household environment in general

A4.4. In the kitchen

A4.5. In the bathroom

A4.6. Outside of the house

A4.7. Public places and travel in urban areas

A4.8. Sports and recreation

Appendix 5: Information Sheet on Products

Appendix 6: Interior Space for Showering While Standing Up or Sitting Down

Appendix 7: Information Sheet on Products

A7.1. Admissible power of speakers (also referred to as "nominal" or simply "power")

A7.2. Performance of the speakers (efficiency or sensitivity)

A7.3. Can we make judgments according to technical features?

Appendix 8: Study on Vacuum Cleaners

A8.1. Ease of use in preparing the system prior to removing dust

A8.2. For removing dust from floors

A8.3. For removing the dust from edges and under furniture

A8.4. To change operations

A8.5. To put down, pick up or move while vacuuming

A8.6. To transport, store or leave the device ready to use.

A8.7. To turn the machine on or off, or to remove or store the power cord

A8.8. To reduce bothersome effects around the area of use

A8.9. Extracting dust from the device

Appendix 9: Facades of Appliances (Case Study)

A9.1. Meaning of symbols

A9.2. Evidence of the functions and meaning of lighted indicators

Appendix 10: Shower Heads: What Sprays and Handles to Choose?

A10.1. Excerpts from recommendations for selecting the type of spray

A10.2. What comfort and security of grip should be chosen in a handheld shower head?

A10.2.1. For a satisfactory grip

A10.2.2. For satisfactory wrist movements

A10.3. Usage analyses made by Michel Jullien, usagist designer

Dominique Royer, designer

Michel Millot, project manager

References

Index

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Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119579199

1119579198

9781119579151

1119579155

9781119579212

111957921X

OCLC:

1082251865