My choice is a television and some of the needs it should meet for purposes of completing an Innovation Landscape Matrix (ILM) are; energy efficiency, low emission of radioactive rays and noise efficiency. These needs can be summarized in an ILM table as shown below.

System

 

• Infrastructures

• Resources

• Governance

• Ethics

• Culture

Television set should be able to use minimum energy for purposes of reducing cost. It consumption should not waste energy resources. Energy efficiency is a pillar of sustainable energy and it can be achieved by building an efficient power supply system in the Tv set (David, 2012).
In terms of ethics, the manufacturers should consider conserving energy usage of this product.
In terms of governance, strict rules should be adopted by various governments to regulate the energy consumption of most of the electrical appliances such as television.
Service

 

• Needs

• Functions

• Outcomes

• Resources

• Infrastructure

The Tv set should be able to emit low noise (Elgin, 1997), for example, while scanning for channels. Besides, it should function in accordance with the permitted dB limit.  High sound coming from the TV set tends to be a nuisance to people as well as the environment at large.
While in use, a television should not permit any form of noise.
Functions for its parts should be simplified in order to eliminate cases of noise while switched on.
Product

 

• Materials

• Energy

• Technologies

• Interface

• Functions

• Durability

• Adaptability

Radiations from the radioactive rays are harmful to the people as well as the environment. In terms of its manufacturing materials, the sets should be free from any form of radiation.
Modern technologies should be used to eliminate CRT technologies that emitted dangerous radioactive rays (Williams, 1991).
Its case should be manufactured from an environmentally friendly plastic material, for example, eco-plastics (Andrady & Neal, 2009).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The used research above for ILM will be used for social and environmental sustainability issues.

System

 

• Infrastructures

• Resources

• Governance

• Ethics

• Culture

Television resources have ecosystem impacts. For example, radiations from the hardware resources, such as a CRT tube for older TV sets may penetrate the skin and damage cells. Sustainability issue here is damages to cells.
Governance will dictate ways of interaction with the service. The sustainability issue here limitation of viewing hours.
Policy and regulations will complement governance. Socially, some parents may decide to regulate the various programs watched by their kids. The sustainability issue here is the elimination of outlawed programs.
Service

 

• Needs

• Functions

• Outcomes

• Resources

• Infrastructure

The portability needs depends on the material used. Environmental unfriendly plastics used for casing may cause damages to the environment.
Resources tends to affect the stakeholders. For example, well off people will purchase modern sets, while people with fewer resources will purchase old sets.
The needs will affect the technological systems. Some customers are interested in slim tv sets and this will require manufacturers to compress the system to meet this demand.
Product

 

• Materials

• Energy

• Technologies

• Interface

• Functions

• Durability

• Adaptability

The technology used dictates the energy consumption (Metcalf & Hassett, 1999). Sustainability issue here is energy efficiency, which will not be achieved in case wrong technology is used. However, if the correct technology is used, then energy efficiency will be attained.
Durability depends on key interactions with the product. The sustainability issue here is achievement of long life for the product.
The materials used for the television sets will have both environmental, social and economic effects. For example, in case its casing is not environmentally friendly, then the environment will be affected (Andrady, 2003). Likewise, use of environmentally friendly casing will elevate its cost, thereby affecting the product economically.
 
Material things

 

• Ecosystem impacts

• Materials used

• Production

• Technologies

• Materials in ‘use’

• Resource flows

People

 

• What needs are met (or not met)?

• Who are the stakeholders?

• Cultures of use (e.g. behaviour, habits)

• Key interactions with product, service or system

Context

 

• Location

• Policy and regulation

• Physical infrastructures

• Environmental, social, economic issues

• Cultural / technological systems

 

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