Integrated Design and Production IKOT
​As a Professor of Product Development at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, I have served as the examiner for the course IKOT for second-year Mechanical Engineering students for 15 years, teaching over 2,500 students.
The Value Model (Creating WoW Products) has been a cornerstone of the course.
What I appreciate most is its simplicity - these methods make it possible for me to teach not only engineering students but also individuals without an engineering background. The model offers a set of clear, practical tools - Customer Value, Functional Modeling, S-Curve, and Kano - further refined by Per Lindstedt to make them even more accessible.
This has made it significantly easier to introduce students to real industrial challenges. Richly illustrated with practical applications, the Value Model (Creating WoW Products) fits perfectly with our approach of working on real, current projects for actual companies.
Erik Hulthén, Dean of Education EDITI and Professor of Product Development at Chalmers University of Technology
A 20+ Year History of Real-World Innovation
For more than two decades, this course has collaborated with around 50 companies and organizations, including NGOs, resulting in over 100 real-world projects. The projects have always been current, relevant, and genuinely needed—topics where companies seek fresh ideas, development support, or innovative perspectives.
From time to time, colleagues have asked why we don’t use more internally prepared cases tailored specifically for students. Our stance has always been clear: real industrial challenges provide far greater value. Because of this, students are consistently presented with authentic, often complex problems without obvious solutions—mirroring the realities of professional engineering and design work.
Many student solutions have been so successful that companies and organizations have implemented or further developed them. Over the years, the challenges have covered a wide range of fields, including automotive components, household appliances, and concrete manufacturing.
Some of the most appreciated and impactful cases have involved sports and outdoor products, such as indoor floorball rink boards, camping stoves, mugs, compass accessories, and map holders. A notable example is the mountain bike orienteering map holder developed in collaboration with Nordenmark (link to map holder).
Our most frequent and engaged partners include Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and ASKO, whose collaborations continue to enrich our students’ learning experience.
Course Litterature
The Value Model book, which defines world-class development work, has been a cornerstone in the course.
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The first part of the book provides a framework of fundamental thoughts for students to understand product development.
The second part of the book is a handbook of advice and guidelines that details how to implement the practical work required to Develop Products with Unrivaled Customer Value, practice Project Management, and cultivate Team Management.
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A total of 685 pages in A4 format and over 400 illustrations in full color. Total weight 2,7 kg.
Download the Foreword and Chapter 1 as a PDF File
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