Product standards as a barrier to innovation: the case of jockey’s safety vests

Lisa Giusti Gestri; Carolyn Barnes

Product standards as a barrier to innovation: the case of jockey’s safety vests

Lisa Giusti Gestri
, Carolyn Barnes

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

Abstract

Innovation is key to enhancing product performance and customer benefits, with designers having a core role in conceiving and actioning innovations in response to evolving conditions of use and customer needs. This paper discusses the scope for innovation in jockey’s safety vests in relation to the constraint of official product standards. The Australian standard for jockey’s safety vests, ARB 1.1998, has not been appreciably updated since the early 2000s despite a consistent rate of serious injuries to jockeys, grown in the number of females and the rise of smart wearable technologies in other sports and health. For this product category, those setting standards seem habitually unable to revise their norms, limiting product development to styling. We complete the paper with a snapshot of results from a program of user research, which shows how jockey’s needs and perspectives contest the existing standards for safety vests and could significantly inform product innovation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of DRS2020
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 2 Impacts
Editors	Stella Boess, Ming Cheung, Rebecca Cain
Place of Publication	London UK
Publisher	Design Research Society
Pages	838 - 852
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781912294381
Publication status	Published - 11 Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	Design Research Society (UK) International Conference 2020: Synergy - online Duration: 11 Aug 2020 → 14 Aug 2020 https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2020/

Conference

Conference	Design Research Society (UK) International Conference 2020
Abbreviated title	DRS2020
Period	11/08/20 → 14/08/20
Internet address	https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2020/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

jockey’s safety vests; personal protective equipment; product innovation; safety standards, design innovation

Access to Document

https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2020/researchpapers/68/

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Giusti Gestri, L & Barnes, C 2020, Product standards as a barrier to innovation: the case of jockey’s safety vests. in S Boess, M Cheung & R Cain (eds), Proceedings of DRS2020: Volume 2 Impacts. Design Research Society, London UK, pp. 838 - 852, Design Research Society (UK) International Conference 2020, 11/08/20. <https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2020/researchpapers/68/>

Product standards as a barrier to innovation: the case of jockey’s safety vests. / Giusti Gestri, Lisa; Barnes, Carolyn.
Proceedings of DRS2020: Volume 2 Impacts. ed. / Stella Boess; Ming Cheung; Rebecca Cain. London UK: Design Research Society, 2020. p. 838 - 852.

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