Distributed Kit Production

Product Development

OSE has numerous projects that are ready for productization. The question is: how to execute productization most effectively? Who can we partner with?

Approach

To partner effectively, some challenges include:

1. Assuring that production engineering is designed for COTS distributed production
2. Outsourcing some development: instead of doing it in house, provide uncompromising requirements. Assure that uncompromising requirements are met through proper incentives.
3. Incentives: how do you create the correct incentives so that OSE Specifications are met for COTS production engineering, open source, nonexclusivity.

Strategy

1. Select production partners based on willingness to comply with OSE standards.
2. Align incentives for compliance.
3. Use nonexclusive agreements
4. Develop marketing channels - packaging, fulfillment, etc.
5. Select a single, robust, stable product such as the Universal Axis with subsystems.
6. Create a concept document
7. Gather partners or collaborators to help develop this

Key Issue to Address

Superstar product doesn't lead to changing the world. We must find a way to create genius teams - simple collaboration that succeeds in the best way. The reward is products that are simply superior.

Is there any essential feature that makes the product superior?

1. Ethical production is key. Few corporate giants are willing to internalize social/envi issues as much as we are going it
2. Distributive - by definition, corporate structure does not allow distribution - and that shall be its weakness
3. Corporations cannot build in passion, unless they are distributive. So ethical/distributive is our key.

Counterarguments:

1. Corporations can top-down fund big projects

Potential Partners

• Crowd Supply
• Seeed Studio
• SZOIL
• Kit production - businesses
• Kit production - startup entrepreneurs