**Dimensions** * *[[Tool Attributes]]:* #framework #learning-tool #taxonomy #related-article #research-driven * *[[Stakeholders]]:* #design-academics #educators #private-sector #product-designers #researchers * *[[Value Generation]]:* #circular-economy #life-cycle #social-value * *[[Sustainability Strategy]]:* #product-innovation #service-innovation #social-innovation #systems-thinking #technology-innovation #design-thinking [Evolution of design for sustainability: From product design to design for system innovations and transitions](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X16300631) [[Previous Versions/Version 1/4 - concepts/design for sustainability]] (DfS) is about practices that weave together ideas that take into account sustainability for effective design. The paper links ideas from innovation literature to four aspects of: Product, Product-Service System, Spatio-Social and Socio-Technical System. This table lays out the main characteristics of DfS in light of the four mentioned aspects. ![[Previous Versions/Version 1/Files/Pasted image 20210813165807.png]] ![[Pasted image 20210813165755.png]] ![[Previous Versions/Version 1/Files/Pasted image 20210813165740.png]] Figure 2 lays out the evolution of the field in relation to the sub stream of research. ![[Previous Versions/Version 1/Files/Pasted image 20210813165932.png]]