Innovation Subscription
Future-proof your business by keeping up with innovation in your SME.
Create a resilient product pipeline
Stay in tune with market changes
Make a predictable investment in NPD
Design Packages
You’re ready to design some killer new products for your brand or start-up.
You derisk the process by researching the market before designing and prototyping your product.
The issue?
You don't have people on your team who are able to design these new products for you.
That's where we come in!
Makers Department’s Capabilities
Monthly
No commitment.
Pause or cancel anytime.
£1,500 pcm
✓ Research, design and development
✓ Tailored advice for your product(s)
✓ 1 x workshop of your choice (worth £150-200)
✓ A summary PDF of work done
Quarterly
Saving £300 per month.
Paid quarterly.
£1,200 pcm
✓ Research, design and development
✓ Tailored advice for your product(s)
✓ 1 x workshop of your choice (worth £150-200)
✓ A summary PDF of work done
✓ Cloud-based project management
✓ Monthly meetings and progress reports
✓ Ongoing design support
6 Months
Saving £650 per month.
Paid every 6 months.
£850 pcm
✓ Research, design and development
✓ Tailored advice for your product(s)
✓ 2 x workshops of your choice (worth £150-200)
✓ A summary PDF of work done
✓ Cloud-based project management
✓ Monthly meetings and progress reports
✓ Ongoing design support
✓ Supplier and manufacturer management
✓ Optimisation of design pipeline
Need help understanding if this is a good fit for you?
Book a demo!
Our Workshops
Business Case Workshop
We have partnered with a successful entrepreneur to give advice on your specific product/ business idea.
Idea Generation Workshop
Unlock your creativity and generate innovative ideas for your business through rapid fire post-it note exercises.
Brand Workshop
Define your target market, USPs and business goals to build a brand that reflects your ethos.
Product Specification Workshop
Understand the key success critera for your product and the technical requirements to bring your idea to market.
FAQs
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Designed for start-ups or brands that develop physical products but do not have their own internal R&D or design team.
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This includes one workshop (see details above) and 3 days of studio time dedicated to your project. This will look different depending on your requirements but could include idea generation, concept development, prototyping, design for manufacture etc.
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All costs for the studio time and workshop are included in the £1,000 per month. There are two scenarios where there may be additional costs, which includes prototyping and bringing in other experts. we will always discuss these costs with you and agree before we go ahead.
Prototyping - The only additional charge will be for materials if we are building a prototype.
Experts - If you would like another expert opinion, e.g. garment designer or electronic engineer, this is subject to an additional charge to cover their fees.