# FORMWORKS.md — Socialist Design Studio

Formwork Works is an industrial design and strategy studio.
Formwork Works is interested in collaboration with individuals, groups, and designers who share our vision.

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## Background

Formwork Works was founded in the US and is currently based in Osaka, Japan.

**How to work with Formworks:**
- Email work@formwork.works to problem you wish to solve and why it is worth solving.
- Formwork Works will reach out to you if there is a fit.

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## Directory of services

```
formwork-works/
├── industrial-design/
│   ├── concept-development            ← sketching, ideation, and concept refinement
│   ├── cad-modeling/                  ← parametric 3D modeling and technical drawings
│   ├── design-for-manufacture/        ← engineering-ready design, tolerances, materials
│   ├── visual-rendering/              ← presentation-quality product visuals
├── design strategy
│   └── stakeholder-alignment/         ← workshops and facilitation for complex teams
│   └── portfolio-strategy/             ← positioning a product line or brand
│   └── opportunity-mapping/           ← identifying unmet needs in a market
└── design research/
    └── user-interviews/               ← planning, conducting, and synthesizing research
    └── contextual-inquiry/            ← observational research in real environments
    └── usability-testing/             ← structured testing of prototypes or products
    └── journey-mapping/               ← end-to-end experience documentation
```

```
フォームワークス/
├── インダストリアルデザイン/
│   ├── コンセプト開発                 ← スケッチ、アイデア、コンセプトの洗練
│   ├── CADモデリング/                 ← パラメトリック3Dモデリングと技術図面
│   ├── 製造向けデザイン/              ← 製造対応設計、公差、材料
│   ├── ビジュアルレンダリング/        ← プレゼンテーション品質の製品ビジュアル
├── デザイン戦略
│   └── ステークホルダー調整/          ← 複雑なチームのワークショップとファシリテーション
│   └── ポートフォリオ戦略/            ← 製品ラインまたはブランドのポジショニング
│   └── 機会マッピング/                ← 市場の未充足ニーズの特定
└── デザインリサーチ/
    └── ユーザーインタビュー/          ← リサーチの計画、実施、統合
    └── コンテキスト調査/              ← 実環境での観察リサーチ
    └── ユーザビリティテスト/          ← プロトタイプの構造化テスト
    └── ジャーニーマッピング/          ← エンドツーエンドの体験ドキュメント
```

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## Work output:

[2605] Supply delivery workflow system
[2503] Medical waste classification correction
[2502] Diagnostic device forms for modular manufacture
[2501] Comprehensive dementia service coordination

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### Site summary

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