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# Capabilities

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We help global brands create   
the future through great design.  
This is how we do it.

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# Breakthroughs start with a Discovery

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Our Discovery process integrates the best of Design Thinking theory and Voice of the Customer research to deliver validated new product concepts to your innovation funnel.

Learn more about how we can tailor a package to your needs.

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###### MEDICAL DESIGN

# From diagnostics to drug delivery

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Our structured design process is modelled on the Stanford Biodesign process, which integrates human factors and user research to deliver technically excellent, IP and patent rich medical devices that is fully compliant with ISO13485.

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###### PROFESSIONAL DEVICE DESIGN

# From industrial inspection to IoT

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Professional products need to survive in quite extreme environments, from factory floors to freezing forests. Usability design is key to optimising performance in the real world and clever materials selection means all design requirements are met in the most efficient way possible.

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###### CONSUMER DESIGN

# From beer taps to baby bottles

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Understanding the end user is key to developing a product that will have impact on the market place. Our structured design process, following international best practice and a healthy dose of our own considerable experience, delivers ‘first to world’ products the year round.

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## Capabilities

We have a lot of skills in our toolbelt,   
here's a handful of them:

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Insights

Consumer Insights  
Discovery  
VOC  
Market Insights

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MVP*

Demo Kit Build + Testing  
Proof of Principle + Testing

(*minimum viable product)

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R&D Support

R&D Support  
Research  
R&D/Design Team Capacity Build

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Product Design

Concept Development  
Prototyping + Testing  
CAD  
Detail Development

![Sketchy box](https://www.dolmen.ie/hubfs/DEV-Folder/Capabilities%20Icons/Asset%204.svg)

Visualization

Advanced Visualization  
CMF  
Ideation  
Interactive 3D Visualization

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Human Factors

Formative and Summative

Studies

VOC

Ethnography

Personas

Task Analysis

![Asset 1](https://www.dolmen.ie/hubfs/DEV-Folder/Capabilities%20Icons/Asset%201.svg)

Design Delivery

Project Management  
Production Liaison  
DFMA  
Design Engineering

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Product Brand

Product Brand  
Product Packaging  
Product UX

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### Work with Dolmen

Our creative + technical team is ready to discuss your idea with you.

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### Careers at Dolmen

Be a part of an award-winning team, we are always looking for talented professionals.

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### Stories from Dolmen

Insights, Awards, News and fun reads from the Dolmen team

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