Our Methodology

As we were founded by doctors, keeping people healthy is at the heart of everything we do. We also apply the Socratic method to our business solutions.

We use the framework of Business, Users & Technology to understand your goals.

Medical diagnosis and treatment is very similar to best practice, Design Thinking, and innovation success principles.

Therefore we always follow these steps.

1. Listen: We carefully listen to our clients to discover known, unknown, or unmet needs.
2. Investigate: Order some investigations or tests, our radar scan, or the propulsion test.
3. Treatment Plan: We then define the best treatment plan for your success.

What is the strategy Rheem needs to have success with this customer cohort?

We believe that the most successful product development cycles involves 2 steps. 

1. getting your product "to the shelf"
2. getting your product "off the shelf"

It also must be strategically integrated with your People, your Product and your Processes.

You talked - we listened!

Rheem's patent on the RM3 was recently approved and you are looking into paths to commercialize, including doing a deep dive into the science behind gathering, treating, and then expelling air above and below the breathing zones

Rheem is interested in leveraging the joint expertise of Allergy Standards Limited  and Holly O'Driscoll as an Innovation Partner in industrial design to approach the RM3 from the vantage point of the multiple solutions that the technology could offer to the asthma and allergy community.

Proposal Purpose and Scope

We now all live in an "Air Aware" world. Asthma, Allergies and now COVID-19 have made the invisible, (i.e. the air we breathe), "a visible" issue. Just as we say ‘Bless You’ as a hangover from a plague over 300 years ago, COVID will change customer perceptions for many years to come.

Design thinking is a powerful process of problem-solving that begins with understanding unmet customer needs. It is the exact tool we all need to apply to our existing products or our innovation processes as we build back better. By placing customers' needs, that specifically relate to those concerned about healthy indoor air, at the center of a product, service, process, or business model, you can reframe this strategic challenge and develop effective solutions for a post COVID-19 world.

This workshop specifically targets the insights that emerge when considering healthy products and services for healthy air in a healthy indoor environment.

Companies who apply Design Thinking approaches for products and services that can impact on a healthy home and healthy indoor spaces will see their success rates improve substantially.

The new frontier isn’t AI its AI(r)

Summary of Proposal

Workshop topic: Design Thinking Skills: Understand the critical design thinking skills needed to either improve an existing product or design a new product specifically targeted to those who care about healthy indoor air, with a focus on Rheem's RM3 technology.

• Proposed Dates: Final 2 weeks of September (Exact Date TBD)
• Proposed Cost: $16,000 (maximum attendees: 10)

Notes: This quotation is valid for thirty (30) days. The invoice will be issued in US Dollars. ASL will endeavour to complete this project on a timely basis following receipt of your written instructions with regards to this proposal.

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Summary Terms & Conditions

Any reports produced can be used to assist products to qualify for enrolment at a future date within one of the various national or international Certification Programs operated by ASL.

HOWEVER please note that any of the national Certification Programs require inclusion of a qualified tested

Product or any tested component to be covered within an appropriate national CERTIFICATION MARK USER AGREEMENT as a condition precedent to any use or reference by Company to a certain national Certification Mark of ASL and one of their national partners or to make any other reference to ASL or any use of trademark, certification trademark, trade name, color combination, insignia or device owned or used by ASL, or to make any disclosure by Company that any

Product has been tested by ASL or the results of such testing. Company may not disclose that any Product has been tested by ASL.

All data and reports arising from this proposal will be provided to Clorox.

The results of such testing cannot be used for any other national or international logo program, endorsement, rating or certification without ASL’s specific expressed written approval.

This document and any report issued shall not be reproduced in part by any means. They remain copyright of ASL at all times.

Introduction of new Certification Standards are subject to independent peer review and no guarantees can be given as to the outcome of this process.

All Proprietary Information and Expertise provided by ASL shall remain the property of the ASL.

Full terms and conditions can be found on the Service Portal.

About Allergy Standards Limited

Allergy Standards Limited (ASL) mantra is design thinking and an innovation for healthier indoor air for the allergy aware consumer. As an independent, international certification company, it creates meaningful scientific standards for testing a wide range of products and services to determine their impact on improving indoor air quality.

ASL’s intellectual property portfolio includes unique testing protocols and suitability specifications for products to be CERTIFIED asthma & allergy friendly®.

ASL’s mission is to improve lives by empowering people create the healthiest possible indoor environment through science, education and innovation. Our vision is a world where all ER visits caused by exposure to avoidable indoor allergens are eliminated. For more information, visit www.allergystandards.com

About the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

About AAFA: Founded in 1953, AAFA is the oldest and largest non-profit patient organization dedicated to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease for people with asthma, allergies and related conditions through research, education, advocacy and support. AAFA offers extensive support for individuals and families affected by asthma and allergic diseases, such as food allergies and atopic dermatitis (eczema). Through its online patient support communities, network of local chapters and affiliated support groups, AAFA empowers patients and their families by providing practical, evidence-based information and community programs and services. AAFA is the only asthma and allergy patient advocacy group that is certified to meet the standards of excellence set by the National Health Council. For more information, visit www.aafa.org

About the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program

The asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program is a unique, ground-breaking collaboration between the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and Allergy Standards Limited. The program tests and certifies products to prove their suitability for people with asthma and allergies. The program works with retailers and manufacturers to offer consumers products for a #healthierhome.

CERTIFIED products include air cleaners, flooring, paints, bedding, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, insulation, cleaning products and more.

Visit aafa.org/certified for more information