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3: Evaluate a product using Lifes Principles

Emily Simnam

06/21/2015

Product: Klean Kanteen

Klean Kanteen is a 100% stainless steel bottle used for hydration that can hold cold or hot beverages.
The design, materials and even packaging has been thought out to improve the sustainable principles
that the company follows.

Factors:
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Eco-Friendly and recyclable, it can be UP-Cycled into another product.

18/8 food-grade stainless steel, with an electro polished interior that does not have a liner or
retain flavors.
Vacuum Insulated bottles deliver on this concept6 hours with hot beverages and 24 with iced.
FSC-certified packaging

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Emily Simnam

06/21/2015

Durable construction, rounded corners for easy cleaning

Company partnerships with projects, events and causes linked to what the company believes in;
health, sustainability and environmental awareness.
Also sells food canisters, cups and growlers made of the same stainless steel material.

Life Principles:
Locally Attuned and Responsive (Runs on Information): N/A
Integrates Cyclic Processes: N/A
Resilient: long-lasting and durable
Redundant: N/A
Decentralized and Distributed: B-Corporation, offers transparency in the company for customers to see
inner workings of the company.
Diverse: Klean Kanteen offers different products and graphic designs and colors.
Cross-Pollination and Mutation: N/A
Feedback Loops: Customer feedback offers intel for future designs and customer satisfaction.
Learns and Imitates: N/A
Antennae, Signal and Response: N/A
Free Energy: Unknown
Resourceful and Opportunistic
Simple Common Building Blocks: Made with 100% stainless steel
Shape Rather than Material: Curved edges for easy flow, wide opening for pouring and ice cubes
Cellular and Nested: N/A
Optimizing Rather Than Maximizing: N/A
Leveraging Interdependence: Klean Kanteen can be UP-cycled into many other products that may be
better than originally intended
Using Benign Manufacturing: Use of alternative energy for manufacturing unknown
Using Multi-Functional Design: Klean Kanteen can hold hot or cold beverages for long periods of time

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Emily Simnam

06/21/2015

Fitting Form to Function: Curved edges to limit bacteria growth seen in rough edged containers
Recycling All Materials: UP-cycle, all materials can be recycled
Fostering Cooperative Relationships: Promoted partnerships with environmental, sustainable and health
awareness
Self-Organizing: N/A
Using Life-Friendly Materials: 100% stainless steel, food grade.
Using Water-Based Chemistry: Metal based
Using Self-Assembly: Manufactured by hand, technology for manufacturing still needs research