a way of generating large numbers of design ideas by combining different aspects

Innovation when generating ideas

Design and technology

Pupils learn about biomimicry and innovation.  They will learn how to use sources of inspiration to create a range of ideas for a product encouraging children to grow vegetables. The pupils will develop ideas and manufacture a prototype.  Variation allows for different material outcomes.

Iterative design: Nature

Using dice to generate randomly them, what can be combined to spark ideas?

a way of generating a small number of design ideas

where the context is considered and research is conducted

a gap or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial

a statement explaining what you are going to design and manufacture

criteria a product must have or do also called product requirements

Match the different aspects of designing to the definition:

If you don't consider a range of design opportunities you can become ...

open enough to allow scope for creative designs

specific enough to ensure designs address the design opportunity identified

To help frame our thoughts when writing specifications we use ...

Which subheadings would be most suitable to write a specification for this design brief?

"I am going to design and manufacture a product to entertain young children inside the house on a rainy day."

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