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Innovation when generating ideas

I can innovate when generating ideas.

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Innovation when generating ideas

I can innovate when generating ideas.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Innovation can be evolutionary.
  2. Innovation can be revolutionary.
  3. Morphology can be used to innovate.

Keywords

  • Innovation - new ideas

  • Evolution - gradual change or development

  • Revolution - a big change

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

Common misconception

Innovation has to be revolutionary and entirely original.

Innovation can be revolutinary like the 'cats eye' or evolutionary where ideas change gradually and evolve over time.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the different aspects of designing to the definition:
Correct Answer:context exploration,where the context is considered and research is conducted
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where the context is considered and research is conducted

Correct Answer:design opportunities,a gap or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial
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a gap or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial

Correct Answer:design brief,a statement explaining what you are going to design and manufacture
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a statement explaining what you are going to design and manufacture

Correct Answer:specification,criteria a product must have or do also called product requirements
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criteria a product must have or do also called product requirements

Q2.
If you don't consider a range of design opportunities you can become ...
Correct answer: design fixated
design fashionably
design favourably
design narrow-mindedness
Q3.
What are the 4Ws?
Correct answer: Where
Correct answer: Who
Correct answer: What
Correct answer: Why
When
Q4.
A design brief must be ...
Correct answer: open enough to allow scope for creative designs
Correct answer: specific enough to ensure designs address the design opportunity identified
closed to allow for limited designs
Q5.
To help frame our thoughts when writing specifications we use ...
titles
Correct answer: subheadings
sentences
paragraphs
Q6.
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."
Correct answer: Ergonomics
Materials
Correct answer: Size
Shape
Correct answer: Function

6 Questions

Q1.
What does 'to innovate' mean?
copy ideas
Correct answer: create new ideas
follow tradition without any change
to make things more complicated
Q2.
Match the definition to the keywords
Correct Answer:evolution,gradual change or development
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gradual change or development

Correct Answer:revolution,a big change
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a big change

Q3.
Using dice to generate randomly them, what can be combined to spark ideas?
Correct Answer: words
Q4.
What is 'morphology'?
a way of generating a small number of design ideas
Correct answer: a way of generating large numbers of design ideas by combining different aspects
Correct answer: a way of sparking innovative ideas
changing the shape of a design
Q5.
Identify this evolutionary design.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: smart glasses
Q6.
What is this revolutionary design?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: cat's eye, road safety device, cats eye, cat eye
Q6 By ELIOT2000 - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6438636