Idea Generation Flashcards

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what must be done In order for ideas to be successful

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  • Ideas must address the brief
    • Ideas must be unique and diverse
    • Ideas must be explained using annotations. Notes about design factors, processes, materials and personal thoughts should be used
  • Ideas must be presented using a range of graphic techniques (sketching, CAD, models etc).
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What are the six idea generation techniques?

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  • Morphological analysis
    • Brainstorming
  • Pencil for a walk
  • Technology Transfer -Repurposing technology from another product.
  • Biomimicry - Finding and using ideas from nature
  • Lateral thinking - thinking outside the box
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what are the key stages of pencil on a walk

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  • Draw a curvy line on your page which crosses itself at various points.
    • Select a few shapes from this and colour them in different colours.
  • Use these shapes to help you to create your ideas.
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What is pencil for a walk?

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This is a technique which involves drawing an unbroken line, often with rounded corners or edges, to help create unusual shapes to inspire a design.

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What is brainstorming?

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Group activity where people focus on a specific problem and generate a large number of ideas in a short time.

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What are the key stages of brainstorming

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  • Planning — identify the purpose of the brainstorming session, consider the size of the group, invite suitable people to take part.
  • Conducting — get group to rephrase the question, have a warm-up session, establish rules, set a time limit, avoid moments of silence and maintain momentum, record every thought.
  • Summary — discuss most unusual ideas, disregard weakest ideas, and identify most promising ideas.
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What is morphological analysis

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Morphological analysis is an structured idea generation method for exploring possible solutions to problems.

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What are the key stages of morphological analysis

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  • Planning - create a table analysis of problem/product, identify factors that will be/are important to solving the problem or improving the product, generate a range of different options for each factor, produce a matrix.
  • Using - randomly or systematically select an option from each factor to produce different alternatives.
  • Summary - disregard weakest ideas and identify most promising ideas.
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What are moodboards?

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A mood board brings together images from a variety of sources used to help encourage new creative ideas. A mood board can also be a way of visual brainstorming which helps in the creation of new ideas.

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