Innovation and influences

Question 1

What is analogy thinking?

Answer 1

Solving similar problems or using association

Question 2

What does lateral thinking involve?

Answer 2

Looking at a problem with radically new angles without any limitations.

Example: Instead of asking why are people getting sick, Edward Jenner asked why aren’t people getting sick

Question 3

What does lateral thinking involve?

Answer 3

Looking at a problem with radically new angles without any limitations.

Example: Instead of asking why are people getting sick, Edward Jenner asked why aren’t people getting sick

Question 4

What is morphological analysis?

Answer 4

A thinking method that considers every possible option through analysing by exhaustion.

It is a very detailed method of breaking each component into a separate problem and thus creating separate solutions

Question 5

What is meant by inversion?

Answer 5

Working inside out, rather than having an end goal and looking from both ways, it is the process of thinking the opposite of what is wanted.

Example: instead of thinking about becoming successful, think about avoiding/managing failure.

Question 6

What is brain writing?

Answer 6

A group of roughly 10-14 people from different backgrounds. A secretary writes down all ideas mentioned, no criticisms. Group discuss answers at the end and see which have potential

Question 7

What is meant by innovation?

Answer 7

Adding value to products and producing solutions to target market problems

Question 8

What is meant by innovation?

Answer 8

Adding value to products and producing solutions to target market problems

Question 9

Who discovered the approach of less is more?

Answer 9

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

Question 10

What was one of the main principles of education in Bauhaus?

Answer 10

That design, art and manufacture should not be seperated and should be used alongside each other

Question 11

What is meant by form follows function?

Answer 11

The starting point of a design should be the purpose of the product

Question 12

What does reverse engineering involve?

Answer 12

Dismantling a product to see how it functions (below the line)
analysis of strengths, weaknesses and opportunities is undertaken by competitors

Question 13

What is a collaborative approach to innovation & design?

Answer 13

Everyone in a team works together on a project at the same time to embrace the entire process of creating assets

Question 14

What are some benefits of a collaborative approach?

Answer 14

1. Time efficient as feedback is given in real time (no waiting for replies)
2. Everyone is informed through every step of the process
3. Everyone is sure of their roles and tasks as well as having a sense of being a part of a larger picture

Question 15

What are the four stages of Iterative design?

Answer 15

1. Discover
2. Define
3. Develop
4. Delivery