Generating Ideas

Techniques & Strategies

Generating Ideas

• Brainstorming– Working in groups, redesign the following

mug

Generating Ideas

• Adaptation – in groups of four use, use the scamper-

sheets to come up with new ideas for the baseball cap

SCAMPER

•SUBSTITUE•COMBINE•ADAPT•MODIFY, MAGNIFY, MINIMISE•PUT TO ANOTHER USE•ELIMINATE•REVERSE

Generating Ideas

• Attribute Listing– Working in groups, list the attributes for the

ball point pens

Generating Ideas

• Analogy– Think of similar objects which could be

used to create new designs for the ball point pen List how and why?

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• Constructive discontent– Analyse and redesign the T-shirt and work

on improving it

Generating Ideas

• Morphological synthesis– Elaborate using a 2D grid, thinking creatively as

to how the attributes for the ball point pen can be developed  

Critical Strategies

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Generating Ideas

• Strategies and Techniques to develop ideas during the design stages

• Attribute listing• Constructive discontent• Adaptation• Analogy• Brainstorming• Morphological synthesis

Generating Ideas

• Attribute Listing and Morphological Synthesis– Task 1 A Desk Lamp

– Task 2 Check out the following site, are the attributes similar?

– http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCT_03.htm

Generating Ideas

• Task 3: Look at the following link and produce your own attribute analysis for a promotional kiosk with storage

• http://www.mostre.com/exhibit_examples.html

Generating Ideas

• Complete Tasks 1 to 3 for homework• Extension Activity

– Sketch out some ideas from your research for a new exhibition/trade show promotional kiosk with storage. The theme of the exhibition is your choice.