Monday, September 22, 2014

Product Improvement


What is it about the products you use everyday that you like? What causes you to want to buy a cell phone or a backpack? Is it the commercials or the appearance of the product? Whatever the reason, design plays a vital role in the creation and marketing of any product.

Procedure

This activity is designed to provide an introduction to design. As a team of two, you will brainstorm ways to enhance or change an everyday object so that nearly every consumer would want to purchase it.
  1. Brainstorm for 15 minutes with your team to identify enhancements or changes that you would make to the item. Changes or enhancements could be anything; you are not limited by cost. 
  2. Select ideas to enhance or change the item from the brainstorming list. 
  3. Each member of the team should develop and sketch a potential change or enhancement to your product.
  4. Your team will take five additional minutes to develop a justification for each potential change to the item.
  5. Your team speaker will present your changes to the class. 

Process Statement

  • What factors must be considered when changing or enhancing a design?
  • Why is it important to document the brainstorming process?
  • What is the purpose of sketching your ideas?
  • What effective or ineffective techniques did the group speaker use to communicate your idea to the class?











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