Element D Submission

Element D: Design concept generation, analysis, and selection

The process for generating and comparing possible design solutions was comprehensive, iterative, and consistently defensible, making a viable and well-justified design highly likely; the design solution ultimately chosen was well-justified and demonstrated attention to all design requirements; the plan of action has considerable merit and would easily support repetition and testing for effectiveness by others.

Reflective Questions: 

• What brainstorming or idea generations techniques did I/we use to help define possible solutions and how can we show that I/we kept all of the design requirements in mind throughout the entire process?
• What was the best solution to try and why was it the best solution to try?

Include:

• Intro paragraph – how did you brainstorm possible solutions? (ex: examined existing products’ good and bad features,  took into account consumer interviews, researched products from similar applications, SCAMMPER technique, brain mapping, etc.)
• Show/describe 30 original solutions
• Discuss how you narrowed these down
• Show decision matrix, discuss how it was filled out – input from mentor/experts?
• How did you get input on the best 3 from customers?
• What revisions did you make (and why) to determine final design?
• Make sure you refer back to your design specs!