Different approaches to the idea generation process
Stimulated Approach - Finding inspiration from surroundings - conversations, books, other designers work, walks etc to inform ideas
Systematic Approach - Based on systematic collection and modification of components such as structuring, restructuring, enlarging and reducing, combining and extraction, replacing and adding etc
Intitutive Approach - Thinking of an idea immediately, helps with short deadlines, but are limited because we only do what we know
A strategy for thinking through a problem.
Phase 1 Assimilation
Accumulation and ordering of general information and information specifically related to the problem in hand.
Phase 2 General Study
The investigation of the nature of the problem. The investigation of possible solutions or means of solutions.
Phase 3 Developmental
Developmental and refinement of one or more of the tentative solutions isolated during stage 2.
Phase 4 Communication
Communication of one of more solutions to people either inside or outside the design team
Research is the process of finding facts. These facts will lead to knowledge. Research is done by using whats already known.
Types of Research
Quantitive - facts/figures/measurements
Qualitative - people's beliefs/experiences/attitudes/subjective
Primary - generating new informtion in relation to a specific problem
Secondary - books/journals/internet
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