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College of Engineering, EEIC
Creative Design Thinking*
*Directly from: EEIC Multidisciplinary Capstone Program
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Introduction
What is CREATIVITY?
Create: To produce or bring about by course of action, To bring
into existence something new, To produce through
imaginative skill
Ref: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition.
Creativity is the ability to bring into fruition one’s
original, imaginative and/or expressive ideas and
concepts to serve new purposes and/or fulfill a
need.
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Who is CREATIVE?
Creativity in everyone• personal• social• cultural
Knowledge Creativity
Engineers use their creativity to generate useful ideas and solve problems.
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Conceptualization of Creativity
Generating a useful idea Problem Product vs. Technology Product
Communicating the ideaWords, Pictures, Construction Making the concept aesthetically appealing
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Ways to Becoming More Creative
• Learn creative thinking techniques
• Keep a daily journal/notebook
• Indulge in relaxation activities
• Maintain other interests
• Read
• Ask questions
• Exchange ideas
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Obstacles to Creativity
• Fear of criticism• Lack of confidence• Negative stress• Hectic environment• Rigid rules and barriers• Conflicting goals and objectives• Routine tasks
Images: from OSU industrial design
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Techniques to Generate Ideas/Solutions
• Notebook• Brainstorm • Attribute Listing• Drawing• Construction• Research and Lateral Thinking• Assumption Smashing• Fail Fast
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Technique 1- The Notebook
• Keep notes on product goals
• Sketches
• Notes
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Technique 2- Brainstorming
Rules of brainstorming– Free flow– Random ideas– Leap-frog– Piggy-back– Divergent thinking– Convergent thinking– Non-critical
Images: from OSU industrial design
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Technique 3- Attribute ListingClassification Table:
Classification Tree:
CrustHand tossedPanWheat
VegetablesOnionsPeppersOlivesMushrooms
MeatPepperoniHamSausageBacon
Toppings
Veggies
Meat
OnionsPeppersOlivesMushrooms
PepperoniHamBacon
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Technique 4- Drawing
• Doodling- freeform drawing
• Storyboarding
• Mind Mapping
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Doodling
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Storyboarding
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Mind Mapping
lunch
pizza
burger
soup
salad
sandwich
chicken
rosemary
fried
tomatoes
cheese
pepperoni
cheese
cheesecheese
cheese
fries
tomato
pickle
vegetables
rice
dressing
lettucetomatoes
bacon
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Technique 5- Construction
Given a variety of shapes and sizes
these techniques allow for quick
rearranging:
• Popsicle Sticks
• Construction Paper
• Foam Models
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Foam Models
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Technique 6- Research
• Web Search
• Patents
• Solutions to similar
problems in unrelated areas
Patents
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Technique 7- Assumption Smashing
Consider what happens to the design
of a product or system if each of the
assumptions are dropped one at a
time.
Fewer Limitations More Creativity
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Technique 8 - Fail Fast
• Trying many ideas
• Free of limitations
• Recognize other opportunities
• Recognize failures early
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Creativity in Invention
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Summary
“To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advances in science.”
Albert Einstein
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Summary
• Defined Creativity• Ways to be more Creative• Techniques to be Creative
– Notebook– Brainstorm – Attribute Listing– Drawing– Construction– Research and Lateral Thinking– Assumption Smashing– Fail Fast