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Concepts of Engineering and Technology Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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The process of forming ideas. The creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas An idea is understood to be a basic element of thought that can be either visual, concrete, or abstract An essential part of the design process, both in education and practice Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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The exchange of ideas in order to generate more ideas To get people to think about things in new ways It is important to be open and not rule anything out No criticism or judgments allowed Failure is an opportunity to seek new solutions or ask different questions Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Improvement is incremental Innovation is a game changer Examples of improvement: Realplayer, Windows media player, winamp Examples of innovation: ITunes Netflix is doing to TV what ITunes did to music Improvement is necessary for a companies survival, innovation can create market dominance Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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To create business value. This can be a reduction in cost, a new product, an improvement to an existing product, or a new service To generate as many ideas as possible in as condensed a timeframe as possible Companies want to believe that generating and leveraging the ideas of their workers is one of their core competencies and leads to a competitive advantage Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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To discover important new products or features To add efficiency to a process To develop open communication through the process of discussion To leverage the collective brainpower of the entire organization People involved develop a sense of purpose and value to the company Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Ideation is becoming more common in a company’s product development process The old process was more linear and relied on the capabilities of fewer individuals The ideation process promotes an internal corporate culture of trust and shared information Anyone can contribute to innovation Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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More than one person, group, or organizational unit Collaboration has to be developed What can we do together must turn into what will we do together. Relationships are often the key There must be some structure to the process A tangible goal has to be defined Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Look at trends Do an industry analysis Leverage customer interactions Voice of the Customer Customers can provide some insight into wants or needs Particularly with early adopters Brainstorm possible solutions SWOT analysis (strength, weakness, opportunities, threats) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Creativity Problems often have contradictory requirements Keep the cost down and make it durable Called an inventive problem A problem with no known solution Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Innovation A new method, idea, or device Development To process of producing a product or result Actualization Making the product real Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Engineers generally think of themselves as expert problem solvers Engineers can apply knowledge of systems, mechanical properties, and have a tool chest of things that have worked in other situations Engineers are not generally considered to be artistic or creative The tools an engineer uses to solve a problem are usually analytical or mathematical (logical) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Engineering is RESULT driven and the primary goal is always the same: Find the OPTIMAL solution to a problem An engineer want to look at a solution as a series of simple pieces Complexity leads to the use of simplifying assumptions An outside viewpoint is often needed to bypass the restrictions that logical or sequential thinking involves Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Ideation is a creative process, not an analytical process Ideate with a geek, validate with the meek Diversity is important You need divergent thinking not ideas for slight variations to existing products that do not lead to innovation Cross functional planning teams Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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Creative problem solving usually requires two distinct phases: divergent thinking (ideation) and convergent thinking (idea analysis and evaluation) There has to be some method of implementing proposed solutions What good are ideas if they are not put to use? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.
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