Idea Generation Pt. 2
HMWs
How might we make setting up and taking down tables easier?
How might we make transporting tables easier?
Set Up
Location:
Bordertown Coffee Shop
Saturday, Novemeber 2nd
2pm
Agenda:
Set up
People arrive
Warm up exercises
- Loser ball
- Zip Zap Zop
- Half Sketch
Brainstorm session (40 min)
- Free ideation (20 min)
- HMW #1 (10 min)
- HMW #2 (10 min)
Sorting (5 min)
Voting
Clean up



Materials:
- Agenda (Guidelines)
- HMW Statements
- Index cards
- Markers
- Tape
- Stickers
Participants:
- Zoë–Sophomore, Apparel Design Major
- Andrew A.–Sophomore, Computer Science Major
- Andrew P.–Senior, Business Marketing Education Major
- Matt–Graduated, Majored in Advertising
Warm Up



Warm Up:
- Loser Ball
- Zip Zap Zop
The One I Made:
Half Sketch:
- Everyone gets a sheet of paper and a marker (or two or three)
- Pick an object (pick an object, any object) and have them draw half of it with their RIGHT hand in 1 minute
- Switch sheets with someone
- Now complete the drawing with your LEFT hand in 1 minute
- Share your drawing with everyone
- Repeat
Brainstorm Session


The brainstorming session lasted about 4o minutes in total. The first 20 was spent on free ideating while the other other 20 was split between the two HMW statements.

Total # of Ideas: 78
IPM: 1.95 ideas per minute



After out brainstorming session, I gave the others 5 minutes to sort the ideas on the wall into different sections.



The way the voting went was that everyone got a 10 dot stickers and they had to put a sticker on the ideas that they liked. If they wanted to vote for the same one multiple times then they could.

The top 10 ideas that they voted on were:
- Accordion table (Matt)
- Built in fabric scrap trash (Zoë)
- Push to compress table (Andrew P.)
- Emergency “flips the table” button table (Matt)
- Pincushion table (Zoë)
- A table that can be folded down small enough for it to fit in a bag/backpack (Zoë)
- A table that pulls out over a bathtub and functions like a tray (Matt)
- Rose shaped table (Andrew A)
- Invisible table (Matt)
- Edible table made of bread (Andrew P.)
Top 10 Ideas


- Fitted tablecloths that doubles as a bag
- A backpack that holds the frame inside and the bag itself unfolds into a table
- A compress-able accordion table
- Puzzle table that looks like a rose and can be compressed–the table top is also a puzzle!
- A table with a built in fabric scrap trash hole
- A DJ table with built in speakers that can sense how much daylight there is and glow in the dark
- Foldable shoe organizer
- A collapsable vanity/makeup table
- A picnic basket that can be unfolded into a mini table with table cloth included
- Party tables that can sense the temperature and changes color
Timeline:
Wednesday (10/30): Make and post blog outline
Thursday (10/31): Find another person for brainstorm session (one person bailed last minute)
Friday (11/1): Craft HMW statements; gather supplies and confirm time and location with everyone; create new warm up game
Saturday (11/2): Brainstorm session! Set up, warm up, and go through the whole session and document the session in photo and text
Sunday (11/3): Organize information from the session
Monday (11/4): Select top 10 ideas and sketch them
Tuesday (11/5): Start blog post
Wednesday (11/6): Post blog
