Idea Generation Pt. 2

Anisha Joshi
Nov 2 · 4 min read

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

Setting up brainstorm space

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 (Half Sketch)

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

Brainstorm time!

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.

The wall of ideas

Total # of Ideas: 78

IPM: 1.95 ideas per minute

Sorting and Sorted

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

Voting time!

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.

Top 10 ideas from the session

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

My 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

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