Idea Generation
You must be aware of _____ when brainstorming
Group think
Comes from explicit stakeholder requirements and implicit requirements contained in the value mode
Feasibility screening matrix
Name a type of cost
Acquisition, Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Recurring Cost, Non-recurring Cost, Direct Cost, Indirect Cost
Interdisciplinary approach to enable the realization of successful systems.
Guidelines: No criticism/evaluation of ideas, encourage wild and exaggerated Ideas, seek large quantities of ideas, build on each other’s ideas, capture everything, and encourage participation
Brainstorming
The top row of the Zwicky Morphological Box
Design parameters
P(1+i)^N
Future value equation
What is system thinking
Recognizes a system as an entity first, as a whole, with its fit and relationship with its environment being primary concerns.
The form of brainwriting where everyone writes with no sequence and all are collected
Unstructured (free form)
One of the Fritz Zwicky morphology Steps
1.Concisely formulate the problem to be solved
2.Localize all parameters that might be important for the solution
3.Construct a multidimensional matric containing all possible solutions
4.Assess all solutions against the purposes to be achieved.
5.Select suitable solutions for application or iterative morphological study.
Cost analysis must account for_____ (think time)
Life cycle cost
DSRP stands for...
Distinctions, Systems, Relationships, Perspectives
A silent process where notes are stuck to a wall so that all participants can see them and participants move notes into unnamed groups using logical associations.
Affinity Diagraming
An idea generation/refinement technique created by Fritz Zwicky
Morphology steps
Type of cost easily related to a measurable activity or output (workhours/unit)
Direct Cost
System thinking elements
Classification, Boundary, Visibility, Spatial Arrangement, Evolution
Organizing and planning: organises, summarises, concludes and decides. (What hat?)
Blue hat
Box used for alternative generation
Zwicky’s Morphological Box
Type of cost that changes based on the level of activity
Variable Cost
What is a system
An integrated set of elements that accomplishes a defined objective.