User Centered Design
Examples of this are clicking keys on a keyboard, a sound when turning on a device or a snap when something is closed.
Feedback
List the three parts of triple bottom line.
Social, Environmental, Financial
This strategy is one that unique or vastly different from others in the market. It makes use of new technologies, materials, or production processes to develop a product. What is it called?
Pioneering Strategy
What is tolerance?
The allowable amount of variation within a particular quality. i.e. The weight tolerance for a high performance bicycle frame might be +/- 100 grams from its set weight of 1850 grams.
What is a registered design?
A registered design is an intellectual property mark that protects the appearance of a product. This can refer to a product’s form, shape, color, font, etc.
Which anthropometric measurement is best when you want to create the most inclusive type of design?
5th-95th percentile
Explain what decoupling is in a sustainability context.
Decoupling is a concept that describes an economy's ability to grow without causing harm to the environment. However, if an economy can continue to grow while using fewer resources and not damaging the environment, then it is considered decoupled.
This is the process of extracting knowledge or information about a design by disassembling it. This is a common practice of imitative manufacturers. What is it?
Reverse engineering
Explain what Kaizen is.
Central to the success of Lean Production is the emphasis on the workforce as the most valuable component of the manufacturing system. This is founded in the belief that no system is perfect, and thus the users of a system (the workers) are best situated to suggest improvements.
What does legislation mean?
Laws
List 3 ways that you can classify users.
Age, Gender, Physical Condition, Preferences, Habits, Interests, Beliefs
Explain what product stewardship is.
Product stewardship is a sustainable development strategy that emphasizes that everyone involved in the making selling buying or handling of a product takes responsibility for minimizing environmental impact at all stages in the design cycle / life cycle.
What are the four parts of marketing mix?
Product, Price, Promotion, Place
Explain the benefits of a product family.
Shared parts and pieces, reduced research and development, attract a range of customers, easily adapt to market demand, waste materials can be reused in other products
Explain what qualitative data is.
Qualitative Data is data abut the quality or aspect of the thing being measured. Usually, for designers, this is data about how something looks or feels, what people think or feel about it, or what people’s opinions are.
Explain what an affinity diagram is.
Identify a general theme. Generate and collect facts. Record the information. Identify groups and clusters of content. Cluster the info. Identify super groups of context. Present the results.
What are the two main strategies for calculating triple bottom line?
Monetizing it (what is the value in a monetary amount), indexing it (comparison of different entities/units).
Explain what market development is.
Market development of new markets for an existing products. It typically targets consumers in a different market segment who are not buying the company’s product.
The goal of quality control is to produce the same part over and over again with a minimum or no waste.
Explain what Just in Time Production is and give one disadvantage.
Producing as orders are made. Supply chain disruptions can be problematic.
What are the three parts of the ACT model?
Attract, Converse, Transact
List one benefit for each of the 3 categories of sustainability reporting to manufacturers, consumers, governments.
Manufacturers: Innovation driver, highlight areas to reduce consumption, improve energy use, locate areas to reduce waste.
Government: Company impact on a sector, increased transparency, increased compliance with laws
Consumers: Trust, highlight commitment to sustainable goals, worker's rights, following sustainable goals
Explain what a geographic based sector is.
Geographic sectors refer to groups of users defined by a region, value, culture, and its characteristics. Along with the distinct characteristics of a region, the purchasing power of consumers will also differ.
What is value stream mapping?
Value stream mapping is concerned with the big picture of the production process. The goal is to identify areas for improvement and to optimize the overall process. Value stream mapping is a lean production management tool used to analyse current and future processes for the production of a product through to delivery to the consumer.
Explain what particapatory design is and give one danger of using it.
Designer invites client to participate in the development of a product. Danger is becoming too close to the user. Long term time investment.