Defining Problems Midpoint

Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis often struggle with tools in the kitchen due to physical limitations. A company that specializes in home goods is looking to design a new line of kitchen tools specifically for these individuals. The tools should reduce strain, be easy to use, be affordable to produce, and maintain the aesthetic appeal of their brand.

Which of the following is the best problem statement for the given scenario?

• We will design a kitchen tool that meets criteria and constraints

• We will design and build an aesthetically appealing kitchen tool that elderly and people with arthritis can use with ease

• Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis can’t cook.

• Kitchen tools are not useful for everyone.

• Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis struggle to use existing kitchen tools due to physical limitations

Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis often struggle with tools in the kitchen due to physical limitations. A company that specializes in home goods is looking to design a new line of kitchen tools specifically for these individuals. The tools should reduce strain, be easy to use, be affordable to produce, and maintain the aesthetic appeal of their brand.

Who is the client in this scenario?

• General merchandise stores

• You, the designer

• Elder citizens and individuals with arthritis

• Home Goods Company

• Your kitchen

Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis often struggle with tools in the kitchen due to physical limitations. A company that specializes in home goods is looking to design a new line of kitchen tools specifically for these individuals. The tools should reduce strain, be easy to use, be affordable to produce, and maintain the aesthetic appeal of their brand.

Which of the following is the best design statement for the given scenario?

• We will design a kitchen tool that meets criteria and constraints

• We will design and build an aesthetically appealing kitchen tool that elderly and people with arthritis can use with ease

• Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis can’t cook.

• Kitchen tools are not useful for everyone.

• Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis struggle to use existing kitchen tools due to physical limitations

Elderly citizens and individuals with arthritis often struggle with tools in the kitchen due to physical limitations. A company that specializes in home goods is looking to design a new line of kitchen tools specifically for these individuals. The tools should reduce strain, be easy to use, be affordable to produce, and maintain the aesthetic appeal of their brand.

Which of the following is a deliverable in this scenario?

• The home goods company

• Modified kitchen tool(s)

• Spice jars

• Must be easy to use

• Design sketches

Identify whether the following falls under criteria, constraints, or neither.

"Reduce strain for the user"

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Neither

Identify whether the following falls under criteria, constraints, or neither.

"Maintain aesthetic appeal"

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Neither

Identify whether the following falls under criteria, constraints, or neither.

"Cost of production must not exceed $_____"

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Neither

Identify whether the following falls under criteria, constraints, or neither.

"Be easy to use"

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Neither