WorksheetsEngineering Design Process Problem Statement & Brainstorming
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A method of linking different ideas together by finding commonalities between them. To use this method, the design team lists ideas, in a way similar to the free association approach by writing any ideas that come to mind in an area visible to all members of the design team.
Free Association
Future Process
Freewriting
Brainstorming Web
An unknown quantity or something that needs to be changed in a situation.
Specific Constraints
Common Constraints
Problem
Free Association
Conditions that are in all engineering design process.
Brainstorming Web
Common Constraints
Specific Constraints
Free Association
Engineers intentionally focus on solutions that are not possible yet because of technological or scientific limitations. The purpose of this process is for engineers to find the ideal list of solutions without limiting themselves to current ways to produce or manufacture the solution.
Freewriting
Free Association
Brainstorming Web
Future Process
Relies heavily on the ability to brainstorm without being critical of ideas.
Free Association
Specific Constraints
Freewriting
Brainstorming Web
The statement should address who will be using and who will be impacted by the solution.
Steps to Define the Problem
Free Association
Who is the problem solution for?
Specific Constraints
1. Determine the problem's origin.
2. Define what is and what is not the problem.
3. Identify the present state and desired state of each component in the problem.
4. State the problem in your own words.
Specific Constraints
Future Process
Steps to Define the Problem
Brainstorming Web
An individual brainstorming technique in which an engineer generates possible ideas by writing them down.This process is usually a timed approach and forces engineers to describe their thoughts in writing, which can help them clarify ideas.
Freewriting
Future Process
Brainstorming Web
Free Association
Conditions that are directly related to the engineering design problem at hand.
Common Constraints
Specific Constraints
Free Association
Steps to Define the Problem
potential solutions
Common Constraints
Brainstorming Web
What should not be included in the problem statement?
Free Association
