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Hello Designer, Researchers, and Innovators As part of a public/private partnership on behalf of my institution, I am currently involved in some research which pertains to use of domestic additive manufacturing methods as an alternative to traditional modes of current industry production in the garment industry. At this phase, we are about to embark on user testing of the current prototypes before market finalization, which will involve participants who qualify using the product for a week as part of a wear test, reporting out, and then a follow up focus group for recaps. One of the issues which came up recently in the final stages of the planning for the rollout of these user testing scenarios has to do with protecting the product innovation from participants who inadvertently "lose" the prototypes, or, more realistically, whisk them away for competitive analysis. Beyond having participants sign some sort of an NDA as part of the eligibility qualification process, I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations or best practices that they might share in a similar situation when trying to protect the IP behind the prototype design? Thank you Barbara Barbara Trippeer Assistant Professor, Fashion Design Apparel 227 W. 27th Suite B713 New York NY 10001-5992 United States 212.217.5193 [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Barbara On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 4:56 PM CHARLES BURNETTE < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ken, Heidi, and others in this thread, > > To get a grasp on how scientists are beginning to define beauty in ways > non scientists can appreciate I highly recommend. > > Chatterjee, A. 2014: The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire > Beauty and Enjoy Art”, New York, Oxford University Press > > Two of my papers “ Beauty In and By Design” and "The Role of Aesthetics > in Design Thinking” also address the subject of the thread. > Both can be downloaded in their original versions from > http://www.independent.academia.edu/charlesburnette < > http://www.independent.academia.edu/charlesburnette> > If you want , slightly better revised versions please email me. > > There is also wonderful new science on intuition and insight that is > showing the way to scientifically based design thinking in papers at the > above address. > > Finding the common ground with science is the way forward for design , > and need not sacrifice its humanistic nature. > > Or so I still believe, > Chuck > 10 <> > New York, Oxford University Press, > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Barbara Trippeer Educator, Fashion Design m: (972)-374-8195 e: barbaratrippeer@ <[log in to unmask]>gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------