Hi,
Theory of constraints and evaporating clouds will be interesting topics for your study.
it is more social, economical constraints rather than physical one.
Check this out for your casual start point.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Constraints
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporating_Cloud
Alf Bae
Ph.D candidate.
Hongik univ. IDAS
2011. 1. 21. ¿ÀÀü 11:17 Balder Onarheim <[log in to unmask]> ÀÛ¼º:
> Dear list,
> I'm writing a PhD about the relationship between creativity and
> constraints (any references on that topic is of course highly
> appreciated!), and I'm now in the phase of developing pilot studies
> with students and professional designers.
>
> In the study I'll have teams of two designers working 90 minutes with
> producing a design solution for a given (product) design problem. The
> challenging part is to find a good design task that is possible to
> "solve" in about an hour, without giving too many constraints, and
> that most people will have relevant background knowledge to work with.
>
> I've considered classical experimental tasks like the measure cup for
> blind users, bike rack, device for mounting backpack on bike,
> automated cloak-room and spill proof cup, but if anyone on this list
> have experiences with using other tasks please let me know!
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Balder Onarheim
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