Lesson Overview

The design process is a systemic, interactive approach to problem solving that promotes innovation and yields design solutions. Young people who have cool ideas like skateboards, Ipods® and Webkinz® all need to follow a creative logical process to take an idea to market. Are you creative enough to design an idea worth marketing?

Learning Outcomes:

Develop an understanding of the attributes of design. (ITEA 8)

• The design process is clearly defined, iterative and creative process. (ITEA 8-H)
• Design problems are seldom presented in a clearly defined form. (ITEA 8-I)
  
• The design needs to be continually checked and critiqued, and the ideas of the design must be redefined and improved. (ITEA 8-J)
• Requirements of a design, such as criteria, constraints, and efficiency, sometimes compete with each other. (ITEA 8-K)

Getting Started

To begin, view this brief video and consider the following questions:

• In what ways is the design process an iterative process?
• What similar processes are more linear and less iterative?