Apartment Cooling Problem#

An everyday problem-solving prompt asking participants to generate ways to keep Judy cool in a hot, humid apartment.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_apartment_cooling_problem`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `ideation`, `consumer`, `cooling`, `problem-solving`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: open
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, consumer, cooling, problem-solving
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 15
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Judy complains that her apartment is too hot and humid in the summer and her fan isn’t enough to keep her cool. She asks you to use your engineering design skills to think of some solutions to her problem. List as many ideas as you can for ways to keep Judy cool in her apartment.

Prompt Profile#

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	15
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources#

Key	Summary
`johnson_cheeley_caldwell_green_2016`	Johnson, Cheeley, Caldwell, and Green (2016). Comparison and Extensions of Novelty Metrics for Problem-Solving Tasks. ASME IDETC/CIE 2016, DETC2016-60319.

Raw Citation Records#

Johnson, Tyler A., Avery Cheeley, Benjamin W. Caldwell, and Matthew G. Green (2016). Comparison and Extensions of Novelty Metrics for Problem-Solving Tasks. ASME IDETC/CIE 2016, DETC2016-60319.