Free-Standing Cardboard Tower#

A rapid-prototyping challenge to build the tallest possible free-standing tower from a single A4 sheet of corrugated cardboard.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_cardboard_tower_structure`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `ideation`, `structure`, `cardboard`, `challenge`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: embedded-constraints
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, structure, cardboard, challenge
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 30
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Build a cardboard structure that is as tall as possible using only one A4-sized sheet of corrugated cardboard. The tower must be free-standing and cannot lean against another object or latch onto the table.

Prompt Profile#

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	30
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources#

Key	Summary
`neeley_lim_zhu_yang_2013`	Neeley, Lim, Zhu, and Yang (2013). Building Fast to Think Faster: Exploiting Rapid Prototyping to Accelerate Ideation During Early Stage Design. ASME IDETC/CIE 2013, DETC2013-12635.

Raw Citation Records#

Neeley, W. Lawrence, Jr., Kirsten Lim, April Zhu, and Maria C. Yang (2013). Building Fast to Think Faster: Exploiting Rapid Prototyping to Accelerate Ideation During Early Stage Design. ASME IDETC/CIE 2013, DETC2013-12635.