Chocolate Packaging for Fancy Candies

A primary-source ideation brief about packaging round foil-wrapped chocolates sold individually in quantities from three to 50.

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Quick Facts

Field	Value
Problem ID	ideation_chocolate_packaging
Problem Family	text
Implementation	TextProblem
Capabilities	citation-backed, prompt-packet, statement-markdown
Study Suitability	human-subjects-ready, ideation-friendly
Tags	text, human-subjects, ideation, packaging, consumer

Taxonomy

Formulation

textual_prompt

Is Dynamic

no

Orientation

consumer-product

Objective Mode

qualitative

Constraint Nature

embedded-constraints

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, packaging, consumer

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

20

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Statement

Subjects were asked to design packaging for fancy chocolate candies, sold by the unit. The individual candy is round, 2 cm in diameter, and wrapped in foil. The packaging must accommodate any desired number of candies between three and 50.

Prompt Profile

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	20
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources

Key	Summary
goldschmidt_smolkov_2006	Goldschmidt and Smolkov (2006). Variances in the impact of visual stimuli on design problem solving performance. Design Studies, 27(5), 549-569.

Raw Citation Records

@article{GOLDSCHMIDT2006549,
title = {Variances in the impact of visual stimuli on design problem solving performance},
journal = {Design Studies},
volume = {27},
number = {5},
pages = {549-569},
year = {2006},
issn = {0142-694X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2006.01.002},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X06000172},
author = {Gabriela Goldschmidt and Maria Smolkov}
}