Electric Toothbrush Portability Redesign#

A redesign brief about making an electric toothbrush more portable.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_electric_toothbrush_portability_redesign`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `design`, `toothbrush`, `portability`, `redesign`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: consumer-product
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: open
Tags: text, human-subjects, design, toothbrush, portability, redesign
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 30
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Redesign an electric toothbrush for increased portability.

Prompt Profile#

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

Sources#

Key	Summary
`toh_miller_kremer_2012`	Toh, Miller, and Kremer (2012). Mitigating Design Fixation Effects in Engineering Design Through Product Dissection Activities. Design Computing and Cognition DCC’12.

Raw Citation Records#

Toh, Christine, Scarlett Miller, and Gul Kremer (2012). Mitigating Design Fixation Effects in Engineering Design Through Product Dissection Activities. Design Computing and Cognition DCC'12.