Energy from Human Motion

A derivative one-line ideation brief from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019) summarizing the earlier human-motion energy task.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts

Field

Value

Problem ID

ideation_human_motion_energy_harvesting

Problem Family

text

Implementation

TextProblem

Capabilities

citation-backed, prompt-packet, statement-markdown

Study Suitability

human-subjects-ready, ideation-friendly

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, energy, wearables

Taxonomy

Formulation

textual_prompt

Is Dynamic

no

Orientation

engineering_practical

Objective Mode

qualitative

Constraint Nature

informal

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, energy, wearables

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

20

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Statement

A device that can collect energy from human motion.

Prompt Profile

Field

Value

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

20

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Sources

Key

Summary

goucher_lambert_cagan_2019

Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019). Crowdsourcing inspiration: Using crowd generated inspirational stimuli to support designer ideation. Design Studies, 61, 1-29.

fu_chan_cagan_kotovsky_schunn_wood_2013

Fu, Chan, Cagan, Kotovsky, Schunn, and Wood (2013). The Meaning of “Near” and “Far”: The Impact of Structuring Design Databases and the Effect of Distance of Analogy on Design Output. Journal of Mechanical Design, 135(2), 021007.

chan_fu_schunn_cagan_wood_kotovsky_2011

Chan, Fu, Schunn, Cagan, Wood, and Kotovsky (2011). On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Analogies for Innovative Design: Ideation Performance Based on Analogical Distance, Commonness, and Modality of Examples. Journal of Mechanical Design, 133(8), 081004.

Raw Citation Records

@article{GOUCHERLAMBERT20191,
title = {Crowdsourcing inspiration: Using crowd generated inspirational stimuli to support designer ideation},
journal = {Design Studies},
volume = {61},
pages = {1-29},
year = {2019},
issn = {0142-694X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2019.01.001},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X19300018},
author = {Kosa Goucher-Lambert and Jonathan Cagan}
}
@article{10.1115/1.4023158,
    author = {Fu, Katherine and Chan, Joel and Cagan, Jonathan and Kotovsky, Kenneth and Schunn, Christian and Wood, Kristin},
    title = {The Meaning of “Near” and “Far”: The Impact of Structuring Design Databases and the Effect of Distance of Analogy on Design Output},
    journal = {Journal of Mechanical Design},
    volume = {135},
    number = {2},
    pages = {021007},
    year = {2013},
    month = {01},
    issn = {1050-0472},
    doi = {10.1115/1.4023158},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023158},
    eprint = {https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/mechanicaldesign/article-pdf/135/2/021007/6221498/md_135_2_021007.pdf},
}
@article{10.1115/1.4004396,
    author = {Chan, Joel and Fu, Katherine and Schunn, Christian and Cagan, Jonathan and Wood, Kristin and Kotovsky, Kenneth},
    title = {On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Analogies for Innovative Design: Ideation Performance Based on Analogical Distance, Commonness, and Modality of Examples},
    journal = {Journal of Mechanical Design},
    volume = {133},
    number = {8},
    pages = {081004},
    year = {2011},
    month = {08},
    issn = {1050-0472},
    doi = {10.1115/1.4004396},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004396},
    eprint = {https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/mechanicaldesign/article-pdf/133/8/081004/5926174/081004_1.pdf},
}