Joint Immobilization Device

A derivative one-line ideation brief from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019), adapted from the Mountain-TREK design brief in Wilson, Rosen, Nelson, and Yen (2010).

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts

Field	Value
Problem ID	ideation_joint_immobilization_device
Problem Family	text
Implementation	TextProblem
Capabilities	citation-backed, prompt-packet, statement-markdown
Study Suitability	human-subjects-ready, ideation-friendly
Tags	text, human-subjects, ideation, medical, mechanical-design

Taxonomy

Formulation

textual_prompt

Is Dynamic

no

Orientation

engineering_practical

Objective Mode

qualitative

Constraint Nature

informal

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, medical, mechanical-design

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

20

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Statement

A device to immobilize a human joint.

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.
wilson_2010	Wilson, Rosen, Nelson, and Yen (2010). The effects of biological examples in idea generation. Design Studies, 31(2), 169-186.

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{WILSON2010169,
title = {The effects of biological examples in idea generation},
journal = {Design Studies},
volume = {31},
number = {2},
pages = {169-186},
year = {2010},
issn = {0142-694X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2009.10.003},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X0900074X},
author = {Jamal O. Wilson and David Rosen and Brent A. Nelson and Jeannette Yen},
keywords = {innovation, design techniques, conceptual design, creative design, evaluation}
}