Measuring Cup for Blind Users#

A derivative one-line ideation brief from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019), adapted from the original measuring-cup brief studied in Jansson and Smith (1991) and later reused by Purcell, Williams, Gero, and Colbron (1993).

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

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

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: informal
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, accessibility, consumer
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 20
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

A measuring cup for the blind.

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.
`jansson_smith_1991`	Jansson and Smith (1991). Design fixation. Design Studies, 12(1), 3-11.

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{JANSSON19913,
title = {Design fixation},
journal = {Design Studies},
volume = {12},
number = {1},
pages = {3-11},
year = {1991},
issn = {0142-694X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/0142-694X(91)90003-F},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0142694X9190003F},
author = {David G. Jansson and Steven M. Smith},
keywords = {conceptual design, engineering design, creativity}
}