Remote Village Rainwater Access

A study-specific ASME ideation brief about helping remote villagers catch, store, and access rainwater, with an earlier related framing in Silk et al. (2014) adapted from Spradlin (2012).

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts

Field	Value
Problem ID	ideation_remote_village_rainwater_access
Problem Family	text
Implementation	TextProblem
Capabilities	citation-backed, prompt-packet, statement-markdown
Study Suitability	human-subjects-ready, ideation-friendly, intervention-ready, variety-study-ready
Tags	text, human-subjects, ideation, water, rural, asme

Taxonomy

Formulation

textual_prompt

Is Dynamic

no

Orientation

engineering_practical

Objective Mode

qualitative

Constraint Nature

embedded-constraints

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, water, rural, asme

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

20

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

variety

Statement

A way for remote villagers to catch, store, and access rainwater.

Prompt Profile

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

Sources

Key	Summary
jablokow_teerlink_yilmaz_daly_silk_wehr_2015	Jablokow, Teerlink, Yilmaz, Daly, Silk, and Wehr (2015). Ideation Variety in Mechanical Design: Examining the Effects of Cognitive Style and Design Heuristics.
silk_daly_jablokow_yilmaz_rosenberg_2014	Silk, Daly, Jablokow, Yilmaz, and Rosenberg (2014). The Design Problem Framework: Using Adaption-Innovation Theory to Construct Design Problem Statements.
spradlin_2012	Spradlin (2012). Are You Solving the Right Problem? Asking the Right Questions Is Crucial. Harvard Business Review, 90(9), 84-101.

Raw Citation Records

Jablokow, Teerlink, Yilmaz, Daly, Silk, and Wehr (2015). Ideation Variety in Mechanical Design: Examining the Effects of Cognitive Style and Design Heuristics. ASME IDETC/CIE. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2015-46334.

Silk, Daly, Jablokow, Yilmaz, and Rosenberg (2014). The Design Problem Framework: Using Adaption-Innovation Theory to Construct Design Problem Statements. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Paper ID #8781.

Spradlin (2012). Are You Solving the Right Problem? Asking the Right Questions Is Crucial. Harvard Business Review, 90(9), 84-101.