Small Towel Folding Device

A derivative one-line ideation brief from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019), attributed there to Linsey et al. (2012), with the task family tracing back to the WordTree case study in Linsey, Wood, and Markman (2008).

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts

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

Taxonomy

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

Statement

A device to fold washcloths, hand towels, and small bath towels.

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.
`linsey_2012_towels`	Linsey et al. (2012). A device to fold washcloths, hand towels, and small bath towels. Secondary attribution preserved from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019).
`linsey_wood_markman_2008_wordtrees`	Linsey, Wood, and Markman (2008). Wordtrees: A method for design by analogy. 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition.

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}
}

Linsey et al. (2012). A device to fold washcloths, hand towels, and small bath towels. Secondary attribution preserved from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019); original 2012 source not yet resolved.

@inproceedings{linsey2008wordtrees,
  title = {Wordtrees: A method for design by analogy},
  author = {Linsey, Julie and Wood, Kristin and Markman, Arthur},
  booktitle = {2008 Annual Conference \& Exposition},
  pages = {13--1407},
  year = {2008}
}