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Contextual Challenges DT, How can products be used to guide visitors…
Contextual Challenges DT
Visiting Places
Main Challenges
Alternative Energy
Main Challenges
How can products be used to promote an awareness of renewable energy sources?
Wooden wind farm
Mini model of a windmill for schools
Solar Panel powered toy car for children
Mini model of water wheel
Mini steam powered engine
Biomass
Renewable powered charging points
Bike the generates electricity when you pedal
Capturing lighting via the use of lighting rods
Pressure plates in populated areas to produce electricity (for street lamps, floor lights, e.t.c)
How can products be used to promote the use of electric vehicles in everyday life?
Wooden electric vehicle body
Promote the use of catalytic converters
Fund companies to persuade them to manufacture electric vehicles
Open source file for EV manufacture
string electrical charging ports for cars near gas stations as a charging bank for cars, even if not near a station people can use a charging bank for the car. No expiring date unlike fuel. that can be swapped out for a refilled one with energy or wait for it to get charged back up in station.
Replace the engine of the top car models to be electric ones
Home Working Environments
Main Challenges
How can products be used to improve a teenager’s study area at home?
Mounted shelves that can be removed to place on a desk for convenience
Compact furniture
Comfortable desk/chair
Create a tranquil environment
Laptop stand (with fans?) to prevent overheating of products
A box that you can put your device into that will lock for a small amount of time so that the student doesn’t get distracted
Laptop stand
Adjustable storage/ stand that can be adjusted to different levels and store stationary or things that are needed to work better. Easy to access maybe storage underneath the stand. Portable so that person can work anywhere anytime.
LED lights that can either be placed on a desk, a stand, on the wall or ceiling that its lights are big enough to cover the place they’re working at.
movable shelf that can be move by a device or switch that moves high shelf’s to the person while they sit on their chair.
pen that can switch from marker, different colour ink, mechanical pencil.
Or pen that can switch to correction ink
How can products be used to encourage adults to work from home?
Machine that slaps the user by using a camera to detect eye movement
Large wooden boxes, relatively light, tags on the front, could be filled with files
Room divider to separate work from home
Natural lighting
Organising things - wire organiser, shelves,
Designs that keep the user calm but not distracted
A stand where it contains a coffee machine, sugar, milk, teaspoons that can be placed around the room where they work.
A foldable table that they can use on the bed if they feel ill with different storage places
A mini fridge to prevent the adult from walking out of their home office to grab a refreshing drink
An attachable and foldable monitor screen to a laptop for easy portability of multiple screens
trash can that immediately ties trash bag by a pressure switch you can step on
How can products be used to guide visitors around a building?
Signs
Map (could be interactive or have information on specific locations)
elevator
An actual human guide
Mini wooden model of school
Projected arrow on the floor
Audio tape telling people which direction to go
Coloured LED lights that different colours can be based on different departments around the school. Small coloured LED lights can lead towards the different areas.
How can products be used to encourage people to attend an open day at an
organisation?
Put products on display
Wooden sculptures (of mascots)
Create fun activities for visiters
JB Mascot - make the suit (they actually want one)
Sign that can be interacted with to give directions
