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WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR
SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM – SOLVING TECHNIQUE
UNDERSTANDING
OBSERVATION
IDEATION
PROTOTYPING
Understanding
IDENTIFY
• ISSUE HAS TO BE IDENTIFIED
• ASK QUESTIONS TO KNOW BETTER :
+ is the issue really a problem ?
+ how does it help if the issue is solved? + is it worth the time & money to solve it?
+ is it be profitable?
• Understanding is not restricted to only identifying the issue.
• It can even be a technique for idea creating
Observation
IDENTIFIED
ISSUE IDENTIFIED :
# STUDY THE SITUATION TO KNOW MORE
# KNOW CONSUMERS’ REACTION TOWARDS
SOLUTION
# STUDY THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF THE ISSUE
# KNOW THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITUATION
INSIDE OUT
# ASK FREQUENTLY ON HOW IT CAN BE SOLVED
# ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR PROBLEMS THAT MAY
ARISE
Ideation
Every idea no matter whacky it is ; is still an idea.
how
Generating ideas
• All about being Creative
• Simplicity
• Extent we can go to achieve the solution
• Availability of technology
Creativity
• How to come up with ideas?
BRAINSTORMING
FOCUS
DEFINE THE ISSUE
BRAINSTORMING
PARALLEL
THINKING
RANDOM
• Define the issue – know where you are standing.
Know your ground very well.
• Focus – know where you are heading to. Always check if the idea is relevant. Out of topic is definitely out of question
• Random – come up with ideas which are crazy – it might be useful – simple yet powerful is definitely in use here.
• Parallel thinking – issues that have been solved can be an inspiration in solving your own issue.
Ideas are infinite. Anything is possible.
Prototyping
a model built
• experimental purpose
• to make it into something that can be used
• to check the functionality
• to get feedback on the product/system
Project
Purifying Palm Oil Mill Effluent
Figure 1: Palm oil mill effluent in the anaerobic retention pond
Understanding
• Palm oil mill