Assignment 2: Idea generation
Date set: 7/4/
Date due: 7/5/ at 5 pm*
Total marks: 20
Grade weighting: 20%
*Note the original assessment calendar had the assignment due on the 30/4/2018. As I am 4 days late in
releasing the assignment, I have pushed back the due date by a week to the 7/
Sitting here thinking about what the topic should be for assignment 2, while also thinking that I really need
to mow the lawn. I don’t enjoy mowing the lawn and so it is well overdue. So….in this assignment you will
be using the TRIZ technique to come up with ideas for the problem of lawn mowing. Specifically, how to
reduce the burden of having to mow the lawn.
Task 1: Use TRIZ (see Topic 5) to generate ideas for reducing the burden of having to mow the lawn. The
TRIZ process includes two parts: a contradiction and a selection of the 40 inventive principles. In this
assignment just focus on the 40 inventive principles. An additional explanation of these principles can be
found here: https://triz-journal.com/40-inventive-principles-examples/
Choose 5 of the 40 principles and use these 5 to generate ideas for solving this problem. Note you should not
restrict yourself to just a couple of ideas for each principle. How you express your ideas is up to you e.g. you
can describe them in words or illustrate them. The main requirement is that it is clear to the marker what the
idea is.
Marking guide: 3 marks will be awarded per principle used (3 marks x 5 principles = 15 marks).
Question the markers will have in mind are: Does the idea fit the principle? Have a wide range of
interesting and new ideas been developed for principle? Note new ideas are a challenge, as lawn
mowers have been around for a while. What if you do not restrict yourself by today’s technology?
Task 2: Based on your ideas from TASK 1, make a recommendation on what you think is the best idea, and
explain why you think so? Expand on the idea. Why weren’t other ideas considered? (300 words) (5 marks)
Marking guide: Each of the following will be given equal weighting for Task 2
• Is the task well written e.g. spelling, grammar, clarity etc?
• Was the reason for the choice well-argued or considered?
• Has the chosen idea been developed beyond Task 1?
• How original is the idea?
• Have the pros and cons of the idea been discussed well?
Note:
1. You are not expected to be an expert in lawn mowers
2. You can choose to be absurd or realistic. It is the idea generation that is important
3. Same rules about referencing applies as for Assignment 1 (applies only to Task 2).
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