Innowiz: a Guiding Framework for Projects in Industrial Design Education
Year: 2011
Editor: Kovacevic, Ahmed, Ion, William, McMahon, Chris, Buck, Lyndon and Hogarth, Peter
Author: Michiels, Pieter; Verthe, Becky; Saldien, Jelle; Versluys, Rino
Series: E&PDE
Section: Design Methodology and Education 1
Page(s): 481-486
Abstract
This paper presents the concrete application of the INNOWIZ methodology in a design education context. This methodical philosophy is used as a structural backbone in teaching the product design process to students in industrial product design. Observations and teaching experience have shown that these students need a method to manage their creative processes, inspiration in the form of tools and techniques in order to open up their mindset for idea exploration, and a personal approach to tackle any specific situation and to deal with many different design briefs.
Keywords: Design methodology, creativity, teaching method, project approach