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E112 – Engineering Design
Worksheet for Lesson 01: Design Thinking
Reference: PolyMall – An e-learning platform that provides intuitive resources on fundamental engineering modules for all polytechnic
students. You may refer to the module Design Thinking with Business Strategy
21S1-D-RP-SEG2000.
Please go through the following unit as resource material for this lesson.
 PolyMall
Design Thinking and TRIZ (see Design Thinking section only)
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What is Design Thinking?
Have you heard of design thinking? What is design thinking to you? What is the use of design thinking?
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1. Design the IDEAL Bag
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2. Your New Task! (1st Interview)
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3. Let’s Dig Deeper! (2nd Interview)
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4. Reframe the Task and Define the Problem
Describe your partner (the user)
needs a way to
Your partner’s most important need
because in his/her world,
Most interesting insight you learnt about your partner
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5. Ideate By Generating Alternatives
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6. Iterate Based on Feedback
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7. Share Your Solution and Get More Feedback
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