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Product evolution and development

I can identify the stages of product evolution and development.

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Product evolution and development

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Key learning points

  1. Product development is the steps used to create or improve a product.
  2. Designers use a design process to support this consisting of the stages empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test.
  3. A market pull is when the demand of people drives the creation of new product.
  4. Technology push is when new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products.

Keywords

  • Product development - the steps to create or improve a product

  • Product evolution - how products change and improve over time

  • Market pull - a demand from people drives the creation of new products

  • Technology push - new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products

Common misconception

Designing is only creative when innovative ideas are produced.

Designing is creative at every stage, not just when coming up with brand-new ideas. Creativity is also shown in solving problems, improving existing products, and making designs more user-friendly, sustainable, or affordable.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: A __________ property is a characteristic of a material.
function
Correct answer: material
form
product
Q2.
What material properties relates to the aesthetical elements of a material?
strength
Correct answer: colour
durability
Correct answer: appearance
Q3.
What is a stimulus?
something that encourages stability
something that encourages consistency
Correct answer: something that encourages change
Q4.
What type of materials change their material properties in response to an external stimulus?
intelligent
Correct answer: smart
clever
intuitive
Q5.
What is the stimulus that makes photochromic materials change colour?
heat
water
Correct answer: light
Q6.
What is a stimulus for a piezoelectric material?
electrical conductivity
Correct answer: pressure
temperature
water
light

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
What are the steps used to create or improve a product called?
product iteration
Correct answer: product development
product evolution
product refinement
Q2.
Complete the sentence: The design process often consists of five main stages, including empathising, defining, , prototyping and testing.
Correct Answer: ideating, ideate
Q3.
True or false? Designing is only creative when innovative ideas are produced.
Correct Answer: false, wrong, incorrect
Q4.
What are the stages called that a product goes through once it is developed?
iteration
Correct answer: evolutionary
ideation
testing
Q5.
Complete the sentence: A market is when the demand of people drives the creation of a new product.
Correct Answer: pull