Explore design thinking and innovation in this Harvard University lecture by Professor Srikant Datar. Delve into problem-solving approaches, functional fixedness, and the Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) method. Examine real-world examples and exercises, including the Rope Exercise and Freemark Abbey case. Learn about task unification principles, structural fixedness, and division in various industries. Gain insights into creative problem-solving techniques applicable to diverse fields and challenges.
Overview
Syllabus
TALKING ABOUT TEACHING FALL 2014
Why this course?
Pedagogy
Setting + Diversity
Typical Problem Solving Approach
A Different Approach
Rope Exercise
Reducing boiling time of water
Freemark Abbey
The Flat Tire
Functional Fixedness
SIT The Closed World (Principle 1)
Examples of Task Unification Assign to a thermometer the task of also being a pacifier
reCAPTCHA
Exercise in Task Unification
Examples of Task Unification Camera Apps
Applying Task Unification
Examples of Tansk Unification
The Paper Rider
SIT Structural Fixedness
Division in the DVD Industry
Examples of Division
Planning a Trip
Taught by
Harvard University
