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  1. 1why do individuals invent?
    1. Athey are dissatisfied with an existing product/ situation (constructive discontent)
    2. Bthey want to make money
    3. Cthey want to do something to help others
    4. Dthey are interested in technological/scientific progress
    5. Ethey have made products before
    6. Fthey like designing
    7. Gdesigning is a profitable business
    8. Hthey want to be famous
  2. 2what is constructive discontent?
    1. Awhen an existing design proves to be unsatisfactory, creative designers often set about designing a solution with improved properties
    2. Bwhen a product starts to break down to the dissatisfaction of the consumer
    3. Cwhen a designer is unsatisfied with a product and therefore seeks to break it down
    4. Dwhen a designer is not satisfied by their work and therefore take it off the market
  3. 3give an example of constructive discontent
    1. Ajames dyson, unsatisfied with original conventional wheelbarrow design (difficult to use on soft ground, thin wheel digs in, making them hard to turn), therefore in 1974 created the Ballbarrow... using a ball instead of a wheel (turns easily on soft ground, absorbs shock when used on rough surfaces)
    2. Bjames dyson, unsatisfied with original conventional toaster design (difficult to use, thin space for bread, making it only useful for pre-sliced bread), therefore in 1974 created the Supertoast... using a lever instead of a button (makes bread gap wider and lift it in an out manually therefore easier to control)
    3. Cjames dyson, unsatisfied with original conventional teacup design (difficult to use, not ergonomic to mouth, too delicate), therefore in 1974 created the Megacup... using silocone instead of china and a spout to drink from (flexed when dropped, did not spill when in use)
  4. 4give an example of designing to make money
    1. A1895, KC Gillette realised whilst shaving, it was the edge of the razor that was the vital part to shaving, wanted to make a disposable product to ensure customers kept buying replacements, thus ensuring constant demand
    2. B1775, KJ Razor realised whilst shaving, the whole process was too laborious, wanted to make a smaller, more comfortable product to ensure customers kept buying replacements, thus ensuring constant demand
    3. Cso with the help of William Nickerson (inventor of push button elevator control), he set about designing a razor consisting of handle, holder and disposable blade
    4. Dso with the help of William Hillson (inventor of pull lever elevator control), he set about designing a razor consisting of handle, holder and disposable blade in a very small size
    5. Ein 1903, the first Gillette 'safety razor' went on sale, with most of the blade covered, it was considerably safer than traditional cut-throat razors
    6. Fin 1806, the first Razor 'mini razor' went on sale, with most of the components made smaller, it was considerably smaller than traditional cut-throat razors
    7. Gin its second year, sales boomed with 90,000 razors and 12.5 million blades being sold
    8. Hin its second year, sales boomed with 60,000 razors and 12.9 million blades being sold
    9. Itoday, Gillette is one of the largest razor and grooming product manufacturers in the world (mostly focusing on disposable products) with several billion dollars worth of sales each year
    10. Jtoday, Razor is one of the largest razor and grooming product manufacturers in the world (mostly focusing on smaller, comfortable to use products) with several billion dollars worth of sales each year
  5. 5who designed in 1991 specifically to help others?
    1. Atrevor baylis
    2. Bjames dyson
    3. Csteve jobs
    4. Dmarc newson
    5. Erobin day
  6. 6in 1991, while watching a BBC documentary about the spread of HIV/Aids in Africa, Trevor Bayliss heard that poor people in Africa weren't getting the message about safe sex because they couldn't afford the batteries for their radio and decided to try and help them by solving this
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7Bayliss produced a prototype clockwork radio that would produce 14 minutes of radio play after a 30-second wind
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  8. 8Bayliss produced a prototype clockwork radio that would produce 30 minutes of radio play after a 40-second wind
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9after several years of market research, further development and fundraising, the Freeplay radio went into production in South Africa
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  10. 10after seven years of market research, further development and fundraising, the Freeplay radio went into production in south asia
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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