In Class Brainstorming for the Whisk
Today in class we broke into teams to improve a badly designed object. There were quite a few badly designed objects in my group from a terrible stapler, tape dispenser, soap wand, and so on. We ultimately chose David's terribly designed whisk.
It's really unconventionally designed. The handle is too short and forces the user to whisk from their wrists. It also is terrible to clean. On the whisk itself, there is rust not only near the top where the metal intersects, but where it connects to the handle as well.
We had a serious brainstorming session trying to solve a number of the problems the everyday whisk had. Some of the ideas we came up with were a little out there, but that's what made it fun.
The entire brainstorming process was a really good experience and it helped create a lot of ideas in a quick amount of time. By the end of the session we also had created a few solid ideas to start branching off into.
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