The Application Of Bio-inspiration To Human-centered Product Design

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dc.contributor.authorKennedy, B.en
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-29T13:51:15Zen
dc.date.available2017-11-29T13:51:15Zen
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.description.abstractBiologically inspired design is an emerging practice based on the premise that nature holds a vast library of strategies, processes and technologies that can lead to innovative, sustainable solutions to human problems. Around the globe, scientific and engineering research efforts in Bio-inspiration have made astonishing discoveries that have impacted future possibilities in the fields of robotics, biomedical technology and material science, amongst many other examples. Yet, despite rising evidence about Biology’s relevance to innovative design, examples demonstrating specifics about how it can be applied in the near term in consumer product design are limited. This paper presents a case study wherein Bio-inspired design was used successfully as a tool to help develop novel, viable and product concepts for a packaged-goods industry client. Specifically, emphasis will be placed on how the method of ‘biologizing the problem’ contributed to redefining the parameters of the challenge, which ultimately drove the project’s success. After receiving a focused brief for reinventing the generally unpleasant experience of bathroom shower cleaning, the first round of creative ideation yielded incremental solutions based on the goal of ‘mildew removal and extermination.’ During the second round of creative ideation, after the problem had been redefined in terms of biological strategies, an entirely different set of solutions resulted from a revised goal of ‘mildew prevention.’ Such examples of problem redefinition can be propelled by a growing number of free databases like Asknature.org, which enable designers to find useful analogies between their design goals and Biological strategies. As these databases mature, product design efforts will be able to augment their creative output with improved results.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2495/DNE-V9-N3-230-236en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/80516en
dc.identifier.volume9en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherWIT Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectbio-inspirationen
dc.subjectbio-inspired designen
dc.subjectbiomimeticsen
dc.subjectbiomimicryen
dc.subjectconsumer packaged goodsen
dc.subjectdesign processen
dc.subjectdesign thinkingen
dc.subjecthuman-centered designen
dc.subjectinnovationen
dc.subjectproduct designen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.titleThe Application Of Bio-inspiration To Human-centered Product Designen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamicsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden

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