Explore TRIZ, an inventive way of problem solving invented by Genrich Altshuller.
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Always Have a Back-up Solution
Many of the things we design are not going to work the way we thought they would at first. There are just too many unknowns until we try it. In anticipation of this, great designers always have a back-up solution.
20 Questions of Product Development
The fundamental goal of product development is to evolve the product from an abstract idea to a specific manufacturable design.