Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Final assignment 

 Sujeet Ruiz 

 The Netherlands 

 17th of June – 2021 

 Challenge and selection 

 My main field of employment is within mechanical engineering , which I ’ve only been working 

 in for a short period of time as a fresh graduate mechanical engineer . My technical field is mostly 

 centred around automated construction methods , most of which are ( completely ) new . One of my 

 functions in my organisation is to continue where I left off after my graduation thesis , where I 

 researched a conceptual design for a new type of construction machine . This meant already working 

 some steps of the processes described throughout this course , mostly focussing on the “ what is ” and 

 the “ what if ” . After being rehired at this company to continue my thesis project , I ’ll now be further 

 developing my conceptualised machine and it ’s further phases . 

 My challenge for this project is to continue a strong development curve along the timeline of 

 my employment at this company and perhaps even continue after the completed project . 

 Already ( somewhat unknowingly ) using some methods of visualisation , I feel like I barely 

 skimmed the surface of what this design method has to offer . Therefore I ’ll be attempting to broaden 

 my use of this technique and its implementations across the different phases of the creation of this 

 new machine I ’ve been developing . 

 Application 

 As a more literal application of the title of this course , I ’ll be using the techniques as ways to 

 improve the physical designs I create . I previously explored sketched visualisations of interpretations 

 of a variety of design concepts that could be implemented into the machine . However , I kept these 

 explorations , experiments and developments mostly to myself . This course showed me the possible 

 depth these visualisations can provide if I share my thoughts and processes with others . 

 My first application is to sketch out the ideas that I have into collages , segmented into various 

 design philosophies . I ’ll incorporate various types if imagery ( non - sketched ) into the collage to provide 

 the source of inspiration . Another thing I ’ll add for clarity is the use of various colours to highlight 

 certain sections for importance . These collages should function as a broad overview of the ideas that I 

 have regarding a specific feature . I ’ll repeat this step for a multitude of features ( about 2 or 3 to start 

 off ) . 

 Now comes the part where I involve my colleagues . I ’ll present the collages to a couple of 

 colleagues after equipping them with post - its . Followingly , I give them 15 minutes to provide my 

 collages with feedback through the post - its . After these 15 minutes I gather all involved people and 

 will ask them to explain or give further comments regarding my designs and ideas . 

 The last step is to ask my colleagues to provide their own sketch ( on A4 paper ) of their 

 interpretation of the ideas I came up with . 

 Insight 

 One of the main things I learned from this shared experience with my co - workers is the 

 amazing value of their perspectives on my ideas . I found that their comments provided insight 

 regarding gaps in my knowledge and oversights in my designs . While not always comfortable , I was 

 able to process their commentary in a collaborative effort to create a better common understanding 

 of the project as a whole . We worked together to further make a better design for these 

 subcomponents . 

 Another great benefit of using this technique of collaboration was the strengthening of the 

 bond between myself and my co - workers . Even though we already ( somewhat ) worked together 

 before , we now have a better understanding of each other ’s views on the project and designing as a 

 whole . 

 Approach 

 I can conclude from the previous section that ( a more thorough than before ) visualisation of a 

 certain concept can greatly help with creating a better concept , while also improving other aspects of 

 a project . Further design should definitely make use of more of this collaborative visual process to gain 

 more and more common insight and improvements . 

 A slight alteration for future reference is the increase of the amount of detail within a given 

 design . I noticed that some ideas were n’t sketched with enough detail , leaving too much room for 

 personal interpretation where it was n’t necessarily needed . More detail should give a clearer picture 

 of the idea I ’m trying to convey towards my co - workers . 


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NAME_STUDENT: Sujeet Ruiz
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EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
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URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Design Thinking for Innovation 

 Final assignment 

 Sujeet Ruiz 

 The Netherlands 

 17th of June – 2021 

 Challenge and selection 

 My main field of employment is within mechanical engineering , which I ’ve only been working 

 in for a short period of time as a fresh graduate mechanical engineer . My technical field is mostly 

 centred around automated construction methods , most of which are ( completely ) new . One of my 

 functions in my organisation is to continue where I left off after my graduation thesis , where I 

 researched a conceptual design for a new type of construction machine . This meant already working 

 some steps of the processes described throughout this course , mostly focussing on the “ what is ” and 

 the “ what if ” . After being rehired at this company to continue my thesis project , I ’ll now be further 

 developing my conceptualised machine and it ’s further phases . 

 My challenge for this project is to continue a strong development curve along the timeline of 

 my employment at this company and perhaps even continue after the completed project . 

 Already ( somewhat unknowingly ) using some methods of visualisation , I feel like I barely 

 skimmed the surface of what this design method has to offer . Therefore I ’ll be attempting to broaden 

 my use of this technique and its implementations across the different phases of the creation of this 

 new machine I ’ve been developing . 

 Application 

 As a more literal application of the title of this course , I ’ll be using the techniques as ways to 

 improve the physical designs I create . I previously explored sketched visualisations of interpretations 

 of a variety of design concepts that could be implemented into the machine . However , I kept these 

 explorations , experiments and developments mostly to myself . This course showed me the possible 

 depth these visualisations can provide if I share my thoughts and processes with others . 

 My first application is to sketch out the ideas that I have into collages , segmented into various 

 design philosophies . I ’ll incorporate various types if imagery ( non - sketched ) into the collage to provide 

 the source of inspiration . Another thing I ’ll add for clarity is the use of various colours to highlight 

 certain sections for importance . These collages should function as a broad overview of the ideas that I 

 have regarding a specific feature . I ’ll repeat this step for a multitude of features ( about 2 or 3 to start 

 off ) . 

 Now comes the part where I involve my colleagues . I ’ll present the collages to a couple of 

 colleagues after equipping them with post - its . Followingly , I give them 15 minutes to provide my 

 collages with feedback through the post - its . After these 15 minutes I gather all involved people and 

 will ask them to explain or give further comments regarding my designs and ideas . 

 The last step is to ask my colleagues to provide their own sketch ( on A4 paper ) of their 

 interpretation of the ideas I came up with . 

 Insight 

 One of the main things I learned from this shared experience with my co - workers is the 

 amazing value of their perspectives on my ideas . I found that their comments provided insight 

 regarding gaps in my knowledge and oversights in my designs . While not always comfortable , I was 

 able to process their commentary in a collaborative effort to create a better common understanding 

 of the project as a whole . We worked together to further make a better design for these 

 subcomponents . 

 Another great benefit of using this technique of collaboration was the strengthening of the 

 bond between myself and my co - workers . Even though we already ( somewhat ) worked together 

 before , we now have a better understanding of each other ’s views on the project and designing as a 

 whole . 

 Approach 

 I can conclude from the previous section that ( a more thorough than before ) visualisation of a 

 certain concept can greatly help with creating a better concept , while also improving other aspects of 

 a project . Further design should definitely make use of more of this collaborative visual process to gain 

 more and more common insight and improvements . 

 A slight alteration for future reference is the increase of the amount of detail within a given 

 design . I noticed that some ideas were n’t sketched with enough detail , leaving too much room for 

 personal interpretation where it was n’t necessarily needed . More detail should give a clearer picture 

 of the idea I ’m trying to convey towards my co - workers .
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