Read Chapter 10.1. Watch Introduction to Product Design and Development video. Complete the Intro to Product Design worksheet. Learning Targets: I can define product. I can discuss the four product development categories and give examples of each. I can list the characteristics of an entrepreneurial start-up.
Read Chapter 10.2. Watch America by Design with the following featured innovations: GMX7 Aquatic Resistance Training System, Embody Gaming Chair, Smart Transcription, Welch Allyn® RetinaVue® 700 Imager, Rachio 03 Smart Sprinkler System, and Avid S1. Select a product from the CNN New Product Watch List and complete the New Products worksheet. Learning Targets: I understand that the majority […]
Read Chapter 10.3. Watch video on Business Ideas vs. Opportunities. Watch video on Types of Utility (start at 1:11) and complete the Identifying Business Opportunities assignment. Visit Y Combinator for help with investors or finding a co-founder if you have interest in creating a start-up. Learning Targets: I can identify the difference between a business […]
Read Chapter 10.4. Watch this video on industry analysis and complete the Industry Analysis worksheet. Play Kahoot! to review material. Learning Targets: I can define industry. I can complete an industry analysis using the six forces model.
Read Chapter 10.6. Review PowerPoint Presentation (linked below) and complete the breakeven assignment. Breakeven Analysis Play Kahoot! to review material. Watch video on Industrial Design. Learning Targets: I understand that breakeven analysis is a method of determining the level of sales at which the company will break even (have no profit or loss). I can define the following: fixed […]
Read Chapter 10.5. Watch this Forecasting video and complete the Forecasting assignment in Teams. Learning Target: I can define market share. I can use a spreadsheet to forecast and evaluate trend lines.
Watch Design Mix video and complete the worksheet. Discuss product development process from Chapter 10.7. Learning Target: I can describe the process of developing a product that meets customer needs.
Watch Tinker Hatfield documentary on shoe design.
Watch Broken Eggs: The Looming Retirement Crisis in America at 33:00 mark.
Read Chapter 10.8. Watch video on patent application process. Discuss 4 Types of Patents: Utility patent Provisional patent Design patent Plant patent Discuss 3 Patent Strategies: Defensive Offensive Licensing Learning Target: I can explain a patent and the criteria required to get one.
