Icebreaker Activity

1
Ice-breaker Activity

• Interviewing Customers to Determine Product
  Requirements

2
Activity/Demonstration

• Product index cards
• Pair up as customer-designer
• Variation on 20 questions
• Identify some design criteria and constraints for
  sample products
• Discuss additional descriptions to fully specify
  the requirements for the item

3
Designers Card
You are a design engineer. Your customer needs
something. Ask up to 20 yes/no questions
about design criteria such as function,
appearance, cost, where, when is it used. What
is it?
4
Sample Customers Card
Answer up to 20 questions about your item with a
yes or no only answer.     Robotic Lawn Mower