We've been learning about the Design Thinking Process throughout the course of Design 101. Below, we will introduce you to the Engineering Design Process and in further modules describe how the two are connected.

Design Thinking

Set of tools to approach different types of problems with
Needs of the people you are trying to design for
Thinking, looking, studying hard, and empathizing with others and developing possible solutions

Engineering Design Process

What's the Problem?

What is the challenge? What are the limits? How can you solve it?

Explore

Find out what others have done. Gather materials and play with them.

Design

Think up lots of ideas. Pick one and make a plan. Make a drawing or a model.

Create

Use your plan to build your idea.

Try It Out

Test your idea.

Make It Better

Think about how your design could be improved. Modify your design and try again.

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