Lab9-cct333


 * According to this chapter, discuss the importance of the progression from qualitative, generative research to evaluative research as part of their design challenge as part of the Hear: Goals system process.**

Qualitative research is an important step in the early stages of research. It allows the designer to immerse themselves into the world of the people they are designing for. By placing themselves into the real world context, the designer is able to build empathy for the people, question their assumptions, and inspire new solutions. Qualitative research is used to inspire the designer about new possible solutions. The first stage of qualitative research is generative, meaning information is gathered to support brainstorming to come up with creative approaches and solutions. The later stage is refereed to as evaluative which is used to quickly learn about peoples responses to the designers ideas and solutions. The entire process is centered around humans; no solution is designed until the problem is fully understood from the perspective of the people affected. This ensures that the solutions fits the problem and is beneficial to the people using the solution.


 * Explain why inclusivity of constituents in the Design Challenge is so important, and why the handbook states that recruiting appropriate and inspirational participants is critical, including "extremes". What is their recommended proportion for constituents?**

Inclusivity of constituents is very important because it allows the designer(s) to gain a deep understanding of the problem from the context of the constituents. Without learning the problem from those affected, it would be very difficult to create a solution that adequately and efficiently solves some problem. The IDEO handbook states that it is very important to include people who represent extremes; those who display desired behaviours, quickly adapt new technologies, and are successful, and on the other extreme those who are very poor, resist new technologies, and display undesired behaviour. Including people who represent extremes can uncover non apparent behaviours, wants, and needs of the remaining population. The middle of the spectrum should include participants that represent the average people from the community. Each representative group (both extremes and average people) should contain one third of the participants. By including both extremes and average people in the research process, the designer is able to hear the full range of perspectives with a small sample size