IB Design Technology Topic 5.3 Strategies for…

Which of the following strategies for innovation involves deliberately fostering an environment where failure is seen as a learning opportunity and not punished?

A fitness equipment company identifies a growing trend of people exercising in small home offices. In response to this observation, they develop a compact, foldable treadmill specifically designed to be stored under a desk.

Which of the following strategies for innovation is being described?

Commercial manufacturers are increasingly adopting waste mitigation strategies to comply with environmental regulations and improve sustainability. A typical example is the high-volume modular office photocopier shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: A modular commercial photocopier

photocopier

(a) how the shift from physical media distribution to digital cloud services (such as providing software manuals online) is an example of dematerialization.

Which of the following are strategies for innovation?

I. Market pull and technology push II. Product recovery and waste mitigation III. Act of insight and analogy

(b) whether the implementation of a manufacturer "take-back" scheme for used photocopiers is an example of product recovery or pollution reduction.

how waste can be minimized through reconditioning, re-engineering and recycling strategies in the management of commercial photocopiers.

IB Design Technology 5.3 Strategies for Innovation Questionbank

IB Design Technology 5.3 Strategies for Innovation Questionbank

IB Design Technology 5.3 Strategies for Innovation Questionbank

IB Design Technology 5.3 Strategies for Innovation Questionbank

IB Design Technology (DT) Topic 5.3 Strategies for Innovation Questionbank