Overview
A method aimed at generating ideas for various themes in fields including machine development, industrial design, product design, urban planning, and environmental design. By researching biological organisms, structures, functions, and mechanisms and applying that knowledge to the design subject, you can solve technical challenges and generate new ideas.
Steps
- 1
Set the design subject in advance.
- 2
Research and investigate biological organisms, structures, functions, and mechanisms similar to the design subject.
- 3
Generate solutions to technical challenges and new design elements by drawing analogies between the research findings from STEP 1 and the design subject.
Tips & Tricks
Since many aspects of biological organisms, structures, functions, and mechanisms remain unexplained, the scope of application may be limited in some cases.
