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Challenge Assignment: Introduction to Sustainable Design

The Challenge:

Create a new cell phone system, applying Whole Systems and Lifecycle Thinking strategies during the design process.

Considerations:

Sustainable design linked to a Whole Systems and Lifecycle Thinking project starts by formulating and answering some key questions:

What are the key requirements expressed by users for a cell phone?

What are the requirements of the cell phone solution in relation to the needs of the users and the environment?

What are the key health and safety features that should be incorporated into a new cell phone concept?

What are the key sustainable design principles that should be considered for this solution?

What are the specific materials and manufacturing processes that need to be sourced and considered?

Process:

For the Challenge Assignment, you should:

Watch the Whole Systems and Lifecycle Thinking video and read the PDF to help you identify innovation opportunities by looking at the "whole product system," allowing you to get a full picture of the challenges involved, before developing your design solutions.

Read the Whole Systems and Lifecycle Thinking Quick Reference Strategifs $($PDF$),$ which is a single$-$sheet reference guide that summarizes Whole Systems and Lifecycle'Thinking design strategies to help you locate and define your design process.

Review the Cradle$-$to$-$Cradle Diagram Example and the LCA Primer provided with this course, which will help you identify the scope and boundaries of your assessment.

Challenge Outcome:

At the end of the Challenge Assignment, you should produce:

A graphic diagram, illustrating all the lifecycles that you can think of for a cell phone or another