The Design and Problem Solving Process
Use of the IDEATE Model
Designing is the translation of ideas into something tangible. The term design may be used to relate to the design process or it may refer to the product of the design process. In technology, designers are people who set out to solve practical problems that arise from real situations. When an individual is engaged in designing, he or she takes what he or she thinks it is a good idea and turns it into something that will solve the problem often referred to as the Design Loop.
The IDEATE Design Loop was developed so that ideas can be translated into an end result, i.e. products or systems
