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Being creative in your design


Prof David Cropley is an internationally recognised expert on creativity and innovation. In this video, he talks about how you produce more creative ideas for your mechanical device. 

After watching this lecture, check out other links on creative engineering

Test your creativity: 5 classic creative challenges

Ingenium: A creative problem solving tool for students

Read about what you can do to spark new ideas as a creative engineer

Watch Edward de Bono talk about creativity and thinking outside the box

Watch David talk more about creativity and innovation in engineering at the UniSA Festival of Innovation

Watch a video on where good ideas come from

 

Download this video (219.4 MB) or any of the videos for the 'Mechanical Engineering Design' lecture series 

Watch a YouTube playlist of all the videos for the 'Mechanical Engineering Design' lecture series

Download the slides for this video (654 KB), or the slides for any of the other videos on 'Mechanical Engineering Design' 

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Table of contents

  • The basic design process
  • Engineering design worked example
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Mind maps and brainstorming
  • Selection of materials
  • Being creative
  • Selection criteria
  • Calculations
  • Modelling and simulation
  • Tolerances
  • Drawing
  • Prototyping
  • Electronics fundamentals
  • Switches
  • Joining techniques, and frames and brackets
  • Design testing, results, efficiency and improvement
  • Useful references
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