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Week 4

In this week, we learnt about SCAMPER as a tool of ideation. We are meant to focus on the quantity of ideas instead of the quality. This means that we can add whatever crazy ideas we have and just add it in SCAMPER.

S-Substitute (Substituting part of the problem/product/process for something else)

C-Combine (Combining two or more parts of your probortunity to achieve a different product/process or to enhance synergy)

A-Adapt (Parts of the problem can be adapted)

M-Modify (Changing part or all of the current situation, or to distort it in an unusual way)

P-Put to other use (Using the product for other purposes)

E-Eliminate (Eliminate various part of the product/process/probortunity)

R-Reverse (What would you do if part of your probortunity/product/process worked in revers or done in a different order) 

Below is the SCAMPER my team has done, we did SCAMPER in normal charging method of smart watch. We find very useful as it gave us many ideas and allowed us to explore different ideas without fear of it being feasible or not.

Modify the old tradition charging method which can be a little troublesome. Therefore, by using advance technology we are able to generate electricity through human sweat or perspiration via electrolysis https://www.ntu.edu.sg/news/detail/stretchable-battery-that-is-powered-by-sweat	Modify
Human sweat + Power for eg power bank and digital watch	Combine
Substitute the power supply to human sweat by electrolysis to power/charge the watch	substitute
Area of the conducting film  -relevant to point 2	Adapt
Body heat + Power for example power bank and digital watch	Combine

Feasibility analysis

After all these ideas, we would need to sieve them out using Feasibility Analysis. It is to see whether our ideas were feasible and to show us which of our ideas is actually achievable. We would need to decide base on Budget, Project timeline, Technical feasibility and Operational feasibility. This step removed a lot of our ideas but left us with the achievable ones.

COWS Decision Matrix

We used COWS to decide which idea is truly the most effective using criterias. We had a lot of problem deciding the criterias as there was too many important criteria. However, due to the knowledge of COWS we acquired in year 1. It helped us decide which of the criteria is more important than the other and we ultimately decide that the Human Sweat+ Power is the best idea.

Criteria	Weightages	Options
		Human Sweat + Power		Body Heat + Power		Sweat absorbing/ cooling device on the clothes
		Raw Score	Weighted Score	Raw Score	Weighted Score	Raw Score	Weighted Score
Ease of use	25%	3	75	1	25	2	50
Availability of parts	20%	2	40	3	60	1	20
Lifespan of the chemical device	10%	2	20	3	30	1	10
Compatibility with the original piece that is tagged on	25%	3	75	3	75	3	75
Cost effectiveness	20%	2	40	1	20	3	60
Total Score	100 %	-	250	-	235	-	215