Question 1

What are the four stages of the creative problem solving process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conceptualization, Generalization, Optimization, Implementation 
B)  Generalization, Optimization, Conceptualization, Implementation 
C)  Generalization, Conceptualization, Optimization, Implementation 
D)  Conceptualization, Generalization, Implementation, Optimization

Question 2

In preliminary tests, you discover that your workplace product saves your targeted customer over 5 hours a week compared to competitor solutions. This is an example of what element of the business model canvas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Key Activities 
B)  Value Proposition 
C)  Customer Relationships 
D)  Customer Segments

Question 3

What is a Business Model Canvas and do you think it represents a good approach to design thinking?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following is not a key element of the Business Model Canvas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Value Proposition 
B)  Cost Structure 
C)  Customer Relationships 
D)  Competitor Analysis

Question 5

In the IDEO process, Prototype is for generating artifacts that help an entrepreneur in getting closer to the solution of the problem in hand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the three necessary skills to make the problem solving process successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divergence, Convergence, Deciding Quickly 
B)  Speculation, Convergence, Divergence 
C)  Divergence, Convergence, Deferring Judgement 
D)  Speculation, Convergence, Diplomacy

Question 7

What is Design Thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  An approach to entrepreneurship that designs the business in a logical, methodical manner in order to foresee all possible problems and opportunities. 
B)  Thinking about business problems from a design perspective, where the entrepreneur utilizes his or her creativity to formulate a solution through specific purpose and planning 
C)  Using concepts from architecture to design the framework of problem and solutions before customers or revenue sources are incorporated into a business plan 
D)  A user-centered design approach guided by the emotional response of users to a product or service, and its constituent features.

Question 8

What Element of the Business Model Canvas do the following questions represent? "Who do you have to engage with to deliver to your customers? This includes suppliers, distributors, investors, etc."

Accepted Answer

A)  Distribution Channels 
B)  Customer Relationships 
C)  Key Partners 
D)  Key Activities

Question 9

Design Thinking is a user-centered design approach guided by the emotional response of users to a product or service, and its constituent features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Problem finding is the continuous activity of seeking out new opportunities or challenges to attack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Chapter 2 discusses the creative problem solving process and its four stages. Briefly describe each of the four stages and discuss their key points.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

One of the three most important skills for the creative problem solving process, what is Divergence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability to continually seek out change, improvement, and additional solutions in order to effectively take on ambiguous situations and problems 
B)  Ability to show willingness to help your team reach consensus by viewing differences of opinion as helpful and enabling the team to follow through on implementation plans 
C)  The effort to understand a user's behavior and emotional needs and thought processes so that one can properly understand their problems 
D)  Thinking creatively to brain storm and aggregate solutions to an identified problem

Question 13

In terms of the Creative Problem Solving Process, what is Conceptualization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Process of utilizing divergent thinking to discover insights that define problems and making sense of information through abstract thinking 
B)  Process of gathering information through various methods in order to observe a situation from different perspectives and formulate opportunities and new problems 
C)  Learning by direct experience in order to put existing ideas together to formulate problems 
D)  Evaluating abstract ideas and alternatives in order to conceive and identify the most practical solutions and plans

Question 14

The goal of the define step of IDEO is to craft a clear and implementable problem statement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Briefly describe the five steps of the Design Thinking process popularized by IDEO.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 2: Ideation: The Concept

What are the four stages of the creative problem solving process?

In preliminary tests, you discover that your workplace product saves your targeted customer over 5 hours a week compared to competitor solutions. This is an example of what element of the business model canvas?

What is a Business Model Canvas and do you think it represents a good approach to design thinking?

Which of the following is not a key element of the Business Model Canvas?

In the IDEO process, Prototype is for generating artifacts that help an entrepreneur in getting closer to the solution of the problem in hand.

What are the three necessary skills to make the problem solving process successful?

What is Design Thinking?

What Element of the Business Model Canvas do the following questions represent? "Who do you have to engage with to deliver to your customers? This includes suppliers, distributors, investors, etc."

Design Thinking is a user-centered design approach guided by the emotional response of users to a product or service, and its constituent features.

Problem finding is the continuous activity of seeking out new opportunities or challenges to attack.

Chapter 2 discusses the creative problem solving process and its four stages. Briefly describe each of the four stages and discuss their key points.

One of the three most important skills for the creative problem solving process, what is Divergence?

In terms of the Creative Problem Solving Process, what is Conceptualization?

The goal of the define step of IDEO is to craft a clear and implementable problem statement.

Briefly describe the five steps of the Design Thinking process popularized by IDEO.