King Abdulaziz University

Faculty of Engineering
2015
Section: C5
Introduction to Engineering Design-1 (IE201)
Assignment L3-b

(Constraints)
Team 1(Elite)
1)
Allah Mohammad Ibrahimi
(1414316)
2)
Ghassan Mohammed
(1414800)
3)
Sefatullah Omar Khan
(1414314)
4)
Ammar Ali Al-Ammari
(1414555)
5)
Hani Mubarak Alghamdi
(1409833)
6)
Anas Ali Aumara
(1406960)
Instructor Name

Dr Ghaffer Kiani
Team Email
Elite_team1@hotmail.com

Table of contents
Abstract
2
Work
2
Task 1: Generating the
Musts...2
Step 1.1:
Brainstorming.3
Table 1.1.1: Brainstorming results for
musts.3
Step 1.2: Boggles
Method.4
Table 1.2.1: Boggles Method results for
musts..4
Step 1.3: Random
Stimulation...5
Table 1.3.1: The Random Stimulation Process and Final
Ideas.5
Step 1.4: The List of
Musts.......5
Table 1.4.1: The final list of musts after boggles
method..6
Step 1.5: Modified multivoting7
Table 1.5.1: Multi-voting for
musts...7
Table 1.5.2: Our musts
sentences...8
Task 2: Generating the
Wants..9
Step 2.1:
Brainstorming.....9
Table 2.1.1: Brainstorming results for
Wants..10
Step 2.2: Boggles
Method...10
Table 2.2.1: Boggles Method results for
musts11

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Step 2.3: Osborns

checklist11
Table 2.3.1: Definition of Osborns
checklist..12
Table 2.3.2: Result of Osborns
checklist...12
Step 2.4: The List of
Wants.13
Table 2.4.1: The final list of Wants after Boggles
Method..13
Step 2.5: Modified multivoting..14
Table 2.5.1: Multi-voting for
musts.15
Table 2.5.2: Our Wants
sentences... 16
Conclusion
17

Team: 1 (Elite)
Date: 21/November/15
Section: C5
Assignment: L3-b

Abstract
L3_B is the second assignment of L3 assignments series. As the
real problems in L3_A assignment was defined. Now this is the time to
generate ideas about our artifact that has done in L3_C assignment.
The main objective of this assignment was to generate ideas that our
future project will include. In the beginning of this assignment each
individual of our group brainstormed 10 must and wants about the
artifacts. After brainstorming, on 17 th November meeting was managed

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in the library to perform two steps. First, Boggle method was used to
delete the duplicate ideas of each member. Next, the Multi-voting
technique was used to choose 10 best musts and wants about our
project. In previous step every member had a special symbol to vote
for an idea. After these steps, Random Stimulation technique was used
to generate new ideas (musts) than previously considered. After,
random stimulation, Osborns Checklist was used to generate
additional alternatives (wants) that were related to previous obtained.

Work
In the Beginning working on this assignment was very important
for us as team to be ready for the final project and improve our skills in
using the methods and techniques to generate many ideas and decide
the best ones of them. The work of this assignment will be divided into
many steps. All the steps will be written below with their enough
explanation.

Task 1: Generating the Musts

The assignment L3-b is divided into two tasks, the first one is
generating the Musts of the final project. In this task there will be more
processes than other to finish it, first there will be a clear evidence of
using the Brainstorming method, then the Random Stimulation will
help us as a trigger, after that the Boggles method must be used to
delete the duplicated musts, and finally there will be a multi voting
method for the remaining Musts to decide the top ten list.

Step 1.1: Brainstorming

In this step the musts statements must be defined. The musts
are mandatory to achieve a successful solution and have to be
measurable. In our team the leader who was member five asked every
member to write ten must sentences. He gave us two days to do this
step before our meeting. In the first meeting for this assignment which
was in Monday in 16 November, our team had sixty musts sentences.
So the next table shows our brainstorming for our must sentences.

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S/
N
o

Table 1.1.1: Brainstorming Results For Musts

Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
1
2
3
4
5
(Ibrahimi (Ghassan (Sefatull
(Ammar)
(Hani)
)
)
ah)

Not
expensive
than 1000
SAR

Safety

Effective for
people

At least 10
pieces

Acceptable
to
coordinator

Cost less
than 1000
S.R

According
to Islamic
values

Creative

Easy to find
its parts

Finish it in
specific
time

To make in
short time

Useful for
people

Not
dangerous
for health

Not risky

Cheap for
people

Able to fix

It must
not be a
weapon
Get the
approval
of
instructor
The price
is less
than 500
SR
The
weight is
less than
600g
Not
producing
harmful
gases
No toxic or
danger
material
New
artifact in
IE 201
course
Its parts
are
available
in Jeddah

Easy to use

Not a
weapon

Involving
electricity

Part of

Learn how

It does not

Cost less
than 1000
S.R
Not less
than 10
pieces

Member
6
(Anas)

At least 10
pieces

Not a
Weapon

The coast
must be
less than

At least 10
parts

1500

Not a
weapon or
harmful

The part of
project is
available

Legal in
Saudi
Arabia

Not so
heavy

Easy to
separate
the pieces

1000 S.R
as budget

Accepted
by the
instructor

About
safety

No
programmi
ng involved

Parts of
the
project are
available

Doctor
approval

Accepted
by
instructor

Easy
maintenan
ce

The project
is useful

It has
generators

Helpful for
different
ages

Easy to use

No rare
parts

We can fix
it any time

Feasible

Not a

The parts

The
project
can be
done in
less than
3 weeks
Does not

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safety

to use it

contain
any glass
pieces

make
noise

weapon

are
available in
the market

So, these were our results in this step. Now, we will go to the
next step which is boggles method.

Step 1.2: Boggles Method

This is the second step of generating solutions which is the same
process that was used in the second step, boggle method of the
artifacts. The main purpose of the boggle method is to filter the ideas
by removing the duplicate ideas.

S/
N
o

Table 1.2.1: Boggles Method Results for Musts.

Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
1
2
3
4
5
(Ibrahimi (Ghassan (Sefatull
(Ammar)
(Hani)
)
)
ah)
Not
expensive
than 1000
SAR

Safety

Effective for
people

At least 10
pieces

Acceptable
to
coordinator

Cost less
than 1000
S.R

According
to Islamic
values

Creative

Easy to find
its parts

Finish it in
specific
time

To make in
short time

Useful for
people

It must
not be a
weapon
get the
approval
of
instructor
Price less
than 500
SR
The
weight is
less than
600g
Not
producing
harmful
gases
No toxic or
danger
material

Cost less
than 1000
S.R
No less
than 10
pieces
Not a
weapon or
harmful

At least 10
pieces
The cost
must be
less than
1500
The part of
project is
available

Member
6
(Anas)
Not a
Weapon

At least 10
parts
Legal in
Saudi
Arabia

Not so
heavy

Easy to
separate
the pieces

1000 S.R
as budget

Accepted
by the
instructor

About
safety

No
programmi
ng involved

Parts of
the
project are
available

Doctor
approval

Accepted
by
instructor

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Not
dangerous
for health

Not risky

Cheap

Able to fix

New
artifact in
IE 201
course
Its parts
are
available
in Jeddah

Easy
maintenan
ce

The project
is useful

It has
generators

Helpful for
different
ages

Easy to use

No rare
parts

We can fix
it any time

Feasible

Not a
weapon

The parts
are
available in
the market

Easy to use

Not a
weapon

Involving
electricity

The
project
can be
done in
less than
3 weeks

1
0

Part of
safety

Learn how
to use it

It does not
contain
any glass
pieces

Does not
make
noise

Note: The red color shows that the duplicates are removed.

Step 1.3: Random Stimulation

After brainstorming and boggle method have been done,
Random Stimulation technique was done. This technique used to
generate more ideas. Words were selected randomly then made it
related to the topic by writing a sequence of words until reached to the
final statement. More ideas were added to our Musts list. They will help
us to choose an appropriate artifact. The Random Stimulation process
and final ideas in the table were presented.

S/N
o
1
2
3

Table 1.3.1: The Random Stimulation Process and Final Ideas

Rando
m
Random Stimulation Process
The Final Idea
Word
Hamm
The project must not be
Steal O2 Rust
er
rustproof.
Does not contain small
Nail
Small Swallowed
parts which could be
swallowed by children.
The project is not
Wood
Forest Fire
flammable.

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Glass

Water Swimming pool

The project is water

resistant.

Media

Whatsapp Twitter
Communication

Accepted by the society.

Discussion
In this step, how to modulate a word was learned, extract other
words and expressions from it. And generate a good and useful idea at
the end of the process. Random words were taken and tried to match
them to reach to final ideas. Five more Musts for our project were
created by the Random Stimulation technique.

Step 1.4: The List of Musts

In this step, the data were collected according to two stages:
First, brainstorming was done by collecting 10 ideas about musts from
every member that means we had about 60 musts and a boggles
method was done to remove the similar ideas. Second, Random
stimulation was done which is identified previously to increase the
ideas.

Table 1.4.1: The Final List of Musts after Boggles Method and Random
Stimulation
S/No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Musts
According to Islamic values
Easy to find its parts
To make in short time
Not dangerous for health
Cheap
Creative
Finish it in specific time
Not risky
Learn how to use it
Not producing harmful gases
New artifact in IE 201 course
Involving electricity
Does not contain any glass
Not a weapon or harmful
Not so heavy
Parts of the project are available

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Easy maintenance
18
Helpful for different ages
19
The project can be done in less than 3 weeks
20
Does not make noise
21
The cost must be less than 1500
22
Easy to separate the pieces
23
About safety
24
Doctor approval
25
The project is useful
26
Easy to use
27
At least 10 parts
28
Legal in Saudi Arabia
29
1000 S.R as a budget
30
No programming involved
31
Has generators
32
Feasible
33
The project must not rustproof
34
Does not contain small parts can be swallowed by children
35
The project is not flammable
36
The project is water resistant
37
Accepted by the society
Note: Green cells mean Random stimulation ideas.

Step 1.5: Modified Multi-Voting

This is the final step of this task, generating musts. In this step
the musts will be voted to identify our final result of musts. Since there
are 37 ideas, so every member has 12 votes. Every member has 12
votes because the total number of generated ideas and all the
generating techniques were divided by 3. So, every member has
approximately 12 votes. Also, every member has to choose his mark or
symbol before start voting. So, this (!) is member 1 mark, this (&) is
member 2 mark, this ($) is member 3 mark, this (#) is member 4
mark, this (*) is member 5 mark and this (@) is member 6 mark. Every
member can vote on a must three times as maximum.

Table 1.5.1: Multi-Voting For Musts

S/N
o

Musts

Mem
1

Mem
2

According to Islamic
values

&

Mem
3

Mem
4

Mem
5

Mem
6

Total

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

Easy to find its parts

To make in short time
Not dangerous for
health
Cheap
Creative
Finish it in specific time
Not risky
Learn how to use it
Not producing harmful
gases
New artifact in IE 201
course
Involving electricity
Does not contain any
glass
Not a weapon or
harmful
Not so heavy
Parts of the project are
available
Easy maintenance
Helpful for different
ages
The project can be
done in less than
3 weeks
Does not make noise
The cost must be less
than 1500
Easy to separate the
pieces
About safety
Doctor approval
The project is useful
Easy to use
At least 10 parts
Legal in Saudi Arabia
1000 S.R as a budget
No programming
involved
It has generators
Feasible

The project must not

*
&

1
3
1

&

$
$

&

&

&

**

@
@
@

1
7
1
1
4

*
*

0
&

&

3
#

#
&

4
1

3
0

3
0

!
$

2
0

&

1
2
1
1
1

##
$
!
$
!

3
0

$
&

0
4
1

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be rustproof
34
35
36
37

Does not contain small

parts can be swallowed
by children

The project is not

flammable
The project is water
resistant
Accepted by the
society

0
$
!

&

3
#

Note: Green cells mean Random stimulation ideas.

Final list of Musts (using Multi-Voting)

Table 1.5.2: Our Musts sentences
S/No

Musts

Creative (7)

According to Islamic values (4)

Learn how to use it (4)

Not producing harmful gases (4)

It a new artifact in IE 201 course

(4)

Not a weapon or harmful (4)

feasible (4)

Accepted by the society (4)

To make in short time (3)

10

Helpful for different ages (3)

Discussion
From the previous results, our artifact must be according to
Islamic values. Next, the artifact must be finished by time, because we
wouldnt success in IE201 if we didn't finish on time even if the artifact
was perfect. Also, how to use the artifact must be learned. Weapon or

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harmful thing must not be used. Finally, our project must be creative
not repeated in previous class.

Task 2: Generating the Wants

The assignment L3-b is divided into two tasks, the first one is
generating the Musts of the final project which have been explained
above, the second task is generating the Wants. In this task there will
be more processes to finish it. First there will be a clear evidence of
using the Brainstorming method, then the Osborns checklist will help
us as a trigger, after that the Boggles method must be used to delete
the duplicated Wants, and finally there will be a multi voting method
for the remaining wants to decide the top ten list.

Step 2.1: Brainstorming

Before technique is being written, in this step the Wants
statements must be defined. The Wants are desirable but not
mandatory and give us a comparative picture of how the alternatives
perform relative to each other. In this step, our leader who is member
five asked every member to write ten Wants sentences our team had
60 Wants sentences. So the next table shows our brainstorming for our
Wants sentences.

S/

Member

Table 2.1.1: Brainstorming Results for Wants

Member
Member Member
Member

Member

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3
(Sefatull
ah)

4
(Ammar)

5
(Hani)

6
(Anas)

Using
permanentl
y

Safety

Comfortab
le to be
used

Middle size

Good
shape

Available in
the market

Good
quality

Easy to
use

High parts
quality

It can be
used by
everyone

Easy to use

Useful in
every
country

Easy to use

Easy to be
fixed

Usability

The artifact
colored

Not noisy

Easy to
make

Developme
nt in the
future

Nice
appearanc
e

Good shape

Good
quality

According
to
engineering
principles

Nice
looking.

High
quality of
production

Nice
looking

The project
is water
resistance

Easy to
maintain

Ethical and
legal

Made
strong

Nice
design

Can be
stored

Without
electrical
circles

Cheap
parts

New idea in
the market

Be using for
all ages

Easiness
of
portability

Long life

Artifact
has catalog

Good size

Long live

Multi-tasks

Resistant
of heat

The project
is washable

Applicable

Able to fix

Low Cost

Exciting
and needy
artifact

1
0

Good
design

Acceptance
of people

Light

N
o
1

1
(Ibrahimi
)

2
(Ghassan
)

Useful for
each level
of people

Not easy
to be
broken

Using less
energy
Has a
small size
To be a
multi-use

Should be
easy in
lifting
It can be
developed
in the
future

Make us
proud
Can be
improved

So, these were our results in this step. Now, the next step will be
done which is boggles method.

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Step 2.2: Boggles Method

This step is for our artifacts and musts statements, in the first
meeting for this assignment, the same step for wants statements was
done. Of course many same ideas were found and exactly 41 wants
sentences ideas was made and the next table shows our result in this
step.

S/
N
o

Table 2.2.1: Boggles Method results for Wants.

Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
1
2
3
4
5
(Ibrahimi (Ghassan (Sefatull
(Ammar)
(Hani)
)
)
ah)
Useful for
each level
of people

Using
permanentl
y

Safety

Available in
the market

Good
quality

Easy to
use

Useful in
every
country

Easy to use

Easy to be
fixed

Easy to
make

Developme
nt in the
future

Nice
appearanc
e

According
to
engineering
principles

Nice
looking.

High
quality of
production

Ethical and
legal

Made
strong

Nice
design

New idea in
the market

Be using for
all ages

Easiness
of
portability

Long life

Multi-tasks

Resistant
of heat

Able to fix

Low Cost

Exciting
and needy

Comfortab
le to be
used

Member
6
(Anas)

Middle size

Good
shape

High parts
quality

It can be
used by
everyone

Easy to use

Usability

The artifact
colored

Not noisy

Good shape

Good
quality

Nice
looking

The project
is water
resistance

Easy to
maintain

Can be
stored

Without
electrical
circles

Cheap
parts

Long life

Artifact
has catalog

Good size

The project
is washable

Applicable

Should be
easy lifting

Make us
proud

Not easy
to be
broken

Using less
energy
Has a

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artifact

1
0

Good
design

Acceptance
of people

Light

small size
To be a
multi-use

It can be
developed
in the
future

Can be
improved

Note: The red color shows that the duplicates are removed.

Step 2.3: Osborns checklist

There are many ways and techniques for producing ideas. Each
member of the group used Brainstorming technique to generate ideas
by his own self. The technique that now id going to utilized is Osborns
checklist. Osborns checklist techniques are used to generate
additional alternatives that are related to those previously obtained. It
is useful to help a group build on one other's ideas. Osborns checklist
is one of the important techniques of generating ideas and it is a
modification of the work. Osborns checklist will be used and applied to
generate more ideas for Wants according to the Osborns checklist
definition shown in the table 2.3.1.

Table 2.3.1: Definition of Osborns Checklist

No.

Acronym

SCAMPER

1.

Substitute

Who else, where else, or what else could be

substituted for? Substitute another ingredient,
material, or approach?

2.

Combine

Combine parts, units, ideas? Blend? Compromise?

Combine from different categories?

3.

Adapt

How can this (product, idea, plan, etc.) be used as is?

What are other uses it could be adapted to?

4.

Modify

Magnify? Minify? Change the meaning, material, size,

etc.?

5.

Put to
other use

How can you put the thing to different or other uses?

6.

Eliminate

Remove something? Eliminate waste? Reduce

something?

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7.

S/
N
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.

Rearrange

Interchange components? Change patterns, pace,

schedule, or layouts?

Table 2.3.2: Result of Osborns Checklist

Osborn`s
Original Wants
New Wants
checklist
Remove glass
Its materials are flexible and
Eliminate
pieces for more
Unbreakable.
flexible.
Suitable price (cost
Economical
Adapt
effective).
cost of parts
Does not
The project is water resistant.
Substitute
contain many
electronics.
Provides safety
Safe artifact.
Modify
to the user and
others.
-Easy to be fixed.
Easiness in
Combine
-Easy to use
using and fixing
Less noise
Using less energy.
Substitute
pollution.

Discussion
Osborn's Checklist was utilized, which gave us so much
advantage to generate ideas and it helped us learning new technique
of generating and overcoming obstacles that affect brainstorming new
ideas. Seven wants were chosen, which are gotten from the members
brainstorming and the attribute of Osborn's was applied.

Step 2.4: The List of Wants

In this step, the data were collected according to two stages:
First, brainstorming was done by collecting 10 ideas about wants from
every member that means we had about 60 wants and a boggles'
method was done to remove the similar ideas. Second, Osborn's

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Checklist was done which is identified previously to increase the

ideas.

Table 2.4.1: The Final List of Wants after Boggles Method and Osborns
checklist
S/No
Wants
1
Using permanently
2
Safety
3
Comfortable to be used
4
Middle size
5
Good shape
6
Available in the market
7
It can be used by everyone
8
Useful in every country
9
Easy to be fixed
10
Usability
11
The artifact colored
12
Not noisy
13
Easy to make
14
Development in the future
15
Not easy to be broken
16
Good quality
17
According to engineering principles
18
The project is water resistance
19
Easy to maintain
20
Ethical and legal
21
Made strong
22
Can be stored
23
Without electrical circles
24
Cheap parts
25
New idea in the market
26
Easiness of portability
27
Long life
28
Artifact has catalog
29
Good size
30
Resistant of heat
31
Using less energy
32
The project is washable
33
Applicable
34
Able to fix
35
Low Cost

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36
Exciting and needy artifact
37
Has a small size
38
Make us proud
39
Acceptance of people
40
Light
41
To be a multi-use
42
Remove glass pieces for more flexible
43
Economical cost of parts
44
Does not contain many electronics
45
Provides safety to the user and others
46
Easiness in using and fixing
47
Less noise pollution
Note: Green cells mean Osborns checklist ideas.

Step 2.5: Modified Multi-Voting

After all these steps were done, 47 wants sentences were found.
So this number was divided by six to find the number of votes for
every member. Every member has 12 votes to make for the entire list.
Before making votes was started, our leader mentioned that you have
2 votes maximum for each sentences. Also, every member has to
choose sign for his vote. Therefore, member one choose (!), member
two choose (&) .member three choose ($), member four choose (#),
member five choose (*) and member six choose (@). So making votes
are started to and the results was found, shown in the next table.

Table 2.5.1: Multi-Voting for Wants

S/N
o
1
2
3
4
5
6

Wants

Using permanently
Safety
Comfortable to be
used
Middle size
Good shape
Available in the
market

Mem
1

Mem
2

!
!

&

&

3
1
2

3
0
6

&

&

Mem
3

Mem
4

Mem
5

Mem
6

*
$

Total

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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

It can be used by
everyone
Useful in every
country
Easy to be fixed
Usability
The artifact colored
Not noisy
Easy to make
Development in the
future
Not easy to be
broken
Good quality
According to
engineering
principles
The project is water
resistance
Easy to maintain
Ethical and legal
Made strong
Can be stored
Without electrical
circles
Cheap parts
New idea in the
market
Easiness of
portability
Long life
Artifact has catalog
Good size
Resistant of heat
Using less energy
The project is
washable
Applicable
Able to fix
Low Cost
Exciting and needy
artifact

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Has a small size

Make us proud
Acceptance of people
Light
To be multi-user
Remove glass pieces
for more flexible
Economical cost of
parts
Does not contain
many electronics
Provides safety to the
user and others
Easiness in using and
fixing
Less noise pollution

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Note: Green cells mean Osborns checklist ideas.

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Final list of Wants (using Multi-Voting)

Table 2.5.2: Our Wants sentences

S/No

Wants

Available in the market (6)

It can be used by everyone (6)

Good quality (6)

Long life (6)

Ethical and legal (5)

Easiness of portability (5)

Using permanently (3)

Middle size (3)

Development in the future (3)

10

The artifact colored (3)

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Conclusion
Effective, beneficial and ethical objectives (musts and wants) can
reach a project to a successful and prosperous point. For reaching to
that point in this assignment few methods were used and performed a
number of techniques that helped us to get the final most important
musts and wants of our project. This assignment helped us to learn two
important techniques: 1) Random Stimulation and. 2) Osborns
Checklist, which probably benefit us in the future. Firstly, in this
assignment each individual generated his own ideas about our artifact,
and then boggle method was used to remove duplicated ideas. Next,
Multi-Voting technique was used to choose 10 best ideas. Finally, two
techniques were applied Random stimulation and Osborns checklist to
increase the number of generated ideas.

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