Inspiring Multiple Solutions from a Single Analog

Design by analogy is a very powerful tool for innovation. Many modern devices from airplanes to Velcro borrow principles from nature and other devices (design by analogy). One of the difficulties with design by analogy is identifying the appropriate features to copy and creating many solutions from a given analog. This paper uses an empirical research method to identify design principles for developing multiple solutions based on a single analog. Future work will evaluate the effectives of these principles for assisting designers.

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