Relational Words
systematic adaptation of an object with prepositions and relational verbs to redefine its physical structure, its connection and ergonomic interactions.
systematic adaptation of an object with prepositions and relational verbs to redefine its physical structure, its connection and ergonomic interactions.
The use of language grammar and spatial geometry as a lever to produce mechanical and digital ideas (specialized branch of forced relations).
Innovation in water flask with related words: "connect" to the phone app, "rotate" the flavor cap, "inside" the filter, "under" the key compartment, and "against" the anti-slip layer.
Structured and game-oriented, without intellectual deadlock, producing dozens of tangible and patentable features in a few minutes.
The possibility of accumulating redundant physical features if the actual need of the user is not prioritized.
"Relational Words" technique is a systematic branch of the mandatory relations method that uses grammar for engineering.
In this method, a fixed list of prepositions (on, in, under, through, with, against, around) and relational verbs (connect, rotate, expand, fold, compress, reverse) is placed in front of the target object. By mechanically combining each word with the product, the team or designer asks fundamental questions: “What could go under this object? How to fold this object? How can it be connected to the phone or the wall? These questions are precisely the sparks that create great industrial design patents.
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