Martha Valenta

Dec 8, 2020

Design Decisions Have Multiple Facets

Shower curtain hooks annoy me. The design on the left, with two hooks, is great. One hook for the interior, plastic shower curtain, another for the exterior, cloth curtain. The hook is easy to get on or off the rod. However, metal rusts near water. And, showers have water. When metal shower rings rust the rust streaks down the cloth shower curtain, permanently discoloring it. The design on the right kind of sucks. The curtain can’t be easily removed to clean it unless I leave it unfastened. If left unfastened, it falls off the ring. But plastic doesn’t rust.

Design

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Design

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Sep 19, 2018

Shelter from the Storm

Whenever there’s a hurricane I often catch myself thinking, “Why don’t they evacuate?” It’s even easier after a devastating hurricane to think, “Why didn’t they evacuate?!” Then I remember… When I was in my 20s and my family lived in Jacksonville, FL there was a hurricane watch. I worked at…

Hurricane

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Hurricane

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Feb 29, 2016

Innovation Toolkits & Methodologies

Innovation Toolkits & Methodologies There are a variety of great innovation toolkits & methodologies available online. Here are several innovation toolkit and methodology resources I have come across. In the comments, please share your positive experiences with these, as well as any additional resources you have found. Stanford D.School: http://dschool.stanford.edu/use-our-methods/…

Innovation

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Innovation

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