Folding chair opportunity
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Executive Summary
Team Member Roles
Tammy Dvir - DFE, Large Group Study, Patent Search
Sarah Kunka - FMEA, Survey Analysis, Retail Interview, Competitor Search
Mark Sandusky - Stake Holders Liaison, Retail Interview, Competitor Search
Will Maher - Team Leader, Individual Use Study, Gantt Chart
Joe Wynant - DFMA, Large Group Study, Brainstorm Leader
All our group members continued their roles from phase 1 and took on new roles as we entered phase 2. Our group meets twice a week to discuss and work on our chair project; these meetings are collaborative. During these meetings we assign tasks that are to be done for the following meeting. We divided up our market research and for the most part did it individually. Idea generation and picking, however, were done in our meetings, and our final design choice was decided by a vote. Overall we feel our group has worked very well together.
Market Research
Individual User Study
The purpose of this user study was to observe how consumer who owns and uses folding chairs as an individual. Originally we wanted to go to a little league sporting event and watch the fans as they used folding chairs throughout the game. We were unable to do this due to the time of year. Instead we simulated this by having our friends use folding chairs at intramural games going on around campus. The main conclusions we found from this study is that consumers using a chair for these events want them to be very portable, more portable than current chairs offer. Also it was interesting that users preferred cloth folding chairs, compared to metal chairs, for sporting events; even if the event was indoors. This is mainly due, once again, to portability. Overall we did not find this to be the most useful market study since the main conclusions we drew we already knew from our own experiences with folding chairs.
Large Group User Study
Retailer Interview
Survey
Competitor Search
Patent Search
Top Design Concepts
Folding Desk
Folds into Backpack
Modular Accessories
Chair and Walker Combination
Pugh Chart
Product Recommendation
Gantt Chart
Our Gantt chart shows our schedule for the remainder of the semester. The chart shows duration and due date for the major tasks needed to complete our project. It also shows who we have decided to be leaders for each, but these leaders are likely to change as we continue our design process.
Appendix
Full Survey
1. What is your age?
2. Gender
3. How many times a week do you use a folding chair?
4. Rate the importance of the following characteristics of a folding chair:
- Color
- Weight
- Comfort
- Safety
- Ergonomics
- Storage
- Portability
- General Aesthetics
- Durability
- Life Expectancy
- Material
- Eco-Friendly Design
5. In which of the following situations do you use a folding chair?
- Weekly meetings
- At your desk
- Sporting events
- Camping/hunting
- Campus events
- Other (please specify)
6. If you responded "sporting events" to the question above, please specify which events.
7. Do you care about being able to repair your own chair?
8. Describe your ideal folding chair.
9. What features have you never seen on a folding chair, but would like to see?
Brain Storming Techniques
100 Top Ideas
- Cup holders (not cloth)
- Formations of folding chairs
- Folding couch
- Back and legs that slide
- Folding bench
- 3 step folding chair
- Spikes into ground
- Sleep number seat
- Reclining folding chair
- Foot rest
- Modular features (clip on cup holder, reading light)
- Backpack folding chair
- Not sinking into ground
- Hover chair
- Umbrella type folding chair
- Seat warmer
- Extension cord attached
- Unfolding at touch of button
- All surfaces are memory foam
- Magnetic folding chair
- Flat (8 stack in 1 foot)
- Folding into different shapes (square, cylinder)
- Fit into a backpack
- New way to store folding chairs
- Storage unit that set sup rows and columns (self-controlled vacuum)
- Folding chair for 2 people
- Jet pack folding chair
- Folding chair with swing up desk
- Folding desk
- Roof type attachment against glare/rain
- Somewhere to attach an umbrella
- Nice wooden folding chair
- Pop up chair
- Chair that can adjust to terrain
- Easy to clean (camping)
- Handle for carrying
- Massaging chair
- Drink chiller
- Attachable bbq
- Battery folding chair so you can change a computer/phone
- Folding chain that connects to a keg
- Folding chair with wheels
- Folding desk chair
- Kneeling folding chair
- Boat folding chair - doubles as life vest
- Head-rest
- Storage space in the chair
- Different posture folding chairs (leaning on)
- White board surfaces on chair
- Seat hung from springs for comfort / terrain
- Telescoping legs for storage / adjustment
- Velcro cushions
- Place to hang purse
- Mutual functionality (like tray tables on airplane seat backs)
- Seat belts and handles (for the jews)
- Insulin injector
- Arm rest
- Under seat compartment
- Clam chair
- Explicit book holder
- Speakers
- Gaming features - steering wheel or pedals
- Self leveling (prevents rocking)
- A set of chairs folds in different ways - the first ones fold to form a cart to stack the rest on
- Talk to it
- Laser levels for easy rows and aisles
- Built in bottle opener
- Built in corkscrew
- Ice maker
- Clamp for stadium bench seating
- High friction (no sliding)
- Drying functions
- Snaps onto a tree
- Liquid cushions
- Color changing (mood)
- Doesn’t fold
- No back (but not a stool)
- Accommodates weird sitting
- La-z-boy style
- Hand truck functionality
- Fold out mirror
- Acoustic amplifier built in
- Folds into a game (cornhole)
- Folds into a walker
- Water purification functionality (in hollow tubes)
- Hot plate?
- Disposable folding chair
- Built in flint / lighter
- First aid / first responder functionality
- Built into a golf bag
- Folding toilet
- Edible (if you are in a pinch)
- Hydrogen fuel cell
- Marshmallow stick holder
- Lightening rod
- Can tell if your shoes are untied
- Foldable barber’s chair, holds barber tools
- Built in light
- Hand powered generator built in
- Camera tripod (universal thread)
