PURPOSE
Innovation is widely viewed by industry as the cornerstone of competitiveness; therefore, the ability to generate and present creative solutions to real-world problems is a valuable skill. The Rapid Design Challenge (RDC) provides engineering students with an opportunity to focus on conceptual design, the foundation of the design process. Participants will be provided with a real-world industry-focused design challenge and tasked with quickly generating creative solutions, assessing their feasibility and selecting the most promising concept(s).
Additionally, the RDC will offer participants a chance to practice “soft
skills” including working in teams, managing work, and effective communication
on technical topics.
DESCRIPTION
Rapid Design Challenge participants will be organized into groups and provided
with a real-world design challenge. Teams will have a limited timeframe
to develop a conceptual solution to the challenge, and will then present their
solution an audience of conference participants
FORMAT
1. The Rapid Design Challenge will be held at ASME Student Professional Development
Conferences (SPDCs). All registered SPDC attendees are eligible to participate.
2. Participants will be organized into teams by the SPDC host.
3. Teams will be provided with an industry-focused challenge.
4. After the announcement of the challenge, teams will be given a three
to five hour “free work period” to develop a conceptual solution.
The exact length of the free work period will be defined by the SPDC host.
5. The SPDC host will provide a suitable workspace for the duration of the
free work period. Participating teams may schedule their work for any
time(s) and any location(s) during the free work period.
6. Participating teams may use any resources accessible to them during the
free work period.
7. At the conclusion of the free work period, all teams will report to the
RDC presentation venue (to be determined by the SPDC hosts) and check-in any
presentation materials.
8. Each team will be given 10 minutes for set-up, presentation and Q&A.
Creativity in concept presentation, and polite audience participation, is
highly encouraged.
9. In developing their presentations, teams are encouraged to consider the
following criteria:
• Design Suitability
• Does the proposed solution
meet the customer’s needs? Is it congruent with the design objectives?
• Technical Merit
• Does the proposed solution
exemplify innovative and creative engineering? Is it based on sound
technical principles?
• Is the design feasible?
What is the evidence of the design’s conceptual feasibility?
• Presentation Delivery and Effectiveness
• Is the presentation engaging
and persuasive for the audience?
10. The following equipment will be provided for the presentations; however,
their compatibility with any competitor-provided materials or equipment cannot
be guaranteed:
a. One Laptop Computer running the latest
version of Microsoft Windows with Microsoft PowerPoint.
b. One Multimedia Projector compatible with
supplied Laptop Computer.
c. A Sound System compatible with the
supplied Laptop Computer.
JUDGING
Rapid Design Challenge presentations will be judged by the audience.
CHALLENGE ENTRY
Admission to the challenge is on a first come, first served basis
up to the maximum number of teams and participants defined by the SPDC host.
AWARDS
The audience will vote for a “People’s Choice” Award.
The prize for the winning team will be bragging rights plus a mystery prize.
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Event Details
For additional info, please visit the Student
Professional Development Conferences