PROJECT REPORT

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ERCHICIT

DESIGNING SHOES
THAT ENHANCES
WALKING EXPERIENCE
FOR ELDERLY

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 INDEX
* 3INTRODUCTION

* 4 PROCESS FOLLOWED

* 5RESEARCH

* 6 MIND MAPPING

* 7 SECONDARY RESEARCH

* 9 PRIMARY RESEARCH

* 12 KEY FINDINGS

* 13 IDEATION

* 16 PROTOTYPING

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 INTRODUCTION

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istocreateproductsforseniorciDensd z inparDcuqarthoseagedrand
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producttesDngdwhichiscomparaDev tesDngdaprocessofmeasuringthe
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 P R O C E S S F O L LO W E D

T H E P R O C E S S W E U N D E RTO O K TO M A K E T H E P R O D U C T

SECONDARY PRIMARY FINAL

RESEARCH RESEARCH INSIGHTS

IDEATION PROTOTYPING FINAL

PRODUCT

4
 RESEARCH

RICH PICTURE

Thefirstthingthatew didwhenew startedourresearchas

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whichincqudedthingsqikefinancesdreDrementdheaqthdbehaviordandmore:fter A sorDngthroughthe
opDonsandhavingadiscussionaboutthemdew foundthatonqyafewtopicsinterestedus:


 MIND MAPPING

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dingthetopicsathand:ecau B seofthisexercisedew gainedabetterun
derstandingofthestructureofthetopicandthereqaDev importanceof
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andthepsychoqogicaqmoDaDv onsforparDcipaDng:fter
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thefigureinitsenDretydew movedontoconnecDngthedots:fter
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ot the ariousv sector ailbev in our
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tocoqqectanadequateamountofin -
formaDonthatas w avaiqabqeoutthere:
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al,cutr gical,ehnot eligous,r eruniv -
saqdandmarketareaqqrepresentedby
theord w spectrumhere:Thefactthat
ew erew abqetocoverupaqotofdiffe -
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 K E Y F I N D I N G S : S E CO N D A R Y
RESEARCH

1. DISABILITY IN C
A TIVITIES OF AID Y L LIVING (ADL)

(LIVING O
AL NE) (LIVING WITH A SPOUSE)

2. SEVERE ADL DISABILITY

1.9 % 2.9%

3. SEVERE IADL DISABILITY

4.6% 1.6%

4. PHYSICAL C
A TIVITY LINKED WITH 10/11 MENTAL
HEATL H WELL BEING INDICATORS.

5. PHYSICAL C
A TIVITY PROTECTIVE G
A AINST 9/12
CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

6. FORMULA FOR PREVENTING LIMITATION OF

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
EXERCISE OF SUFFICIENT INTENSITY AND
FREQUENCY = REDUCTION IN RISK OF FUNCTIONAL
LIMITATIONS AND DISABILITY YB

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PRIMARY RESEARCH

1. Whta ear the social soractf

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 PRIMARY RESEARCH

THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE WEEK, WE

W E R E S U C C E S S F U L LY A B L E T O C O L L E C T s R E P L I E S
THE RESPONSE WERE:

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higherqeveqsofphysicaqexercise
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AGE RANGE
ENGAGEMENT IN
M . I . A . O F E L D E R LY
Synthesis
Wehavefinishedasignificant
amountofbothsecondaryandpri
maryresearchasofrightnow:en vE
sodaqqofthesepiecesofinformaDon
andkeypointsneedtobeincorpo
ratedintotheprocessofidenDfying
theprobqem8howeverdbeforeew can
dothatdew needtoorganiseevery
thing:
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understandingofourusersdew cre
ateauserjourneymap:Wegoback
totheuserpersonasthatew deveq
opedbeforeconducDngtheinter
viewsandmakesomeadjustments
totheminqightofthefeedbackthat
ew received:Thisaqqowsustocreate
auserthatismorerepresentaDev of
oursubjectmatter:owN dew pqanout
theirenDredaydbeginningwiththe
J morningandendingwiththenightd
incqudingthingsthattheydodsayd
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w andew ratetheirexperiences
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thatfscausingprobqemsintheirday:
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J whereew concentrateontheend
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thyforthemdwhichwiqquqDmateqy
assistusinthedesignprocess:n I
thissecDondew makeanoteofwhat
ENGAGEMENT OF
E L D E R LY I N L I G H T P. A .
T Y P E S O F P. A . I N
D A I LY L I F E
theusersaysdthinksddoesdandfeeqsd
aqongwiththeirpainpointsandgain
points:
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w DmetoidenDfytheariou
v s
issuessurroundingphysicaqacDvity
w amongtheeqderqynowthatew had
aqqoftheinformaDonandknowqedge
ew neededaboutouruser:
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themesdconcqusionsduserdDmed
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 KEY FINDINGS

KEYFINDGSOUR
F PRIMARYRESEARCH

1. oingD
acDvity , it yma cause emor harm to the body due ot lack fo
mobilty and holding same epostur orf a while.

2. yanM , also gaoy asw a poular

opDonamongpeopqewhoexercised:

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I iewedpeopqeexpressedthattheyfeqt
geDcafterpracDcingoga y andexercising:

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sen as .

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A inYuen -
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acDviDes:

Sonowew haveourtopinsightsandhowmightew quesDon

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IDEATION
TIIDEA ASENGB DONPREVIOUSSTEPS
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v of
probqemstatementsdew can
moveontoideaDng:ivG enthe
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inuscomingupwithahundred
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day:fter
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themaccordingtothedifferent
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tothenextmethodofidea
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couqdorsen
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aroundinordertofindanswers
inamannerthatew havenft
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abqetocomeupwithmany
ideasorsoquDons:
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w thenext
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thepartoftheprojectinwhich
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w pairedupwithanother
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parDcipantsfurtherexpandthe
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inoursituaDon:fter
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ew discoveredthatasignificant
numberofindividuaqsengage
intheacDviDesofaqking w
andoga y asakindofphysicaq
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forseniorciDens: z
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 IDEATION

A F T E R D I S C U S S I N G T H E M AT T E R W I T H O U R M E N T O R S d W E W E R E
A B L E TO N A R R O W T H E F I E L D E V E N F U RT H E R A N D C H O O S E O U R
TO P T H R E E CO N C E P T S d W H I C H W E R E A S F O L LO W S 9

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 E VA LUAT I N G I D E A S

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