Week 3

This week, the goal is to narrow down the 12+ ideas to approximately 4 feasible ones. To do this, we will use a pairwise decision matrix.

A pairwise decision matrix is an excel sheet that prioritizes the needs of the people to how effectively they work for each concept idea. This matrix will output all of our needs and rank them from most important to least important. This Excel spreadsheet is very useful in determining what needs our invention should cater to the most. After deciding which needs are the most important for this project, we rank our ideas to see how well each idea can actually meet these needs. 

The ideas that satisfy the least amount of needs will be kicked to the bottom of the pile with the excel sheet. It will calculate the best possible options for our team. In the end, logic, reasoning and discussion can always override the computer generated successful ideas, it is merely a guide. This matrix can be accessed here, found on the Google Drive where everyone can collaborate to the rankings. 

The top four final results of inventions from the decision matrix are yet to be determined. Before lab during week four we should have the top four outcomes thanks to the useful pairwise decision matrix.