About this session
Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects is a 90-minute to half-day in-person design thinking workshop for teams who want to take apart everyday products with an industrial designer and rethink them.
Taking an object apart shows the choices behind it: what the designer prioritized, what was traded off and how it was made to be assembled and used.
Teams leave with a sharper eye for the trade-offs inside any product, service or process and, in the half-day version, a tested redesign proposal.
What your people take away
- Take apart an everyday product with an industrial designer
- Connect product features to usability and assembly
- Spot the trade-offs behind each design choice
- Propose a focused redesign
- Challenge trade-offs and revise with evidence
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What each length covers
90 minutes
Take it apart and find the decisionsTeams take apart an everyday product with an industrial designer and connect each feature to usability and assembly. They see the decisions behind familiar objects.
- Take apart an everyday product
- Connect features to usability and assembly
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Take apart an everyday product and Connect features to usability and assembly.
Half day
Teardown, redesign and challengeAdds a focused redesign proposal and a round of challenge from another team. Teams revise their idea using evidence from the teardown.
- Take apart an everyday product
- Connect features to usability and assembly
- Propose a focused redesign
- Challenge trade-offs and revise with evidence
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Take apart an everyday product
Every length- Inspect the product firstTeams examine a familiar product and predict how it was put together.
- Disassemble it safelyWith tools provided and guidance from an industrial designer, groups take the product apart.
- Lay out the partsTeams arrange components to see how many parts there are and how they connect.
Connect features to usability and assembly
Every length- Link parts to the user experienceGroups identify which features make the product easy or hard to use.
- Look at how it is assembledTeams consider how materials and fixings affect cost, repair and recycling.
- Name the trade-offsThe designer helps teams spot what was prioritized and what was given up.
Propose a focused redesign
Half day only- Choose one problem to solveTeams pick one usability, assembly or sustainability issue to improve.
- Sketch the redesignGroups sketch their proposal and the parts it would change.
Challenge trade-offs and revise with evidence
Half day only- Get challenged by another teamAnother team questions the redesign's costs, risks and side effects.
- Revise with evidenceTeams refine the proposal using what they learned from the teardown.
Tools and materials
- Everyday products for teardown, provided
- Hand tools and safety glasses, provided
- Parts layout mat
- Trade-off map
- Redesign sketch sheet
Who it’s for
- Product, engineering and design teams
- Operations and quality teams
- Procurement and sourcing teams
- Curious teams who enjoy hands-on work
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects
How long is Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects?
Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects runs as 90 minutes or half day. You choose the length when you book. A 90-minute session covers Take apart an everyday product and Connect features to usability and assembly. A half-day session adds Propose a focused redesign and Challenge trade-offs and revise with evidence.
Can Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects be delivered online or in person?
It is delivered in person, at your site, in any country.
How do we book Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Product Teardown: Discover the Decisions Inside Everyday Objects to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.