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17. Transition Into a New Dimension

a. Remove problems in moving an object in a line by using
two-dimensional movements (along a plane)
b. Multi layer rather than single
c. Incline the object or turn t “on its side”
d. Project images onto neighboring areas or onto the reverse
side of the object

  • Principle Description:  Change the orientation of a linear system from vertical to horizontal, horizontal to diagonal, horizontal to vertical, etc.

  • Hints on Usage:  This principle encompasses more than just geometry.  It also includes the addition of new influential characteristic and/or parameters, consideration of additional variables, involvement of new interactions and fields, etc.

  • Assess a system to find new value-added variables such as improved use of space, accessibility, etc.  Explore transitioning the new variables into different directions to achieve the objective.  If moving an object into a new dimension is not sufficient, change it a second or third time. Consider using a different side of a surface or object.


Examples:
  • In some parking garages, cars are parked in rotating “elevators” thereby using both the floor and the vertical space above the floor.  This allows more cars in a fixed space.

  • Production equipment such as milling and broaching machines are designed both vertically and horizontally.  For example, ship engines can be huge.  It may be impractical to tilt an engine up on end to drill a hole;  It is more practical to have machines that can deliver from appropriate angles.

  • When production machines have problems with horizontal material flow due to gravity, the production can be rearranged into a vertical flow so gravity delivers full benefit.

  • Vertical files save floor space.

  • Skyscrapers improve land utilization.

  • Some victims of violence report becoming dissociated from their bodies during an act of violence.  Through psychological dissociation one can avoid the stark trauma of the moment in order to deal with it at a later date when it is safer.

  • Containers can be stacked one on top of another in a vertical configuration instead of laying side-by-side on the production floor.

  • Going even higher:  Stackers in a production environment move material containers from a horizontal to a vertical orientation to prevent taking up more space on a production floor.

  • Stairs provide a means of moving from one level of a building to another (diagonal approach) while elevators move in a vertical manner.

  • Disruptive technologies are systems developed in markets outside of the displaced technology’s normal avenue of engagement.  By developing the new system in a different market (dimension) it remains unnoticed until it is too late.

  • Repairing a printed circuit board by soldering is easier if the board is oriented to match a person’s ability to see what is being repaired.  Boards are often placed in fixtures that can be articulated based on the user’s need.

  • Information about a contest is added to the back of a label.  The label’s front contains only enough information to whet interest, instructing the consumer to remove the label in order to read more about the contest.

  • In speech processing algorithms, voice characteristics are strengthened in frequency (new dimension) as opposed to amplitude (increasing the sound) to improve voice intelligibility in a noisy environment.

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