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Identification of need
◦ Identification of need generally starts the design process.
Recognition of the need and phrasing the need often constitute a
highly creative act, because the need may be only a vague
discontent, a feeling of uneasiness, or sensing that something is not
right.
◦ MASLOW ‘S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS : In the 1960s, Abraham Maslow,
an American psychologist, developed a hierarchical theory of needs.
This hierarchy had the basic human needs at the bottom, with the
needs concerning the highest human potentials at the top
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Figure 1.2 : Moslow’s hierarchy of needs
