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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