James Dyson is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone™ bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on cyclonic separation. The idea came to him when a local sawmill caught James’ eye. It spun sawdust out of the air and collected it in a chamber. Dyson used the existing sawmill as stimulation for the idea formulating in his mind and under the cover of darkness he sketched the timber yard’s giant cyclone. He asked himself if the cyclone technology he’d spotted on the sawmill would work in a vacuum cleaner? He ripped the dusty clogged bag from his old vacuum and replaced it with a crude prototype. Instead of relying on bags and filters to trap the dust, Dyson focused on cyclone technology to spin the dirt out of the air. 5,127 prototypes later: Dual Cyclone™ technology and the first vacuum that didn't lose suction. That's one of the reasons why it doesn't lose suction, picks up more dirt from your home and expels cleaner air. James Dyson learned to take risks, make mistakes and use frustration as a fuel for creativity and solving problems.
I really wish I could afford one of these. Ben has one and claims to love them. Funny how something that seems so simple (a vacuum) can be improved upon so much. Have you seen their bladeless fans? Armando claims it's black magic. haha
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ReplyDeleteAgain: how does this type of innovation compare/contrast with others that, from a design process standpoint, are like it? You need to place this innovation among a few others and then contextually analyze it in light of what you can synopsize about these. You've gotten to the essential reporting that you need to here, but you haven't gotten beyond this to real analysis yet.