NEED-Based Project Idea Evaluation

Clarity:

1. Does the Idea contain a clear need statement?

1 (Unclear)
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5 (Very clear)

2. Does the Idea state a definite objective to handle the problem?

1 (Unclear)
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5 (Very clear)

3. Is it clearly identified who is benefiting from this Idea (e.g patient/surgeon/nurse/medical staff)?

1 (Unclear)
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5 (Very clear)

4. Does it precisely show the result of the Idea?

1 (Unclear)
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3
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5 (Very clear)

Sustainability:

1. How do you rate the need statement of this Idea?

1 (Inefficient)
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5 (Very efficient)

2. How do you rate the strategic planning of this Idea?

1 (Not good)
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5 (Very good)

3. How do you rate the idea in terms of social and environment design?

1 (Not at all)
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5 (Well satisfied)

4. Does the Idea satisfy customer’s (patient/ surgeon/ medical staff) need?

1 (Not good)
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3
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5 (Very good)

Makerlab and IGS Model Skill compatibility:

1. From Makerlab perspective, how feasible is the project Idea to be developed in the lab using its own resources e.g staff, student, equipment?

1 (Not feasible)
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5 (Very much feasible)

2. Do we need extra resources (e.g extra hardware/funding/staff from other discipline) to implement this Idea?

1 (Need a lot more stuffs)
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5 (No need. Easily do-able)

3. Apart from students learning empathy, soft skills and innovation thinking working through this Idea, is there any other skill required for the students to learn to implement this Idea?

1 (Need a lot more skills)
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5 (Acquired skills are enough)

4. How much does the Idea promote patient-oriented healthcare system through its implementation?

1 (Not at all)
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5 (Very much)

Commercialization:

1. Is there a market to commercialize this Idea?

1 (Not at all)
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5 (Very good opportunity to commercialize)

2. To what scale do you think the customer (patient/surgeon/medical staff) can be benefited from this Idea?

1 (Not benefited at all)
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5 (Highly benefited)

3. How do you rate the commercialization strategy of this Idea?

1 (Not good)
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5 (Very good)

4. How do you rate value creation for this Idea?

1 (Not attractive at all)
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3
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5 (Very attractive )

Legislation:

1. Is the Idea an in vivo or ex vivo development?

1 (In vivo)
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5 (Ex vivo)

2. Do we need patient’s consent to implement this idea?

1 (Yes)
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5 (No. Perfectly under control )

3. From an ethical point of view, how does implementation of the Idea raise questions against moral principle?

1 (Raises ethical questions)
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5 (Perfectly under control )

4. Do we need to go through barriers of regulations to implement this Idea?

1 (A lot)
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5 (No. Perfectly under control )

Outcome:

1. Does the Idea identify unmet clinical need for medical staff?

1 (Not identified)
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5 (Yes. Obtains new knowledge)

2. How do the administration benefit from this Idea (in terms of patient stay duration, admission and release of patient cycle)?

1 (Not benefited)
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5 (Benefits a lot)

3. Does the Idea boost up students to replicate more such project endeavours in standard education system?

1 (Not something interesting)
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5 (Very interesting for fellow students)

4. Can industry get clinical insight implementing this Idea?

1 (Not at all)
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5 (Yes a lot)