Approach

We are creating a new product that mimics the functionality of the Phillips Hue Light Bulbs. The main difference between our and the existing products is that our product will alert parents on bath water levels. 

The approach we took was the following:

1. Found a problem that would be good to solve

2. Brainstorm on key functionality of the product

3. Get feedback from Professor Daragh Byrne and iterate brainstorm. 

4. Sketch the prototype and iterate on design ideas to make the product seamless to view and use by the main users, parents

5. Find the list of technical/software/hardware components that we need, including items we may need to borrow/purchase. Key items we needed: Argon device, Phillips Hue Light Bulb, water sensor.

6.  Get together to build a working prototype, which includes coding through Particle, setting up a bathtub, and retrieving data from sensors

7. Continue iteration process until we get a working version

8. Receive feedback from Professor, other students in class, and other parents that could be end-users

9. Reflect on final outcome and learnings. Create pre-mortems and next steps.