1. Assignment – Challenge Assumptions 2
December 4, 2012
Robin Teigland
Steve Mahaley
Solving the Problem of
Not Getting Enough Sleep
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In a Hotel Room

2. •Natural medication •Powerfood pack
•OTC medication •24hour service in town
•Bed massage •Filling powder for water •Video from home
•Hotel clickworkers
•Jetlag app • Breakfast / granola bars •MMOs to play with people at
•Hotel time consultant
•Exercise app home
•Natural medication •App alarm
•Online consultant •Bring digital photoframe
•OTC medication •Hotel consultant •TV becomes big screen to
•Bed massage •Travel planner connect with home or show
•Stress app pictures/videos
Too much
•Exercise app •Bring own sheets/pajamas
Hungry/Thirsty work
•Online stress consultant
•Hotel stress consultant Jetlag
• Hotel massage
Stress
Homesick
Problems with •Check hotel
•Deodorizer
Person •Noseplugs
Too much smell
•Take own AC/heater
Room
•Take own blanket
temperature /
•Special pajamas humidity Trouble sleeping •Check hotel
• Adjust thermostat Uncomfortable •Move mattress
• Wet towel on radiator in hotel bed •Take own mattress
•Take own
•Special lamp Too little light hardener/softener
•Plug-in dimmer Problems with Too much noise •Take own sheets
•Smartphone app Room
• Room facing equator
Unwanted External noise
External light Too much light vermin •Room location?
•Room location? •Traffic patterns?
•Construction site nearby? Internal noise •Construction site nearby?
•Eyeshades •Mosquito nets •Number of rooms? •Nightclubs/bars in neighborhood?
•Window insulator, eg • Close windows •Fully booked? •Closing times for bars?
tape, curtain holder, curtain • Keep food out of •Where is room located: •National holidays?
•Special pillow Internal light room stairs, elevator, generator, breakfa •Sign for window
• Sleep mask •Unplug appliances • Moth balls st room, etc? •Earplugs
•Appliance covers • Ant / roach trap •Sign for door •Headphones
•Eyeshades •Earplugs •Sound interference app/machine
•Door insulator, eg •Headphones •Window insulator, eg tape, curtain
tape, curtain •Sound interference •Special pillow
•Special pillow •Door insulator • Traffic noise
• Eye masks •Special pillow • Proximity to emergency services