New and re-imagined digital solutions

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A team builds an app for a need nobody has met before. What kind of solution is this?

A A brand new solution

B A re-imagined solution

2. Which describes a re-imagined solution?

A It meets an existing need in a new way

B It always meets a need nobody has had before

3. Paper timetables are replaced by a school app that shows each student's classes and room changes live. What is this?

A Brand new: the need for a timetable did not exist before

B Re-imagined: the same need, met in a new way

4. Which is an example of a new need leading to a new solution?

A Adding a dark mode to an existing music app

B Building a system to track a new kind of problem that had no tool before

5. A company adds voice search to its existing shopping app. Which sub-theme does this show?

A Improving an existing product

B Meeting a brand new need

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1re-imagined solution		Aapp = 'timetable' app.add('alerts')
2new solution		BA solution that meets an existing need in a new way by improving a current product or changing how a task is done
3Changing how a task is done: the need stays the same (paying for lunch) but the method changes		CA solution built from scratch to meet a need that no existing product has met before
4Improving an existing product: keep the current app and add features that make it better		DAdding dark mode improves an existing product that meets the same need, so it is a re-imagined solution, not a brand new one.
5A school adds a dark mode to its existing app, so it is a brand new solution for a new need.		EA tool for a brand new need has no existing product to change, so it is a new solution, not a re-imagined one.
6A team invents a tool for a need nobody has met yet, and calls it a re-imagined solution.		Fneed = 'pay for lunch' method = 'cash' -> 'phone tap'

Definitions

re-imagined solution

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

IF needIsNew THEN type ← "brand new" ____ type ← "re-imagined"

IF ___ needIsNew THEN type ← "re-imagined" ENDIF

IF oldNeed _ newNeed THEN type ← "re-imagined" ENDIF

methodChanged ← newHow ≠ oldHow IF _____________ THEN type ← "re-imagined"

IF sameNeed ___ methodChanged THEN type ← "re-imagined" ENDIF

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A need_exists = True

B new_way = True

C if need_exists and new_way

D print("re-imagined")

Question 2

A need_is_new = true

B if need_is_new:

C kind = "brand new"

D else:

E kind = "re-imagined"

Question 3

A app = "TaxiBook"

B old_task = "phone a taxi"

C new_task = "book in an app"

D print(app, "uses", old_task)

Question 4

A product = "paper map"

B need = "find the way"

C improved = "GPS map app"

D print(need "met by", improved)

Question 5

A need = "share photos"

B new_need == False

C if not new_need:

D print("re-imagined")

Answer Key

New and re-imagined digital solutions

Section A: Quick Questions

A — A brand new solution

A — It meets an existing need in a new way

B — Re-imagined: the same need, met in a new way

B — Building a system to track a new kind of problem that had no tool before

A — Improving an existing product

Section B: Match the Pairs

re-imagined solution → A solution that meets an existing need in a new way by improving a current product or changing how a task is done

new solution → A solution built from scratch to meet a need that no existing product has met before

Changing how a task is done: the need stays the same (paying for lunch) but the method changes → need = 'pay for lunch' method = 'cash' -> 'phone tap'

Improving an existing product: keep the current app and add features that make it better → app = 'timetable' app.add('alerts')

A school adds a dark mode to its existing app, so it is a brand new solution for a new need. → Adding dark mode improves an existing product that meets the same need, so it is a re-imagined solution, not a brand new one.

A team invents a tool for a need nobody has met yet, and calls it a re-imagined solution. → A tool for a brand new need has no existing product to change, so it is a new solution, not a re-imagined one.

Section C: Definitions

re-imagined solution — A solution that meets an existing need in a new way by changing how the task is done or improving a current product, unlike a brand new solution built for a new need.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

IF needIsNew THEN type ← "brand new"
ELSE type ← "re-imagined"

IF NOT needIsNew THEN
  type ← "re-imagined"
ENDIF

IF oldNeed = newNeed THEN
  type ← "re-imagined"
ENDIF

methodChanged ← newHow ≠ oldHow
IF methodChanged THEN type ← "re-imagined"

IF sameNeed AND methodChanged THEN
  type ← "re-imagined"
ENDIF

Section E: Spot the Error

C — The if statement is missing its colon. It should be if need_exists and new_way: because an existing need met in a new way is a re-imagined solution.

A — Python Boolean values are capitalised. It should be need_is_new = True, because lowercase true is not defined and causes an error.

D — A re-imagined solution changes how the task is done, so the app uses the new way. It should print new_task, not old_task.

D — There is a missing comma between need and "met by". It should be print(need, "met by", improved).

B — This line uses == (comparison) when it should assign a value with =. It should be new_need = False so the variable exists before the if statement.