Biomimicry comparison studies before and during Covid-19 pandemic in product design innovation

Abstract

Technological advances bring changes and impacts in many aspects of human life, and it is also affecting product design innovation learning system, one of the examples is the students’ dependence on the internet in finding references to their design ideas. In this research, students are introduced to an environmental observation-based learning method known as biomimicry to create innovative product designs. Respondents in this research were students of the product design study program at the Universitas Agung Podomoro Jakarta which were divided into 2 groups as a comparison. The observation process was carried out before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in different locations and objects. The method used in this research is a participatory qualitative method with a comparative and correlational approach. The purpose of this research is to study and evaluate product design innovative learning systems by observing comparative biomimicry before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The conclusion is that after comparing biomimicry observations to students before and during the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, it turns out that there are significant differences in skills, conceptual, and creativity aspects resulting from the learning process in two different groups of students.