This reminds me of the very cool class I took at Michigan. In 08, our design challenge was to design and build an easily shipped, carried and deployed station f

This reminds me of the very cool class I took at Michigan. In 08, our design challenge was to design and build an easily shipped, carried and deployed station for disaster areas that facilitates bathroom functions, washing and showering. The product criteria included that it: Must be free standing and use no external power source. Must allow people to go to the bathroom, wash one’s face and hands, bathe an infant and bathe/shower an adult. Must have a safe, easily executed waste removal and transport system from the bathroom facility. All waste must be easily removed and reliably sealed off from the local environment as it is transported elsewhere. Must weigh less than 40 pounds and pack down for easy transportation. Must manage gray water from the sink and shower, by directing it to a hose connection. http://www.tauber.umich.edu/News%20and%20Events/IPD/2008/index.htm http://www.tauber.umich.edu/News%20and%20Events/IPD/2008/ind... We had a cross disciplinary team (engineering, design, and business) and had to actually build the product, and were judged based on profit... how many "purchases" were made at a fixed price ("purchases" were made by designers around the world on the web and in person at a live show) minus costs (we had to cost out the thing at scale). It was amazing and we ended up winning (I was part of the "cocoon" team). If you can get a chance to take a class like this, do it. Definitely do Integrated Product Development if you're at Michigan!