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Ranging from fashion, through the architecture, to the world of beauty, bio-trend is
now in the centre of the most creative and practical solutions. The inspiration of
nature allows obtaining practical solutions, proven by nature itself. Fig. 3 presents the
initial concept sketches that are the result of a conducted brainstorming session. It can
be seen that products presented in Fig. 2 as a sources of inspiration has been used in
designing of first concepts of HPT.

3 Creative Design

During the generation of design concepts using the well-known method of "Brain
Storm" the authors needed to be aware of its basic principles, which include:

￿ Everyone has the right to submit any number of ideas;

￿ The quantity is important, not quality of ideas;

￿ Ideas cannot be judged by anyone, criticized or commented;

￿ Build on previously reported ideas, modify them or develop;

￿ Never note the author's idea, but the ideas on their own;

￿ Ideas can be controversial, crazy, courageous and absurd.

While brainstorming is also important not to be confined to the creation of only
real and existing concepts. The open-mindedness, and a broad look at the problem is
not limited by the design of the design concepts. Such activities allow developing of

Fig. 4. The relationship between knowledge, natural creativity, creative efficiency and their
change with stage of life; basing on [12]