During a design process, there are a million things to think about, and therefor a million things to forget. During the design of our log-carrying-sail boat, the aspect that we neglected was the structural strength of the design. Our boat was made of household items- mostly duct tape, pencils, and paper, and over time shifted and bent as it was moved to various places. We should have spent for time by making sure things that appeared sturdy at the time, were reinforced and make made to have more structural integrity.
A project requirement that would make all groups address this issue, would be to have a test day to allow observance of the product, and then another day to fix mistakes and weak points that are presented.
An added challenge would be to have a "part B" to the project. After their design is complete, have them spend another day improving it, like engineers commonly have to do when creating a product for their company.
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