The team reviewed its research and agreed on the requirements and basic controls for a new television remote. The industrial designer explained its components and suggested a compact plastic design, a low-battery or locator beep, and interchangeable covers. The group rejected the covers because they doubted they would generate enough profit.

The interface designer raised the choice between a basic remote and a multifunctional one. Marketing’s test with 100 people found that users disliked the appearance of existing remotes, found them hard to learn, and often used only a small fraction of their buttons. Channel selection, volume and power were the most important controls. Younger users showed more interest in features such as an LCD, though the team noted the cost constraints.

The project manager presented requirements to target people under 40, use the company’s colour and slogan, support televisions only, and omit teletext. The team agreed on power, number keys, channel and volume controls, a menu button and mute. They discussed using four directional buttons for channel, volume and menu navigation, with an LCD menu on the remote to support different televisions.

The remote’s appearance was deferred to the next conceptual design phase. After lunch, team members would have 30 minutes for individual work, with their assignments sent by email and the meeting minutes saved in the project folder.