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Table 7.7 Function List of Pencil Parts

Function
Part Verb Noun

Lead Make Marks
Eraser Remove Marks
Band Secure Eraser

Improve Appearance
Body Support Lead
Transmit Force

Accommodate Grip
Display Information
Paint Protect Wood

Improve Appearance

referral sources regarding potential referrals, in order to determine the need for
the referral process.

Assist Client Includes counseling; offering alternatives; providing a
referral service; indicating community programs; helping kids get to camp;
talking to teachers, police, or other authorities on client’s behalf; and aiding
parents and children.
Eliminate Deviancy The client returns to homeostatic position and
development of modification technique to reach normative behavior patterns
(measured by time spent).
Define Problems All communication with client, parents, and referral
sources for the purpose of describing the client’s problem behavior.

Creativity and Function Definition

The ultimate objective of value engineering is to create a better product or
service design. Creativity is very important in creating a new and better
design. What makes people more creative? The consensus seems to be that
to be creative, one must be able to see beyond the conscious, the existing.