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Which key concepts frame MYP Design?: Communication, communities, development and systems. Key concepts are broad and shared across MYP subjects.
What does communication mean as a design key concept?: The exchange of information between people, or between a product and its user — for example the warning light on a hair straightener.
What does communities mean as a design key concept?: Groups sharing a place, need, interest or identity, whose needs a design serves — for example park seating designed for older visitors and parents.
What does development mean as a design key concept?: Growth or change over time, of a product or of your own solution — for example prototype 1 becoming prototype 2 after user testing.
What does systems mean as a design key concept?: Parts working together as input → process → output, with feedback — for example a thermostat controlling a heater.
Concept versus topic in MYP Design: "Lighting" is a topic. "Ergonomics" is a concept that applies across lighting, seating and software. Concepts transfer; topics do not.