Changing the World One Invention at a Time: Acting on Your Ideas Using the Creatively Inventing Framework - Softcover

Rowe, Richard Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1450219837 ISBN 13: 9781450219839

Verlag: iUniverse, 2010

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Changing the World One Invention at a Time is intended to motivate everyone to act on the ideas they have. Learn how to develop new ideas and evolve existing ideas while incorporating an easy-to-use framework to transform ideas into meaningful products and patent applications. The easy-to-understand and fun-to-read style will help you comprehend and effectively navigate the challenging invention process. The author's natural problem-solving methodology uses examples that demonstrate how to organize and integrate creative ideas into valuable assets and provides easy-to-understand instructional steps as part of an organized framework. The ultimate goal is to get you excited about your ideas and to motivate you to tap into the steady stream of ideas fl owing around you. More importantly, this book is for those of us who have asked ourselves the question: "What do I do with this idea I have?" Changing the World One Invention at a Time not only explains the creative inventing process but also goes into the detail needed to understand patents and how patents can protect your ideas. You do have the power to change the world and all it takes is one good idea. Perhaps it will be your idea that changes the world!

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Richard Edward Rowe is President/CEO of Think Tek, Inc.-Think Globally, an intellectual property development and consulting firm in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has over thirty years experience developing, inventing, managing and deploying products, and consulting. He is an inventor with over one hundred patents covering a wide range of technologies.

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Changing the World One Invention at a Time

Acting on Your Ideas Using the Creatively Inventing FrameworkBy Richard Edward Rowe

iUniverse, Inc.

Copyright © 2010 Richard Edward Rowe
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Contents

Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................................xvPrologue.................................................................................................................................................xviiChapter 1: In the Beginning, There Were Questions, Lots of Questions.....................................................................................1Our Fast-Paced Lives.....................................................................................................................................2Organizing Your Time.....................................................................................................................................3Asking the Right Question................................................................................................................................5Basketball Example: Acting on Your Ideas.................................................................................................................5Example: Reflective Disposable Tissue Container..........................................................................................................8Answering Questions......................................................................................................................................10Refinement...............................................................................................................................................10Problem Statement........................................................................................................................................11Example: Pet Toys........................................................................................................................................11Example: The Remote-Controlled Dog Toy...................................................................................................................14Part I: Four-Step Opportunity Spotlight..................................................................................................................17Chapter 2: Creative Prototypes and Experimentation.......................................................................................................18Creatively Developing Ideas..............................................................................................................................20Example: The Zucchini Trellis............................................................................................................................20Understanding the Problem to Solve.......................................................................................................................20A Preliminary Design.....................................................................................................................................22Defining Problem Statements..............................................................................................................................25Building a Prototype.....................................................................................................................................29Experimenting with Prototypes............................................................................................................................31Three Weeks Later: Reassessing the Project...............................................................................................................35Final Thoughts on the Zucchini Trellis Design............................................................................................................40Chapter 3: The Innovation Foundation, Birthplace of Ideas................................................................................................42Invention and the Inventor...............................................................................................................................42Invention Definition.....................................................................................................................................43The Process of Innovation................................................................................................................................44Innovation Definition....................................................................................................................................44Filing Date..............................................................................................................................................45The Patent Professional..................................................................................................................................45Invention Disclosure Form................................................................................................................................46Inventor's Notebook......................................................................................................................................49Example: The Self-Contained Automatic Watering System....................................................................................................52Problem Statement Detail:................................................................................................................................52Problem Statement: How can a range of stationary houseplants be automatically and sufficiently watered for extended periods of time?.....................53Example: Plant Watering System...........................................................................................................................58Problem statement: It is time consuming and inconvenient to manually water multiple plants throughout an office or home..................................58Example: Invention Disclosure Form.......................................................................................................................60Detailed Description Of The Invention....................................................................................................................65Chapter 4: Inspirational Innovation and the "Ah Ha" Moment...............................................................................................67Passion and Curiosity....................................................................................................................................67Inspiration Triggers.....................................................................................................................................69Example: Golf Cart Method and Apparatus..................................................................................................................69Part II: Three-Step Inspiration Boost....................................................................................................................73Chapter 5: Go, Team, Go: Innovation Strategy for Teams...................................................................................................74Brainstorming............................................................................................................................................75Part III: Seven-Step Strategic Planning Process..........................................................................................................78Action...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1450219837
• ISBN 13: 9781450219839
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 188
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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