“Becoming a master is not about doing 4000 different things, it’s about doing 12 things, 4000 times each.” – Chet Holmes, author of the Ultimate Sales Machine “You begin in karate learning moves that you will practice as a third-degree black belt. A round-house kick or knife-hand block is the same, whether you are just [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors. Here are the 12 steps to invent a product: 1. Realization 2. Frustration 3. Ideation 4. Exploration 5. Investigation 6. Simulation 7. Productization [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for inventors. The first step is REALIZATION. Note, it’s not running out and contacting a patent attorney, that comes later, if at all. Honesty You [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for inventors. The second step is FRUSTRATION. No, I’m not saying you need to be frustrated. You want to look for opportunities where consumers are frustrated. [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for inventors. The third step is IDEATION. Yes, it is a real word! Wikipedia says, “Design ideation can be seen as a matter of generating, developing [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for inventors. The fourth step is EXPLORATION. Explore your market! Here you are armed with your concept. Not quite an invention yet and lots of [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors. The fifth step is INVESTIGATION. This step is about doing an in depth search to determine if your idea is an invention worthy of [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors. The sixth step is SIMULATION. By simulation I mean developing a model to simulate the product. This is also known as PROTOTYPING. There [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors. The seventh step is PRODUCTIZATION – “The act of modifying something, such as a concept or a tool internal to an organization, to [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors. The eighth step is CONFIRMATION– Before you get too far along, you need to get confirmation or validation that you idea has merit. [...]