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EIA Display Case Tips!
Tom Kershaw has done a very informative and well done video on creating displays for the EIA display case at the Estates.
It behooves the inventor to do this step well, as 240,000 visitors come through those doors each day.
Here is a link to Tom’s video.
Also, a page link on this site.
A big THANK YOU to Tom!
Jeff Abbott of Kinetic Thoughts…
Breakthrough or Broken Head?
An interesting article about innovation. Can large companies actually still innovate?
A look at an incubator in Cincinnati that is bringing jobs and innovation back to the Queen City while pondering that very question.
Some of the ways an individual inventor can outgun a large company is his diversity, ability to adapt, and sheer tenacity to make things happen. Why? Because at the end of t…
MakerBot – a revolution in inexpensive 3D printing
Have you ever wanted to make some small plastic part for your invention, but didn’t have the right tool or know-how? Ever needed that weird replacement piece you cannot get at the hardware store, so you end up buying a new item? Ever think about the costs of not having such items over the years? Consider not only the replacement costs, but missed opportunity costs as well, especially if you ar…
LumenLab’s Cheap CNC Robots
One of the things that an inventor may want to know about is the CNC machine. The CNC (computerized numerical control) has become an easy tool for prototyping parts, and doing some light manufacturing. Also, the idea of “personal” CNC has recently evolved with the use of some opensource software known as the Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC). You can read more about CNC here on wikipedia.
That…
Edison Inventors Association Display Cabinet
The Edison Inventors Association Display Cabinet, formerly on display in the Edison-Ford Estates Museum is available for a donation of $1500. Own a piece of history! This hardwood and glass, triangular display cabinet has displayed many inventors creative endeavors over the years.
It would be perfect for display in a jewelery shop, antique store, or perfect in a home as an upscale curio cabinet.
We now accept PayPal for Membership!
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Please help us maintain the high quality of the organization and its goal of educating inventors by renewing your membership!
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Creative Thinking – Divergent and Convergent Rules! Creative Problem Solving Post 1
As part of a series of blog posts about Creative Problem Solving (a tool that everyone, not just inventors, can use) here is a major component called Creative Thinking.
A major crux of the creative thinking is the ability to diverge (an implementation of this is brainstorming) and then take those ideas and converge for the outcome you were hoping to achieve (granted this is only a part of t…