Shark Tank Project:
invent a new item or innovate an existing item. Your item can be a brand new idea or it can improve an idea that already exists. You may work by yourself or with a partner.
Invention: The creation of a product or introduction of a product for the first time.
Innovation: The creation of a product or introduction of a product for the first time.
Innovation: The creation of a product or introduction of a product for the first time.
"To invent, you need a good
imagination and a pile of junk."
- Thomas Edison
imagination and a pile of junk."
- Thomas Edison
How to Think up Invention Ideas!
Prototypes:
Design Thinking - Paper Prototypes:
How to Make a Cardboard Prototype
Cardboard Prototypes Techniques
SCAMPER
Following the SCAMPER recipe, here are a few questions you could ask:
S (Substitute): "What can I substitute?"
C (Combine): "How can I combine this with other things?"
A (Adapt): "What can I adapt or copy from…?"
M (Magnify/Modify): "What can I magnify or put more emphasis on…?"
P (Purpose--Put to Other Uses): "How can I put this item to other uses?"
E (Eliminate): "What can I eliminate or simplify…?"
R (Rearrange/Reverse): "How can I change, reorder or reverse…?
S (Substitute): "What can I substitute?"
C (Combine): "How can I combine this with other things?"
A (Adapt): "What can I adapt or copy from…?"
M (Magnify/Modify): "What can I magnify or put more emphasis on…?"
P (Purpose--Put to Other Uses): "How can I put this item to other uses?"
E (Eliminate): "What can I eliminate or simplify…?"
R (Rearrange/Reverse): "How can I change, reorder or reverse…?
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