Idea to Invention: What You Need to Know to Cash In on Your Inspiration

by Patricia Nolan-Brown

You don’t have to be a mechanical genius to be an inventor. Chances are, you’re already at the all-important starting ground every inventor begins at--wishing you could find a clever solution to an everyday challenge. The far-too-complicated baby swing. Slick-soled running shoes. Computer cords constantly tangled up . . . there can’t be a solution unless there’s a problem. And that’s where you’re at!Author and inventor Patricia Nolan-Brown has turned many common annoyances into ingenious and money-making products, and she believes you can do the same. In Idea to Invention, she shares the tricks of her trade in order to help ordinary people learn how to look at their world through the eyes of an inventor. Readers will learn the six simple steps it takes to go from idea to invention, and discover:• Creativity habits that spark invention • The power of tape-and-paper prototypes to refine their vision • How to navigate the ins and outs of licensing and patenting their product • The pros and cons of finding a licensed manufacturer vs. running a home-based assembly line • How to promote their invention• Product enhancements that add years to shelf life• And moreFrom the everyday challenge and your initial concept to resolve it, all the way to the explosion of your thriving business, this all-encompassing guide simplifies the invention process and gives creative thinkers the competitive edge they need to achieve the success their amazing ideas deserve.

Genres: Business

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Just understanding more about the market of inventors and how they work through their ideas was really exciting. It's been tough to find books about licensing agreements and to have her be so candid was special. it's hard to not think about ideas I've thought up and not get excited about the potential and a path for how to work on them. the first third of the book I didn't really love I understood why she felt the need to write it there's certainly a certain mindset you need to be in the space but it felt a little redundant to every self-help book that's out there. the back 2/3 I couldn't stop taking notes.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great explanation of patenting.

[Omi Branch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let's Go!!!

Great read! Highly motivating and extremely detailed about the invention process from Day one... actually day -3 which would translate to the days before you think of an invention. This was exactly what I needed and I will refer back as well

[Kevin Demel · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book with all of the steps to get a product to market. I can use this book to refer back to as I get farther along in the process.