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Patterns
Watch how people shop, interact, talk about ideas
but then do nothing with those ideas
Developing an idea
Get an idea
research it
talk to others >> ideas, support
keep records of everything
Pop Quiz
Page 92 #1, #2
Invention or Innovation
Examples of Inventions
Velcro
Television Radio
Internet Toboggan Tractor
Basketball
Lacrosse
Yo - Yo
TelephoneKayak
Frisbee
Automobile
Birch Bark Canoe Photocopier
Camera Lie Detector Helicopter
Cornflakes
Slinky
Hula Hoop
Zipper Crayons
Electric Shaver
Examples of Innovations
Coloured Ketchup
Instant Coffee
Cell Phone
Life Savers
Plasma Screen T.V.
Pop-Up Toaster
Tea Bag Band-Aid
Disposable Camera
Pez Candy
Roller Blades Barbie Doll
Contact Lenses Drive-In Theatre
Cake Mix Canned Beer
Teddy Bear
Toyotas Hybrid Car
Invention
the creation of something new
Innovation
a change to something that already
exists
Canadian Inventors
James Write
Synthetic rubber
Paul Hodgson
Silly Putty
Jacques Plante
Goalie mask
Ruth Wakefield
Michael Duck
Patent
A government grant giving the right to
exclude others from making, using or
selling an invention. A Canadian patent
applies within Canada for 20 years from
the date of filing of a patent application.
The patent application is available to
the public 18 months after filing.
Fees
There are three kinds of fees you must pay to
obtain a patent:
filing fees,
$2,500
examination fees and
$1,000
grant of patent fees
$150-$700
Yearly maintenance fees are required to
maintain an application or a patent in force.
Trade secrets
You may be tempted to protect your
creation by simply keeping its
information secret and selling it to a
willing buyer. The information is then
known as a trade secret.
Copyrights
Provide protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or
musical works
e.g., books, maps, song lyrics, music, sculptures, paintings,
photographs, films, tapes, computer programs, databases,
performances, sound recordings, communication signals
Trademarks
A word, symbol or design (or a combination of
these), used to distinguish the wares and
services of one person or organization from
those of others in the marketplace.
Ordinary marks - logo
Certification marks - ISO 9000, TM, CSA
Distinguishing guises - unique packaging or
shape
i.e., chair
Integrated Circuit
Topography Act
An Act to provide for the protection of
electronic integrated circuit
topographies
protected for 10 years
Assignment:
p 97 #2 (research)
p 98-99
#1,2
Assignment:
Draw ten trademarks associated with
different types of products on or close to
your person right now.
Choose one of the trademarks you
drew. Describe IN DETAIL why you
think the company might have chosen
this trademark for its product. Include
design meaning, colour meaning
Assignment: Inventors
There are many famous-and not-so-famousCanadian inventors and innovators.
Sometimes, an invention is well known but
the inventor is not. Other inventors have
become more famous than many of their
inventions. In this activity, you will have the
opportunity to visit Web sites that feature
Canadian inventors and innovators, both past
and present.
Chart:
Search each of the following sites and compile a list of 10
Canadian inventors or innovators and their inventions or
innovations. Use the outline below to compile your findings.
http://www.melazerte.com/library/inventors.htm
E-Library:
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce/canada/
Edens username: 53-59442
Edens password: bigchalk
Depth
Distance
Determination
Lateral Thinking
Break from standard
think sideways
(not forward, up or
down)
see unique perspective outside-the-box
YouTube
Solar Bottle Lights in the Philippines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBWi3NtND68
Assignment:
Define lateral thinking. Describe a time
when an entrepreneur you met or read
about used this type of thinking to solve
a problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mtc_CBTIeI
10.34 min
Good into a little deep
Then look at the other videos
Thinking Hats
White
gathers facts, figures, objective info
Unemotional
Red
recognizes emotion & intuition influence
goes by hunches, feelings without judgment or
logic
Green
creative, see alternatives, proposals
likes provoking, irritating, change
Thinking Hats
Black
will present logical case against idea
gives negative feedback unemotionally
Yellow
logical, sees positives, why things work
assess benefits
Blue
problem solvers
solve everyones problems / makes it happen
White Hat
Red Hat
Green Hat
Black Hat
Yellow Hat
Blue Hat
What It
Means
Answer Q #1
Q #4
Interpreting Information
How many squares?
See text p 106 #2, #3
Solving Problems
there are many ways to find solutions
ask 10 people, you will get 11 answers
the best problem solvers are constantly
searching
note details without losing perspective of whole
Teamwork
two minds better than one
people build on others ideas
teamwork builds on your strengths,
provides support
work alone:
run out of ideas and energy
Right Brain
creative, imaginative, emotional, intuitive
get sudden insights
Personality Test
http://www.wherecreativitygoestoschool.com/v
ancouver/left_right/rb_test.htm
Assignment
p109#1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Generating Ideas
Word Clustering
word in middle
group like ideas
Mind Mapping
picture in middle (similar to word
clustering)
associate key words and images
Generating Ideas
Brainstorming
record all ideas, even strange ones
used frequently in business
Visualization
create picture of idea in your mind