Steps of Invention

The 7 Steps of Invention

Identify

Identify a problem you care about.

What is something in your life or someone else’s that you’d want to fix or change?

Understand

Develop your research skills to understand the problem.

Ask a librarian, talk to possible users of your invention, and do research to gain more knowledge about the problem you will solve.

Ideate

Develop your research skills to understand the problem.

Ask a librarian, talk to possible users of your invention, and do research to gain more knowledge about the problem you will solve.

Design

Develop your research skills to understand the problem.

Ask a librarian, talk to possible users of your invention, and do research to gain more knowledge about the problem you will solve.

Build

Develop your research skills to understand the problem.

Ask a librarian, talk to possible users of your invention, and do research to gain more knowledge about the problem you will solve.

Test

Develop your research skills to understand the problem.

Ask a librarian, talk to possible users of your invention, and do research to gain more knowledge about the problem you will solve.

Communicate

Develop your research skills to understand the problem.

Ask a librarian, talk to possible users of your invention, and do research to gain more knowledge about the problem you will solve.