Invention is = A Unique or Novel device m A New Method = A Different Process = A New Discovery = A Unique Function = A Radical Breakthrough ord NLInvention = Invention is a cteative process. = “T never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.” Thomas Alva Edison = Invention may be accidental. = Invention is an explorative process, with an uncertain and unknown outcome. = Inventors need self confidence, perseverance & passion. ord NLCreativity = “ Over the course of the last decade, however, we seem to have reached a general agreement that creativity involves the production of novel, useful products.” Michael Mumford. ord NL