WEEK 5

INVENTION - INNOVATION        

1. Not all  inventions bring innovation, remember. What can we learn from here?

example 1 glass : Use these cute glass markers to distinguish drinking glasses. These party glass markers take less than 5 minutes to make : hot glue a button to a small suction cup.

example 2 window : Old salvaged multi-pane windows make great picture frames with some slight modifications. I cut mattes of fit inside the panes and then sealed the back up with another piece of thin wood. The effect works great with photos that have a unifying theme of some sort.

example 3 plates : Obviously not an invention, but I've found it's ecological and efficient. Licking the plates after eating means: I ate ALL my food (good girl !). No leftovers to trash (reduces daily waste) or to clog the drain. Easier to wash the dishes (less soap and force needed, cleaner sponge). Seriously great ! :D

I know that is a relatively different thing that I’m trying to explain, but if you twist it around, it can be an example for how the failed innovations in the time can lead to something more in the future.

MINDMAP 

So what is a mindmap you might ask? Well A mind map is a diagram used to visually outline information. A mind map is often created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated ideas, words and concepts are added. Major categories radiate from a central node, and lesser categories are sub-branches of larger branches. Categories can represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items related to a central key word or idea.

Mindmaps can be drawn by hand, either as “rough notes” during a lecture or meeting, for example, or as higher quality pictures when more time is available. An example of a rough mind map is illustrated.

Mainly people use a mindmap to to some structure presentation effectively, to express their creativity and for team building activities. Many things can be written inside the mindmap like, Describing who you are? Writing about an idea, or also some random thing.
The best thing is, there is no wrong in making a mindmap, it is simply open for options to design it in any way that you wish.