Chapter 5.0 - Invention, Innovation, and the Creative Edge

Upon completion of this chapter students will:

• understand and use research skills and critical- and creative-thinking skills
• identify and explore the sources of an entrepreneurial idea
• compare invention and innovation
• describe how to obtain patent, copyright, and/or trademark protection
• identify and apply each stage in the creative problem-solving process
• analyze the creative-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making processes that help entrepreneurs find opportunities to create new ventures
• demonstrate ways in which different creative-thinking techniques (e.g., brainstorming, mind mapping) can be applied to generate new ideas
• identify significant Canadian inventions and innovations, and summarize the impact that these have had on people's lives