Blue Sky Invention • Targeted Invention

Being a professional inventor is more than just a person who generates lots of idea, it’s a person who knows the business they’re inventing for.  I fully believe that to be a great inventor you need to understand the market, know the consumer — both the purchaser and the end user  – and know what the trends are currently, what’s been done in the past and what my clients are looking for now.

I currently develop concepts for the toy and game industry as well as the candy industry.  If you are looking for new product concepts, please do not hesitate to contact me and we can discuss what you’re looking for!

Toy and Game Concept Generation • Game Play Development • Game Design • Line Extensions • Trivia and Question Writing • Play Testing • Prototypes • Game Instructions • Electronic Toy/Game Mapping

Even though I  fell into the world of toys and games, I’ve been successful both inventing and developing new products, line extensions and game play.   So whether you need a new game developed around a mechanical feature or license, 1000 trivia questions on a specific topic or new concepts to expand a current product line or one in the works, I’m happy to discuss the project.  Nothing is too big, too small or too out of the ordinary.

Clients: Hasbro, Mattel, Pressman Toy, Winning Moves, RC2/Learning Curve/Tomy, Daddy-O, Briarpatch and many others.

Brainstorming Session Development • Brainstorming Facilitation • Creative Problem Solving • Rapid Concept Generation • Line Extensions • Naming and Branding

Having a background in creative thinking, I started my brainstorming facilitation career within the confines of Meyer/Glass Design where I was given the odd, but very difficult task of boosting the creativity and concept generation of a dozen very secretive toy and game designers.

Over time, I’ve learned that both “über-creatives” and self-professed “uncreatives” can both benefit from an outside spark, and around that tenet I started to develop my method for innovative thinking programs.  I believe that everyone has the ability to come up with the next big idea whether it be a new product, brand, marketing idea, promotional concept, or line extension.  Over the last several years I have developed techniques and exercises to help individuals, small and large groups ideate creative, strategic solutions to any problem statement. The key is to push thinking past the expected all the way out to the unrealistic and uncomfortable but then slowly pull back and you’ll find the best ideas lie somewhere in between.

I have facilitated sessions for a wide array of companies and organizations, tailoring each session to the specific needs of the group.   I have experience in a variety of industries including packaged foods, food service, hotel service, paper products, juvenile products, furniture and hardware.  I also branch out and works as a “brain-for-hire” and assist businesses and innovation consultancies by contributing an outside perspective to boost creative thinking.  My realistic yet out-of-the-box thinking has helped develop creative strategic solutions for numerous unusual challenges.