Renewed Creativity and Invention

It's time to turn America into a nation of inventors again and for the whole world to work together to deal with the many challenges and opportunities that are upon us. From garage inventors to multinational corporations we must make a fresh effort at creativity and innovation including using the vast new resources of the Internet and computer clouds.

Find the Missing Piece

When you're inventing something, try to design where only one component is original. I like to find such a component that is used for some completely unrelated purpose. For a plant automation invention instrument, the missing piece I found was a $3.95 replacement part for lawn sprinklers.