💡 Creative Process · 6 steps

The Inventor's Creative Process

A five-step loop — notice, imagine, build, test, share — that turns everyday frustrations into inventions.

Great inventors aren't people with special brains — they're people who notice problems everyone else walks past. This module walks you through the five-step loop that professional inventors use, and that you'll use for your IF.G project.

Step 1 of 6

Notice a problem

Carry a "bug list" for one week: every time something annoys you, someone you know, or your community, write it down. Don't judge yet.

Ten small annoyances beat one vague big idea.