2023 IDSA Design Entrepreneurship Deep Dive

I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at IDSA’s Design Entrepreneurship Deep Dive! Taking place October 18-19, the virtual intensive learning experience open to creatives across all disciplines who are eager to expand their entrepreneurial skills.

Hear from a diverse panel of industry experts and discover how to navigate challenges, elevate your brand, master intellectual property, develop go-to-market strategies and more during this valuable event. Learn more and register at
idsa.org/DEDD2023

The Ecology of Patents, Invention, and Business

40+ years of prolific patent creation and success working with multi-billion-dollar corporations have given Doug Patton the perfect platform from which to describe his unique creative methodology—one that encapsulates profound opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship. In this presentation, Doug will delineate the imaginative process of conceptualizing industrial design solutions to help humanity.

The concepts of patent creation, invention, and business operate like a tripod. If any one of these points isn't given enough focus, the business plan one is conceptualizing will collapse. Doug's presentation will therefore show how ideas in invention pass into the patent process and into the business process, the cycle recurring two or three times as one works to achieve a perfect balance in which there is both market security and a market price ensuring success.

Investigation of the patent white space is vital for an understanding of what already exists on the market when inventing, designing, and engaging in the perpetual act of problem-solving. To take an idea from conception to implementation, you must invest time, willpower, and the necessary funds to explore all possibilities for invention, which Doug will explain using his own creative concepts like the solution statement and the puzzle picture. What Doug will offer in the way of inspiration about innovation is invaluable for both the fledgling and seasoned entrepreneur alike.