Invention vs Innovation

In your opinion, what was the most

important Canadian product ever

invented? Why?

According to CBC….

• Honourable Mentions– Instant Mash Potatoes– Paint Roller– Lacrosse– Snow blower– Walkie-Talkie– Basketball– Blackberry– Ski-doo

According to CBC…

Top 10 Canadian inventions:• 10. Poutine• 9. Electric Wheelchair• 8. Zipper• 7. Robertson screwdriver• 6. Pacemaker

The Top 5

• 5. Wonderbra• 4. Five pin bowling• 3. Light bulb• 2. Telephone• 1. Insulin

Product Development

Market Research

Consumer Wants

Business Opportunity

Businesses will decide whether or not they can provide a product/service to satisfy their customers’

wants/needs

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Product Development

• Two important questions:1. Can our business produce it?• Design & Make

2. Can our business sell it?• Advertise & Move Product

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Product Development

• The production and design team answers whether or not the product can be produced based on information gathered during research by the marketing department.– Technology– Facilities– Costs to Design

Product Development

• The marketing department is also vital to the process– The will answer the questions “Can we sell it?”

• There are many things that will go into this process– Continue Research– Price– Competition– Design Features– Placement– Promotion Possibilities

Product Development

• The marketing team will work with the product design team in deciding exactly how they will create the product/service to satisfy the customer need

• There are 2 possible ways to do this– Invention– Innovation

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Product Development

• Invention is the creation of a completely new product, method, or device. Businesses use inventions to create original solutions to meet consumer needs.

• Innovation is the change of an existing product to use new technology, items or processes.

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• There are more innovators than inventors.• Innovators look at ways to improve on existing

products, methods or devices.