For the third marking period, I'm reading Inventology by Pagan Kennedy. Kennedy explores the various ways in which great inventors formulate ideas and how they make their ideas successful. In her introduction, Kennedy talks about how invention is necessary to create progress in society. Yet, in spite of its obvious utility, there are few resources for people seeking to make new products. Although we think of invention as a spontaneous and coincidental process, Kennedy's research disproves some of this idea. She believes that there is a methodical science to invention (hence the title of his book), and she wants Inventology to be a guide for future inventors. As a total control freak who hates leaving things to chance, Kennedy's proposals in Inventology were appealing to me, even if I'm not planning on inventing many things myself. Nevertheless, I'm hoping that, after reading Kennedy's book, I can pay more careful attention to the way in which I see the world. Maybe, somehow, I'll end up inventing something after all.
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