inventing

conceive

Form a mental notion

• deviseCreate through ingenuity
• formulateCreate methodically
• originateTo come into existence

fabricate · engineer · construct · design · forge · generate · produce · compose · craft · develop

breakthrough

Sudden important advance

• discoveryAct of finding something
• ingenuityClever, original thinking
• noveltyQuality of being original

originality · pioneering · trailblazing · groundbreaking · cutting-edge · revolutionary · advancement · progress · transformation · genius

mockup

Preliminary design representation

• modelRepresentation or paradigm
• proof-of-conceptFeasibility demonstration
• blueprintDetailed technical drawing

sketch · draft · pilot · preliminary · sample · test · trial · iteration · refinement · demonstration

ideation

Forming mental concepts

• mindmapRadial idea diagram
• whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
• divergentDeviating from the norm

freeform · conceptualize · brainwave · spontaneity · imagination · inspiration · unconventional · collaborative · workshop · session

tall tale

Wildly exaggerated story

• fictionImagined narrative work
• falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
• concoctionPrepared combination of ingredients

makebelieve · storytelling · embellishment · exaggeration · whopper · yarn · fantasy · imagination · pretense · bluff

intellectual property

Legal rights over inventions

• USPTOFederal intellectual property agency
• EPORed blood cell hormone
• claimsStatements of truth

disclosure · prior art · examiner · infringement · license · assignee · inventorship · patentable · provisional · design patent

• creatingcreating, producing, generating, making, devising
• deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
• creative actscreating, designing, drawing, sculpting, composing
• makingcrafting, making, building, creating, DIY projects
• improvisingad-lib, ad-libbing, riff, riffing, jamming
• problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions