Why Not 2 What I.F. – Imagination Factory

We Make It Better

Setting the Stage

Did you ever sit in class and wonder “What if?”   Have you ever asked yourself “Why not?”  Creation of new ideas starts with these two trains of thought.  The result is something we call creativity.

While some folks have boundless free form imagination, most of us need a little help, but we still can tap into the creative part of our brain by simply daring to ask “Why”.

Our school systems do a very good job of passing on dates and facts.  They mold our youth into individuals who follow instructions, and are task oriented.  Complete these sequential tasks in this order and you get these results.  This is fine if you are training them to do factory work.  For a large portion of the population it is important to be sequential if they are going to be bakers, car mechanics, and state workers.

There is almost an identical number of jobs that we need folks who can think and reason.   What about those who work in the field of Contagious disease?  Something new comes along every year. If scientists were sequential thinkers they would never recognize the new pathogen.  There would be no new sailing ships, no star ships, no new uses of available energies.

So Welcome to Why Not 2 What I.F.  I will submit some of the items I’m currently working on.  We (you and I) will also tackle new issues.  There are no wrong answers.  There just are some answers that are better than others.

Some of us are Junk Yard Warriors.  We recycle stuff into new stuff on the cheap.  Some of us are Philosophers who look at a different way of looking at how we perceive things.

Throw in a few W.A.G.s [Wild Ass(donkey) Guesses]  and since this is cyberspace all the money in the world is available, unless constricted by the original premise  example: design a water pump out of scrap metal for less than $20.

How the Process Works

•    Identify the problem.
•    List the variables.
•    Ask Why is it being done this way or Why hasn’t it been done.
•    Play What IF:    (note: there are no wrong answers in what IF).
  • Write down as many other solutions as possible.
  • Link those solutions together that are similar.
  • Sort into groups – practical and not practical.
  • Sort the practical into low cost, medium cost, and expensive.
  • Look to see if special skills are needed that could move the idea from the practical to the impractical stack.
  • Make a prototype to see if it gives you the solution you are looking for.
  • Check to see if someone has come up with a similar solution.
  • Ask does your solution make the previous solutions better, if a similar solution exists?
•    Market for success.
•    Put the idea to work.

The solutions we figure out may have commercial value.  They may result in the need for Patents.  They could result in new upstart businesses.  Where it goes is up to you. 

Corporations looking for innovators, if you see something you like, hire us as individuals or as a group.  If you like our projects and wish to see development of the prototype, please feel free to donate materials or grants to move the projects forward.