January 24, 2018

IAA Open Door Meeting: February 7, 2018 Correction

THE INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA presents Marketing Essentials: Progress Your Idea So It Seizes Sales! KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jonathan Cotter, MBA Sr. Vice President, Marketing & Communications […]
February 1, 2018

IAA Open Door Meeting: February 7, 2018 REMINDER!

Every inventor needs to learn basic marketing THE INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA presents Marketing Essentials: Progress Your Idea So It Seizes Sales! KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jonathan Cotter, […]
February 5, 2018

Hasbro-Indiegogo Partnership Celebrates the Benefits of Open Innovation

Open innovation takes many forms. One of the most exciting examples to hit my desk of late is the Next Great Game Challenge, a partnership between […]
February 5, 2018

How One Toy Company Gets Open Innovation Right

Every year around this time, I get a little nostalgic for Toy Fair. My first real job at age 27 was at the toy startup, Worlds of Wonder. On […]
February 6, 2018

The Pet Industry is a Growing Hub for Open Innovation

It is an incredible time to be a product developer. Like solving problems? Enjoy being creative? Today, you do not have to start a business to […]
February 6, 2018

Why Mattel Is Shifting towards Open Innovation

Calling all product developers, designers, engineers, inventors, artists, makers, tinkerers, and DIY enthusiasts! I have great news for you. The toy company Mattel is now accepting […]
February 6, 2018

OXO Is Changing The Landscape of Open Innovation

Does open innovation really work? Yes. Just look at OXO. The housewares company founded by Sam Farber in 1990 is thriving, with more than 1,000 products […]
February 21, 2018

The 4 Big Changes to Open Innovation During the Last 4 Years

Like everyone else, I discovered that figuring how out to support myself while doing something I truly enjoyed was going to be difficult. I knew at […]
February 26, 2018

IAA Open Door Meeting: March 7, 2018

THE INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA presents Patents: An Overview From Filing To Allowance Keynote Speaker: Alex Hobson, Patent Agent Invention To Patent Services This interactive seminar […]