Why didn’t I think of that? 5 innovations you could have predicted
Making new and exiting products doesn’t always need to be difficult. Using the CREAX Innovation method you can see that some innovations are really obvious. The CREAX methodology helps you to systematically generate ideas for creating new products.
Sometimes adding an existing item or making the slightest of changes can greatly enhance your product or even supply you with a totally new one. Below is a selection of 5 “Why didn’t I think of that” products from the MoreInspiration.com database.
1) Trimmed down flashlight
The Pak-Lite combines two Super Bright LED Bulbs with a 9-volt battery. It uses a patented design to provide a small, lightweight, long running, simplistic, durable, and field proven flashlight that will be with you wherever you go!
2) Self-charging smoke alarms
DuPont’s self-charging smoke alarms are plugged into ceiling-mounted light sockets, and charge up each time the light switch is turned on. You don’t lose your light either, just plug the bulb directly into the alarm.
3) World time clock
A patented desk clocks with 12 slides, each with the name of two major cities; together, the 24 cities represent the 24 global time zones; to find the local hour in another time zone, simply roll the clock so that the city representing that time zone is on top.
4) Cigarette-Match-Stick
The Cigarette-Match-Stick are cigarette packs with a strike strip on the side and the cigarettes are coated with the phosphorus material on it’s tip. So instead of looking for a matchbox or lighter every time you want to light your cigarette, you can just light it up by striking it on the strike strip on the pack itself.
5) Serving tray with finger tips
This tray has five points sticking up in the middle, which serve as holes for your finger tips. This provides better grip for waiters.
