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What If? Or the Evolution of an Invention. David Scheeres
David.Scheeres@aspen-waite.co.uk
invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. The action of inventing something, typically a process or device. A favourite word often used by a notable colleague well known to us all is “Depends”. Whilst I would not deserve the accolade of being notable, I have a favourite phrase myself and that is – “What if”.
I would argue that this is the first logical phrase that springs to the mind of any inventor on the road to discovery. “What if, I, they, or we did something differently?” It is often said, probably too often in an age of consumerism, that “necessity is the mother of invention”, we often invent things that are not really needed but are simply wanted. Do we really need an Umbrella on a bowler hat? Soleless shoes, pet rocks or ladies stiletto fins? Probably not. Oh, and yes there was such a thing as ladies stiletto fins invented….
